Regular Season Week 6: SaberCats at Express
October 10, 1976 87° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 65,255 (73%)
SaberCats 0 7 0 0 - 7
Express 14 21 31 3 - 69
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-9-SJS 19 (12:13) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 7 SJS 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 3-4-SJS 4 (6:34) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 16-Tyrone Kennedy for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 14 SJS 0
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 1-10-LAX 10 (14:19) 12-David Schmitt pass complete to 17-David Perez for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. LAX 14 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-LAX 1 (9:36) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 99 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 21 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-SJS 48 (7:02) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 28 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-LAX 39 (1:16) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 35 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-LAX 17 (11:24) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 89-Peter Sibley to SJS 0 for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 42 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-10-LAX 28 (10:31) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 49 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-16-SJS 17 (5:33) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 56 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-2-SJS 2 (3:04) 1-Roger Ruzich 19 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 59 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-20-LAX 11 (1:39) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 23-Seth Wynn for 89 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 66 SJS 7
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-11-SJS 34 (9:51) 1-Roger Ruzich 51 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 69 SJS 7
Team Statistics
Express SaberCats
First Downs 14 11
- Rushing 9 1
- Passing 5 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 720 299
- Offensive Plays 72 67
- Yards Per Play 10.00 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 151 33
- Rushing Attempts 38 8
- Yards Per Rush 3.97 4.13
Net Passing Yards 569 266
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 17 / 0 55 / 27 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 584 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 15 4 / 33
- Yards Per Pass Play 16.74 4.51
- Yards Per Completion 34.35 11.07
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 2 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.0 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 7 / 55
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 46 3 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 133
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 3 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:43 28:19
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:54 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
1 11:07 1:42 OWN 24 5 22 Punt
1 9:21 2:52 OPP 32 6 32 Touchdown
1 2:59 1:35 OWN 17 3 -4 Punt
2 14:15 1:04 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 11:35 0:24 OWN 5 3 0 Punt
2 9:36 0:13 OWN 1 1 99 Touchdown
2 7:40 0:45 OWN 42 2 58 Touchdown
2 4:14 3:07 OWN 16 6 84 Touchdown
3 11:24 0:12 OWN 17 1 83 Touchdown
3 10:30 0:09 OWN 28 1 72 Touchdown
3 9:41 4:13 OWN 40 7 60 Touchdown
3 1:46 0:21 OWN 21 2 79 Touchdown
3 0:43 1:34 OWN 22 3 7 Punt
4 13:08 3:22 OPP 47 5 14 Field Goal
4 9:18 2:04 OWN 46 3 -11 Punt
4 5:53 1:28 OWN 13 3 5 Punt
4 4:03 2:50 OWN 20 5 13 Punt
4 0:54 0:54 OWN 38 2 -3 Game
SaberCats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:06 0:59 OWN 21 3 9 Punt
1 9:26 0:05 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
1 6:29 3:30 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
1 1:24 2:08 OWN 43 4 57 Touchdown
2 13:11 1:36 OWN 26 4 34 Punt
2 11:11 1:35 OPP 49 3 5 Punt
2 9:23 1:43 OWN 15 3 4 Punt
2 6:55 2:41 OWN 25 5 14 Punt
2 1:07 1:07 OWN 18 2 11 Half
3 15:00 3:36 OWN 25 8 53 Interception
3 11:12 0:42 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 10:21 0:40 OWN 16 3 5 Punt
3 5:29 2:28 OWN 19 5 -17 Field Goal
3 3:01 1:15 OWN 15 5 19 Punt
3 1:25 0:42 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 14:09 1:01 OWN 24 3 -17 Punt
4 9:46 0:28 OWN 25 2 8 Interception
4 7:14 1:21 OWN 24 4 30 Punt
4 4:25 0:22 OWN 34 3 0 Punt
4 1:14 0:20 OWN 19 3 2 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 18 92 5.11 25 4 0
#22 Robert Sanders 3 23 7.67 16 1 0
#32 Robert Acosta 11 23 2.09 10 1 0
#65 Edgar Austin 5 7 1.40 13 1 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
SaberCats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#46 Christopher Gray 7 31 4.43 10 2 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 24 12 533 1 / 9 8 99 0 135.42
#4 William Trombly 8 5 51 1 / 6 1 19 0 120.31
SaberCats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 David Schmitt 55 27 299 4 / 33 1 32 3 48.98
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 6 302 50.33 99 5
#89 Peter Sibley 3 120 40.00 83 1
#26 Seth Wynn 3 106 35.33 89 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 3 50 16.67 19 1
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 1 4 4.00 4 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 2 2.00 2 0
SaberCats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 David Perez 9 158 17.56 32 1
#81 John Martin 7 56 8.00 12 0
#81 Jose Lohman 6 41 6.83 12 0
#89 William Kendrick 3 28 9.33 15 0
#80 Joseph Sanders 1 8 8.00 8 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#47 Jose Sherlock 52 42 1 6
#66 Robert Wimbush 5 2 1 1
#79 Charles Martin 47 46 0 3
#66 Jason Westbrooks 38 22 0 0
#56 Terrence Gahagan 30 41 0 1
#89 Peter Sibley 20 25 0 2
#21 Jose Queen 6 10 0 4
#67 Jason Graf 49 49 0 1
#65 Edgar Austin 14 7 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 11 23 0 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 15 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 16 0 1
#15 Daniel Zachery 0 1 0 1
#26 Seth Wynn 5 8 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 17 1 0 0
#69 Mark Roberts 19 1 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 22 18 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 23 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 11 0 1
#41 Allen Ellison 8 6 0 1
#55 Matthew McKamey 0 3 0 2
#92 Louis Duron 0 2 0 0
#53 Eric Aaron 0 3 0 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 1 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 2 0 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 4 0 2
#54 Richard Owen 0 2 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 4 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 3 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 3 1 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 3 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 3 0 0
#58 Peter Brown 0 1 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 3 0 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 0 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Michael Warren 67 30 1 1
#77 Eddie Wilson 58 13 1 2
#72 Charles Martin 61 16 1 2
#56 Anthony Smith 0 6 0 0
#94 Cesar Collins 0 6 0 0
#26 Brian Vazquez 0 6 0 1
#46 Christopher Gray 29 18 0 2
#76 Richard Mosley 59 18 0 1
#63 James Smith 61 25 0 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 0 6 0 0
#81 John Martin 14 18 0 1
#37 Jeffrey Matson 20 10 0 0
#81 Jose Lohman 21 13 0 0
#60 Jose Sterling 15 0 0 0
#30 Lynwood Skelton 15 4 0 0
#40 Maurice Bowman 11 2 0 0
#80 Joseph Sanders 5 6 0 0
#17 David Perez 0 8 0 0
#33 Paul Reed 0 1 0 0
#31 Daniel Bailey 3 2 0 1
#10 William Alanis 0 2 0 0
#89 William Kendrick 0 2 0 0
#78 Donald Bonner 5 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#55 Matthew McKamey 1 2 2.00 0
#42 Walter Silva 1 1 1.00 0
#46 Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0
SaberCats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 1 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 0 1 0
SaberCats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#30 Lynwood Skelton 1 0 0 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 8 385 48.13 44.25 54 0
SaberCats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Rodney West 14 635 45.36 42.36 52 3
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 9 / 9
SaberCats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Tommie Prather 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#32 Robert Acosta 6 46 7.7 10 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Lynwood Skelton 3 16 5.3 10 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#30 Lynwood Skelton 6 133 22.2 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Paul Moore 8 0
#48 Carlos Turner 7 0
#55 Matthew McKamey 6 0
#42 Walter Silva 5 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 4 0
#54 Richard Owen 3 0
#55 Lamont Stich 2 1
#42 Maurice Matzke 2 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 2 0
#92 Louis Duron 2 1
#41 Allen Ellison 1 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 0
#98 Robert Falkner 1 0
#52 James Warner 1 1
#53 Eric Aaron 1 1
SaberCats
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Paul Reed 6 0
#99 Charles Grant 6 0
#52 Craig Edson 6 0
#31 Richard McCarthy 5 0
#56 Anthony Smith 5 0
#94 Cesar Collins 5 1
#45 Bryan Leisure 4 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 4 1
#81 John Martin 3 0
#26 Brian Vazquez 3 0
#41 Robert Oakley 2 0
#89 William Kendrick 2 0
#91 Michael Graber 2 0
#30 Lynwood Skelton 2 0
#53 Donny Harris 1 0
#47 George Ivy 1 0