Regular Season Week 8: Express at SaberCats
October 24, 1976 70° Candlestick Park
Attendance: 45,766 (66%)
Express 7 16 7 7 - 37
SaberCats 3 17 3 7 - 30
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) SaberCats: 4-8-LAX 26 (12:48) 1-Tommie Prather 43 yard field goal is GOOD. SJS 3 LAX 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-10-SJS 14 (7:12) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. SJS 3 LAX 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-3-SJS 28 (12:17) 1-Roger Ruzich 45 yard field goal is GOOD. SJS 3 LAX 10
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 1-10-LAX 25 (10:03) 12-David Schmitt pass complete to 81-John Martin for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. SJS 10 LAX 10
(Qtr 2) Express: (9:59) 1-Tommie Prather kicks 74 yards from SJS 35 to LAX -9. 22-Robert Sanders for 110yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. SJS 10 LAX 17
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 2-4-LAX 22 (6:44) 12-David Schmitt pass complete to 81-John Martin to LAX 0 for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. SJS 17 LAX 17
(Qtr 2) SaberCats: 4-10-LAX 35 (6:16) 1-Tommie Prather 52 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 47-Stephen Farmer was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. SJS 20 LAX 17
(Qtr 2) Express: 3-6-SJS 14 (3:00) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 18-Cordell Mosteller for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-10-SJS 12 (4:27) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. SJS 20 LAX 30
(Qtr 3) SaberCats: 4-1-LAX 18 (2:06) 1-Tommie Prather 36 yard field goal is GOOD. SJS 23 LAX 30
(Qtr 4) SaberCats: 2-10-SJS 46 (8:59) 12-David Schmitt pass complete to 81-John Martin for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Tommie Prather. SJS 30 LAX 30
(Qtr 4) Express: 2-15-LAX 9 (2:22) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 91 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. SJS 30 LAX 37
Team Statistics
SaberCats Express
First Downs 17 22
- Rushing 1 6
- Passing 16 16
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 496 541
- Offensive Plays 63 72
- Yards Per Play 7.87 7.51
Net Rushing Yards 20 96
- Rushing Attempts 6 31
- Yards Per Rush 3.33 3.10
Net Passing Yards 476 445
- Att/Comp/Int 55 / 29 / 1 40 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 493 452
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 1 / 7
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.35 10.85
- Yards Per Completion 17.00 16.74
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 8 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 95 2 / 139
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 18 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 21:10 38:35
Drive Charts
SaberCats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:16 OWN 25 6 49 Field Goal
1 7:07 3:04 OWN 18 5 43 Punt
2 12:13 2:15 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 6:29 0:18 OPP 35 3 0 Field Goal
2 2:55 1:58 OWN 25 6 40 Missed FG
3 11:34 2:25 OWN 27 8 30 Punt
3 4:23 2:20 OWN 32 6 50 Field Goal
4 11:57 1:57 OWN 33 4 25 Interception
4 9:02 0:11 OWN 46 2 54 Touchdown
4 6:33 4:06 OWN 11 7 47 Punt
4 2:09 0:20 OWN 24 4 8 Downs
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:44 5:37 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 4:03 6:50 OWN 6 12 66 Field Goal
2 9:42 3:04 OPP 24 8 -76 Touchdown
2 6:38 0:09 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 6:12 3:16 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 0:57 0:57 OWN 42 2 -9 Half
3 15:00 3:26 OWN 30 6 50 Missed FG
3 9:10 4:47 OWN 20 9 80 Touchdown
3 2:03 5:06 OWN 25 10 49 Missed FG
4 10:00 0:58 OWN 11 3 0 Punt
4 8:51 2:18 OWN 25 4 28 Punt
4 2:27 0:18 OWN 14 2 86 Touchdown
4 1:49 1:49 OPP 32 6 15 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
SaberCats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#46 Christopher Gray 5 18 3.60 11 1 0
#31 Daniel Bailey 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 16 52 3.25 15 3 0
#32 Robert Acosta 7 34 4.86 13 2 0
#65 Edgar Austin 5 10 2.00 12 1 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
SaberCats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 David Schmitt 55 29 493 2 / 17 3 54 1 93.98
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 29 17 340 1 / 7 3 91 1 119.90
#4 William Trombly 11 10 112 0 / 0 1 28 0 139.39
Receiving Stats
SaberCats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 John Martin 6 157 26.17 54 3
#81 Jose Lohman 4 85 21.25 28 0
#10 William Alanis 5 83 16.60 29 0
#17 David Perez 8 70 8.75 15 0
#46 Christopher Gray 1 39 39.00 39 0
#89 William Kendrick 1 30 30.00 30 0
#31 Daniel Bailey 1 12 12.00 12 0
#80 Joseph Sanders 2 11 5.50 9 0
#37 Jeffrey Matson 1 6 6.00 6 0
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Jimmy Landon 5 156 31.20 91 2
#11 Santiago Smith 5 72 14.40 37 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 6 71 11.83 21 1
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 2 41 20.50 28 0
#26 Seth Wynn 4 36 9.00 14 0
#89 Peter Sibley 1 29 29.00 29 0
#22 Robert Sanders 2 22 11.00 21 0
#21 Jose Queen 1 18 18.00 18 0
#65 Edgar Austin 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
SaberCats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#46 Christopher Gray 22 9 1 1
#37 Jeffrey Matson 16 5 0 0
#77 Eddie Wilson 57 18 0 0
#72 Charles Martin 55 17 0 2
#54 Michael Warren 61 25 0 0
#76 Richard Mosley 53 16 0 1
#63 James Smith 54 24 0 2
#89 William Kendrick 0 3 0 0
#17 David Perez 0 7 0 1
#40 Maurice Bowman 11 3 0 1
#60 Jose Sterling 17 1 0 0
#61 Dale Adams 13 5 0 0
#81 Jose Lohman 11 7 0 0
#80 Joseph Sanders 2 7 0 1
#30 Lynwood Skelton 10 2 0 0
#56 Anthony Smith 0 5 0 0
#26 Brian Vazquez 0 3 0 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 0 5 0 0
#81 John Martin 3 20 0 1
#31 Daniel Bailey 4 5 0 1
#57 Marty Ryan 7 1 0 0
#78 Donald Bonner 3 2 0 0
#65 Elmo Mixon 0 1 0 0
#94 Cesar Collins 0 3 0 1
#53 Donny Harris 0 2 0 0
#45 Bryan Leisure 0 1 0 0
#31 Richard McCarthy 0 1 0 0
#41 Robert Oakley 0 1 0 0
#52 Craig Edson 0 1 0 0
#33 Paul Reed 0 2 0 0
#10 William Alanis 0 1 0 0
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Charles Martin 51 39 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 49 36 0 4
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 17 0 0
#51 Scott Dotson 40 36 0 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 13 0 0
#67 Jason Graf 32 29 0 1
#47 Jose Sherlock 40 30 0 4
#11 Santiago Smith 0 16 0 1
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 7 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 11 16 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 12 17 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 4 5 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 22 4 0 0
#69 Mark Roberts 16 7 0 1
#66 Robert Wimbush 20 4 0 2
#21 Jose Queen 11 18 0 4
#60 Doug Turner 3 3 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 1 4 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 2 1 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 2 0 0 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 1 3 0 0
#58 Peter Brown 0 2 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 1
#55 Matthew McKamey 0 2 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 3 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
#54 Richard Owen 0 2 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 2 2 0 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 0 2 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 2 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 2 0 1
#42 Walter Silva 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
SaberCats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#45 Bryan Leisure 1 18 18.00 0
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
SaberCats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
SaberCats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Rodney West 3 108 36.00 28.00 47 1
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 2 84 42.00 39.00 49 1
Kicking
SaberCats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Tommie Prather 3 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 2 52 3 / 3
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 45 4 / 5
Punt Return
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Lynwood Skelton 1 7 7.0 7 0
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#30 Lynwood Skelton 4 95 23.8 0
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#22 Robert Sanders 2 139 69.5 1
Defensive Stats
SaberCats
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Paul Reed 8 0
#41 Robert Oakley 8 0
#52 Craig Edson 7 0
#94 Cesar Collins 6 0
#56 Anthony Smith 5 0
#26 Brian Vazquez 5 1
#99 Charles Grant 4 0
#79 Charley Salazar 3 0
#67 Frank Wakefield 2 0
#31 Richard McCarthy 2 0
#47 George Ivy 1 0
#53 Donny Harris 1 0
#45 Bryan Leisure 1 0
#10 William Alanis 1 0
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Paul Moore 7 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 6 0
#41 Allen Ellison 5 0
#55 Matthew McKamey 4 1
#47 Stephen Farmer 4 0
#48 Carlos Turner 3 0
#98 Robert Falkner 3 1
#92 Louis Duron 2 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 1 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0
#42 Walter Silva 1 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 1 0