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October 31, 1976 78° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 73,613 (82%)
Thunderbolts 3 9 6 0 - 18
Express 2 10 7 13 - 32
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-10-CLE 0 (8:18) 11-Fred Stevenson ran for -2 yards. Tackle by 92-Louis Duron. SAFETY! (92-Louis Duron) PENALTY - Holding (CLE 19-Jimmy Brown) (Declined) LAX 2 CLE 0
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-1-LAX 2 (1:30) 17-Dustin Henry 20 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 57-Donn Webb was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 2 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-10-LAX 32 (11:46) 17-Dustin Henry 50 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 2 CLE 6
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-LAX 36 (11:37) (Hot Read) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 23-Seth Wynn for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 9 CLE 6
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-7-LAX 27 (7:54) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 87-Miguel Owens for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-5-CLE 14 (4:24) 1-Roger Ruzich 31 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 54-Steven Flanagan was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 12 CLE 12
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-3-LAX 3 (5:37) 17-Dustin Henry 22 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 12 CLE 15
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-10-CLE 29 (4:02) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith to CLE 0 for 28 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 19 CLE 15
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-9-LAX 29 (1:12) 17-Dustin Henry 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 19 CLE 18
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-6-CLE 25 (6:36) 1-Roger Ruzich 42 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 22 CLE 18
(Qtr 4) Express: 3-9-LAX 36 (2:00) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 29 CLE 18
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-6-CLE 30 (1:19) 1-Roger Ruzich 47 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 32 CLE 18
Team Statistics
Express Thunderbolts
First Downs 7 19
- Rushing 2 5
- Passing 5 12
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 374 352
- Offensive Plays 59 87
- Yards Per Play 6.34 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 71 63
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards Per Rush 2.54 3.50
Net Passing Yards 303 289
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 13 / 1 67 / 27 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 319 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.77 4.19
- Yards Per Completion 24.54 11.22
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 8 / 21
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 32 3 / 22
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 3 / 89
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 4 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 24
Time of Possession 27:54 32:07
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:25 OWN 25 6 11 Punt
1 10:35 2:13 OWN 32 4 28 Punt
1 8:14 1:36 OWN 43 3 0 Punt
1 1:28 1:35 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
2 11:42 0:15 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 7:49 3:28 OWN 25 5 61 Field Goal
2 1:08 1:08 OWN 23 2 9 Half
3 14:40 0:58 OWN 30 3 8 Punt
3 13:37 2:12 OPP 44 3 -7 Punt
3 5:34 1:37 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
3 1:58 0:05 OWN 12 1 0 Interception
3 1:08 1:19 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 14:27 3:00 OWN 31 4 29 Punt
4 10:23 1:27 OWN 46 3 10 Punt
4 8:33 0:56 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
4 7:31 0:59 OPP 28 3 4 Field Goal
4 3:15 1:24 OWN 35 3 65 Touchdown
4 1:32 0:17 OPP 34 3 4 Field Goal
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:35 1:00 OWN 21 3 6 Punt
1 8:21 0:07 OWN 0 2 -5 Safety
1 6:38 5:11 OWN 20 9 78 Field Goal
2 14:53 3:10 OWN 34 8 34 Field Goal
2 11:27 3:38 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 4:21 3:13 OWN 25 6 8 Punt
3 15:00 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 13:42 0:05 OWN 18 1 0 Interception
3 11:26 5:52 OWN 11 11 86 Field Goal
3 3:57 1:59 OWN 35 6 6 Punt
3 1:53 0:45 OPP 29 3 1 Field Goal
4 14:49 0:22 OWN 26 3 0 Punt
4 11:27 1:04 OWN 3 3 2 Punt
4 8:56 0:24 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 7:36 0:06 OWN 28 1 0 Interception
4 6:32 3:17 OWN 21 9 49 Interception
4 1:51 0:19 OWN 25 4 20 Downs
4 1:15 1:15 OWN 22 4 25 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 14 57 4.07 31 2 0
#22 Robert Sanders 2 12 6.00 8 0 0
#4 William Trombly 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 9 1 0.11 8 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 2 -5 -2.50 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#19 Jimmy Brown 3 25 8.33 11 2 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
#13 Adam Velasco 5 13 2.60 11 1 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 2 6 3.00 6 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 7 5 0.71 6 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 17 10 277 1 / 7 3 64 0 142.77
#4 William Trombly 12 3 42 1 / 9 0 39 1 6.94
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 42 16 203 1 / 6 1 48 3 32.14
#6 Brandon Robertson 25 11 100 1 / 8 0 22 0 55.42
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 5 169 33.80 64 2
#18 Cordell Mosteller 4 78 19.50 53 0
#26 Seth Wynn 1 64 64.00 64 1
#89 Peter Sibley 1 8 8.00 8 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 2 0 0.00 3 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Miguel Owens 5 79 15.80 27 1
#62 Romeo Martinez 1 48 48.00 48 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 4 38 9.50 14 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 4 30 7.50 19 0
#84 Brent Reichman 3 30 10.00 19 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 22 22.00 22 0
#29 William Womack 3 21 7.00 12 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 13 4.33 17 0
#16 Wesley Watson 2 12 6.00 8 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#21 Jose Queen 7 18 1 2
#79 Charles Martin 48 31 0 1
#89 Peter Sibley 14 24 0 0
#51 Scott Dotson 29 34 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 5 5 0 0
#67 Jason Graf 31 33 0 5
#47 Jose Sherlock 37 27 0 0
#71 Leonardo Putnam 31 31 0 0
#66 Robert Wimbush 21 4 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 28 6 0 1
#11 Santiago Smith 0 7 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 10 12 0 0
#75 Michael Robertson 16 0 0 0
#69 Mark Roberts 17 1 0 0
#58 Peter Brown 0 3 0 0
#55 Matthew McKamey 0 3 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 2 0 1
#54 Richard Owen 0 4 0 1
#42 Walter Silva 0 3 0 1
#98 Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 3 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 1 0 0
#52 Larry Newsom 0 1 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 8 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 5 0 0
#56 Terrence Gahagan 1 1 0 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 7 0 1
#22 Robert Sanders 1 4 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 2 0 0
#55 Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
#95 Michael Salzman 0 1 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 2 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 2 1 0 0
#68 Christopher Spotts 2 0 0 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 1 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 0 1 0 1
#15 Daniel Zachery 1 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ralph Walker 69 27 1 1
#29 William Womack 16 10 0 0
#79 Donald Dalton 70 22 0 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 13 24 0 1
#69 Antonio Preston 76 27 0 3
#58 Kevin Peck 67 25 0 2
#51 Edward Jackson 75 30 0 2
#62 Romeo Martinez 21 11 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 5 0 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 11 1 0 0
#51 John Shim 17 9 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 17 8 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 8 3 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 13 6 0 2
#19 Jimmy Brown 2 6 0 2
#14 Miguel Owens 0 12 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 17 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 21 0 1
#13 Adam Velasco 7 3 0 0
#33 James Cruz 5 0 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 5 5 0 0
#16 Wesley Watson 0 1 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 1 2 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 3 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 3 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 4 0 0
#57 Stephen Taylor 0 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 2 0 1
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Robert Falkner 1 5 5.00 0
#53 Eric Aaron 1 0 0.00 0
#48 Carlos Turner 1 -1 -1.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 Steven Flanagan 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#32 Robert Acosta 1 1 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 0 0 0
#79 Donald Dalton 0 1 0 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 10 457 45.70 39.20 62 2
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 7 346 49.43 46.29 60 0
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 47 3 / 3
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 0 / 1
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#32 Robert Acosta 5 32 6.4 11 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 22 7.3 13 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#22 Robert Sanders 1 27 27.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 89 29.7 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Carlos Turner 6 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 5 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 5 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 4 0
#46 Paul Moore 4 0
#98 Robert Falkner 4 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 1
#92 Louis Duron 3 0
#42 Walter Silva 3 0
#53 Eric Aaron 3 1
#41 Allen Ellison 2 0
#55 Matthew McKamey 2 0
#54 Richard Owen 2 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 1 0
#1 Roger Ruzich 1 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 0
#55 Lamont Stich 1 0
#52 Larry Newsom 1 0
#58 Peter Brown 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Wayne Holland 7 0
#37 Monte Cherry 5 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 4 1
#33 Steven Flanagan 4 0
#35 Johnny King 4 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#91 Bob Gomez 3 0
#57 Stephen Taylor 3 0
#92 George Simmons 2 1
#46 Brady Kizer 2 0
#97 Jed Hott 2 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 2 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 1 0
#92 Jonathon Padilla 1 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 1 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 1 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 1 0
#29 William Womack 1 0
#69 Antonio Preston 1 0