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November 28, 1976 32° Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 68,662 (85%)
Panthers 0 0 3 7 - 10
Thunderbolts 14 7 20 9 - 50
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-10-CLE 48 (7:38) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 18-Jim Aguirre for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 7 MIC 0
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 2-4-MIC 4 (2:31) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 14 MIC 0
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-10-CLE 13 (5:00) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 87 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 21 MIC 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-10-MIC 15 (12:58) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 18-Jim Aguirre for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 28 MIC 0
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 1-10-MIC 47 (10:27) 6-Brandon Robertson pass complete to 18-Jim Aguirre for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 4-1-CLE 24 (5:33) 5-Richard Lamar 42 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 34 MIC 3
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 3-5-CLE 30 (4:08) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 13-Adam Velasco for 70 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 41 MIC 3
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 3-7-MIC 7 (15:00) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. CLE 48 MIC 3
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 1-10-MIC 9 (11:32) 9-John Peters sacked at MIC -1 for -10 yards (97-Jed Hott) SAFETY! (97-Jed Hott) CLE 50 MIC 3
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 1-2-CLE 2 (8:44) 9-John Peters pass complete to 80-David Garcia for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. CLE 50 MIC 10
Team Statistics
Thunderbolts Panthers
First Downs 12 15
- Rushing 2 3
- Passing 10 11
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 546 262
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards Per Play 9.25 3.74
Net Rushing Yards 82 45
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards Per Rush 2.48 2.14
Net Passing Yards 464 217
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 18 / 0 44 / 20 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 478 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 5 / 43
- Yards Per Pass Play 17.85 4.43
- Yards Per Completion 26.56 13.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 3 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 14 4 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 71 3 / 64
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:24 28:39
Drive Charts
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:37 2:37 OWN 26 6 28 Downs
1 9:02 1:32 OWN 6 3 94 Touchdown
1 5:25 2:57 OPP 37 6 37 Touchdown
1 0:16 2:21 OWN 20 6 25 Punt
2 9:09 2:16 OWN 24 3 -2 Punt
2 5:00 0:12 OWN 13 1 87 Touchdown
2 3:03 1:15 OWN 29 4 23 Punt
3 15:00 2:06 OWN 35 4 65 Touchdown
3 11:14 0:54 OWN 24 2 76 Touchdown
3 5:29 1:32 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 3:07 1:30 OWN 41 3 0 Punt
3 1:12 1:15 OPP 8 3 8 Touchdown
4 14:17 2:45 OWN 38 4 11 Punt
4 11:29 2:10 OWN 39 3 9 Punt
4 8:41 2:09 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
4 6:06 2:06 OWN 29 3 -4 Punt
4 3:40 1:47 OWN 22 3 9 Punt
Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:23 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 11:00 1:59 OWN 46 3 5 Punt
1 7:30 2:05 OWN 21 5 16 Interception
1 2:28 2:12 OWN 25 4 22 Punt
2 12:55 3:47 OWN 11 9 24 Punt
2 6:53 1:53 OWN 34 3 5 Punt
2 4:48 1:45 OWN 21 4 5 Punt
2 1:48 1:48 OWN 7 3 12 Half
3 12:54 1:41 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 10:20 4:50 OWN 25 7 51 Field Goal
3 3:57 0:51 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
3 1:37 0:25 OWN 16 2 2 Fumble
4 14:57 0:39 OWN 18 4 16 Interception
4 11:32 0:03 OWN 9 1 -11 Safety
4 9:19 0:38 OWN 9 2 91 Touchdown
4 6:32 0:26 OWN 35 3 -10 Punt
4 4:00 0:20 OWN 29 3 0 Punt
4 1:54 1:54 OWN 24 8 52 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 12 33 2.75 12 1 2
#88 Fred Stevenson 16 29 1.81 15 1 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 4 14 3.50 9 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 6 6.00 6 0 0
Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 Steven Napier 12 15 1.25 9 0 0
#34 Roy Weeks 2 12 6.00 10 1 0
#39 James Roberson 5 10 2.00 9 0 0
#21 Norman Thorne 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 22 17 431 2 / 14 4 87 0 158.14
#6 Brandon Robertson 2 1 47 0 / 0 1 47 0 135.42
Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 John Peters 44 20 260 5 / 43 1 89 2 53.22
Receiving Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Jim Aguirre 6 141 23.50 52 3
#84 Brent Reichman 2 94 47.00 87 1
#13 Adam Velasco 2 89 44.50 70 1
#14 Miguel Owens 4 71 17.75 31 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 2 54 27.00 29 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 17 17.00 17 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 12 12.00 12 0
Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Nathan Farmer 5 122 24.40 89 0
#34 Roy Weeks 3 35 11.67 18 0
#36 Dennis McRae 3 30 10.00 18 0
#14 David Wicker 3 23 7.67 13 0
#39 James Roberson 1 21 21.00 21 0
#28 Steven Napier 1 10 10.00 10 0
#88 David Billy 2 9 4.50 7 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 1 8 8.00 8 0
#80 David Garcia 1 2 2.00 2 1
Blocking Stats
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Ralph Walker 26 37 1 3
#13 Adam Velasco 3 6 1 1
#79 Donald Dalton 26 39 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 19 0 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 3 35 0 3
#69 Antonio Preston 36 37 0 3
#58 Kevin Peck 26 41 0 2
#51 Edward Jackson 38 43 0 2
#84 Brent Reichman 0 25 0 2
#14 Miguel Owens 0 8 0 2
#62 Romeo Martinez 8 13 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 22 13 0 1
#84 Chris Miller 1 9 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 18 4 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 13 5 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 13 3 0 0
#51 John Shim 16 2 0 0
#33 James Cruz 7 0 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 13 2 0 0
#92 George Simmons 1 5 0 0
#51 David Brooks 0 2 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 2 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 0 5 0 0
#72 William Booth 0 3 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 3 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 2 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Arturo James 57 31 2 3
#88 David Billy 16 22 1 1
#59 Richard Robinson 52 33 0 2
#83 Nathan Farmer 0 9 0 0
#79 David Rodman 46 25 0 1
#34 Roy Weeks 3 16 0 0
#53 Joseph Estrada 59 23 0 0
#60 Timothy Gates 54 28 0 0
#41 Elvis Thomas 10 15 0 0
#61 Jason Derosa 13 0 0 0
#28 Steven Napier 11 5 0 0
#36 Dennis McRae 12 8 0 0
#14 David Wicker 0 6 0 1
#99 Dwayne Walker 5 3 0 0
#73 Michael Kay 0 3 0 0
#53 Scott Smith 0 4 0 0
#30 Stanley Thomas 0 3 0 0
#52 Richard Sharp 0 2 0 1
#76 Douglas Couey 0 2 0 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 0 2 0 0
#85 Seymour Phan 0 4 0 1
#51 Daniel Bond 11 4 0 0
#70 Tony Robinson 5 0 0 0
#43 Marcus Boyd 0 3 0 0
#23 Nicholas Hixson 0 1 0 0
#39 James Roberson 4 2 0 0
#65 Christopher Besser 3 0 0 0
#21 Norman Thorne 1 0 0 0
#62 Russell Oh 1 0 0 0
#82 Lucien Bowers 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#95 Geoffrey Knight 1 1 1.00 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 1 -1 -1.00 0
Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
#79 Ralph Walker 0 1 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 0 1 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#9 John Peters 1 0 0 0
Punting
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 9 409 45.44 43.22 52 1
Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Cruz Townsend 10 472 47.20 43.70 55 1
Kicking
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 6 / 7
Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Richard Lamar 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 1
Punt Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 14 7.0 8 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 Steven Napier 4 23 5.8 8 0
Kick Return
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 2 71 35.5 0
Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#28 Steven Napier 3 64 21.3 0
Defensive Stats
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Monte Cherry 8 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 5 0
#97 Jed Hott 5 1
#57 Wayne Holland 4 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 4 1
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 3 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 3 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 3 0
#95 James Perkins 2 0
#51 David Brooks 2 0
#92 George Simmons 2 2
#94 George Ye 2 1
#95 Geoffrey Knight 2 0
#72 William Booth 1 0
#91 Bob Gomez 1 0
Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Christopher Chen 8 0
#43 Marcus Boyd 6 0
#44 David Oxford 6 0
#29 William McLaurin 5 0
#93 Samuel Heard 4 1
#73 Michael Kay 4 1
#30 Stanley Thomas 3 0
#99 Dwayne Walker 3 0
#97 Manuel West 3 0
#28 Steven Napier 2 0
#59 Richard Robinson 2 0
#76 Douglas Couey 2 0
#53 Scott Smith 2 0
#94 Arthur Bowie 1 0
#9 Richard Lamar 1 0
#34 Roy Weeks 1 0
#52 Richard Sharp 1 0