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Week 16: New Jersey Generals at Tampa Bay Bandits

December 19, 1976
64°
Tampa Stadium (Tampa, FL) Attendance: 63,631 (86%)
Generals 10 3 0 9 - 22
Bandits 0 10 7 6 - 23

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-2-TAM 17 (10:42) 5-Ralph Lopez 35 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 0 NJG 3
(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-5-TAM 20 (5:19) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 87-Damon Rosato for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Ralph Lopez. TAM 0 NJG 10
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 1-10-NJG 23 (15:00) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 17-Kevin Stoneking for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 7 NJG 10
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-2-TAM 2 (8:06) 5-Ralph Lopez 20 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 7 NJG 13
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 4-9-NJG 21 (2:00) 15-Thomas Hummell 38 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 62-James Templeton was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. TAM 10 NJG 13
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 3-2-NJG 8 (6:26) 16-Tyrone Harvell pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. TAM 17 NJG 13
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-2-NJG 2 (12:20) 15-Thomas Hummell 19 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 20 NJG 13
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-11-TAM 24 (9:05) 5-Ralph Lopez 42 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 20 NJG 16
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 4-2-NJG 9 (1:49) 15-Thomas Hummell 27 yard field goal is GOOD. TAM 23 NJG 16
(Qtr 4) Generals: 1-10-NJG 47 (1:17) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 83-Roy Copeland for 53 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Bandits Generals
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 4 6
- Passing 12 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 359 328
- Offensive Plays 58 59
- Yards Per Play 6.19 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 58 119
- Rushing Attempts 18 21
- Yards Per Rush 3.22 5.67
Net Passing Yards 301 209
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 26 / 2 33 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 321 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 20 5 / 35
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.53 5.50
- Yards Per Completion 12.35 11.62
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 11 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 45 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 26 2 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 117 1 / 26
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 2 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:23 29:35

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Bandits

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:39 2:48 OWN 25 5 36 Interception
1 5:15 0:55 OWN 31 3 -9 Punt
1 1:49 1:53 OWN 47 6 53 Touchdown
2 8:04 6:07 OWN 25 10 54 Field Goal
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 37 2 -3 Half
3 15:00 2:21 OWN 27 3 10 Punt
3 9:53 3:30 OWN 18 7 82 Touchdown
3 4:19 2:49 OWN 32 4 22 Punt
3 0:01 2:44 OPP 45 6 43 Field Goal
4 9:59 0:04 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
4 9:01 4:05 OWN 26 6 19 Punt
4 2:52 1:07 OPP 33 5 23 Field Goal
4 1:08 1:08 OWN 48 2 0 Game

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:21 OWN 25 8 58 Field Goal
1 7:50 2:35 OWN 48 5 52 Touchdown
1 4:19 2:30 OWN 24 5 33 Interception
2 14:56 6:52 OWN 25 13 73 Field Goal
2 1:57 1:05 OWN 18 3 -2 Punt
3 12:39 2:46 OWN 20 4 18 Punt
3 6:23 2:04 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 1:30 1:28 OWN 9 3 -5 Punt
4 12:18 2:18 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
4 9:56 0:55 OPP 22 3 -1 Field Goal
4 4:56 2:04 OWN 15 4 13 Interception
4 1:46 0:37 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ralph Allen 10 33 3.30 11 3 0
James Haigh 3 18 6.00 12 1 0
Tyrone Harvell 3 4 1.33 4 0 0
Ronald Roney 2 3 1.50 2 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 16 91 5.69 16 5 0
Maurice Carthon 5 28 5.60 13 2 0

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tyrone Harvell 26 15 187 3 / 20 1 28 2 60.90
Luis Gero 11 11 134 0 / 0 1 23 0 147.73

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Stephan Labelle 32 20 240 4 / 33 2 53 2 80.21
Doug Fluty 1 1 4 1 / 2 0 4 0 83.33

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
George Begay 5 73 14.60 21 0
Michael Popa 5 67 13.40 28 1
Kevin Stoneking 4 66 16.50 23 1
Daryl Smythe 4 41 10.25 18 0
James Haigh 2 31 15.50 21 0
James Montgomery 3 18 6.00 13 0
Edward Conner 2 17 8.50 17 0
Ralph Allen 1 8 8.00 8 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clarence Collins 8 86 10.75 24 0
Roy Copeland 2 62 31.00 53 1
Tom McConnaughey 3 50 16.67 22 0
Damon Rosato 4 33 8.25 20 1
Jeff Speck 2 7 3.50 6 0
Cody Adkins 1 4 4.00 4 0
Herschel Walker 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Bradley Davis 49 19 2 3
John Burke 47 21 1 2
Richard Bryant 0 1 0 0
Daryl Smythe 0 4 0 0
Al Schwartz 0 2 0 0
James Templeton 5 1 0 0
Kevin Stoneking 0 6 0 0
Daniel Middleton 0 2 0 1
Julian Kimmel 0 2 0 0
Mathew Funk 9 0 0 0
Jimmy Manning 12 6 0 0
Wayne Williams 9 0 0 0
Ralph Allen 10 6 0 2
Stanley Dale 1 5 0 0
Christopher Shaw 0 6 0 1
Corey Garcia 0 5 0 1
Stephen Proctor 0 4 0 0
Howard Dailey 0 7 0 2
William Oates 0 6 0 0
John Hernandez 0 6 0 0
Jim Stewart 0 4 0 1
William Williams 0 5 0 0
Edward Conner 0 7 0 1
James Montgomery 7 12 0 1
George Begay 0 10 0 1
Michael Popa 0 15 0 0
James Smith 53 27 0 0
Brandon Roberge 50 24 0 0
Joseph Frost 53 31 0 0
Ronald Roney 11 10 0 0
James Haigh 4 2 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeff Speck 31 18 1 3
Steve Niehaus 48 25 1 2
Herschel Walker 5 1 0 0
Freddie Gilbert 0 1 0 0
Daniel Tosh 0 1 0 0
Albert Donaldson 0 1 0 1
Tom Woodland 0 1 0 0
Mike Williams 0 1 0 0
Gary Barbaro 5 2 0 0
Gregory Johnson 0 1 0 0
John Preston 0 2 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 2 0 0
Tom McConnaughey 0 4 0 0
Maurice Carthon 5 1 0 0
James Lockette 0 3 0 1
Lawrence Bruce 3 0 0 0
Tony Perez 0 2 0 0
Seth Green 1 1 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 2 0 0
Jim Byrne 0 2 0 0
Frank Naylor 6 0 0 0
John Jewell 10 0 0 0
Greg Brady 5 0 0 0
Cody Adkins 0 2 0 1
Damon Rosato 0 16 0 0
Clarence Collins 0 10 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 45 29 0 1
John Piche 45 28 0 1
Roy Copeland 0 22 0 2
Kent Hull 46 25 0 2
Doug Mackie 48 29 0 0
Jerry Holmes 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Martin Wildermuth 1 2 2.00 0
Jim Stewart 1 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
James Lockette 1 4 4.00 0
Mike Williams 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ralph Allen 2 1 0 0
Edward Conner 0 1 0 0
Brian Newberry 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
John Preston 0 0 1 0
Bobby Leopold 0 0 1 0

Punting

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
David Manion 4 180 45.00 43.25 54 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 5 256 51.20 41.80 59 0

Kicking

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Hummell 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 2 / 2

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ralph Lopez 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 2

Punt Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Daryl Smythe 3 26 8.7 10 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Maurice Carthon 2 8 4.0 8 0

Kick Return

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Daryl Smythe 4 117 29.3 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 26 26.0 0

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Bandits

Name Tackles Sacks
Jim Stewart 7 0
Terry Crum 6 0
Phillip Carr 5 0
Brian Newberry 4 0
John Hernandez 3 0
Corey Garcia 3 0
Martin Wildermuth 3 1
Al Schwartz 3 1
Daniel Middleton 2 1
Julian Kimmel 2 0
Howard Dailey 2 0
Jeffrey Hollingsworth 1 1
Stanley Dale 1 0
Stephen Proctor 1 1
Randy Dukes 1 0
Christopher Shaw 1 0
Joseph Poulsen 1 0
William Oates 1 0
Tyrone Harvell 1 0
Edward Conner 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
John Preston 8 0
Daniel Tosh 7 0
Jerry Holmes 6 0
Mike Williams 4 0
Jim LeClair 4 0
Mike Weddington 4 0
Freddie Gilbert 4 2
Gregory Johnson 3 0
Gary Barbaro 2 0
Albert Donaldson 2 0
Bobby Leopold 2 0
Jim Byrne 2 1
Steve Niehaus 1 0
James Lockette 1 0
John Joyce 1 0
Ralph Lopez 1 0
Kent Hull 1 0
Clarence Collins 1 0