Wild Card: Thunderbolts at Express
December 26, 1976 53° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 85,813 (95%)
Thunderbolts 3 7 0 20 - 30
Express 6 21 5 0 - 32
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 4-7-LAX 36 (11:38) 17-Dustin Henry 54 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-15-CLE 28 (7:57) 1-Roger Ruzich 45 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 CLE 3
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-11-CLE 11 (3:07) 1-Roger Ruzich 28 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 6 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-CLE 12 (12:10) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 15-Daniel Zachery for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 13 CLE 3
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 2-2-LAX 2 (8:00) 12-Chester Dougherty ran to LAX 0 for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. LAX 13 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-3-CLE 3 (5:43) 4-William Trombly pass complete to 88-Jose Queen for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 20 CLE 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 3-2-CLE 6 (3:28) (Hot Read) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 23-Seth Wynn for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 27 CLE 10
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-8-CLE 36 (6:08) 1-Roger Ruzich 54 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 46-Brady Kizer was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 30 CLE 10
(Qtr 3) Express: 3-10-CLE 3 (1:37) 12-Chester Dougherty sacked at CLE -4 for -7 yards (92-Louis Duron). Sack allowed by 29-William Womack. SAFETY! (92-Louis Duron) LAX 32 CLE 10
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 2-1-CLE 46 (10:44) 6-Brandon Robertson pass tipped by 45-Paul Moore, complete to 89-Brent Reichman for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 3-10-LAX 19 (5:21) 6-Brandon Robertson pass complete to 83-Jesse Thompson for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. LAX 32 CLE 23
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 2-10-CLE 49 (5:14) 6-Brandon Robertson pass complete to 87-Miguel Owens for 51 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Dustin Henry. LAX 32 CLE 30
Team Statistics
Express Thunderbolts
First Downs 14 14
- Rushing 1 4
- Passing 13 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 415 460
- Offensive Plays 72 69
- Yards Per Play 5.76 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 48 86
- Rushing Attempts 33 13
- Yards Per Rush 1.45 6.62
Net Passing Yards 367 374
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 23 / 1 53 / 24 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 397 398
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 30 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.41 6.68
- Yards Per Completion 17.26 16.58
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 17 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 21 4 / 8
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 87 3 / 68
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 3 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 2 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 37:34 22:25
Drive Charts
Express
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:34 3:41 OWN 22 6 50 Field Goal
1 7:31 4:27 OWN 33 8 56 Field Goal
1 1:40 1:16 OWN 43 3 -5 Punt
2 14:21 2:16 OWN 29 4 71 Touchdown
2 7:55 2:15 OWN 18 4 82 Touchdown
2 5:36 2:11 OPP 31 6 31 Touchdown
2 0:55 0:55 OWN 18 2 6 Half
3 15:00 1:39 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
3 11:06 1:29 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
3 8:50 2:46 OWN 24 6 40 Field Goal
3 4:32 2:45 OWN 28 4 28 Punt
3 1:33 1:33 OWN 35 3 1 Punt
4 13:25 2:13 OWN 11 3 2 Punt
4 10:35 3:16 OWN 25 7 21 Punt
4 5:18 0:12 OWN -2 3 2 Touchdown
4 5:06 2:00 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 3:02 1:07 OPP 29 3 -2 Interception
4 1:33 1:33 OPP 17 5 11 Game
Thunderbolts
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:26 OWN 25 8 39 Field Goal
1 7:53 0:22 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 3:04 1:24 OWN 15 3 2 Punt
1 0:24 1:03 OWN 16 3 4 Punt
2 12:06 4:11 OWN 27 9 73 Touchdown
2 5:40 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
2 3:25 2:30 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
3 13:21 2:15 OWN 28 4 21 Punt
3 9:36 0:47 OWN 33 2 12 Interception
3 6:04 1:32 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
3 1:46 0:13 OWN 3 3 -7 Safety
3 0:00 1:35 OWN 18 4 59 Interception
4 11:12 0:37 OWN 36 2 64 Touchdown
4 7:19 2:01 OWN 0 10 100 Touchdown
4 3:05 0:03 OWN 34 1 0 Interception
4 1:55 0:22 OWN 0 5 17 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Robert Acosta 7 33 4.71 10 1 0
#26 Seth Wynn 23 13 0.57 7 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
#8 Gene Nowlin 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#88 Fred Stevenson 5 64 12.80 38 3 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 2 15 7.50 13 1 1
#13 Adam Velasco 5 8 1.60 5 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 33 21 397 3 / 23 2 56 1 112.82
#4 William Trombly 2 2 0 1 / 7 1 3 0 118.75
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 35 16 215 2 / 17 0 33 4 26.19
#6 Brandon Robertson 18 8 183 1 / 7 3 54 0 121.06
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 6 159 26.50 47 1
#18 Cordell Mosteller 6 109 18.17 56 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 2 57 28.50 32 0
#21 Jose Queen 4 28 7.00 16 1
#11 Santiago Smith 3 27 9.00 20 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 1 12 12.00 12 1
#89 Peter Sibley 1 5 5.00 5 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Brent Reichman 5 125 25.00 54 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 5 105 21.00 33 0
#14 Miguel Owens 2 58 29.00 51 1
#16 Wesley Watson 2 47 23.50 33 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 5 31 6.20 19 1
#19 Jimmy Brown 3 27 9.00 10 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 2 5 2.50 3 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Scott Dotson 38 37 1 2
#42 Walter Silva 0 6 0 0
#55 Matthew McKamey 0 4 0 0
#41 Allen Ellison 8 6 0 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 4 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 5 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 6 0 0
#52 Larry Newsom 0 2 0 1
#46 Paul Moore 0 5 0 0
#79 Charles Martin 52 39 0 2
#66 Jason Westbrooks 50 37 0 0
#26 Seth Wynn 9 4 0 0
#67 Jason Graf 51 40 0 3
#47 Jose Sherlock 39 30 0 2
#65 Edgar Austin 15 9 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 14 0 1
#66 Robert Wimbush 21 10 0 0
#13 Tyrone Kennedy 0 12 0 1
#21 Jose Queen 0 13 0 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 15 0 0
#83 Richard Rogers 14 0 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 15 22 0 1
#71 Leonardo Putnam 7 0 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 4 2 0 0
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 1 16 0 1
#11 Santiago Smith 0 14 0 1
#19 Walter Johnson 0 1 0 0
#15 Daniel Zachery 0 3 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 6 0 1
#55 Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
#95 Michael Salzman 0 3 0 0
#56 Terrence Gahagan 1 0 0 0
#22 Robert Sanders 1 0 0 0
#60 Doug Turner 2 2 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
#53 Eric Aaron 0 1 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Donald Dalton 57 18 1 2
#69 Antonio Preston 61 14 1 1
#29 William Womack 12 7 1 1
#79 Ralph Walker 56 18 0 2
#58 Kevin Peck 57 22 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 54 15 0 1
#13 Adam Velasco 10 5 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 14 0 0
#14 Miguel Owens 0 10 0 3
#83 Jesse Thompson 14 15 0 1
#62 Romeo Martinez 11 10 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 13 0 2
#37 Monte Cherry 10 1 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 10 3 0 0
#51 John Shim 15 8 0 0
#33 James Cruz 4 0 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 12 6 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 9 1 0 0
#69 Myron Gonzales 14 5 0 1
#72 William Booth 0 3 0 0
#15 Bert Eichelberger 2 4 0 1
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 6 0 1
#92 George Simmons 0 4 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 3 6 0 0
#16 Wesley Watson 0 3 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 2 1 0 0
#57 Stephen Taylor 0 1 0 0
#61 Joel Harris 0 1 0 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#55 Matthew McKamey 1 1 1.00 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 1 1.00 0
#95 Michael Salzman 1 1 1.00 0
#46 Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#33 Steven Flanagan 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Seth Wynn 1 1 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 0 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 0 0 1 0
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 8 385 48.13 47.88 54 2
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 6 288 48.00 41.50 51 0
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 54 3 / 3
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Dustin Henry 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 3 / 3
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Santiago Smith 2 21 10.5 11 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 4 8 2.0 4 0
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#22 Robert Sanders 4 87 21.8 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 68 22.7 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Richard Owen 6 0
#46 Paul Moore 5 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 4 0
#48 Carlos Turner 4 0
#42 Walter Silva 3 0
#92 Louis Duron 3 2
#55 Matthew McKamey 3 0
#41 Allen Ellison 2 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 2 0
#52 Larry Newsom 2 0
#55 Lamont Stich 2 1
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 1 0
#53 Eric Aaron 1 0
#16 Jimmy Landon 1 0
#11 Santiago Smith 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Steven Flanagan 8 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 8 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 7 0
#92 George Simmons 6 1
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#95 Geoffrey Knight 3 1
#57 Wayne Holland 3 1
#46 Brady Kizer 3 0
#57 Stephen Taylor 3 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 3 0
#35 Johnny King 2 0
#47 Gabriel Decker 2 0
#91 Bob Gomez 2 1
#97 Jed Hott 2 0
#61 Joel Harris 2 0
#13 Adam Velasco 1 0
#32 Michael Woodham 1 0
#14 Miguel Owens 1 0
#83 Jesse Thompson 1 0