Pre-Season Week 2: Blaze at Knights
August 12, 1978 70° Polo Grounds
Attendance: 53,197 (66%)
Blaze 3 0 0 0 - 3
Knights 7 10 14 9 - 40
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Knights: 1-9-Bat 9 (11:30) 89-Bart Eskridge ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Gilbert. NYK 7 Bat 0
(Qtr 1) Blaze: 4-7-NYK 12 (4:34) 2-David Madrid 30 yard field goal is GOOD. NYK 7 Bat 3
(Qtr 2) Knights: 3-5-Bat 5 (15:00) 8-Robert Ramey pass complete to 35-Blade Runner for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Gilbert. NYK 14 Bat 3
(Qtr 2) Knights: 4-17-Bat 19 (6:46) 4-Ronald Gilbert 36 yard field goal is GOOD. NYK 17 Bat 3
(Qtr 3) Knights: 3-2-Bat 38 (12:04) 13-Darrell Carroll pass complete to 19-James Coleman for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Gilbert. NYK 24 Bat 3
(Qtr 3) Knights: 1-1-Bat 1 (5:04) 13-Darrell Carroll pass complete to 35-Blade Runner for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Gilbert. NYK 31 Bat 3
(Qtr 4) Knights: 3-11-Bat 3 (13:44) 8-Bruce King sacked at Bat -8 for -10 yards (94-Terry Herr). Sack allowed by 19-Tommie Waiters. SAFETY! (94-Terry Herr) NYK 33 Bat 3
(Qtr 4) Knights: 1-4-Bat 4 (5:15) 17-Terrence Whaley ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Gilbert. NYK 40 Bat 3
Team Statistics
Knights Blaze
First Downs 26 9
- Rushing 14 1
- Passing 11 6
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 485 103
- Offensive Plays 72 46
- Yards Per Play 6.74 2.24
Net Rushing Yards 244 29
- Rushing Attempts 47 14
- Yards Per Rush 5.19 2.07
Net Passing Yards 241 74
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 21 / 0 28 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 107
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 4 / 33
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.64 2.31
- Yards Per Completion 11.95 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 10 / 15 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.1 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 55 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 20 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 62 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 21
Time of Possession 40:34 19:27
Drive Charts
Knights
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:34 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 4:31 4:33 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 12:07 5:25 OWN 9 9 72 Field Goal
2 4:45 2:01 OWN 36 3 6 Punt
2 1:01 0:46 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
3 14:43 2:46 OWN 34 5 66 Touchdown
3 11:36 6:35 OWN 27 13 73 Touchdown
3 2:54 3:01 OWN 35 5 14 Punt
4 13:41 8:29 OWN 29 13 71 Touchdown
4 3:26 3:24 OWN 11 6 16 Punt
Blaze
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:26 6:55 OWN 25 13 63 Field Goal
2 14:58 2:51 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
2 6:42 1:57 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 2:44 1:43 OWN 11 4 14 Punt
2 0:15 0:15 OWN 15 2 16 Half
3 15:00 0:17 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 11:57 0:21 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 5:01 2:07 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
4 14:53 1:12 OWN 4 3 -12 Safety
4 5:12 1:46 OWN 25 6 17 Punt
4 0:03 0:03 OWN 25 1 14 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Knights
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#89 Bart Eskridge 9 61 6.78 12 3 1
#17 Terrence Whaley 10 55 5.50 12 2 1
#9 Ray Allen 12 51 4.25 16 2 0
#39 Elbert Mayo 8 31 3.88 10 2 0
#32 Brent Kimberly 2 17 8.50 11 1 0
#8 Robert Ramey 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
#83 Shawn Scanlon 3 9 3.00 6 0 0
#35 Blade Runner 2 8 4.00 9 0 0
Blaze
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Charles Costello 5 12 2.40 12 1 0
#24 William Molina 5 9 1.80 7 0 0
#47 Milton Swain 4 8 2.00 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Knights
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Robert Ramey 13 11 155 0 / 0 1 38 0 141.99
#13 Darrell Carroll 11 10 96 1 / 10 2 38 0 142.61
Blaze
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Patrick Laurel 14 10 74 2 / 15 0 28 0 83.63
#8 Bruce King 14 6 33 2 / 18 0 14 0 50.30
Receiving Stats
Knights
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Kevin Enright 2 58 29.00 38 0
#19 James Coleman 2 49 24.50 38 1
#11 Stephen Lopez 3 32 10.67 16 0
#83 David Greeley 3 27 9.00 16 0
#86 Russell Clancy 2 26 13.00 19 0
#83 Shawn Scanlon 2 19 9.50 10 0
#9 Ray Allen 2 17 8.50 10 0
#35 Blade Runner 3 9 3.00 5 2
#39 Elbert Mayo 1 8 8.00 8 0
#19 Billy Campbell 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blaze
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Fernando Hendren 4 37 9.25 28 0
#38 Charles Costello 4 36 9.00 14 0
#17 Larry McCray 2 23 11.50 13 0
#47 Milton Swain 2 5 2.50 8 0
#15 Terry Hasegawa 2 4 2.00 2 0
#24 William Molina 2 2 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Knights
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Paul Daniel 22 33 1 3
#75 Jeffrey Cohen 0 1 0 1
#58 Charles Neely 0 2 0 0
#50 Wayne White 0 1 0 0
#22 James Perkins 0 2 0 1
#99 Roy Christy 0 1 0 0
#34 James Williams 0 1 0 0
#95 Eddie Goldman 1 2 0 0
#41 Brandon Snipes 0 4 0 0
#55 John Sherman 0 5 0 1
#21 Strickland Banks 1 5 0 0
#87 Leroy Puckett 3 8 0 1
#83 David Greeley 5 36 0 4
#55 Kevin Patterson 17 16 0 0
#78 Paul Seeman 17 16 0 0
#73 Harry Spires 19 20 0 2
#68 Raymond Grove 19 20 0 3
#86 Russell Clancy 7 14 0 0
#67 Dewayne Fleming 19 18 0 2
#39 Elbert Mayo 1 2 0 0
#12 Louis Sheets 0 8 0 0
#35 Blade Runner 8 26 0 0
#16 Kevin Enright 0 14 0 0
#83 Shawn Scanlon 0 10 0 1
#65 James Lester 20 33 0 4
#70 Gary Bishop 21 33 0 2
#11 Stephen Lopez 0 4 0 0
#9 Ray Allen 1 3 0 1
#32 Brent Kimberly 2 12 0 2
#19 James Coleman 2 11 0 0
#17 Terrence Whaley 3 7 0 1
#66 Garrett Gray 19 33 0 1
#89 Bart Eskridge 2 1 0 0
#97 Vince Lewis 0 1 0 0
#23 Douglas Shriver 0 2 0 0
#59 Karl Paquin 0 1 0 0
#74 Joseph Trent 10 21 0 1
#19 Billy Campbell 1 9 0 1
#78 Daniel Conner 5 0 0 0
#54 Robert Cancel 11 7 0 0
#43 Larry McLean 0 1 0 0
#88 Michael Crowley 0 5 0 0
#66 Ellis Bennett 1 1 0 0
#92 Ed Martins 0 2 0 0
#93 James Chace 0 1 0 0
#55 Stanley Barker 0 1 0 1
#92 Dennis Neal 0 1 0 0
Blaze
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#19 Tommie Waiters 6 3 2 2
#68 Kevin Graves 20 18 1 2
#38 Charles Costello 13 5 0 1
#55 Scott Jones 20 12 0 0
#79 Stewart Stonge 20 16 0 1
#62 Charles Creswell 19 12 0 0
#74 Troy Quesenberry 19 16 0 0
#47 Milton Swain 23 7 0 1
#15 Fernando Hendren 1 8 0 0
#83 John Munoz 2 7 0 1
#81 Robert Smith 0 11 0 1
#15 Terry Hasegawa 0 3 0 0
#17 Larry McCray 0 5 0 1
#24 William Molina 4 2 0 0
#87 Gregory Theisen 8 9 0 0
#56 Marty Patterson 24 4 0 0
#55 Mark Pierce 1 1 0 0
#67 Eugene Davis 25 7 0 0
#74 Bruce Waugh 21 8 0 0
#43 Colin Martin 2 0 0 0
#80 Thomas Stadler 14 9 0 1
#21 Joseph Washington 2 1 0 0
#59 Tracy Taylor 4 0 0 0
#59 Joseph Miller 4 0 0 0
#16 Arthur Harley 1 1 0 0
#12 Justin Brunner 1 1 0 0
#99 Gilbert Allison 0 1 0 0
#46 Jamie Shelby 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Knights
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Blaze
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Knights
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Blaze
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Knights
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Hiram McCallum 4 192 48.00 48.00 49 3
Blaze
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Robert Byrd 7 334 47.71 45.86 52 2
Kicking
Knights
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Ronald Gilbert 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 5 / 5
Blaze
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 David Madrid 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 0 / 0
Punt Return
Knights
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Stephen Lopez 3 19 6.3 10 0
#16 Kevin Enright 2 1 0.5 1 0
Blaze
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Knights
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#17 Terrence Whaley 2 62 31.0 0
Blaze
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Knights
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Wayne White 5 0
#41 Brandon Snipes 4 1
#28 Daniel Butler 3 0
#90 Roger White 2 0
#59 Karl Paquin 2 0
#58 Charles Neely 2 0
#92 Ed Martins 2 0
#37 Nicholas Jamison 2 0
#96 Terry Herr 2 1
#95 Eddie Goldman 2 1
#23 Douglas Shriver 2 0
#40 Ron Cox 1 0
#34 James Williams 1 0
#97 Vince Lewis 1 1
#93 James Chace 1 0
#21 Strickland Banks 1 0
#55 Stanley Barker 1 0
Blaze
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Mark Pierce 8 0
#59 Joseph Miller 6 0
#46 Jamie Shelby 6 0
#25 Robert May 6 0
#21 Joseph Washington 5 0
#37 Joseph Easton 5 0
#43 Colin Martin 4 0
#94 Dewey Rogers 4 0
#99 Gilbert Allison 4 0
#91 Oscar Covey 3 1
#62 Raymond Leon 3 0
#92 Gary Walkowiak 3 0
#59 Tracy Taylor 3 0
#21 Kevin Tolson 2 0
#99 Charles Newell 2 0
#50 Donald Thomas 2 0
#75 Orlando Freund 2 0
#98 Anthony Falcon 2 0
#61 Julian Lawrence 1 0