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Preseason Week 2: Iowa Hunters at Wheeling Ironmen

August 12, 1978
65°
Wheeling Island Stadium (Wheeling, WV) Attendance: 33,974 (70%)
Hunters 3 6 6 0 0 - 15
Ironmen 0 7 0 8 3 - 18

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Hunters: 4-10-WIM 26 (3:24) 17-Jorge Robinson 44 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 50-Fred Burton was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. WIM 0 Iow 3
(Qtr 2) Hunters: 4-9-WIM 25 (13:29) 17-Jorge Robinson 43 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 0 Iow 6
(Qtr 2) Ironmen: 3-5-WIM 30 (12:43) 10-David Jackson pass complete to 82-Jacob Hudson to Iow 0 for 70 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Edward Barber. WIM 7 Iow 6
(Qtr 2) Hunters: 4-6-WIM 37 (8:51) 17-Jorge Robinson 55 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 7 Iow 9
(Qtr 3) Hunters: 3-7-WIM 7 (12:46) 14-Richard Huff pass complete to 12-Michael Hopkins for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Ironmen: 2-8-Iow 9 (0:04) 4-Homer Joines pass complete to 81-Raymond Avera for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 4-Homer Joines pass complete to 14-Jordan Sanford for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! WIM 15 Iow 15
(OT) Ironmen: 1-10-Iow 18 (0:51) 8-Edward Barber 35 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 18 Iow 15

Team Statistics

Ironmen Hunters
First Downs 7 20
- Rushing 1 14
- Passing 6 4
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 313 297
- Offensive Plays 64 90
- Yards Per Play 4.89 3.30
Net Rushing Yards 61 201
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards Per Rush 2.65 5.43
Net Passing Yards 252 96
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 21 / 3 48 / 24 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 268 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 5 / 39
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.15 1.81
- Yards Per Completion 12.76 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 4 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 15 8 / 22
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 49 4 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 4 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 3 / -1
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:03 46:08

Drive Charts

Wheeling Ironmen

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:13 2:18 OWN 32 4 19 Punt
1 9:27 2:21 OWN 22 3 7 Punt
1 3:21 1:39 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 13:25 0:53 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 10:32 0:50 OWN 28 2 4 Interception
2 8:46 1:35 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 5:43 1:32 OWN 29 3 6 Punt
2 2:51 1:00 OWN 48 3 0 Punt
3 15:00 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 12:44 0:49 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 5:24 2:01 OWN 19 3 9 Punt
3 0:38 2:54 OWN 7 5 17 Punt
4 11:19 0:51 OWN 26 3 2 Punt
4 8:27 2:44 OWN 17 5 30 Punt
4 2:29 0:08 OPP 50 2 0 Interception
4 1:53 1:52 OWN 41 9 59 Touchdown
OT 10:00 2:03 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
OT 6:34 2:11 OWN 35 3 -7 Punt
OT 1:05 0:17 OWN 25 2 57 Field Goal

Iowa Hunters

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:47 OWN 25 5 -1 Punt
1 10:54 1:27 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
1 7:06 3:45 OWN 35 8 40 Field Goal
1 1:42 3:17 OWN 33 10 42 Field Goal
2 12:32 2:00 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 9:41 0:55 OPP 41 3 4 Field Goal
2 7:12 1:29 OWN 19 3 3 Punt
2 4:11 1:20 OWN 19 4 20 Interception
2 1:51 1:51 OWN 0 4 29 Half
3 14:56 2:12 OPP 27 4 27 Touchdown
3 11:55 6:31 OWN 24 13 61 Downs
3 3:23 2:44 OWN 33 6 18 Punt
4 12:45 1:26 OWN 28 3 7 Punt
4 10:28 2:00 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
4 5:43 3:14 OWN 4 5 6 Punt
4 2:21 0:28 OWN 37 3 19 Fumble
4 0:01 5:01 OWN 25 1 4 Half
OT 7:57 1:23 OWN 21 3 -2 Punt
OT 4:23 3:18 OWN 20 6 14 Punt

Rushing Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Thomas Stansberry 11 43 3.91 7 0 0
Johnnie Bybee 5 11 2.20 3 0 0
John Hamilton 6 8 1.33 3 0 0
Thomas Garcia 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Rosendo Smith 16 111 6.94 18 5 0
William Barrios 9 46 5.11 14 2 0
Paul Lewis 6 28 4.67 11 1 0
Charles Bjorklund 6 16 2.67 9 0 0

Passing Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Homer Joines 25 14 167 2 / 16 1 57 2 56.58
David Jackson 14 7 101 0 / 0 1 70 1 67.86

Iowa Hunters

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Richard Huff 23 15 74 3 / 26 1 11 0 84.33
James Myer 25 9 61 2 / 13 0 13 1 27.92

Receiving Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Patrick Cole 2 91 45.50 57 0
Jacob Hudson 3 76 25.33 70 1
John Hamilton 2 16 8.00 12 0
Thomas Stansberry 1 15 15.00 15 0
James Dudley 2 13 6.50 8 0
Jordan Sanford 4 13 3.25 6 0
Fred Stuart 1 13 13.00 13 0
Raymond Avera 1 9 9.00 9 1
Johnnie Bybee 1 6 6.00 6 0
Joshua Peabody 1 5 5.00 5 0
Mark Cole 1 5 5.00 5 0
James Putman 1 4 4.00 4 0
Kenneth Andrews 1 2 2.00 2 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Hopkins 4 30 7.50 11 1
Troy Shupe 3 16 5.33 7 0
George Farrish 2 15 7.50 10 0
Rosendo Smith 2 15 7.50 8 0
Jason Weibel 1 13 13.00 13 0
Willie Luse 1 12 12.00 12 0
Paul Lewis 3 12 4.00 7 0
Ralph Pierce 2 9 4.50 6 0
Harold Cano 2 6 3.00 4 0
William Barrios 2 5 2.50 4 0
James Williams 1 1 1.00 1 0
Charles Bjorklund 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
James Dudley 28 17 1 1
Mark Eaton 33 18 1 1
Todd Lopez 15 13 0 1
Robert Carpenter 0 2 0 1
Whitney Miracle 10 1 0 0
Fred Stuart 0 11 0 1
Byron Shoulders 2 0 0 0
Allen Nichols 2 0 0 0
Kenneth Andrews 0 3 0 0
Ronald Sanders 1 2 0 0
Raymond Avera 0 1 0 0
Mark Cole 1 1 0 0
Wesley Holt 1 2 0 0
James Patel 0 1 0 0
Billie Bagwell 0 1 0 0
Henry Belcher 0 1 0 0
Robert Taylor 0 1 0 1
Thomas Garcia 4 0 0 0
Fred Burton 0 1 0 0
Byron Brunson 1 1 0 0
Matthew Winston 0 1 0 0
Glenn Acker 41 18 0 1
Cory Tichenor 17 14 0 0
Lionel Hall 20 14 0 0
Jeffrey Stamp 21 15 0 1
Joshua Peabody 7 10 0 1
Mike Anderson 11 7 0 0
James Putman 0 8 0 0
Jacob Hudson 0 7 0 1
Patrick Cole 0 8 0 0
Sean Gonzales 18 13 0 0
Thomas Griffin 34 16 0 0
John Hamilton 7 0 0 0
Jordan Sanford 0 14 0 1
Christopher Inouye 36 16 0 0
Thomas Stansberry 15 4 0 0
Scott Rouse 36 18 0 1
Johnnie Bybee 12 7 0 0
George Howell 1 0 0 0

Iowa Hunters

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Harry Waddell 36 30 3 3
Brian Garrett 25 16 1 1
Peter Vincent 34 17 1 1
Guy Chang 34 24 0 1
William Gray 0 1 0 0
James Mielke 0 3 0 0
Paul Lewis 3 8 0 1
John Koffler 1 2 0 0
Randall Martinez 0 1 0 1
David Bednar 0 1 0 0
Daniel Martindale 0 1 0 0
Manuel Denzer 0 1 0 0
Jason Quinn 0 1 0 0
Bruno Yeager 34 25 0 0
Jason Weibel 0 15 0 1
Jerry Tovar 0 1 0 0
Jim Koester 0 2 0 0
Michael Hopkins 0 11 0 0
Duane Johnson 5 0 0 0
Jeremy Brooks 3 0 0 0
Don Schiro 2 4 0 0
Charles Bjorklund 0 2 0 0
Harold Cano 9 11 0 0
Frank Johnson 0 3 0 0
Victor Blanco 3 5 0 0
William Branch 40 22 0 1
Mickey Holley 34 16 0 0
George Farrish 10 11 0 0
Troy Shupe 0 5 0 1
William Barrios 1 3 0 0
James Williams 0 20 0 0
Willie Luse 0 8 0 0
Rosendo Smith 7 4 0 0
Ralph Pierce 19 23 0 1
Steve Torres 40 25 0 3
Forrest Myers 30 19 0 0
Henry Reyes 40 29 0 1
Daniel Keen 1 2 0 0
James Juarez 0 2 0 1
Jimmy Hockett 0 1 0 0
Larry Cash 2 7 0 4
Jeffery Skinner 0 2 0 0
Arthur Harris 0 3 0 0
Bert Destefano 0 4 0 0
Justin Heal 0 3 0 1
James Duran 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Billie Bagwell 1 1 1.00 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jimmy Hockett 1 0 0.00 0
Arthur Harris 1 0 0.00 0
Larry Cash 1 -1 -1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ronald Sanders 0 0 1 0
Allen Nichols 0 1 0 0
James Patel 0 0 1 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Williams 2 2 0 0
William Barrios 1 0 0 0
Paul Lewis 1 0 0 0

Punting

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Joseph Tebo 13 632 48.62 44.54 52 5

Iowa Hunters

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Alvin Dunbar 10 445 44.50 44.20 52 2

Kicking

Wheeling Ironmen

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Edward Barber 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 1 / 1

Iowa Hunters

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jorge Robinson 3 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 1 55 0 / 1

Punt Return

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Hamilton 1 3 3.0 3 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Williams 3 14 4.7 12 0
Jason Weibel 1 1 1.0 1 0

Kick Return

Wheeling Ironmen

Iowa Hunters

Defensive Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Tackles Sacks
James Patel 9 0
Allen Nichols 8 0
Ronald Sanders 6 0
James Oliver 5 0
Robert Carpenter 5 0
Wesley Holt 5 0
Henry Belcher 4 0
David Pool 3 0
George Howell 3 3
Carl Stewart 3 0
Byron Brunson 2 0
James Bennett 2 0
Michael Brito 2 0
Mark Jefferson 2 0
John Davis 2 0
Joshua Peabody 2 0
Lionel Hall 1 0
Fred Burton 1 1
Samuel Fox 1 1
Billie Bagwell 1 0
Robert Taylor 1 0
Byron Shoulders 1 0
Raymond McClendon 1 0
Jordan Sanford 1 0
Kevin Burton 1 0

Iowa Hunters

Name Tackles Sacks
Larry Cash 6 0
James Duran 4 0
Justin Heal 4 0
Arthur Harris 4 0
James Mielke 3 0
Jeffery Skinner 3 0
Victor Blanco 3 0
James Juarez 2 0
Daniel Keen 2 0
David Bednar 2 0
Bert Destefano 2 0
Bruno Yeager 1 0
Jason Quinn 1 1
Joseph Dones 1 0
Jason Weibel 1 0
Jerry Tovar 1 0
Daniel Martindale 1 0
Manuel Denzer 1 0
William Gray 1 0
Frank Johnson 1 0
Jimmy Hockett 1 0
Jim Koester 1 1