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Week 9: Arizona Scorpions at Canton Bulldogs

October 28, 1979
70°
The Snakes Den (Aberdare, WLS) Attendance: 123,350 (76%)
Scorpions 0 7 3 0 - 10
Bulldogs 0 7 0 10 - 17

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 2) Scorpions: 3-3-Can 3 (15:00) 49-Thomas Juan ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-David Thomas. Can 0 ARI 7
(Qtr 2) Bulldogs: 2-10-ARI 20 (11:51) 11-David Carrick pass complete to 10-Harold Dalton for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Gerald Andrews. Can 7 ARI 7
(Qtr 3) Scorpions: 4-1-Can 35 (3:12) 9-David Thomas 52 yard field goal is GOOD. Can 7 ARI 10
(Qtr 4) Bulldogs: 2-2-ARI 2 (3:47) 11-David Carrick pass complete to 16-Matthew Messer for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Gerald Andrews. Can 14 ARI 10
(Qtr 4) Bulldogs: 4-5-ARI 9 (0:29) 12-Gerald Andrews 26 yard field goal is GOOD. Can 17 ARI 10

Team Statistics

Bulldogs Scorpions
First Downs 14 12
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 291 210
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards Per Play 4.55 3.28
Net Rushing Yards 76 94
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards Per Rush 3.45 3.76
Net Passing Yards 215 116
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 23 / 1 35 / 20 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 4 / 35
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.12 2.97
- Yards Per Completion 9.96 7.55
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 5 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 92
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 3 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:40 33:19

Drive Charts

Canton Bulldogs

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:23 OWN 25 6 16 Punt
1 11:05 3:00 OWN 20 4 15 Punt
2 14:57 3:10 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 6:47 2:45 OWN 11 5 16 Punt
2 2:02 1:08 OWN 20 4 21 Punt
2 0:28 0:28 OWN 35 1 -1 Half
3 13:33 1:25 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:37 0:58 OWN 19 3 -1 Punt
3 8:16 0:46 OWN 22 3 4 Punt
3 3:08 3:10 OWN 25 8 46 Interception
4 12:55 2:47 OWN 16 6 15 Punt
4 6:34 2:50 OWN 20 6 80 Touchdown
4 2:17 1:50 OPP 25 6 16 Field Goal

Arizona Scorpions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:37 1:32 OWN 48 3 1 Punt
1 8:05 8:07 OWN 23 14 77 Touchdown
2 11:47 5:00 OWN 25 8 33 Punt
2 4:02 2:00 OWN 29 3 8 Punt
2 0:54 0:26 OWN 46 3 12 Interception
3 15:00 1:27 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 12:07 1:30 OWN 31 3 4 Punt
3 9:39 1:23 OWN 35 3 -9 Punt
3 7:30 4:22 OWN 34 9 31 Field Goal
4 14:58 2:04 OWN 31 3 8 Punt
4 10:08 3:34 OWN 23 6 18 Punt
4 3:44 1:27 OWN 25 4 4 Downs
4 0:27 0:27 OWN 25 2 -9 Interception

Rushing Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Ramos 17 70 4.12 12 1 0
John Rodriguez 5 6 1.20 2 0 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Thomas Juan 18 55 3.06 13 1 1
Dale Laird 6 31 5.17 10 1 0
Richard Cox 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Passing Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Carrick 40 23 229 2 / 14 2 67 1 80.10

Arizona Scorpions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Sean McNeil 35 20 151 4 / 35 0 14 2 43.87

Receiving Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Messer 3 81 27.00 67 1
Michael Ladwig 5 39 7.80 16 0
Melvin King 4 30 7.50 12 0
Matthew Edgar 2 22 11.00 16 0
Harold Dalton 1 20 20.00 20 1
James Ramos 5 18 3.60 13 0
Christopher Lambert 2 12 6.00 10 0
John Rodriguez 1 7 7.00 7 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Gronk 5 42 8.40 13 0
Robert Cruz 4 27 6.75 12 0
Irving McIntyre 2 23 11.50 14 0
Nelson Cole 2 20 10.00 12 0
Lonnie Byrd 2 17 8.50 11 0
Richard Lander 2 10 5.00 9 0
Thomas Juan 2 6 3.00 4 0
Dale Laird 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Van Hunt 51 26 1 2
Charlie Jones 42 29 1 3
James Ramos 14 1 0 0
Matthew Edgar 3 22 0 0
Richard Girard 0 1 0 0
Dan Gray 2 0 0 0
Alan Alvarado 1 1 0 0
Thomas Noonkester 0 1 0 0
Brian Bailey 0 1 0 0
Raymond Taylor 0 1 0 0
Samuel Gonzales 0 1 0 0
Aurelio Morales 3 0 0 0
Melvin King 0 12 0 0
John Rodriguez 1 5 0 0
Gregory Theisen 0 8 0 0
Calvin Summers 45 36 0 2
Leo McGuire 12 2 0 0
Micheal Smith 10 0 0 0
Glenn Acker 10 7 0 0
Robert Jarmon 8 1 0 0
Michael Ladwig 0 5 0 0
Matthew Messer 0 12 0 0
Charles Bowling 49 24 0 0
Mohammed Rabinowitz 53 33 0 3
Christopher Lambert 18 19 0 2
Leland Hoffman 0 1 0 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
George Whitton 37 32 2 4
John Elwell 49 30 1 2
John Johnson 0 1 0 0
Gregory Ward 10 1 0 0
Scott Whipple 0 2 0 0
Paul Bridgeforth 0 2 0 0
Leigh Gros 0 2 0 0
Lawrence Winder 5 0 0 0
Nelson Cole 0 5 0 0
Richard Cox 1 3 0 0
Lonnie Byrd 0 15 0 1
Irving McIntyre 0 15 0 2
Robert Cruz 0 16 0 0
Jamaal Breedlove 0 2 0 1
Robert Gronk 9 22 0 0
Howard Blackmon 10 1 0 0
Dale Laird 8 10 0 0
Jason Bowman 10 1 0 0
Erick Bakken 6 6 0 1
Thomas Juan 9 6 0 0
Robert Lemus 39 31 0 0
James Walker 40 31 0 1
Richard Lander 23 24 0 0
Stephen Jacoby 39 33 0 4
Fernando Stamper 0 6 0 0
William Slater 0 2 0 0
Cecil Wright 0 3 0 0
James Napper 5 2 0 0
Ronald Davey 0 3 0 0
Douglas Wright 0 2 0 0
Arnold Connor 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thomas Noonkester 1 2 2.00 0
William Johnson 1 1 1.00 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michal Fang 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Ramos 1 0 0 0
Christopher Lambert 0 1 0 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ryan Walker 0 0 1 0

Punting

Canton Bulldogs

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Larry King 8 375 46.88 35.63 53 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Daniel Pugh 8 407 50.88 41.50 67 3

Kicking

Canton Bulldogs

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gerald Andrews 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 26 2 / 2

Arizona Scorpions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
David Thomas 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 52 1 / 1

Punt Return

Canton Bulldogs

Arizona Scorpions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nelson Cole 5 92 18.4 34 0

Kick Return

Canton Bulldogs

Arizona Scorpions

Defensive Stats

Canton Bulldogs

Name Tackles Sacks
Leland Hoffman 9 0
Clifford Miller 7 0
Thomas Noonkester 5 0
Raymond Taylor 5 0
William Johnson 5 1
Samuel Gonzales 4 1
Robert Jarmon 3 0
Richard Campbell 2 0
Levi Giddings 2 1
Brian Bailey 2 0
Cruz Kim 2 0
Randall Martinez 1 0
Larry King 1 0
Aurelio Morales 1 0
Carlos Wood 1 1
Robert Kinsey 1 0
Merle Abbott 1 0
Christopher Lambert 1 0
Richard Girard 1 0

Arizona Scorpions

Name Tackles Sacks
Leigh Gros 5 0
William Slater 5 0
Bryan Tiller 5 0
Jamaal Breedlove 4 0
Fernando Stamper 4 0
Erick Bakken 3 0
Ronald Davey 3 0
James Gadsden 3 0
Nicholas Thomas 2 0
Chris Dillard 2 0
Michal Fang 2 1
Paul Bridgeforth 2 0
John Johnson 2 0
James Washington 1 0
James Napper 1 1
Lonnie Byrd 1 0
Lonnie Redd 1 0
Irving McIntyre 1 0