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Wild Card: Houston Oilers at Wheeling Ironmen

December 23, 1979
31°
Wheeling Island Stadium (Wheeling, WV) Attendance: 41,841 (86%)
Oilers 0 3 3 0 - 6
Ironmen 3 2 7 8 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Ironmen: 4-1-HOU 11 (2:40) 8-Edward Barber 28 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 3 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Ironmen: 2-10-HOU 7 (12:51) 7-Cecil Satterfield sacked at HOU -2 for -10 yards (63-Thomas Glenn). Sack allowed by 61-Craig Dobson. SAFETY! (63-Thomas Glenn) WIM 5 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Oilers: 4-1-WIM 39 (0:08) 11-Timothy Anderson 56 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 5 HOU 3
(Qtr 3) Oilers: 4-5-WIM 40 (11:31) 11-Timothy Anderson 58 yard field goal is GOOD. WIM 5 HOU 6
(Qtr 3) Ironmen: 3-7-WIM 28 (10:05) 42-John Hamilton ran for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Edward Barber. WIM 12 HOU 6
(Qtr 4) Ironmen: 1-1-HOU 1 (12:14) 47-Thomas Stansberry ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 47-Thomas Stansberry ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! WIM 20 HOU 6

Team Statistics

Ironmen Oilers
First Downs 19 10
- Rushing 13 2
- Passing 4 7
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 416 162
- Offensive Plays 74 53
- Yards Per Play 5.62 3.06
Net Rushing Yards 289 16
- Rushing Attempts 46 10
- Yards Per Rush 6.28 1.60
Net Passing Yards 127 146
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 18 / 1 40 / 22 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 136 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 3 / 27
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.54 3.40
- Yards Per Completion 7.56 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 16 1 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 36 3 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 11 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 40 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:04 21:57

Drive Charts

Wheeling Ironmen

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 9:52 7:15 OWN 9 13 80 Field Goal
1 0:59 3:05 OWN 31 6 9 Punt
2 12:48 1:04 OWN 44 3 6 Punt
2 9:03 2:11 OWN 23 3 5 Punt
2 4:59 2:10 OWN 21 4 7 Punt
2 1:52 1:30 OWN 21 5 25 Interception
2 0:04 0:04 OWN 25 1 1 Half
3 11:26 1:33 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 8:57 4:08 OWN 6 7 51 Missed FG
3 3:10 5:58 OWN 12 11 88 Touchdown
4 8:10 2:36 OWN 42 4 23 Missed FG
4 5:18 1:57 OWN 18 3 -1 Punt
4 2:27 2:27 OWN 44 7 31 Game

Houston Oilers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:54 3:02 OWN 27 6 20 Punt
1 2:38 1:38 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 12:55 0:07 OWN 7 2 -11 Safety
2 11:44 2:41 OWN 5 4 25 Punt
2 6:52 1:53 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
2 2:49 0:57 OWN 22 3 12 Punt
2 0:22 0:18 OPP 47 3 9 Field Goal
3 15:00 3:34 OWN 25 6 35 Field Goal
3 9:53 0:56 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
3 4:49 1:39 OPP 50 3 5 Punt
4 12:12 4:02 OWN 25 8 40 Missed FG
4 5:34 0:16 OWN 42 3 -5 Punt
4 3:21 0:54 OWN 34 5 27 Downs

Rushing Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Hamilton 30 235 7.83 72 10 1
Terry Ager 7 38 5.43 12 1 0
Thomas Stansberry 6 16 2.67 6 0 1
David Jackson 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ronald Jones 9 10 1.11 3 0 0
William Kennedy 1 6 6.00 6 0 0

Passing Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Jackson 27 18 136 1 / 9 0 18 1 63.19

Houston Oilers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Cecil Satterfield 40 22 173 3 / 27 0 33 0 65.94

Receiving Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Dudley 6 55 9.17 18 0
Mike Anderson 4 35 8.75 16 0
Jacob Hudson 2 23 11.50 17 0
James Putman 3 13 4.33 8 0
Jordan Sanford 2 8 4.00 4 0
Terry Ager 1 2 2.00 2 0

Houston Oilers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roy Harrison 5 65 13.00 33 0
Travis Dearborn 5 63 12.60 17 0
Ronald Jones 5 22 4.40 10 0
Arthur Frampton 4 20 5.00 9 0
Michael Bradley 3 3 1.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Bobby Bartlett 28 47 1 5
Todd Lopez 38 44 0 0
Thomas Griffin 4 0 0 0
Terry Ager 7 3 0 0
John Davis 0 1 0 0
James Bennett 0 1 0 0
George Howell 0 1 0 0
Matthew Winston 0 1 0 0
Michael Brito 0 1 0 0
Fred Burton 0 1 0 0
Mark Jefferson 0 1 0 0
Patrick Cole 0 2 0 1
David Pool 0 2 0 0
James Oliver 0 3 0 1
Samuel Fox 0 2 0 0
Jacob Hudson 0 19 0 1
Jordan Sanford 0 21 0 0
Sean Gonzales 38 51 0 1
Christopher Inouye 10 1 0 0
Jeffrey Stamp 10 0 0 0
Lionel Hall 10 1 0 0
Wesley Holt 2 4 0 0
Bobby Conrad 0 24 0 1
Thomas Stansberry 0 16 0 1
James Putman 0 24 0 0
John Hamilton 7 3 0 1
James Dudley 5 45 0 3
Cory Tichenor 38 47 0 1
Mike Anderson 19 25 0 4
Gary Anderson 32 46 0 2
Willie Oleary 1 0 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Craig Dobson 47 19 2 2
James Johnson 54 23 1 3
Stanley Workman 33 13 0 1
Robert Patterson 11 5 0 0
Michael Carter 3 0 0 0
Kelly Brown 0 1 0 0
Brian Slaton 0 1 0 0
John Shepherd 0 1 0 0
Roy Harrison 0 1 0 0
Max Xiong 11 0 0 0
Manuel Gonzalez 6 2 0 0
Arthur Frampton 0 9 0 0
William Kennedy 3 5 0 0
Kenneth Henson 46 19 0 0
Michael Bradley 22 16 0 0
Travis Dearborn 3 13 0 2
Kevin Gardner 0 4 0 0
Nathan Goldberg 2 4 0 0
Rick Ridgway 37 8 0 0
Ray Harper 46 16 0 0
Ronald Jones 20 5 0 0
Donald Angelo 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Houston Oilers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Branton 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Houston Oilers

Punting

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Joseph Tebo 6 287 47.83 47.83 52 2

Houston Oilers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jay Cutright 8 377 47.13 45.75 59 4

Kicking

Wheeling Ironmen

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Edward Barber 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 28 1 / 1

Houston Oilers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Timothy Anderson 2 / 3 2 / 3 2 / 3 58 0 / 0

Punt Return

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Hamilton 2 11 5.5 10 0

Houston Oilers

Kick Return

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
John Hamilton 1 40 40.0 0

Houston Oilers

Defensive Stats

Wheeling Ironmen

Name Tackles Sacks
James Oliver 6 0
Wayne White 5 0
David Pool 5 0
Michael Brito 4 0
Ronald Sanders 4 0
Thomas Glenn 2 1
Mark Jefferson 2 0
Byron Brunson 2 0
Samuel Fox 1 1
George Howell 1 1
John Davis 1 0
John Hamilton 1 0
Allen Nichols 1 0
Raymond McClendon 1 0

Houston Oilers

Name Tackles Sacks
John Shepherd 11 0
Reyes Moore 7 0
Michel Nixon 7 0
Anthony Branton 6 0
Alfonso Rodarte 5 0
Francisco Harris 5 0
Robert Patterson 5 0
Manuel Gonzalez 4 0
Michael Villanueva 3 1
James Herring 2 0
Richard Mosley 2 0
Craig Dobson 1 0
Timothy Anderson 1 0
Brian Slaton 1 0