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Week 1: Rock Island Independents at Arizona Scorpions

September 06, 1981
91°
Tuscon Colliseum (Phoenix, AZ) Attendance: 53,092 (79%)
Independents 7 13 3 14 - 37
Scorpions 3 0 0 6 - 9

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Scorpions: 4-1-RII 8 (7:12) 4-David Duncan 25 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 3 RII 0
(Qtr 1) Independents: 3-5-ARI 5 (2:26) 18-Alan Rush pass complete to 14-Anthony Freeborn for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-David Thomas. ARI 3 RII 7
(Qtr 2) Independents: 2-1-ARI 0 (12:09) 37-Brian Leavell ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-David Thomas. ARI 3 RII 14
(Qtr 2) Independents: 4-10-ARI 12 (7:23) 9-David Thomas 29 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 3 RII 17
(Qtr 2) Independents: 4-2-ARI 38 (0:03) 9-David Thomas 55 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 3 RII 20
(Qtr 3) Independents: 4-6-ARI 9 (4:52) 9-David Thomas 26 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 3 RII 23
(Qtr 4) Scorpions: 4-7-RII 16 (11:43) 4-David Duncan 33 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 6 RII 23
(Qtr 4) Independents: 2-8-ARI 18 (5:44) 14-Sean McNeil pass INTERCEPTED by 40-John Payne at ARI 22. 40-John Payne to ARI 0 for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-David Thomas. ARI 6 RII 30
(Qtr 4) Independents: 1-10-ARI 17 (4:10) 26-Brandon Madore ran for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-David Thomas. ARI 6 RII 37
(Qtr 4) Scorpions: 4-6-RII 13 (2:18) 4-David Duncan 30 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 9 RII 37

Team Statistics

Scorpions Independents
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 7 8
- Passing 5 6
- Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 245 248
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards Per Play 3.77 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 120 123
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards Per Rush 4.00 3.42
Net Passing Yards 125 125
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 19 / 3 19 / 14 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 125 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.57 5.68
- Yards Per Completion 6.58 10.64
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 6 / 57
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 34 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 61 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 3 3 / 25
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 3 3 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 48
Time of Possession 28:53 31:07

Drive Charts

Arizona Scorpions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:56 1:33 OWN 48 3 6 Fumble
1 11:20 4:11 OWN 35 8 56 Field Goal
1 2:23 2:08 OWN 24 3 5 Punt
2 12:07 1:23 OWN 25 3 1 Fumble
2 7:20 5:28 OWN 25 11 39 Downs
3 15:00 0:56 OWN 25 5 15 Interception
3 11:56 4:59 OWN 13 8 25 Fumble
3 4:50 1:38 OWN 24 3 6 Punt
3 1:04 4:24 OWN 30 8 54 Field Goal
4 6:01 0:25 OWN 16 2 2 Interception
4 4:03 1:48 OWN 25 10 62 Field Goal

Rock Island Independents

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:04 OWN 25 3 -15 Punt
1 11:23 0:03 OPP 36 1 0 Interception
1 7:09 4:46 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 0:15 3:08 OWN 32 7 68 Touchdown
2 10:44 3:24 OPP 23 6 11 Field Goal
2 1:52 1:52 OWN 41 6 21 Field Goal
3 14:04 2:08 OPP 50 3 3 Punt
3 6:58 2:08 OPP 13 3 3 Field Goal
3 3:12 2:08 OWN 29 3 5 Punt
4 11:40 5:38 OWN 25 8 19 Punt
4 5:37 0:04 OPP 25 1 0 Interception
4 5:33 1:29 OPP 30 3 30 Touchdown
4 2:15 2:15 OWN 25 5 26 Game

Rushing Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Samuel Weaver 26 95 3.65 16 3 0
Stuart Booth 4 25 6.25 10 2 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Brian Leavell 29 91 3.14 11 4 1
Brandon Madore 7 32 4.57 17 1 1

Passing Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Sean McNeil 35 19 125 0 / 0 0 22 3 26.49

Rock Island Independents

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Alan Rush 19 14 149 3 / 24 1 45 1 91.78

Receiving Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Antonio Williams 5 51 10.20 22 0
Jesse Silver 2 21 10.50 11 0
Robert Cruz 5 19 3.80 5 0
Robert Gronk 3 19 6.33 9 0
Stuart Booth 1 10 10.00 10 0
Samuel Weaver 3 5 1.67 4 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Anthony Freeborn 3 63 21.00 45 1
Brian Leavell 5 40 8.00 16 0
Raymond Scott 2 14 7.00 8 0
Joseph Balling 1 12 12.00 12 0
Harold Zambrano 1 11 11.00 11 0
Brandon Madore 1 6 6.00 6 0
Tom Vansant 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Randy Sherwood 0 2 0 0
Jason Campbell 0 2 0 0
William Slater 0 2 0 0
Woodrow Medrano 0 2 0 0
Richard Strand 0 3 0 1
James Gadsden 0 2 0 0
Leigh Gros 0 4 0 0
Daniel Dyer 0 3 0 0
James Napper 0 4 0 0
David Lee 7 1 0 1
Leo McGuire 3 0 0 0
Stuart Booth 5 2 0 0
Samuel Weaver 10 4 0 0
Jesse Silver 2 15 0 0
Antonio Williams 8 24 0 1
Thomas Archibald 2 15 0 2
Ryan Read 0 1 0 0
Merle Abbott 0 5 0 0
Richard Silver 0 1 0 0
Cecil Wright 0 1 0 1
Wilfredo Greenough 8 0 0 0
George Whitton 8 0 0 0
Robert Sexton 38 34 0 2
Jerome Welch 35 40 0 7
Edward Barnett 0 14 0 0
Robert Lemus 40 35 0 1
James Walker 41 37 0 0
Robert Gronk 10 31 0 1
Mark Eaton 43 38 0 5
Irving McIntyre 0 7 0 0
Robert Cruz 0 19 0 1
Fernando Stamper 3 5 0 1
Bobby Sheehan 0 2 0 0

Rock Island Independents

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Reuben Bryden 33 41 1 2
Carlos Loveday 33 37 1 2
Charles Kuhn 33 40 1 3
Henry Decesare 27 37 0 2
Edwin Johnson 0 13 0 1
Joseph Dones 0 1 0 0
Brandon Madore 0 1 0 0
Warren Franks 0 2 0 1
Richard Girard 0 2 0 0
Joseph Abbott 0 2 0 0
Robert Miller 0 3 0 0
Matthew Schroeder 2 4 0 0
Thomas Pankey 0 2 0 0
Harold Zambrano 0 4 0 0
Tom Vansant 0 12 0 0
Raymond Scott 2 35 0 4
Jeffrey Good 1 16 0 0
Anthony Freeborn 0 8 0 0
James Shanks 32 33 0 3
Joseph Balling 13 34 0 6
John Payne 0 2 0 0
Daniel Joseph 0 1 0 0
Brian Slaton 6 2 0 0
James Carrasco 0 3 0 0
Donald Parker 10 0 0 0
Michael Carter 11 4 0 0
Stephen Delaney 11 2 0 0
Brian Leavell 5 1 0 0
Thomas Eastep 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Harold Bernstein 1 3 3.00 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
John Payne 1 22 22.00 1
Joseph Abbott 2 3 1.50 0

Fumble Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Antonio Williams 1 0 0 0
Mark Eaton 1 1 0 0
Sean McNeil 0 1 0 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Joseph Abbott 0 1 0 0
Thomas Eastep 0 1 0 0
John Payne 0 1 1 0
James Carrasco 0 0 1 0

Punting

Arizona Scorpions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Sean McNeil 2 80 40.00 40.00 40 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
James Ramirez 4 185 46.25 38.25 52 2

Kicking

Arizona Scorpions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
David Duncan 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 0 / 0

Rock Island Independents

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
David Thomas 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 55 4 / 4

Punt Return

Arizona Scorpions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Cruz 4 34 8.5 11 0

Rock Island Independents

Kick Return

Arizona Scorpions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Irving McIntyre 2 61 30.5 0

Rock Island Independents

Defensive Stats

Arizona Scorpions

Name Tackles Sacks
Bobby Sheehan 10 2
Cecil Wright 7 0
Abram Bustamante 5 0
Lonnie Redd 4 0
William Slater 4 0
Jason Campbell 3 1
Bryan Tiller 3 0
Leigh Gros 3 0
Chris Barnett 2 0
James Napper 2 0
Robert Cruz 2 0
Wilbur Oliver 2 0
Ryan Read 1 0
Harold Bernstein 1 0
David Lee 1 0
James Walker 1 0
Richard Silver 1 0
Harold Ells 1 0

Rock Island Independents

Name Tackles Sacks
Richard Girard 11 0
Joseph Abbott 6 0
Thomas Pankey 6 0
James Carrasco 5 0
Brian Slaton 5 0
Matthew Schroeder 4 0
Michael Carter 4 0
John Payne 3 0
Thomas Eastep 3 0
Warren Franks 2 0
Stephen Delaney 1 0
Raymond Scott 1 0
Daniel Joseph 1 0
Carlos Loveday 1 0
Robert Miller 1 0
Donald Parker 1 0