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AFL-NFL World Championship : Knox Vegas Nighthawks vs. The Dakota Sioux

January 21, 1945
70°
Detroit Stadium (Bethlehem, PA) Attendance: 65,802 (96%)
Nighthawks 7 7 3 3 - 20
Sioux 5 7 3 0 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Nighthawks: 1-10-DAK 32 (12:49) 6-William McCune pass complete to 19-George Conrad for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Robert Peterson. DAK 0 KVN 7
(Qtr 1) Sioux: 3-6-KVN 7 (9:06) 6-William McCune sacked at KVN -3 for -10 yards (91-Nicholas Somerville). Sack allowed by 47-Terry Neill. SAFETY! (91-Nicholas Somerville) DAK 2 KVN 7
(Qtr 1) Sioux: 4-1-KVN 25 (4:57) 16-David Turner 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 5 KVN 7
(Qtr 2) Sioux: 2-1-KVN 1 (9:59) 11-Edward Anderson pass complete to 28-John Gleason for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-David Turner. DAK 12 KVN 7
(Qtr 2) Nighthawks: 2-10-DAK 39 (7:45) (Hot Read) 6-William McCune pass complete to 44-Nathan Lokken for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Robert Peterson. DAK 12 KVN 14
(Qtr 3) Nighthawks: 4-4-DAK 4 (6:48) 18-Robert Peterson 22 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 12 KVN 17
(Qtr 3) Sioux: 4-8-KVN 31 (3:44) 16-David Turner 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 15 KVN 17
(Qtr 4) Nighthawks: 4-2-DAK 35 (1:41) 18-Robert Peterson 53 yard field goal is GOOD. DAK 15 KVN 20

Team Statistics

Sioux Nighthawks
First Downs 16 10
- Rushing 5 0
- Passing 11 9
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 344 335
- Offensive Plays 70 61
- Yards Per Play 4.91 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 120 25
- Rushing Attempts 21 23
- Yards Per Rush 5.71 1.09
Net Passing Yards 224 310
- Att/Comp/Int 44 / 22 / 1 31 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 264 372
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 40 7 / 62
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.57 8.16
- Yards Per Completion 12.00 21.88
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 14 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.0 12.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 65 6 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 14 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 38 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

Drive Charts

The Dakota Sioux

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:32 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
1 12:44 2:21 OWN 25 6 34 Punt
1 9:02 4:08 OWN 34 6 41 Field Goal
1 3:14 1:55 OWN 16 3 10 Punt
2 14:53 4:58 OWN 23 9 77 Touchdown
2 7:38 3:22 OWN 25 5 6 Punt
2 2:05 1:42 OWN 24 4 5 Punt
3 14:06 2:13 OWN 36 4 19 Punt
3 6:46 3:05 OWN 25 6 44 Field Goal
3 1:14 0:47 OWN 18 3 0 Punt
4 12:46 0:04 OWN 8 1 0 Interception
4 9:59 1:01 OWN 20 4 13 Punt
4 6:41 3:04 OWN 10 6 38 Punt
4 2:16 0:23 OWN 46 4 -3 Downs
4 1:37 1:04 OWN 25 6 26 Downs

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:28 0:44 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
1 10:23 1:21 OWN 4 3 -7 Safety
1 4:53 1:40 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
1 1:19 1:25 OWN 27 3 1 Punt
2 9:55 2:17 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 4:16 2:11 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 0:23 0:23 OWN 24 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 0:54 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
3 11:53 5:08 OWN 7 9 89 Field Goal
3 3:40 2:26 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
3 0:27 2:41 OWN 34 4 13 Punt
4 12:42 2:44 OPP 34 4 -6 Punt
4 8:58 2:17 OWN 17 6 38 Punt
4 3:37 1:21 OWN 2 3 0 Punt
4 1:53 0:16 OPP 42 3 7 Field Goal
4 0:33 0:33 OPP 46 2 -5 Game

Rushing Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Woodford 13 90 6.92 15 4 0
Ralph Talavera 8 30 3.75 13 2 0

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Terry Neill 14 28 2.00 8 0 0
Eric Arellano 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
William McCune 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Nathan Lokken 6 -7 -1.17 0 0 0

Passing Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Edward Anderson 44 22 264 5 / 40 1 32 1 66.86

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
William McCune 31 17 372 7 / 62 2 56 0 119.29

Receiving Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Julius Villegas 9 125 13.89 32 0
Anthony Silva 4 86 21.50 29 0
David Waller 1 15 15.00 15 0
Leon Smith 3 14 4.67 6 0
Bryan Rhodes 2 13 6.50 13 0
Charles McCray 2 10 5.00 8 0
John Gleason 1 1 1.00 1 1

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Terry Neill 3 136 45.33 56 0
Nathan Lokken 4 102 25.50 39 1
Glenn Martinez 3 44 14.67 19 0
George Conrad 2 41 20.50 32 1
James Campbell 2 24 12.00 22 0
Bryon Lancaster 2 22 11.00 14 0
Eric Arellano 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Henry Davis 59 36 1 4
Roger Marx 47 19 1 2
Rod Sommers 16 4 1 2
Christopher Castro 48 30 1 1
Edward Vasquez 1 2 0 0
John Woodford 6 1 0 0
Ralph Talavera 3 1 0 0
Thomas Gant 0 4 0 1
Charles McCray 2 7 0 0
Nicholas Somerville 0 1 0 0
Alan Howell 0 3 0 2
Julius Villegas 0 14 0 2
Thomas Johnson 0 2 0 0
Troy Brown 0 1 0 0
Neal Kort 0 1 0 0
Andrew Sallee 2 2 0 0
Derek Newby 0 1 0 0
William Huth 3 2 0 0
Leon Smith 0 5 0 0
Bryan Rhodes 0 12 0 0
Bryant Sanroman 12 1 0 0
Brian Ashcraft 12 1 0 0
Anthony Schexnayder 13 4 0 0
David Waller 17 16 0 1
Anthony Silva 0 20 0 1
John Gleason 11 15 0 0
Samuel Carney 48 28 0 1
Gregory Christy 51 31 0 0
Alfred Wallace 0 1 0 0

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Terry Neill 8 0 2 2
Nathan Walker 44 27 2 2
Alonzo Jones 45 30 0 0
Martin Combs 14 9 0 0
Eric Esters 0 1 0 0
Michael Crisp 0 3 0 0
Fredrick Waldo 0 2 0 0
Joseph Rivera 0 1 0 0
Glenn Martinez 0 14 0 0
James Willoughby 0 8 0 0
Eric Arellano 0 3 0 1
Arthur Baker 13 7 0 0
Steven Howard 10 0 0 0
James Campbell 8 24 0 0
John Cree 20 3 0 1
Delbert Hennen 2 0 0 0
Nathan Lokken 7 1 0 0
Gene Ward 7 1 0 0
Bryon Lancaster 0 19 0 3
Jason Davison 36 30 0 2
George Conrad 0 17 0 0
William Deatherage 43 30 0 0
Bruce Cruz 49 22 0 1
Martin Belmonte 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Wilbert Ortiz 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Punting

The Dakota Sioux

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jacob Yarbrough 9 410 45.56 45.56 51 2

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Raymond Fuentes 9 426 47.33 43.56 57 1

Kicking

The Dakota Sioux

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
David Turner 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 1 / 1

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Robert Peterson 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 53 2 / 2

Punt Return

The Dakota Sioux

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Julius Villegas 1 10 10.0 10 0
Alfred Wallace 1 4 4.0 4 0

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Kick Return

The Dakota Sioux

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Alfred Wallace 1 38 38.0 0

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Defensive Stats

The Dakota Sioux

Name Tackles Sacks
Arthur King 6 0
Kyle Daniels 6 1
William Huth 5 0
Thomas Johnson 5 1
Nicholas Somerville 4 3
Harry Allen 3 0
Jeffrey Collier 3 0
Jerry Pope 3 0
Derek Newby 2 0
Samuel Moore 2 1
Troy Brown 2 0
Brian Ashcraft 1 0
Barney Krick 1 1
Bryan Rhodes 1 0

Knox Vegas Nighthawks

Name Tackles Sacks
Lester McCaffrey 10 0
Martin Belmonte 5 0
Orville Summers 5 1
Alberto Jones 4 1
Jesse Harmon 4 0
Travis Estrada 4 2
Eric Esters 3 0
Michael Vaughn 3 0
Bart Parker 3 0
Wilbert Ortiz 3 0
Jim Perez 2 1
Robert Stewart 2 0
Steven Howard 1 0
Richard Chacon 1 0