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Week 2: Atlanta Blazers at Indianapolis Racers

September 14, 1980
72°
Racer Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) Attendance: 63,225 (77%)
Blazers 0 3 0 0 - 3
Racers 7 16 2 0 - 25

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Racers: 2-1-ATB 1 (8:44) 22-Brad Jensen ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-John Perez. IND 7 ATB 0
(Qtr 2) Blazers: 4-1-IND 27 (14:15) 15-Timothy McCroy 46 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 7 ATB 3
(Qtr 2) Racers: 2-13-ATB 7 (11:21) 3-John Avallone sacked at ATB -1 for -7 yards (50-Bruce Williams). Sack allowed by 23-Frank Butler. SAFETY! (50-Bruce Williams) IND 9 ATB 3
(Qtr 2) Racers: 2-10-ATB 15 (10:23) 9-Edward Craig pass complete to 82-Robert Espinoza for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-John Perez. IND 16 ATB 3
(Qtr 2) Racers: 2-4-ATB 4 (2:00) 22-Brad Jensen ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-John Perez. IND 23 ATB 3
(Qtr 3) Racers: 1-10-ATB 3 (10:43) 36-Walter Beckham ran for -3 yards. Tackle by 56-Albert Vallecillo. SAFETY! (56-Albert Vallecillo) ATB 23-Frank Butler was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. IND 25 ATB 3

Team Statistics

Racers Blazers
First Downs 16 8
- Rushing 10 3
- Passing 3 5
- Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 278 132
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards Per Play 4.03 2.40
Net Rushing Yards 189 43
- Rushing Attempts 46 19
- Yards Per Rush 4.11 2.26
Net Passing Yards 89 89
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 13 / 0 32 / 17 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 89 120
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 4 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.87 2.47
- Yards Per Completion 6.85 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 15 4 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 23 2 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 102 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 37:13 22:49

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Racers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:34 4:52 OWN 38 10 62 Touchdown
1 6:25 2:16 OWN 17 5 10 Punt
2 14:11 2:09 OWN 35 3 8 Punt
2 11:17 0:57 OWN 47 4 53 Touchdown
2 8:11 1:23 OWN 29 3 5 Punt
2 5:54 3:57 OPP 40 9 40 Touchdown
3 15:00 4:17 OWN 25 6 17 Punt
3 10:40 1:37 OWN 46 3 4 Punt
3 8:09 2:48 OWN 42 5 15 Punt
3 3:36 0:52 OPP 44 2 6 Fumble
3 1:53 6:05 OWN 20 9 28 Punt
4 8:40 2:03 OWN 34 3 3 Punt
4 6:03 0:05 OWN 38 1 0 Fumble
4 5:07 3:52 OWN 20 6 24 Punt

Atlanta Blazers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:26 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
1 8:42 2:17 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
1 4:10 4:59 OWN 25 8 48 Field Goal
2 12:02 0:45 OWN 10 2 -10 Safety
2 10:19 2:08 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 6:48 0:54 OWN 17 4 12 Interception
2 1:58 1:58 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
3 10:43 0:03 OWN 3 1 -4 Safety
3 9:03 0:54 OWN 14 3 -1 Punt
3 5:21 1:45 OWN 10 3 -10 Punt
3 2:44 0:50 OWN 36 3 -1 Punt
4 10:49 2:09 OWN 15 8 57 Fumble
4 6:37 0:34 OWN 12 3 4 Punt
4 5:58 0:51 OPP 47 3 6 Punt
4 1:16 1:16 OWN 20 4 19 Game

Rushing Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Benjamin Willis 27 92 3.41 11 4 0
Jeffrey Ruiz 11 60 5.45 13 2 0
Brad Jensen 7 30 4.29 10 1 2
Edward Craig 1 7 7.00 7 0 0

Atlanta Blazers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Walter Beckham 16 25 1.56 12 2 0
John Avallone 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
Stephen Porter 2 3 1.50 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Edward Craig 23 13 89 0 / 0 1 15 0 79.80

Atlanta Blazers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
John Avallone 32 17 120 4 / 31 0 42 1 48.96

Receiving Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Glenn Pooler 4 29 7.25 11 0
Benjamin Willis 5 16 3.20 11 0
Robert Espinoza 1 15 15.00 15 1
Jeffrey Ruiz 1 14 14.00 14 0
Wilson Alexander 1 10 10.00 10 0
Richard Williams 1 5 5.00 5 0

Atlanta Blazers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Hall 2 50 25.00 42 0
Jerome Whetzel 4 30 7.50 12 0
Young Taylor 4 19 4.75 7 0
Eric Lovell 2 11 5.50 11 0
Frank Butler 5 10 2.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
James Toney 27 39 0 0
Wally Schmidt 12 3 0 0
John Aquino 0 1 0 1
Thomas Harris 0 2 0 0
Albert Vallecillo 0 1 0 0
Anthony Bowen 0 4 0 0
Bruce Williams 0 5 0 0
Kenneth Butler 0 3 0 0
Terry Vanhoy 0 5 0 0
Perry Fields 0 5 0 1
Steven Graham 0 4 0 0
Randy Slater 0 4 0 0
Willie Birney 0 6 0 1
Val Johnson 0 5 0 0
Brent Jordan 5 5 0 0
Richard Williams 12 2 0 0
Juan Schulz 36 46 0 3
John Wade 3 0 0 0
David Pearman 4 0 0 0
Jason Parks 0 21 0 0
Ray Roberts 0 2 0 1
Brad Jensen 12 5 0 1
Warren Farrar 0 1 0 0
Benjamin Willis 7 11 0 1
Jeffrey Ruiz 11 0 0 0
Wilson Alexander 0 35 0 0
Dennis Reece 24 50 0 2
Perry Webb 24 52 0 7
Dennis Gleason 36 46 0 15
Glenn Pooler 0 31 0 1
Robert Espinoza 20 35 0 0
William Sauer 0 1 0 0

Atlanta Blazers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Andres Brennan 37 16 2 2
Eric Lovell 13 14 1 1
Frank Butler 25 17 1 1
Stephen Porter 6 5 0 0
Aaron Larson 0 1 0 1
Hal Barnhill 0 2 0 2
William Nero 0 1 0 0
Andrew Goodman 0 1 0 0
Patrick Walton 0 1 0 0
James Bury 0 1 0 0
Alonzo Fordham 0 2 0 0
Matthew Burkhart 0 1 0 0
Theodore Antonio 0 1 0 0
Clyde Tapia 0 2 0 0
Herman Puckett 1 0 0 0
Joey Casner 0 5 0 0
Mark Ross 0 1 0 0
Eric Potter 0 1 0 0
Walter Beckham 24 3 0 0
Larry Ross 8 13 0 1
Jerome Whetzel 0 9 0 1
William Hall 0 7 0 0
Ryan Polk 10 0 0 0
Terence Summers 5 1 0 0
Harry Edwards 12 1 0 0
Young Taylor 0 5 0 1
Milford Monte 47 26 0 0
Russell Pulido 35 25 0 0
Greg Hart 47 25 0 3
Michael Santos 43 31 0 0
Todd Leger 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Perry Fields 1 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Blazers

Fumble Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Benjamin Willis 2 0 0 0
Jeffrey Ruiz 1 0 0 0
James Toney 0 1 0 0
Russell Henderson 0 1 1 0

Atlanta Blazers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
John Avallone 1 0 0 0
David West 0 1 0 0
Patrick Walton 0 0 1 0
Richard Oneal 0 0 1 0
Eric Potter 0 1 1 0

Punting

Indianapolis Racers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Nathaniel Hegarty 9 411 45.67 43.44 56 7

Atlanta Blazers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Paul Drake 9 424 47.11 42.22 55 1

Kicking

Indianapolis Racers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Perez 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Atlanta Blazers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Timothy McCroy 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 0 / 0

Punt Return

Indianapolis Racers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Brad Jensen 4 23 5.8 11 0

Atlanta Blazers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jerome Whetzel 2 1 0.5 1 0

Kick Return

Indianapolis Racers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Brad Jensen 3 102 34.0 0

Atlanta Blazers

Defensive Stats

Indianapolis Racers

Name Tackles Sacks
John Aquino 9 0
Willie Birney 5 0
Perry Fields 4 0
Steven Graham 4 0
Albert Vallecillo 4 0
Brent Jordan 3 1
Bruce Williams 3 2
Anthony Bowen 3 0
Robert Custer 3 0
William Sauer 2 0
Wilson Alexander 1 0
Russell Henderson 0 1

Atlanta Blazers

Name Tackles Sacks
William Nero 15 0
Andrew Goodman 9 0
James Bury 7 0
Terence Summers 5 0
Alonzo Fordham 5 0
Mark Ross 4 0
Leroy Martinez 4 0
Benny Thrall 3 0
Aaron Larson 2 0
David West 2 0
Richard Oneal 2 0
Todd Leger 1 0
Eric Potter 1 0
William Hall 1 0
Stephen Porter 1 0
Eric Lovell 1 0