Regular Season Week 4: Tropics at Blues
September 24, 1989 57° State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 61,485 (82%)
Tropics 3 10 0 7 - 20
Blues 3 3 0 7 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Tropics: 4-11-MEM 33 (9:43) 4-Tony Longwell 50 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 MIA 3
(Qtr 1) Blues: 4-6-MIA 13 (4:06) 1-Michael Gray 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 MIA 3
(Qtr 2) Tropics: 4-5-MEM 21 (10:15) 4-Tony Longwell 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 MIA 6
(Qtr 2) Blues: 4-11-MIA 14 (3:34) 1-Michael Gray 31 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 MIA 6
(Qtr 2) Tropics: 2-11-MEM 11 (0:31) 16-Raymond Abbott pass complete to 89-Donald Wong for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Tony Longwell. MEM 6 MIA 13
(Qtr 4) Blues: 1-6-MIA 6 (5:44) 9-Frank Grayson pass complete to 10-Harold Hodge for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Michael Gray. MEM 13 MIA 13
(Qtr 4) Tropics: 1-7-MEM 7 (1:44) 16-Raymond Abbott pass complete to 89-Donald Wong for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Tony Longwell. MEM 13 MIA 20
Team Statistics
Blues Tropics
First Downs 16 14
- Rushing 10 4
- Passing 6 9
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 296 288
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards Per Play 5.10 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 138 91
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards Per Rush 5.75 2.53
Net Passing Yards 158 197
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 22 / 1 28 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 186 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.65 7.04
- Yards Per Completion 8.45 9.85
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 6 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 6 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 85 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:20 30:38
Drive Charts
Blues
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:40 OWN 30 5 22 Downs
1 9:38 5:35 OWN 28 10 59 Field Goal
2 14:52 1:27 OWN 20 3 -6 Punt
2 10:11 6:40 OWN 24 12 63 Field Goal
2 0:27 0:27 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 11:14 3:34 OWN 10 5 32 Punt
3 3:36 1:30 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 14:54 2:25 OWN 29 5 31 Interception
4 10:56 2:14 OWN 13 4 22 Punt
4 7:04 1:23 OPP 33 3 33 Touchdown
4 4:07 0:56 OWN 17 3 8 Fumble
4 1:40 0:29 OWN 25 4 1 Downs
Tropics
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:20 2:41 OWN 48 5 19 Field Goal
1 4:03 4:12 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
2 13:24 3:13 OWN 42 6 37 Field Goal
2 3:31 3:04 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:46 OWN 25 7 31 Punt
3 7:40 4:04 OWN 13 6 24 Punt
3 2:06 2:12 OWN 22 5 -1 Punt
4 12:29 1:32 OWN 40 3 -2 Punt
4 8:42 1:38 OWN 18 3 10 Fumble
4 5:41 1:34 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 3:11 1:32 OWN 47 6 53 Touchdown
4 1:10 1:10 OPP 26 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Blues
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 James Miller 19 123 6.47 14 6 0
#32 Joe Myers 2 11 5.50 6 0 0
#36 Ryan Stewart 3 4 1.33 3 0 0
Tropics
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Herman Wolfgang 22 76 3.45 14 3 0
#16 Raymond Abbott 3 11 3.67 11 1 0
#26 Robert Heroux 9 4 0.44 2 0 0
#43 Herbert Caplinger 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Blues
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Frank Grayson 31 22 186 3 / 28 1 25 1 83.53
Tropics
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Raymond Abbott 28 20 197 0 / 0 2 27 0 114.73
Receiving Stats
Blues
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Steve Vincent 3 46 15.33 25 0
#86 Karl Kong 4 38 9.50 23 0
#88 William Brissette 3 28 9.33 15 0
#25 James Miller 2 27 13.50 16 0
#36 Ryan Stewart 1 18 18.00 18 0
#10 Harold Hodge 2 9 4.50 6 1
#89 Richard Smeltzer 2 7 3.50 5 0
#48 Raymond Kincaid 3 6 2.00 4 0
#89 Ronald Schaefer 1 5 5.00 5 0
#32 Joe Myers 1 2 2.00 2 0
Tropics
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Raymond Dunn 5 55 11.00 22 0
#81 Gerald Slaughter 3 49 16.33 27 0
#14 Donald Wong 5 45 9.00 14 2
#82 Tony Witt 2 29 14.50 22 0
#41 John Dalessandro 2 13 6.50 8 0
#48 Herman Wolfgang 2 6 3.00 7 0
#86 Richard Whitley 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Blues
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Billy Greer 31 28 1 2
#76 Robert Baxter 34 30 1 1
#40 Thomas Hobbs 0 4 0 0
#57 Charles Dilworth 0 5 0 0
#72 Malcolm Jones 0 4 0 0
#59 Pedro Roy 0 4 0 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 0 4 0 0
#27 Ismael Myers 2 5 0 0
#46 Jason Dowling 0 4 0 1
#99 Homer Williams 0 4 0 0
#57 Joshua Oliver 0 3 0 3
#13 Steve Vincent 0 6 0 0
#65 William Taylor 34 30 0 0
#10 Harold Hodge 0 21 0 0
#86 Karl Kong 0 16 0 0
#74 Terry Rose 34 30 0 0
#48 Raymond Kincaid 11 20 0 2
#67 James Frazier 41 27 0 1
#25 James Miller 10 3 0 0
#88 William Brissette 0 14 0 0
#89 Richard Smeltzer 7 15 0 1
#89 Ronald Schaefer 0 7 0 0
#72 Philip Bull 1 4 0 0
#56 Rubin Craig 7 1 0 0
#88 Scott Allan 0 6 0 1
#76 Stephen Jost 2 0 0 0
#36 Ryan Stewart 7 1 0 0
#74 Deandre Alexander 7 0 0 0
#65 Charles Wilhelm 4 0 0 0
#69 Joseph Wyatt 7 1 0 0
#95 Jerry Summers 0 1 0 0
#52 Joe Tatum 0 1 0 0
Tropics
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#84 Raymond Dunn 0 17 0 0
#68 Richard Saltsman 37 35 0 0
#68 Ben Struthers 39 37 0 1
#81 Gerald Slaughter 1 15 0 0
#14 Donald Wong 0 18 0 0
#74 Leroy Bailey 33 38 0 3
#76 John Keys 38 38 0 0
#41 John Dalessandro 6 32 0 0
#59 Robert Elliott 38 38 0 4
#82 Tony Witt 0 8 0 0
#43 Herbert Caplinger 11 17 0 0
#86 Richard Whitley 9 3 0 0
#76 Jerome Hall 10 1 0 0
#65 Lester Jones 4 1 0 0
#60 Emanuel Bonner 11 0 0 0
#48 Herman Wolfgang 17 3 0 0
#97 David Murray 5 0 0 0
#41 Frederick Marshall 0 4 0 0
#26 Robert Heroux 0 4 0 0
#40 Horace Street 0 1 0 0
#57 Damion Stephens 0 1 0 0
#36 Johnathon Vose 0 1 0 0
#32 Robert Steele 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Blues
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Tropics
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#57 Damion Stephens 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Blues
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Steve Vincent 1 0 0 0
#72 Malcolm Jones 0 0 1 0
#40 Thomas Hobbs 0 1 0 0
#27 Ismael Myers 0 0 1 0
Tropics
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 Herman Wolfgang 2 0 0 0
#41 John Dalessandro 0 1 0 0
#58 Victor Hooley 0 1 0 0
#57 Damion Stephens 0 0 1 0
Punting
Blues
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Roy Moreno 4 189 47.25 47.25 54 2
Tropics
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Howard Wood 6 289 48.17 43.33 58 4
Kicking
Blues
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Michael Gray 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 1 / 1
Tropics
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Tony Longwell 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 50 2 / 2
Punt Return
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Harvey Dewar 2 6 3.0 5 0
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Blues
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#36 Ryan Stewart 3 85 28.3 0
Tropics
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Blues
Name Tackles Sacks
#57 Charles Dilworth 11 0
#40 Thomas Hobbs 8 0
#35 Joseph Cleveland 5 0
#72 Malcolm Jones 5 0
#59 Pedro Roy 4 0
#27 Ismael Myers 4 0
#68 Dennis Muncy 4 0
#52 Joe Tatum 2 0
#33 Paul Williams 2 0
#95 Jerry Summers 2 0
#10 Harold Hodge 1 0
#66 Brent Savage 1 0
#13 Steve Vincent 1 0
#46 Jason Dowling 1 0
Tropics
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Horace Street 9 0
#29 William Freeman 6 0
#41 Richard Diaz 6 0
#60 Jason Allen 5 1
#65 Lester Jones 4 1
#59 Clayton Stephens 4 0
#20 Rod Binion 3 0
#58 Thomas Stanton 3 0
#58 Victor Hooley 2 0
#36 Johnathon Vose 2 0
#32 Robert Steele 2 1
#86 Richard Whitley 1 0
#70 Louis Malcolm 1 0
#82 Tony Witt 1 0
#77 Gregory Parker 1 0
#57 Damion Stephens 1 0