Regular Season Week 1: Commodores at Wildcats
September 04, 1938 87° Arizona Stadium
Attendance: 32,696 (64%)
Commodores 10 14 0 6 - 30
Wildcats 7 10 0 0 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 1-10-ARI 19 (14:46) 8-Vernon Helmick pass complete to 45-Willie Thorp for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joshua Sanchez. ARI 0 VAN 7
(Qtr 1) Wildcats: (14:41) 9-Joshua Sanchez kicks 69 yards from VAN 35 to ARI -4. 17-Edward Eaton for 105yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Curtis White. ARI 7 VAN 7
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 4-3-ARI 5 (4:28) 9-Joshua Sanchez 23 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 7 VAN 10
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 2-2-ARI 2 (14:20) 45-Willie Thorp ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joshua Sanchez. ARI 7 VAN 17
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 2-16-ARI 6 (9:01) 17-Thomas Martinez pass INTERCEPTED by 26-Dwayne Greenman at ARI 13. 26-Dwayne Greenman to ARI 0 for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Joshua Sanchez. ARI 7 VAN 24
(Qtr 2) Wildcats: 3-4-VAN 14 (2:03) 17-Thomas Martinez pass complete to 21-Gary Larsen to VAN 0 for 14 yards. 21-Gary Larsen made a spectacular diving catch! TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Curtis White. ARI 14 VAN 24
(Qtr 2) Wildcats: 4-14-VAN 14 (0:42) 2-Curtis White 31 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 17 VAN 24
(Qtr 4) Commodores: 4-1-ARI 19 (14:15) 9-Joshua Sanchez 37 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 17 VAN 27
(Qtr 4) Commodores: 4-4-ARI 14 (3:58) 9-Joshua Sanchez 32 yard field goal is GOOD. ARI 17 VAN 30
Team Statistics
Wildcats Commodores
First Downs 8 12
- Rushing 6 7
- Passing 1 3
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 140 248
- Offensive Plays 73 70
- Yards Per Play 1.92 3.54
Net Rushing Yards 130 102
- Rushing Attempts 23 41
- Yards Per Rush 5.65 2.49
Net Passing Yards 10 146
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 3 / 4 28 / 17 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 54 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 44 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 0.20 5.03
- Yards Per Completion 18.00 9.18
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 21 2 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 31 2 / 19
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 20 7 / 48
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 126 1 / 39
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 4 / 36
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 2 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 45
Time of Possession 25:48 34:01
Drive Charts
Wildcats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:14 OWN 24 2 0 Interception
1 14:27 5:01 OPP 25 11 -35 Punt
1 9:26 0:49 OWN 9 3 1 Punt
1 4:25 1:34 OWN 25 3 -19 Punt
2 14:17 0:50 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
2 11:30 0:55 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
2 9:08 0:13 OWN 12 2 -6 Interception
2 5:45 3:47 OWN 42 9 58 Touchdown
2 1:07 0:28 OWN 48 6 37 Field Goal
3 12:49 4:43 OWN 23 9 31 Punt
3 5:53 2:07 OPP 48 6 14 Interception
3 2:06 0:55 OWN 2 3 0 Punt
4 14:11 0:54 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 10:08 1:23 OWN 3 3 6 Punt
4 6:30 0:49 OWN 3 2 10 Interception
4 3:55 0:13 OWN 25 4 10 Downs
4 1:57 0:39 OWN 31 3 -8 Punt
4 1:00 0:14 OWN 25 4 -10 Downs
Commodores
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:46 0:05 OPP 19 1 19 Touchdown
1 8:37 4:12 OWN 46 6 50 Field Goal
1 2:52 3:35 OPP 49 7 49 Touchdown
2 13:27 1:57 OWN 39 3 7 Punt
2 10:36 1:27 OWN 37 3 9 Punt
2 8:55 1:37 OPP 25 5 -24 Punt
2 7:18 1:33 OWN 14 3 -8 Punt
2 1:58 0:52 OWN 31 3 10 Interception
2 0:39 0:39 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 8:06 2:13 OWN 6 3 6 Punt
3 3:46 1:40 OWN 27 3 12 Punt
3 1:12 2:00 OPP 48 4 29 Field Goal
4 13:17 3:09 OWN 26 5 16 Punt
4 8:45 2:15 OWN 42 3 1 Punt
4 5:41 1:46 OPP 20 3 6 Field Goal
4 3:43 1:46 OPP 25 3 1 Missed FG
4 1:18 0:18 OWN 37 3 -1 Punt
4 0:46 0:46 OPP 14 2 -1 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wildcats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Gary Larsen 19 97 5.11 12 6 0
#17 Thomas Martinez 2 17 8.50 9 0 0
#30 Michael Severs 1 15 15.00 15 1 0
#36 Alfonso Peterson 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Commodores
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 29 91 3.14 15 3 1
#32 David Walker 3 13 4.33 10 1 0
#8 Vernon Helmick 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#40 Gregory Morris 7 -2 -0.29 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Wildcats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Thomas Martinez 45 3 54 5 / 44 1 34 4 9.95
Commodores
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Vernon Helmick 28 17 156 1 / 10 1 31 1 72.92
Receiving Stats
Wildcats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Jim Silva 1 34 34.00 34 0
#21 Gary Larsen 1 14 14.00 14 1
#30 Michael Severs 1 6 6.00 6 0
Commodores
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 7 92 13.14 31 1
#10 William Wilson 2 28 14.00 20 0
#10 Henry Rhodes 4 18 4.50 7 0
#32 David Walker 2 9 4.50 7 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 2 9 4.50 6 0
Blocking Stats
Wildcats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Ryan Manzo 61 30 2 2
#72 Gregory Bender 64 29 2 2
#60 James Davidson 27 14 1 1
#48 William Russell 0 3 0 0
#56 James Negron 3 4 0 1
#53 Antonio Stevenson 0 3 0 1
#32 Carl Doughty 6 3 0 0
#42 Miles Collins 0 3 0 0
#79 William Leary 0 2 0 0
#57 Kim Moon 0 3 0 0
#96 Adam Black 3 2 0 0
#71 John Smith 0 2 0 0
#21 Gary Larsen 22 2 0 0
#76 Jason Herzberg 42 10 0 0
#30 Michael Severs 31 16 0 1
#75 Charles Bizzell 65 39 0 2
#53 Harold Reeves 61 27 0 0
#52 Nathan Melton 0 2 0 0
#60 Patrick Franklin 13 0 0 0
#73 Billy McLeod 13 3 0 0
#19 Manuel Morris 0 14 0 0
#17 Edward Eaton 0 12 0 1
#81 Daniel Pittman 0 11 0 0
#86 Jim Silva 9 17 0 1
#36 Alfonso Peterson 4 7 0 0
#58 Christopher Parker 0 1 0 0
#87 Stephen Burden 1 7 0 1
#95 Randy Hanna 0 1 0 0
#62 Travis Berg 1 0 0 0
Commodores
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Chester Huffman 1 4 0 0
#57 Eric Luevano 7 6 0 1
#56 Kevin Dobson 0 1 0 0
#48 John Peterson 0 1 0 0
#96 James Foster 0 2 0 0
#55 Jay Elson 0 2 0 0
#87 Louis Morales 5 38 0 2
#63 Keith Nesmith 44 45 0 2
#64 Benjamin Warren 45 45 0 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 0 10 0 0
#68 Michael Messina 46 49 0 2
#71 Kevin Bradford 46 44 0 2
#10 Henry Rhodes 0 10 0 0
#70 Thomas Morgan 36 47 0 3
#53 Owen Inman 12 2 0 0
#67 Joshua Ehlert 3 4 0 0
#77 Miguel Pearson 17 0 0 0
#65 Frank Torres 17 0 0 0
#40 Gregory Morris 2 13 0 1
#45 Willie Thorp 6 1 0 0
#32 David Walker 10 30 0 0
#81 Frank Sims 0 16 0 0
#50 Howard Guidry 8 0 0 0
#10 William Wilson 0 4 0 0
#49 Clinton Garcia 0 6 0 0
#92 Donald Sipes 0 2 0 0
#20 Eddie Murphy 0 1 0 0
#90 James Cooper 0 2 0 1
#91 Rodney Dangerfield 0 1 0 0
#51 Paul Pinkerton 0 1 0 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 3 1 0 0
#93 Ryan Turner 0 1 0 0
#26 Dwayne Greenman 0 1 0 0
#58 Anthony Allen 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Wildcats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 Walter Lamanna 1 0 0.00 0
Commodores
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Eddie Murphy 1 23 23.00 0
#26 Dwayne Greenman 1 13 13.00 1
#34 Antonio Gillis 1 0 0.00 0
#55 Jay Elson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Wildcats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Commodores
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Wildcats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Jeffrey Robinson 10 480 48.00 43.90 54 2
Commodores
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Robert Vega 10 494 49.40 44.60 64 5
Kicking
Wildcats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Curtis White 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2
Commodores
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Joshua Sanchez 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 37 3 / 3
Punt Return
Wildcats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Edward Eaton 1 20 20.0 20 0
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 7 48 6.9 12 0
Kick Return
Wildcats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#17 Edward Eaton 2 126 63.0 1
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Alexander Montgomery 1 39 39.0 0
Defensive Stats
Wildcats
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Adam Black 9 0
#95 Randy Hanna 8 0
#25 Marion Mayberry 8 0
#42 Miles Collins 7 1
#53 Antonio Stevenson 7 0
#35 Walter Lamanna 5 0
#48 William Russell 4 0
#32 Carl Doughty 4 0
#71 John Smith 3 0
#86 Jim Silva 2 0
#30 Michael Severs 1 0
#75 Charles Bizzell 1 0
#2 Curtis White 1 0
#79 William Leary 1 0
#52 Nathan Melton 1 0
#57 Kim Moon 1 0
#56 James Negron 1 0
Commodores
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 John Peterson 4 0
#55 Jay Elson 4 0
#67 Joshua Ehlert 3 0
#96 James Foster 3 2
#56 Kevin Dobson 3 1
#49 Clinton Garcia 2 0
#20 Eddie Murphy 2 0
#57 Eric Luevano 2 0
#34 Antonio Gillis 1 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 1 0
#26 Dwayne Greenman 1 0
#68 Michael Messina 1 0
#91 Rodney Dangerfield 1 0
#93 Ryan Turner 1 1
#90 James Cooper 1 1