Regular Season Week 1: Fighting Irish at Cyclones
September 08, 1940 67° Jack Trice Stadium
Attendance: 38,561 (63%)
Fighting Irish 0 3 2 16 - 21
Cyclones 3 0 3 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cyclones: 4-11-NDI 11 (5:55) 7-Rick Golding 28 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 3 NDI 0
(Qtr 2) Fighting Irish: 4-1-IST 5 (10:17) 10-Jose Quijada 24 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 3 NDI 3
(Qtr 3) Fighting Irish: 1-10-IST 5 (11:34) 14-Ricardo Stevenson sacked at IST -4 for -9 yards (76-Charles Wilson). Sack allowed by 58-Kevin Ingersoll. SAFETY! (76-Charles Wilson) IST 3 NDI 5
(Qtr 3) Cyclones: 4-11-NDI 41 (3:45) 7-Rick Golding 59 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 6 NDI 5
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-8-IST 16 (11:27) 10-Jose Quijada 34 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 58-Glenn Dunham was injured on the play. IST 6 NDI 8
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 2-20-IST 8 (6:35) 14-Ricardo Stevenson pass INTERCEPTED by 25-George Viles at IST 10. 25-George Viles to IST 0 for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Jose Quijada. IST 6 NDI 15
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-1-IST 8 (2:00) 10-Jose Quijada 26 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 97-Paul Gray was injured on the play. IST 6 NDI 18
(Qtr 4) Fighting Irish: 4-8-IST 22 (0:55) 10-Jose Quijada 40 yard field goal is GOOD. IST 6 NDI 21
Team Statistics
Cyclones Fighting Irish
First Downs 12 9
- Rushing 6 4
- Passing 4 5
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 171 217
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards Per Play 2.63 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 86 106
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.91 3.53
Net Passing Yards 85 111
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 22 / 3 21 / 16 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 130 133
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 45 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 1.98 4.63
- Yards Per Completion 5.91 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 23 3 / 27
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 30
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 24
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:09 36:50
Drive Charts
Cyclones
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:54 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 12:02 2:09 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
1 3:43 2:05 OWN 28 4 17 Punt
2 10:15 1:30 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 6:37 5:17 OWN 30 10 57 Interception
3 11:33 0:04 OWN 5 1 -10 Safety
3 9:54 6:14 OWN 16 11 43 Field Goal
3 1:28 1:36 OWN 19 3 -2 Punt
4 11:24 1:29 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 7:10 0:40 OWN 6 3 2 Interception
4 1:58 0:20 OWN 25 4 2 Interception
4 0:51 0:51 OWN 25 4 15 Game
Fighting Irish
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:06 2:03 OWN 38 3 9 Punt
1 9:53 4:01 OWN 36 7 -25 Field Goal
1 5:52 2:09 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 1:37 6:23 OWN 16 10 78 Field Goal
2 8:45 2:09 OWN 17 3 7 Punt
2 1:20 1:20 OWN 3 3 6 Half
3 15:00 3:27 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
3 11:29 1:35 OWN 39 3 -3 Punt
3 3:40 2:12 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 14:52 3:28 OWN 47 8 37 Field Goal
4 9:55 2:45 OWN 35 4 11 Punt
4 6:30 1:29 OPP 25 6 -8 Downs
4 5:01 3:03 OPP 33 5 25 Field Goal
4 1:38 0:46 OPP 24 3 2 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cyclones
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Michael Johnston 12 36 3.00 11 2 0
#47 Philip Allen 8 34 4.25 9 0 0
#14 Ricardo Stevenson 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
#42 Grant Lane 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Keith Meyers 21 61 2.90 10 2 0
#23 Bradley Delgado 8 38 4.75 15 1 0
#17 John Bishop 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Cyclones
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Ricardo Stevenson 38 22 130 5 / 45 0 17 3 31.69
Fighting Irish
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 John Bishop 21 16 133 3 / 22 0 27 0 91.96
Receiving Stats
Cyclones
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#30 Kenneth Padilla 4 33 8.25 17 0
#47 Philip Allen 6 30 5.00 6 0
#19 Willie Blanco 4 26 6.50 12 0
#18 John Medders 1 13 13.00 13 0
#82 Ronald Brown 1 7 7.00 7 0
#31 Michael Johnston 3 7 2.33 3 0
#89 Anthony Coleman 1 6 6.00 6 0
#16 Roberto Kinslow 1 4 4.00 4 0
#81 Daniel Foutz 1 4 4.00 4 0
Fighting Irish
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Allen Helfrich 3 38 12.67 19 0
#23 Bradley Delgado 2 29 14.50 27 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 4 23 5.75 11 0
#88 Gerald Knecht 2 17 8.50 9 0
#83 Robert Roof 2 9 4.50 5 0
#84 Michael Miller 1 9 9.00 9 0
#21 Keith Meyers 2 8 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Cyclones
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Kevin Ingersoll 46 28 2 4
#77 Robert Williams 52 29 2 2
#56 David Shuttleworth 9 2 1 1
#78 Ray Riddle 43 23 0 0
#71 Ronald Spicer 52 35 0 1
#89 Anthony Coleman 9 23 0 0
#61 Michael Cornell 23 15 0 0
#47 Philip Allen 5 4 0 0
#30 Kenneth Padilla 17 17 0 0
#79 Lawrence Spates 28 17 0 1
#90 Jared Hake 4 1 0 1
#50 Gregory Henry 8 2 0 0
#58 Glenn Dunham 7 0 0 0
#31 Michael Johnston 10 5 0 1
#97 Paul Gray 0 1 0 0
#82 Ronald Brown 0 9 0 0
#42 Grant Lane 7 8 0 0
#18 John Medders 0 3 0 0
#19 Willie Blanco 0 5 0 0
#16 Roberto Kinslow 0 11 0 0
#93 Morris Jarrett 2 0 0 0
#28 Brian Lowe 0 5 0 0
#80 Adam Kirkpatrick 0 4 0 0
#81 Daniel Foutz 0 1 0 0
Fighting Irish
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Timothy Gardener 37 37 2 6
#51 Stanley Ford 4 2 1 1
#53 Bruce Greaves 0 2 0 0
#94 Michael Oh 0 2 0 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 5 0 0
#99 Christopher Royce 0 4 0 0
#70 John Tedesco 29 30 0 1
#82 James Junkins 0 8 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 25 23 0 1
#88 Gerald Knecht 2 27 0 1
#73 Cornelius Wooten 37 35 0 1
#60 David Quintana 31 30 0 2
#65 Paul Augustine 37 30 0 0
#23 Bradley Delgado 2 7 0 1
#21 Keith Meyers 10 5 0 0
#13 Allen Helfrich 0 18 0 1
#91 Peter Reed 11 4 0 1
#57 Craig Matos 12 4 0 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 0 3 0 0
#26 Gregory Humphreys 0 4 0 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 4 5 0 1
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 0 15 0 1
#84 Michael Miller 0 13 0 0
#67 Francis Kircher 10 5 0 1
#42 Nathan Stevenson 0 4 0 0
#25 George Viles 0 5 0 0
#56 Don Stauffer 0 3 0 0
#80 Larry Newsom 0 1 0 0
#76 Charles Wilson 0 2 0 1
#55 Jonas Espinoza 1 1 0 0
#63 Wm Sorenson 0 2 0 0
#30 Michael Jones 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Cyclones
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#52 Steve McGinnis 1 14 14.00 0
#25 George Viles 1 10 10.00 1
#20 Kendrick Quinn 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Cyclones
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#90 Jared Hake 0 0 1 0
#58 Kevin Ingersoll 0 1 0 0
#40 Randall Boss 0 0 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 2 0 0 0
#83 Robert Roof 0 1 0 0
Punting
Cyclones
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 David Brown 6 230 38.33 40.83 48 2
Fighting Irish
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Joseph Sanchez 7 285 40.71 43.86 56 4
Kicking
Cyclones
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Rick Golding 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 59 0 / 0
Fighting Irish
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 Jose Quijada 4 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 40 1 / 1
Punt Return
Cyclones
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 3 22 7.3 8 0
#89 Ryan Charbonneau 1 8 8.0 8 0
Kick Return
Cyclones
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Fighting Irish
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#23 Bradley Delgado 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cyclones
Name Tackles Sacks
#58 Glenn Dunham 8 0
#40 Randall Boss 6 0
#90 Jared Hake 6 3
#44 Matthew Hetzel 5 0
#93 Jason Calhoun 4 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 4 0
#75 Robert Wilson 3 0
#10 Giuseppe Fitzgerald 3 0
#93 Morris Jarrett 2 0
#89 Anthony Coleman 2 0
#91 Jamie Wilson 2 0
#97 Paul Gray 2 0
#25 Claude Scott 1 0
#70 Thomas Binkley 1 0
#98 Timothy Lyda 1 0
#91 Stephen Lloyd 1 0
#50 Gregory Henry 1 0
#67 Harry Brooks 1 0
#78 Ray Riddle 1 0
Fighting Irish
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Nathan Stevenson 7 0
#25 George Viles 6 0
#30 Michael Jones 5 0
#52 Steve McGinnis 5 0
#32 Harley Quinn 5 0
#91 Peter Reed 4 0
#94 Michael Oh 3 0
#76 Charles Wilson 3 3
#56 Don Stauffer 3 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 2 0
#57 Craig Matos 2 0
#96 Nigel Brewer 1 1
#26 Gregory Humphreys 1 0
#68 Scotty Muhammad 1 0
#63 Wm Sorenson 1 1
#99 Christopher Royce 1 0