Exhibition Week 4, 1975

played in St. Louis, MO

80 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers14703-24
St. Louis Cardinals10703-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:22 BIR - Rickey Young 73 pass from Pat Haden (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 07:43 STL - John Leypoldt 33 field goal
1Q: 06:55 BIR - Tyrell Garrison 95 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
1Q: 03:52 STL - Bubba O'Neil 11 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 13:13 STL - Cotton Speyrer 12 pass from Jeff Gainey (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 11:24 BIR - Ken Bailey 59 pass from Elton Davis (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 14:16 STL - John Leypoldt 41 field goal
4Q: 07:41 BIR - Bucky Wallace 29 field goal

Team StatisticsBIRSTL
Record3-00-3
First Downs1419
- by Rushing73
- by Passing715
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards320291
- Offensive Plays5367
- Yards per Play6.044.34
Net Rushing Yards11285
- Rushing Attempts3023
- Yards per Rush3.733.70
Net Passing Yards208206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt19 - 12 - 343 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards231212
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/231/6
- Yards per Pass Play9.044.68
Fumbles/Lost4/22/2
3rd Down Conversions3/98/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.87.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/206/50
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/29
Kick Returns/Yards4/725/192
Interception Ret./Yards1/03/43
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OPP 49
Time of Possession29:1830:42

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:57OWN 20480Touchdown
17:380:36OWN 1310Interception
13:472:11OWN 32417Interception
213:051:56OWN 31369Touchdown
27:513:33OWN 3959Punt
20:430:43OWN 2014Half
313:140:29OWN 20215Fumble
312:351:41OWN 1831Interception
39:262:04OWN 2939Punt
35:491:42OWN 423-2Punt
414:093:34OWN 30848Fumble
410:242:49OPP 43531Field Goal
45:375:37OWN 51144Game
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:035:25OWN 401044Field Goal
17:020:17OPP 712Fumble
16:452:58OPP 43543Touchdown
11:363:31OPP 35835Touchdown
211:093:18OPP 47615Missed FG
24:183:35OWN 9945Punt
315:001:46OPP 4330Punt
312:450:10OPP 3010Interception
310:541:28OPP 3142Downs
37:221:33OWN 35430Missed FG
34:074:58OWN 341142Field Goal
410:350:11OWN 3726Fumble
47:351:58OPP 4742Punt

Game MVP: Rickey Young, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Darnell Goodwin17764.471220
Rickey Young12373.08900
Elton Davis1-1-1.00-100
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf15614.07900
Warren Bankston7233.29600
Norm Bulaich111.00100

Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Elton Davis15111583/181591101.5
Pat Haden41731/5173279.2
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Gainey31211341/6122173.9
Jim Hart129780/01170119.4

Receiving Statistics

BirminghamCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rickey Young6612320.5079731
TE Marc Forbes22199.506130
RB Darnell Goodwin1233.00230
WR Ken Bailey115959.0047591
WR Calvin Hickman121515.001150
WR Al Walker141212.000120
WR Hugh Stopek0200.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bubba O'Neil67589.673171
WR Ray Jarvis510438.605130
WR Alfred Jenkins57418.2010220
RB Warren Bankston3631.00220
FB Norm Bulaich33144.67080
WR Terry Metcalf33196.334120
FB Matt Braxton2263.00340
TE Larry Brown121010.004100
TE Rich Caster1166.00060
WR Cotton Speyrer121212.000121

Interception Statistics

BirminghamIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Ron Pritchard100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ray Easterling12020.000
CB Roger Wehrli11616.000
CB Hugh Rodgers177.000

Fumble Statistics

BirminghamFumbRecovForceTD
Elton Davis2000
Rickey Young1200
Darnell Goodwin1000
Tyrell Garrison0101
Bill Kollar0100
Bill Simpson0010
Dusty Oliver0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Warren Bankston1000
Terry Metcalf1000
Eric Kasay0110
Jim Tolbert0100
Ron Yankowski0020
Mike Weger0010

Punting Statistics

BirminghamPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ian Mooberry312541.732.0462
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake312943.029.7461

Kicking Statistics

BirminghamFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace1/10/00/0293/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt2/41/30/1412/2

Punt Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf11919.00
Cotton Speyrer11010.00

Kick Return Statistics

BirminghamRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer35618.70
Al Walker11616.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Wehrli415438.50
Jim Tolbert13838.00

Defensive Statistics

BirminghamTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bill Bradley1310.02042
OLB Ron Pritchard640.02031
ILB Jack Reynolds620.01642
S Bill Simpson610.01838
OLB Karlos Rasmussen420.0918
S Willie Germany400.0513
DE Bill Kollar320.01942
CB Ronnie Covington310.01737
WR Hugh Stopek30---------
DT Gary Fair200.01531
DE Bill Cooke101.01842
DT Otis Sistrunk100.055
DE Will Wynn100.042
G Andy Dawson10---------
DT Dusty Oliver100.062
OLB Broderick Kimsey100.012
T Juan Bruce10---------
CB Ken Sawyer030.01843
OLB Frank LeMaster010.072
DT Craig Fulcher010.02042
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Weger920.02921
OLB Dwight Lewis710.03022
ILB Will Foster621.02922
DT Eric Kasay610.02415
CB Roger Wehrli400.03022
DE Ron Yankowski301.52921
OLB Jim Merlo200.087
DE Billy Howard101.066
DT John Grant130.52923
CB Al Clark100.02217
DE Stan Hindman100.02417
CB Hugh Rodgers100.02822
WR Alfred Jenkins10---------
S Tony Peters100.022
ILB Mark Cooney010.011
CB Ray Easterling010.069
S Jim Tolbert010.02218

Pass Rush Statistics

BirminghamSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bill Cooke1.000042
DE Bill Kollar0.002042
DT Craig Fulcher0.001142
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Yankowski1.500021
ILB Will Foster1.000022
DE Billy Howard1.00006
DT John Grant0.500023

Pass Defense Statistics

BirminghamCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bill Bradley102042
S Willie Germany40013
OLB Ron Pritchard32131
ILB Jack Reynolds30042
S Bill Simpson30038
CB Ronnie Covington30037
OLB Karlos Rasmussen20018
CB Ken Sawyer11043
OLB Broderick Kimsey1002
CB Earl Dvorak01042
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis40022
ILB Will Foster20022
S Mike Weger20021
CB Roger Wehrli12122
CB Hugh Rodgers10122
DT Dale Norman1005
S Tony Peters1002
CB Ray Easterling0019

Blocking Statistics

BirminghamKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kris Wheeler37020012
Andy Dawson24021118
Juan Bruce24019118
Pete Adams23020115
Greg Sampson14018011
Ken Garcia02023014
Darryl Kenyon020905
Vincent Forbes0201008
Dan Ryczek01010011
Carlton Malone00023117
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jabar Green23010020
Dan Dierdorf16118025
Tom Funchess14018026
Jim Arneson13013022
Glen Holloway12013024
Revie Sorey12018036
Sam Davis010619
Len Hauss01010027
Matt Braxton0108010

Special Teams Tackles

BirminghamTacklesSTPlays
John Pitts68
Ken Garcia111
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Hugh Rodgers312
Charlie Smith18

Participation

BirminghamRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bill Bradley------2042971
Ken Sawyer------18431071
Ronnie Covington------17371771
Earl Dvorak------2042567
Craig Fulcher------2042466
Bill Kollar------1942465
Bill Cooke------1842464
Jack Reynolds------1642462
Bill Simpson------1838460
Ron Pritchard------2031354
Marc Forbes1919------1351
Rickey Young2821------150
Gary Fair------1531349
Ken Garcia2314------1148
Darnell Goodwin227------1746
Elton Davis2418---------42
Andy Dawson2118------342
Hugh Stopek1314------1441
Carlton Malone2317---------40
Calvin Hickman1715------840
Al Walker2015------540
Juan Bruce1918------239
Pete Adams2015---------35
Kris Wheeler2012------335
Greg Sampson1811---------29
Karlos Rasmussen------918229
Willie Germany------5131028
Ken Bailey78------1328
Dan Ryczek1011------425
Vincent Forbes108------422
Darryl Kenyon95------418
Jack Ham------411015
Frank LeMaster------72514
John Pitts------32813
Dusty Oliver------62311
Pat Haden65---------11
Otis Sistrunk------55---10
Tyrell Garrison------52310
Broderick Kimsey------1269
Will Wynn------42---6
Bucky Wallace00------66
Gerald Blackburn------33---6
Boobie Clark12------25
Ian Mooberry00------44
Doug English------0033
Unknown00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Hugh Rodgers------28221262
Roger Wehrli------3022658
Revie Sorey1836------458
Rich Caster1634------555
John Grant------2923153
Dwight Lewis------3022153
Will Foster------2922152
Mike Weger------2921151
Ron Yankowski------2921151
Alfred Jenkins1632---------48
Ron Mikolajczyk931------747
Warren Bankston719------2046
Dan Dierdorf1825------346
Jeff Gainey1432---------46
Tom Funchess1826---------44
Len Hauss1027------744
Ray Jarvis1529---------44
Jim Tolbert------2218444
Stan Hindman------2417142
Terry Metcalf1624------242
Eric Kasay------2415342
Norm Bulaich1118------1241
Al Clark------2217241
Bubba O'Neil1227------140
Jim Arneson1322------439
Glen Holloway1324---------37
Larry Brown812------1535
Jabar Green1020------434
Cotton Speyrer613------1332
Ray Easterling------691530
Matt Braxton810------523
Sam Davis69------621
Jim Hart912---------21
Ken Payne02------1416
Jim Merlo------87---15
Tony Peters------221115
Dale Norman------85114
Mark Cooney------111012
Willie Harper------011112
Billy Howard------66---12
John Leypoldt00------99
Charlie Smith00------88
Al Blake00------77
Sammy Danko------1236
Bob Breunig------2013
Jack Concannon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11444.0
Middle15624.1
Right372.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4205.0
Middle14574.1
Right581.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Elton Davis15112012001
Pat Haden411010002
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Gainey31211213301
Jim Hart1290003010

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen337725.7
Short (0-8 Yds)64315.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)7410114.4
Long (19+ Yds)31227.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55122.4
Short (0-8 Yds)2015753.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)16101257.8
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rickey Young660123221
WR Al Walker41112015
RB Darnell Goodwin210307
TE Marc Forbes22019019
WR Hugh Stopek2000014
WR Calvin Hickman21115015
WR Ken Bailey1105918
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis105043029
WR Bubba O'Neil76058027
WR Alfred Jenkins75041132
RB Warren Bankston6313019
FB Norm Bulaich33014018
WR Terry Metcalf33019024
TE Larry Brown21010012
WR Cotton Speyrer21012013
FB Matt Braxton2206010
TE Rich Caster1106034

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BirminghamAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Darnell Goodwin155.004.47
Rickey Young100.003.08
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Warren Bankston242.003.29
Terry Metcalf294.504.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Elton Davis1111.0010.53
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jim Hart53193.806.50
Jeff Gainey22147.004.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rickey Young1111.0020.50
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Warren Bankston2121.000.50
WR Bubba O'Neil21115.508.29
TE Rich Caster1166.006.00
WR Cotton Speyrer111212.006.00
FB Matt Braxton1122.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BirminghamRushesConversions
Darnell Goodwin32
Elton Davis10
St. LouisRushesConversions
Terry Metcalf21
Warren Bankston11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BirminghamAttCompConversions
Elton Davis321
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jeff Gainey983
Jim Hart433

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BirminghamTargCatchConversions
RB Darnell Goodwin110
WR Hugh Stopek100
WR Rickey Young111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Ray Jarvis322
WR Alfred Jenkins331
WR Terry Metcalf221
WR Bubba O'Neil210
RB Warren Bankston110
TE Rich Caster111
WR Cotton Speyrer111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,800 (21,400)
End Zone13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)