1979 Pittsburgh vs 1979 San Diego | ||||||||||||
Ball Possession And Drive Chart | ||||||||||||
| 1979 Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
| # | Time | Time | Time | How Ball | Drive | # | Yds | Yds | Net | 1st | Last | Drive |
| Recd | Lost | Poss | Obtained | Began | Play | Gain | Pen | Yds | Down | Scrm | Result | |
| 1 | 15:00 | 12:00 | 3:00 | Kickoff | PIA 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | PIA 39 | Interception |
| 2 | 11:42 | 8:24 | 3:18 | Kickoff | PIA 23 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | SDA 48 | Punt |
| 3 | 5:24 | 3:18 | 2:06 | Punt | PIA 1 | 5 | 6 | -7 | -1 | 2 | PIA 0 | Safety |
| 4 | 14:42 | 13:48 | 0:54 | Interception | PIA 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | PIA 24 | Interception |
| 5 | 10:48 | 10:30 | 0:18 | Kickoff | PIA 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIA 21 | Fumble |
| 6 | 10:12 | 9:36 | 0:36 | Kickoff | PIA 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PIA 31 | Interception |
| 7 | 8:24 | 3:00 | 5:24 | Interception | PIA 20 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 5 | *SDA 5 | Touchdown |
| 8 | 0:52 | 0:08 | 0:44 | Kickoff | *SDA 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | *SDA 6 | Touchdown |
| 9 | 11:24 | 4:30 | 6:54 | Punt | PIA 11 | 17 | 89 | -15 | 74 | 6 | *SDA 15 | Field Goal |
| 10 | 1:12 | 15:00 | 1:12 | Fumble | PIA 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | PIA 33 | Punt |
| 11 | 12:18 | 11:42 | 0:36 | Fumble | SDA 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SDA 41 | Interception |
| 12 | 10:30 | 7:30 | 3:00 | Interception | SDA 40 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 2 | *SDA 7 | Fumble |
| 13 | 5:42 | 2:24 | 3:18 | Punt | SDA 46 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 4 | *SDA 8 | Touchdown |
| 14 | 2:00 | 1:15 | 0:45 | Interception | PIA 48 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | SDA 46 | Downs |
| 15 | 0:45 | 0:08 | 0:37 | Punt | PIA 13 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | PIA 34 | Downs |
(319) Average PIA 32 | ||||||||||||
| 1979 San Diego | ||||||||||||
| # | Time | Time | Time | How Ball | Drive | # | Yds | Yds | Net | 1st | Last | Drive |
| Recd | Lost | Poss | Obtained | Began | Play | Gain | Pen | Yds | Down | Scrm | Result | |
| 1 | 12:00 | 11:42 | 0:18 | Interception | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Touchdown | ||
| 2 | 8:24 | 5:24 | 3:00 | Punt | SDA 17 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 2 | PIA 33 | Punt |
| 3 | 3:18 | 14:42 | 3:36 | Safety Punt | SDA 35 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 3 | PIA 24 | Interception |
| 4 | 13:48 | 10:48 | 3:00 | Interception | SDA 43 | 7 | 62 | -15 | 47 | 1 | *PIA 10 | Field Goal |
| 5 | 10:30 | 10:12 | 0:18 | Fumble | PIA 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | PIA 21 | Touchdown |
| 6 | 9:36 | 8:24 | 1:12 | Interception | PIA 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | *PIA 11 | Interception |
| 7 | 3:00 | 0:52 | 2:08 | Kickoff | SDA 40 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 4 | *PIA 17 | Touchdown |
| 8 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 0:08 | Kickoff | SDA 31 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | SDA 30 | End of Half |
| 9 | 15:00 | 11:24 | 3:36 | Kickoff | SDA 41 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 7 | 1 | SDA 48 | Punt |
| 10 | 4:30 | 1:12 | 3:18 | Kickoff | SDA 20 | 5 | 21 | -5 | 16 | 1 | SDA 36 | Fumble |
| 11 | 15:00 | 12:18 | 2:42 | Punt | SDA 18 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 2 | PIA 49 | Fumble |
| 12 | 11:42 | 10:30 | 1:12 | Interception | SDA 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | SDA 37 | Interception |
| 13 | 7:30 | 5:42 | 1:48 | Fumble | SDA 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | SDA 10 | Punt |
| 14 | 2:24 | 2:00 | 0:24 | Onside Kickoff | SDA 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SDA 47 | Interception |
| 15 | 1:15 | 0:45 | 0:30 | Downs | SDA 46 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | SDA 43 | Punt |
| 16 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 0:08 | Downs | PIA 34 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | PIA 35 | End of Game |
(300) Average SDA 39 | ||||||||||||
| * inside opponent's 20 | ||||||||||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | ||||||
| Visitor 1979 Pittsburgh | 8:24 | 7:56 | 8:06 | 8:16 | 0:00 | 32:42 | ||||||
Home 1979 San Diego | 6:36 | 7:04 | 6:54 | 6:44 | 0:00 | 27:18 | ||||||
| Kickoff Drive No. - Start Average | Pittsburgh: 5 - PIA 36 | San Diego: 5 - SDA 35 | ||||||||||