1978 San Jose Earthquakes Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 8-22 - 83 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Momcilo Gavric (0-0)
Coach: Terry Fisher (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 214,777, Avg. 14,318 in 15 home dates
1978 San Jose Earthquakes RosterTeam Record: 8-22 - 83 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Momcilo Gavric (0-0)
Coach: Terry Fisher (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 214,777, Avg. 14,318 in 15 home dates
The San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 8 wins and 22 losses for 83 points in the NASL's Western Division.
The Earthquakes recorded 36 goals and allowed 81, most in the circuit. Peter Ressel and Paul Child scored 8 goals each for San Jose, and Ilija Mitic contributed five or more, too. Gerrit Vooys recorded a 1.4 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Momcilo Gavric and Terry Fisher coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ressel | F | 29 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Child | F | 29 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ilija Mitic | F | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dusan Lukic | M | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Victor Kodelja | F | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rowlands | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Wood | D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Spann | F | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volker Faas | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leroy DeLeon | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Davidovic | D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parviz | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Davie Kemp | M | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Suffle | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Demling | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Keohane | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gizzi | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Handlan | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Bevans | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerrit Vooys | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Wark | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Christensen | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Verdi | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franz Smuda | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Smillie | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buzz Demling | D | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Chapman | M | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hewitt | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 385 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Vooys | 7 | 0 | 645:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.09 | 0 | 50 | |
| Mike Hewitt | 22 | 0 | 1976:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 2.19 | 0 | 159 | |
| Paul Gizzi | 2 | 0 | 166:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.25 | 0 | 16 | |
| Sean Keohane | 2 | 0 | 45:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.00 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 2832:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 2.42 | 0 | 229 |
