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Week 2: Houston Gamblers at Detroit Wheels

September 11, 1977
72°
Rynearson Stadium (Ypsilanti, MI) Attendance: 46,912 (94%)
Gamblers 3 7 7 7 - 24
Wheels 7 27 14 10 - 58

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Wheels: 3-9-HOU 9 (10:21) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-1-DET 25 (3:25) 19-Daniel McCormack 44 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 7 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-HOU 17 (14:24) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 14 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 3-3-HOU 9 (9:36) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 21 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-HOU 20 (4:43) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 28 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-7-DET 7 (1:17) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 83-David Nelson for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DET 28 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-10-HOU 25 (0:25) 2-Jose Fouche 42 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 31 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 1-10-HOU 31 (0:13) 2-Jose Fouche 49 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 86-John Provencal was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. DET 34 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-10-HOU 22 (14:57) 11-James Lightfoot pass INTERCEPTED by 34-Charles Clifton at HOU 25. 34-Charles Clifton to HOU 0 for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 41 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-5-DET 5 (8:16) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 82-Larry Perez for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DET 41 HOU 17
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 2-6-DET 24 (4:27) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 48 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-7-HOU 16 (12:27) 2-Jose Fouche 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 51 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-DET 42 (11:14) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 82-Larry Perez for 42 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. DET 51 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 3-9-HOU 38 (2:22) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. DET 58 HOU 24

Team Statistics

Wheels Gamblers
First Downs 20 16
- Rushing 8 1
- Passing 12 15
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 579 371
- Offensive Plays 77 65
- Yards Per Play 7.52 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 166 17
- Rushing Attempts 41 2
- Yards Per Rush 4.05 8.50
Net Passing Yards 413 354
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 22 / 0 57 / 37 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 413 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 6 / 41
- Yards Per Pass Play 11.47 5.62
- Yards Per Completion 18.77 10.68
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 16 0 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 55 4 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 29 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 6 / 129
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 26 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 37:40 22:17

Drive Charts

Detroit Wheels

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:43 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 9:22 1:45 OWN 30 3 8 Punt
1 3:22 1:38 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 0:08 0:48 OWN 46 3 54 Touchdown
2 13:21 3:49 OWN 31 8 69 Touchdown
2 8:38 4:00 OWN 21 7 79 Touchdown
2 1:14 0:53 OWN 25 7 50 Field Goal
3 14:50 0:43 OPP 24 3 -9 Punt
3 14:07 1:53 OWN 21 3 9 Punt
3 11:00 2:01 OWN 3 3 -2 Punt
3 8:12 1:40 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 5:12 0:57 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
3 2:41 5:18 OWN 28 10 56 Field Goal
4 11:07 3:36 OWN 25 6 11 Punt
4 5:37 1:29 OWN 19 3 4 Punt
4 3:40 1:24 OPP 39 3 39 Touchdown
4 1:03 1:03 OWN 20 2 4 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:17 0:55 OWN 19 3 4 Punt
1 7:37 4:15 OWN 20 7 55 Field Goal
1 1:44 1:36 OWN 31 3 -16 Punt
2 14:20 0:59 OWN 24 3 4 Punt
2 9:32 0:53 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 4:39 3:25 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 0:21 0:08 OWN 18 1 0 Interception
2 0:09 0:09 OWN 25 1 -9 Half
3 15:00 0:10 OWN 22 1 0 Interception
3 12:14 1:14 OWN 35 4 24 Punt
3 9:00 0:48 OPP 47 3 47 Touchdown
3 6:33 1:20 OWN 26 5 33 Punt
3 4:15 1:34 OWN 25 4 6 Punt
4 12:23 1:16 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 7:31 1:54 OWN 16 5 18 Punt
4 4:08 0:28 OWN 33 2 6 Interception
4 2:16 1:13 OWN 26 5 12 Punt

Rushing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Enrique Pacheco 27 134 4.96 13 7 0
Robert Costello 14 32 2.29 17 2 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Connelly 2 17 8.50 11 1 0

Passing Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 36 22 413 0 / 0 6 76 0 140.39

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 55 36 395 6 / 41 3 42 3 82.01
Walton Vasquez 2 1 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 56.25

Receiving Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Rigoberto Gonzales 6 146 24.33 76 5
Timothy Hanna 4 102 25.50 38 1
Zachary Powell 4 79 19.75 33 0
John Risinger 4 50 12.50 19 0
Dan Deloney 2 20 10.00 23 0
Robert Costello 1 12 12.00 12 0
Paul Lee 1 4 4.00 4 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bradley Sharp 7 116 16.57 30 0
David Nelson 11 107 9.73 26 1
Larry Perez 6 78 13.00 42 2
Todd Summers 8 74 9.25 18 0
James Connelly 2 8 4.00 6 0
August Madrid 1 7 7.00 7 0
Jared Kelly 1 4 4.00 4 0
Clifford Crumley 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Levi Smith 33 44 0 0
George Odriscoll 4 1 0 0
Daniel Hawes 0 1 0 0
Malcolm Nazario 0 1 0 0
Israel Rogers 0 1 0 0
William Williams 0 2 0 0
Josh Daughtry 0 2 0 0
Eric Spann 0 1 0 0
Robbie Hammock 0 2 0 1
Arturo Williams 0 3 0 1
Robert Costello 5 1 0 0
Ray Franklin 0 3 0 0
Chuck Johnson 0 4 0 1
David Peralta 0 3 0 3
Edward Flores 0 3 0 0
Donald Martinez 0 3 0 0
Bradley Mondragon 6 6 0 0
Ronald Davis 52 49 0 6
Zachary Powell 7 35 0 0
Thomas Watson 52 43 0 2
Timothy Milligan 48 44 0 4
Chad Mannings 46 48 0 2
Enrique Pacheco 9 6 0 0
John Risinger 0 26 0 1
Eddie Hohman 16 8 0 1
Rigoberto Gonzales 0 18 0 2
Billy McKissick 16 0 0 0
Timothy Hanna 0 31 0 1
John Provencal 20 24 0 1
David Ortiz 0 1 0 0
Dan Deloney 0 3 0 1
Joe Gomez 15 0 0 0
Paul Lee 18 8 0 0
Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Micah McEvoy 66 8 2 3
Michael Spencer 0 4 0 0
Everett Pettit 7 3 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 13 0 1
August Madrid 10 3 0 0
David Nelson 0 7 0 0
Todd Summers 0 8 0 0
Larry Perez 18 4 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 13 0 0
George Webb 10 0 0 0
Tony Lehman 14 4 0 0
Marshall Leister 14 2 0 0
Clifford Crumley 6 5 0 0
Matthew Hard 0 6 0 1
Carl Lawlor 63 23 0 1
James Connelly 11 2 0 0
Theodore Valdez 62 18 0 0
Reginald Martin 66 18 0 0
Luis Davidson 62 23 0 1
William Loggins 21 6 0 1
Charles Berke 13 4 0 0
Eugene Gregory 0 6 0 0
Douglas Cormier 8 6 0 0
James Presley 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Charles Clifton 1 25 25.00 1
Edward Flores 1 1 1.00 0
David Peralta 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
Thomas Watson 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Spencer 0 0 1 0

Punting

Detroit Wheels

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Harry Marshall 7 327 46.71 43.43 65 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 10 459 45.90 40.80 55 1

Kicking

Detroit Wheels

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jose Fouche 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 7 / 7

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 3 / 3

Punt Return

Detroit Wheels

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
John Risinger 4 29 7.3 11 0

Houston Gamblers

Kick Return

Detroit Wheels

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jessie Castillo 6 129 21.5 0

Defensive Stats

Detroit Wheels

Name Tackles Sacks
Eric Spann 10 1
Bradley Mondragon 9 0
Robbie Hammock 5 0
Charles Clifton 5 0
Edward Flores 4 2
Chad Brown 3 2
Donald Martinez 3 0
Malcolm Nazario 3 1
David Peralta 3 0
Chuck Johnson 2 0
Juan Frigo 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Wayne Mashburn 8 0
Cory Vargas 5 0
Roderick Carver 5 0
Eugene Holland 5 0
Eugene Gregory 5 0
Todd David 4 0
Leo Thompson 4 0
Matthew Hard 4 0
Jerry Aiello 4 0
Thomas Erwin 4 0
Donald Barry 3 0
Jeffrey Keeley 3 0
August Peterson 2 0
James Cruz 2 0
David Burt 1 0
David Nelson 1 0
Jessie Castillo 1 0
James Connelly 1 0