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Week 5: Houston Gamblers at Memphis Showboats

October 02, 1977
86°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 48,902 (78%)
Gamblers 0 14 3 7 - 24
Showboats 17 3 0 14 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-1-HOU 1 (12:58) 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-8-HOU 26 (10:03) 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 11-Ralph Villareal for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 14 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-8-HOU 20 (4:57) 1-Chris Farrel 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 17 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-4-HOU 4 (13:38) 1-Chris Farrel 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 20 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-10-HOU 45 (5:19) (Hot Read) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 27-August Madrid for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 20 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-10-MEM 48 (0:58) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 83-David Nelson for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 20 HOU 14
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 14 (1:12) 19-Daniel McCormack 32 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 20 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-5-HOU 16 (10:44) 1-Chris Farrel 34 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 23 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 22 (10:36) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 2-Everett Pettit for 78 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 23 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 2-1-HOU 23 (6:37) 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! Pressure by 51-Rolando Moulton. MEM 31 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-8-HOU 29 (1:59) 1-Chris Farrel 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 34 HOU 24

Team Statistics

Showboats Gamblers
First Downs 19 10
- Rushing 11 1
- Passing 8 9
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 441 389
- Offensive Plays 75 61
- Yards Per Play 5.88 6.38
Net Rushing Yards 180 49
- Rushing Attempts 36 16
- Yards Per Rush 5.00 3.06
Net Passing Yards 261 340
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 23 / 0 43 / 22 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 289 355
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.69 7.56
- Yards Per Completion 12.57 16.14
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 15 6 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 11 3 / 31
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 116
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:08 23:53

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:05 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 12:46 2:48 OPP 42 5 42 Touchdown
1 6:25 1:31 OPP 21 3 2 Field Goal
1 4:01 5:25 OWN 26 11 69 Field Goal
2 12:42 1:25 OWN 22 3 -2 Punt
2 9:14 2:20 OWN 17 4 36 Punt
2 5:09 1:25 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 2:13 0:47 OWN 41 3 -11 Punt
2 0:51 0:51 OWN 25 4 67 Half
3 13:31 2:09 OWN 31 3 -10 Punt
3 9:44 2:22 OWN 9 5 19 Punt
3 1:09 5:28 OWN 25 10 59 Field Goal
4 10:22 3:48 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 5:54 0:58 OWN 31 3 2 Punt
4 3:20 1:25 OPP 31 3 2 Field Goal
4 1:21 1:21 OWN 38 3 0 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:55 0:09 OWN 31 1 0 Interception
1 9:58 3:33 OWN 23 6 9 Fumble
1 4:54 0:52 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 13:36 0:54 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 11:17 2:03 OWN 38 3 3 Punt
2 6:54 1:45 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
2 3:44 1:31 OWN 26 4 28 Interception
2 1:26 0:36 OWN 23 7 77 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:29 OWN 22 3 0 Punt
3 11:23 1:39 OWN 35 3 8 Punt
3 7:22 6:13 OWN 34 9 52 Field Goal
4 10:41 0:19 OWN 22 1 78 Touchdown
4 6:34 0:39 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
4 4:57 1:37 OWN 21 3 8 Interception
4 1:55 0:34 OWN 25 7 40 Interception

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 23 135 5.87 28 6 0
Sterling Willis 10 45 4.50 13 2 0
Bryant Wiles 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Connelly 11 39 3.55 13 1 0
August Madrid 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Everett Pettit 4 5 1.25 6 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Bryant Wiles 36 23 289 3 / 28 3 55 0 116.55

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Walton Vasquez 43 22 355 2 / 15 3 78 4 63.61

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 10 133 13.30 55 2
Jerome Wheeler 6 92 15.33 38 0
Gregory Shea 4 27 6.75 13 0
Ralph Villareal 1 26 26.00 26 1
Ernest McNeill 1 6 6.00 6 0
Sterling Willis 1 5 5.00 5 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Nelson 8 131 16.38 48 1
Everett Pettit 1 78 78.00 78 1
August Madrid 1 55 55.00 55 1
Larry Perez 4 38 9.50 23 0
Bradley Sharp 3 33 11.00 17 0
Clifford Crumley 2 7 3.50 5 0
James Connelly 1 7 7.00 7 0
Jared Kelly 1 3 3.00 3 0
George Webb 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Lloyd Ford 51 41 1 3
Rafael McGill 51 42 1 3
Jeremy Contreras 51 36 0 4
Robert Tudor 2 1 0 0
Juan Bacote 0 1 0 0
William Malone 1 0 0 0
Leonard Huhn 0 2 0 0
Sterling Willis 4 4 0 0
Robert Miller 0 3 0 2
Wesley Ochs 0 1 0 0
John Biggs 0 2 0 0
Jesse Thurman 0 2 0 0
Edwin James 0 2 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 21 0 1
Ernest McNeill 4 30 0 1
Martin McMeans 0 3 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 23 0 0
Pablo Wilson 0 1 0 0
Sean Huskins 0 2 0 0
Darren Oliveira 13 8 0 1
Maurice Bowman 13 1 0 0
Graig Chamlee 13 0 0 0
Bryan Millard 6 0 0 0
Joseph Villagomez 6 0 0 0
Gregory Shea 9 5 0 1
Duane Kirkpatrick 39 42 0 7
Marcus Jordan 15 24 0 0
Ralph Villareal 0 7 0 0
Rodney Towell 49 40 0 1
Ryan Flanders 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Theodore Valdez 45 23 1 0
Micah McEvoy 54 21 1 2
Clifford Crumley 4 13 0 0
Larry Perez 14 18 0 1
James Presley 1 0 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 1 0 1
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
Todd David 0 1 0 0
Everett Pettit 3 0 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 3 0 0
David Nelson 0 6 0 0
George Webb 9 2 0 0
Todd Summers 0 7 0 1
August Madrid 11 11 0 0
Marshall Leister 10 2 0 1
James Connelly 8 6 0 0
Michael Spencer 0 5 0 0
Carl Lawlor 45 28 0 0
Reginald Martin 55 20 0 0
Luis Davidson 45 19 0 1
William Loggins 10 6 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 7 0 0
Boris Riggins 0 4 0 0
Eugene Gregory 0 4 0 0
Douglas Cormier 9 4 0 1
Matthew Hard 0 4 0 0
Tony Lehman 10 3 0 0
Benjamin Morrison 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Edwin James 1 0 0.00 0
Willie Hoover 1 0 0.00 0
David Steinman 1 0 0.00 0
Sean Huskins 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Sean Huskins 0 1 0 0
Wesley Ochs 0 0 1 0
Maurice Bowman 0 0 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Walton Vasquez 1 0 0 0
James Connelly 1 1 0 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 7 341 48.71 41.71 51 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 6 283 47.17 45.33 50 1

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Chris Farrel 4 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 2 / 2

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 3 / 3

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 3 11 3.7 5 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 3 31 10.3 14 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jessie Castillo 4 116 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Willie Hoover 7 0
Douglas Banda 6 0
Darren Oliveira 5 0
Juan Bacote 4 0
Pablo Wilson 4 0
David Steinman 3 0
Robert Miller 2 0
Edwin James 2 0
John Biggs 2 1
Leonard Huhn 2 0
Graig Chamlee 1 0
Chad Williams 1 0
Martin McMeans 1 0
Jesse Thurman 1 0
Ryan Flanders 1 0
Wesley Ochs 0 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Matthew Hard 8 0
Wayne Mashburn 8 0
Cory Vargas 7 0
Jessie Castillo 5 0
Todd David 5 1
Thomas Erwin 5 0
Jeffrey Keeley 4 0
Jerry Aiello 3 0
Eugene Holland 3 1
Paul Walker 3 1
August Peterson 2 0
Rolando Moulton 2 0
Roderick Carver 2 0
Larry Perez 2 0
Carl Lawlor 1 0
Neal Boone 1 0
James Connelly 1 0
Benjamin Morrison 1 0