Regular Season Week 8: Wheels at Showboats
October 23, 1977 65° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 49,881 (80%)
Wheels 10 3 28 0 - 41
Showboats 7 3 17 0 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-12-MEM 31 (11:42) 2-Jose Fouche 48 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 DET 3
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 2-2-DET 15 (7:57) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 85 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 52-Duane Chamberlin was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 0 DET 10
(Qtr 1) Showboats: (7:46) 2-Jose Fouche kicks 74 yards from DET 35 to MEM -9. 38-Gregory Shea for 109yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 7 DET 10
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-7-DET 7 (12:27) 1-Chris Farrel 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 DET 10
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-1-MEM 13 (2:00) 2-Jose Fouche 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 DET 13
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 3-9-DET 26 (13:39) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 89-Zachary Powell for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 10 DET 20
(Qtr 3) Showboats: (13:29) 2-Jose Fouche kicks 64 yards from DET 35 to MEM 1. 38-Gregory Shea for 99yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 17 DET 20
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-3-MEM 3 (8:59) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 88-Paul Lee for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 17 DET 27
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-1-DET 15 (4:52) 1-Chris Farrel 33 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 20 DET 27
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-10-DET 25 (4:49) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 80-Timothy Hanna for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 20 DET 34
(Qtr 3) Showboats: (4:39) 2-Jose Fouche kicks 69 yards from DET 35 to MEM -4. 38-Gregory Shea for 105yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 27 DET 34
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 1-10-MEM 30 (2:46) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 27 DET 41
Team Statistics
Showboats Wheels
First Downs 17 16
- Rushing 7 6
- Passing 9 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 330 566
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards Per Play 5.00 8.58
Net Rushing Yards 158 84
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards Per Rush 7.18 2.90
Net Passing Yards 172 482
- Att/Comp/Int 35 / 17 / 1 36 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 492
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9 / 66 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.91 13.03
- Yards Per Completion 14.00 23.43
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 15 7 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 2 / 16
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 6 / 405 1 / 27
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 1 / -1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:22 19:55
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:55 OWN 38 2 2 Interception
1 11:38 3:01 OWN 30 6 13 Punt
1 7:31 4:24 OPP 25 9 -35 Punt
1 3:07 5:42 OWN 20 11 73 Field Goal
2 10:32 4:04 OWN 31 8 54 Missed FG
2 1:57 1:39 OWN 25 5 13 Punt
3 13:15 4:21 OPP 25 8 -75 Touchdown
3 8:54 4:05 OWN 28 8 57 Field Goal
3 4:23 1:43 OPP 25 3 -75 Touchdown
3 2:40 1:32 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
3 0:11 3:27 OWN 42 7 30 Missed FG
4 11:25 1:27 OWN 16 4 18 Punt
4 5:50 1:18 OWN 12 6 48 Downs
4 1:44 1:44 OWN 20 6 31 Game
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:05 2:27 OWN 33 5 36 Field Goal
1 8:37 0:52 OWN 7 2 93 Touchdown
2 12:25 1:52 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 6:28 4:31 OWN 22 8 66 Field Goal
2 0:19 0:19 OWN 19 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 1:32 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 4:48 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 1:08 0:57 OWN 27 3 -11 Punt
4 11:44 0:19 OWN 35 3 0 Punt
4 9:58 4:07 OWN 18 8 23 Punt
4 4:32 2:49 OPP 39 9 24 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 13 104 8.00 14 6 0
#83 Sterling Willis 5 37 7.40 19 2 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 4 17 4.25 9 0 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 16 45 2.81 15 2 0
#26 Robert Costello 13 39 3.00 10 3 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Bryant Wiles 29 15 205 8 / 59 0 37 1 60.27
#5 Dale Odell 6 2 33 1 / 7 0 21 0 52.78
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 36 21 492 1 / 10 5 85 1 130.79
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 4 64 16.00 30 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 5 59 11.80 21 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 2 43 21.50 37 0
#84 James Dennis 2 31 15.50 19 0
#11 Ralph Villareal 1 20 20.00 20 0
#83 Sterling Willis 2 19 9.50 12 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 2 2.00 2 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 6 188 31.33 85 2
#80 Timothy Hanna 2 106 53.00 75 1
#84 Zachary Powell 3 90 30.00 74 1
#15 Dan Deloney 2 52 26.00 28 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 5 48 9.60 17 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 2 5 2.50 3 0
#88 Paul Lee 1 3 3.00 3 1
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Ronald Sapp 44 23 7 8
#51 Dewayne Garcia 55 29 1 3
#35 Marcus Jordan 25 15 1 1
#90 Douglas Banda 0 5 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 5 0 0
#99 Edwin James 1 6 0 0
#28 Pablo Wilson 0 6 0 0
#93 Jerry Richardson 0 6 0 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 21 0 1
#57 William Malone 0 6 0 0
#40 Donald John 0 6 0 0
#81 Darren Oliveira 2 6 0 0
#53 Robert Miller 0 6 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 53 26 0 0
#63 Rodney Towell 55 26 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 5 19 0 0
#72 Jeremy Contreras 50 28 0 1
#82 Gerard Hall 0 8 0 0
#89 Graig Chamlee 12 8 0 0
#57 Rafael McGill 11 0 0 0
#75 Bryan Millard 7 0 0 0
#40 Maurice Bowman 9 1 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 4 6 0 0
#11 Ralph Villareal 0 7 0 0
#84 James Dennis 0 2 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 6 7 0 1
#83 Sterling Willis 0 2 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#77 Sean Huskins 0 1 0 0
#66 Ryan Flanders 0 1 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 1 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Levi Smith 37 33 1 2
#99 Josh Daughtry 0 1 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 1 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 1 0 0
#58 Juan Frigo 0 1 0 0
#45 Eric Spann 0 1 0 0
#67 Ronald Davis 47 40 0 2
#70 Thomas Watson 46 32 0 2
#84 Timothy Milligan 49 41 0 4
#81 John Provencal 21 19 0 1
#71 Billy McKissick 45 35 0 4
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 12 0 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 13 3 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 2 25 0 2
#51 George Odriscoll 7 1 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 10 8 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 9 8 0 1
#85 Eddie Hohman 12 4 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 19 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 3 0 0 0
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 17 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 1 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 1 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 5 1 0 0
#57 Mathew McNeil 1 1 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 1 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#97 Martin McMeans 1 1 1.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#48 Aaron Robinson 1 -1 -1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#53 Robert Miller 0 0 1 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 0 1 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 4 191 47.75 47.75 50 1
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 5 227 45.40 40.20 49 2
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Chris Farrel 2 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 33 3 / 3
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 5 / 5
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 6 405 67.5 3
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 27 27.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Edwin James 8 0
#43 David Steinman 6 0
#90 Douglas Banda 6 0
#32 Leonard Huhn 4 0
#53 Robert Miller 4 0
#97 Martin McMeans 3 0
#57 Nathan Branch 3 1
#66 Ryan Flanders 3 0
#38 Gregory Shea 2 0
#22 Juan Bacote 2 0
#23 Gary Brown 2 0
#40 Donald John 2 0
#50 Jesse Thurman 1 0
#28 Pablo Wilson 1 0
#77 Sean Huskins 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Aaron Robinson 8 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 6 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 5 0
#96 William Williams 5 3
#92 Chad Brown 5 4
#56 Bobby Wells 4 0
#30 David Peralta 4 0
#45 Eric Spann 3 0
#58 Juan Frigo 3 1
#99 Josh Daughtry 2 1
#53 Donald Martinez 2 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#70 Thomas Watson 1 0
#34 Charles Clifton 1 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 0
#71 Billy McKissick 1 0