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Week 14: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

December 04, 1977
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 42,788 (63%)
Showboats 14 0 7 3 - 24
Gamblers 7 3 7 6 - 23

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: (15:00) 19-Daniel McCormack kicks 73 yards from HOU 35 to MEM -8. 38-Gregory Shea for 109yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 1-10-MEM 46 (8:43) (Hot Read) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 27-August Madrid for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-11-HOU 11 (3:03) 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 7 MEM 14
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-6-MEM 29 (7:38) 19-Daniel McCormack 47 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 MEM 14
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 23 (9:42) 18-Bryant Wiles pass complete to 14-Brad Harris to HOU 0 for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 10 MEM 21
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 2-6-MEM 6 (3:25) (Hot Read) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 27-August Madrid for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 17 MEM 21
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-9-HOU 11 (2:35) 1-Chris Farrel 30 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 MEM 24
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 24 (2:28) (Hot Read) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 27-August Madrid for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 12 13
- Rushing 2 8
- Passing 10 5
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 415 315
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards Per Play 6.29 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 16 110
- Rushing Attempts 12 35
- Yards Per Rush 1.33 3.14
Net Passing Yards 399 205
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 33 / 1 22 / 14 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 429 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 30 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.39 9.32
- Yards Per Completion 13.00 14.64
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 16 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 4 / 39
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 11 2 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 71 1 / 109
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 7
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:02 31:41

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:51 2:17 OWN 42 4 58 Touchdown
1 2:58 2:16 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 10:21 2:47 OWN 20 5 51 Field Goal
2 3:36 3:00 OWN 20 6 5 Punt
3 15:00 3:45 OWN 23 6 23 Punt
3 9:37 6:15 OWN 18 12 82 Touchdown
3 1:14 1:25 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
4 10:53 5:16 OWN 3 10 47 Downs
4 4:37 0:35 OWN 6 4 13 Downs
4 2:32 0:17 OWN 24 1 76 Touchdown
4 0:47 0:09 OWN 25 2 0 Interception

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:45 2:23 OPP 25 4 -26 Punt
1 12:22 1:30 OWN 15 3 0 Punt
1 8:35 5:36 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 0:43 5:21 OWN 16 9 34 Punt
2 7:35 3:58 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
2 0:36 0:36 OWN 26 5 34 Half
3 11:15 1:38 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
3 3:22 2:08 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 14:49 3:55 OWN 20 7 38 Punt
4 5:37 1:00 OPP 50 3 0 Punt
4 4:02 1:30 OPP 12 3 1 Field Goal
4 2:15 0:28 OWN 0 6 24 Downs
4 1:48 1:00 OWN 47 3 -11 Punt
4 0:38 0:38 OPP 13 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Everett Pettit 4 13 3.25 6 0 0
James Connelly 6 3 0.50 3 0 0
George Webb 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
August Madrid 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 16 60 3.75 19 2 0
Sterling Willis 8 32 4.00 12 2 0
Marcus Jordan 10 18 1.80 11 1 0
Bryant Wiles 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 50 33 429 4 / 30 3 76 1 104.50

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Bryant Wiles 22 14 205 0 / 0 2 68 0 124.24

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
August Madrid 6 151 25.17 76 3
Todd Summers 6 88 14.67 27 0
David Nelson 9 88 9.78 28 0
Larry Perez 7 67 9.57 41 0
Bradley Sharp 2 26 13.00 22 0
James Connelly 2 12 6.00 10 0
Everett Pettit 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 4 110 27.50 68 1
Gregory Shea 4 34 8.50 12 0
Brad Harris 1 23 23.00 23 1
Ralph Villareal 3 21 7.00 11 0
Ernest McNeill 1 11 11.00 11 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Theodore Valdez 51 16 1 1
James Connelly 8 7 1 1
William Loggins 62 36 1 4
Marshall Leister 60 22 0 1
James Presley 2 4 0 0
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
Benjamin Morrison 0 1 0 0
Everett Pettit 1 1 0 1
Jerry Aiello 0 1 0 0
Todd David 0 1 0 0
Eugene Holland 0 4 0 0
Cory Vargas 0 2 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 3 0 0
Clifford Crumley 3 4 0 0
Todd Summers 0 8 0 0
Tony Lehman 5 3 0 0
Douglas Cormier 57 27 0 2
Andrew Zeller 10 5 0 0
George Webb 13 4 0 0
Charles Berke 9 16 0 2
David Nelson 0 10 0 0
Larry Perez 7 15 0 1
August Madrid 27 10 0 0
Reginald Martin 50 25 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 2 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Douglas Banda 0 2 0 0
Rodney Towell 32 39 0 1
Brad Harris 0 2 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 3 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 10 0 0
Gary Purpura 0 2 0 0
Ralph Villareal 0 2 0 0
Gregory Shea 5 9 0 0
Joshua Minor 21 35 0 2
Franklin Thompson 21 37 0 1
Duane Kirkpatrick 21 39 0 13
Marcus Jordan 5 25 0 0
Ernest McNeill 8 21 0 0
Rafael McGill 12 0 0 0
Graig Chamlee 11 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 6 1 0 0
Lloyd Ford 12 3 0 0
Robert Tudor 5 0 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 31 36 0 1
Dewayne Garcia 12 0 0 0
Robert Miller 0 1 0 0
Darren Oliveira 4 2 0 0
Donald John 0 1 0 0
William Malone 0 1 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 20 0 1
John Biggs 0 2 0 0
Jerry Richardson 0 1 0 0
Edwin James 0 1 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Nathan Branch 1 7 7.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jared Kelly 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 241 48.20 43.40 61 1

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 7 331 47.29 39.86 58 1

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 2 / 2

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Chris Farrel 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 30 3 / 3

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 11 11.0 11 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 2 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jessie Castillo 2 49 24.5 0
James Connelly 1 22 22.0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 109 109.0 1

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Matthew Hard 12 0
Thomas Erwin 8 0
Jerry Aiello 4 0
Cory Vargas 4 0
August Peterson 4 0
Roderick Carver 3 0
Eugene Holland 3 0
Jessie Castillo 3 0
Todd David 2 0
Paul Walker 2 0
Benjamin Morrison 1 0
Wayne Mashburn 1 0
Donald Barry 1 0
William Loggins 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Juan Bacote 10 0
Leonard Huhn 6 0
Donald John 5 0
David Steinman 4 0
Nathan Branch 4 2
Gary Purpura 3 0
John Biggs 3 0
William Malone 3 0
Edwin James 2 0
Sean Huskins 2 1
Martin McMeans 2 1
Darren Oliveira 2 0
Gary Brown 2 0
Eric Blaisdell 1 0
Graig Chamlee 1 0
Ralph Villareal 1 0