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Wild Card: Birmingham Stallions at Shreveport Steamer

December 25, 1977
41°
State Fair Stadium (Shreveport, LA) Attendance: 49,565 (100%)
Stallions 0 3 3 6 - 12
Steamer 7 7 0 7 - 21

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Steamer: 2-13-BIR 19 (12:20) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 27-Robert Tuttle for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. SHR 7 BIR 0
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 4-7-SHR 7 (10:53) 7-Roland Ellis 26 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 7 BIR 3
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 1-10-BIR 10 (0:56) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 18-Gerry Tucker for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. SHR 14 BIR 3
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 4-5-SHR 17 (3:14) 7-Roland Ellis 35 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 14 BIR 6
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 1-1-BIR 1 (10:24) (Hot Read) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 80-Scott Maddux for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. SHR 21 BIR 6
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 1-8-SHR 8 (5:13) 5-Karl Moore pass complete to 16-Lee Rice for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Steamer Stallions
First Downs 14 24
- Rushing 2 2
- Passing 11 22
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 347 459
- Offensive Plays 62 81
- Yards Per Play 5.60 5.67
Net Rushing Yards 81 31
- Rushing Attempts 22 10
- Yards Per Rush 3.68 3.10
Net Passing Yards 266 428
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 21 / 0 68 / 45 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 273 444
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 3 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.65 6.03
- Yards Per Completion 13.00 9.87
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 16 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.9 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 2
Penalties/Yards 8 / 70 2 / 13
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 8 2 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 34 1 / 29
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:04 33:58

Drive Charts

Shreveport Steamer

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:46 OWN 35 6 65 Touchdown
1 5:23 1:06 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
1 2:01 0:53 OWN 6 3 2 Punt
2 10:50 2:26 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
2 5:04 4:12 OWN 10 11 90 Touchdown
3 13:22 2:12 OWN 20 5 23 Punt
3 9:36 2:12 OWN 32 6 20 Fumble
3 3:11 0:53 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 0:51 0:51 OPP 49 3 2 Punt
4 13:56 1:26 OWN 22 4 19 Punt
4 12:23 2:03 OPP 23 4 23 Touchdown
4 9:29 1:25 OWN 27 3 4 Punt
4 5:09 1:25 OWN -6 7 40 Missed FG
4 3:43 2:02 OWN 41 6 40 Missed FG
4 0:12 0:12 OWN 34 1 0 Game

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:14 6:51 OWN 25 10 57 Missed FG
1 4:17 2:16 OWN 30 4 24 Punt
1 1:08 5:18 OWN 45 9 48 Field Goal
2 8:24 3:20 OWN 4 8 85 Fumble
2 0:52 0:52 OWN 24 2 14 Half
3 15:00 1:38 OWN 25 4 26 Punt
3 11:10 1:34 OWN 13 3 8 Punt
3 7:25 4:14 OWN 48 7 35 Field Goal
3 2:18 1:27 OWN 25 3 15 Interception
3 0:00 1:04 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
4 12:30 0:07 OWN 17 1 -8 Interception
4 10:21 0:52 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 8:04 2:55 OWN 22 12 78 Touchdown
4 1:42 1:30 OWN 26 6 33 Interception

Rushing Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Tuttle 12 64 5.33 12 2 0
Dennis Brock 9 17 1.89 7 0 0
Fred Murphy 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Carlos Miller 6 19 3.17 16 1 0
Marvin Stepp 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Willie Clemente 3 0 0.00 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Fred Murphy 39 21 273 1 / 7 3 33 0 101.76

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Agustin Crook 52 30 271 3 / 16 0 27 3 47.84
Karl Moore 16 15 173 0 / 0 1 27 0 132.55

Receiving Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Cleo Davis 5 73 14.60 33 0
Johnny Brennan 5 63 12.60 22 0
Scott Maddux 4 59 14.75 29 1
Gerry Tucker 3 33 11.00 17 1
Robert Tuttle 3 32 10.67 19 1
Dennis Brock 1 13 13.00 13 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 9 105 11.67 27 0
David Albrecht 9 79 8.78 27 0
Lee Rice 8 73 9.13 21 1
Robert Williams 4 45 11.25 21 0
Tiger Woods 4 43 10.75 19 0
Bruno Fredericks 3 42 14.00 24 0
Miguel Owens 2 30 15.00 23 0
Joshua Kay 3 15 5.00 9 0
Carlos Miller 1 7 7.00 7 0
John Black 2 5 2.50 4 0

Blocking Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Reece 53 31 1 2
Robby Shiflett 12 0 0 0
Anthony Kent 0 2 0 0
Oscar Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Russell Colbert 0 1 0 1
Ray Ruiz 0 1 0 0
George Compton 0 1 0 0
Dennis Brock 2 1 0 0
Patrick Morales 0 2 0 0
Thomas Rainey 0 2 0 0
Frank Fischer 0 1 0 0
David McMillan 0 3 0 1
Tomas Hypes 8 3 0 1
Gerry Tucker 0 9 0 0
Robert Zaragoza 6 0 0 0
William Brady 5 0 0 0
Philip Castillon 40 31 0 1
Jonathan Hagen 0 5 0 0
Robert Tuttle 7 5 0 1
Cleo Davis 0 18 0 1
Nelson Keister 33 21 0 0
Bryan Leblanc 39 26 0 2
Johnny Brennan 0 20 0 0
Malcolm McNish 1 2 0 0
Donald Farrer 9 1 0 0
Stanley Braun 0 2 0 0
John Cintron 0 2 0 1
Joseph Ring 0 5 0 0
Michael Yang 50 24 0 2
Lonnie Robinson 52 34 0 1
Scott Maddux 14 24 0 0
Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Anthony Quinn 73 22 1 2
Carlos Miller 12 3 0 0
Christopher Taylor 4 1 0 0
Timothy Pemberton 0 1 0 0
Keith Marsh 1 1 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 2 0 0
Marvin Stepp 8 2 0 0
Donald Goad 0 3 0 0
Mark Stetler 4 1 0 0
Antonio Ramos 6 0 0 0
Charles Stark 0 3 0 2
Lynn Madsen 0 2 0 0
Carlos Johnson 4 2 0 0
Milton Keeton 9 1 0 0
Francis Deleon 20 7 0 0
Willie Clemente 5 1 0 0
Thomas Nedd 70 12 0 0
Matthew Morgan 0 12 0 1
Lee Rice 0 11 0 0
John Black 20 11 0 0
Tiger Woods 0 5 0 0
David Albrecht 2 15 0 0
Miguel Owens 6 8 0 0
Robert Williams 0 8 0 0
William Whatley 33 9 0 0
Randolph Riley 74 29 0 2
Bruno Fredericks 0 15 0 0
Ben Arnold 53 10 0 0
Morris Beery 72 30 0 1
Dusty Edwards 0 1 0 1

Interception Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Ray Ruiz 1 1 1.00 0
Thomas Rainey 2 1 0.50 0

Birmingham Stallions

Fumble Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
Oscar Rodriguez 0 1 0 0
Tomas Hypes 0 0 1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Willie Clemente 1 0 0 0
Shaun Saunders 0 1 0 0
Robert Williams 0 1 0 0

Punting

Shreveport Steamer

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eugene Manuel 8 381 47.63 42.13 55 2

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 5 242 48.40 42.40 54 0

Kicking

Shreveport Steamer

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Hooper 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roland Ellis 2 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 35 0 / 0

Punt Return

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerry Tucker 2 8 4.0 8 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Matthew Morgan 2 23 11.5 14 0

Kick Return

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gerry Tucker 1 34 34.0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Willie Clemente 1 29 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Shreveport Steamer

Name Tackles Sacks
Russell Colbert 10 0
John Cintron 7 1
Frank Fischer 6 0
William Tate 5 0
Patrick Morales 4 0
Lloyd McCoy 4 0
Ray Ruiz 4 0
Tomas Hypes 3 0
David McMillan 3 1
Thomas Rainey 3 0
Marcus Town 2 0
Daniel Gilstrap 1 0
Matthew Ford 1 0
David Ryan 1 0
Bryan Leblanc 1 0
Maurice Blackstone 1 0
Mark Suazo 1 0
Anthony Kent 1 1

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
James Greer 7 0
Keith Marsh 5 0
Charles Stark 5 0
Kurt Kim 4 0
Dusty Edwards 4 0
Mark Stetler 4 0
Christopher Taylor 3 1
David Albrecht 2 0
Corey Dodson 2 0
Donald Goad 2 0
Bruce Sullivan 2 0
Fred Savage 2 0
Robert Williams 1 0
Lee Rice 1 0
Ben Arnold 1 0
Shaun Saunders 1 0
Wallace Andrews 1 0