Regular Season Week 1: Showboats at Gunslingers
September 03, 1978 97° Alamo Stadium
Attendance: 37,607 (75%)
Showboats 6 14 10 5 - 35
Gunslingers 3 10 10 0 - 23
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gunslingers: 4-6-MEM 18 (9:54) 4-Ronald Hensley 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 71-David Aguila was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. STO 3 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-5-STO 11 (4:03) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 4-3-MEM 15 (15:00) 4-Ronald Hensley 34 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 6 MEM 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-1-STO 1 (11:32) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 6 MEM 13
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 2-11-MEM 14 (5:09) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 84-Marshall Gibson for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 13 MEM 13
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-6-STO 9 (0:28) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 61-Duane Kirkpatrick was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. STO 13 MEM 20
(Qtr 3) Gunslingers: 4-4-MEM 17 (11:05) 4-Ronald Hensley 35 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 16 MEM 20
(Qtr 3) Gunslingers: 1-6-MEM 6 (9:24) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 25-Jeffrey Graham for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 23 MEM 20
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-STO 18 (8:08) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 23 MEM 27
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-1-STO 13 (1:24) 16-James Ewing 31 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 23 MEM 30
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-21-STO 7 (5:34) 14-Tony Smith sacked at STO -1 for -8 yards (95-Nathan Branch). Sack allowed by 75-Dwight Sullivan. SAFETY! (95-Nathan Branch) STO 23 MEM 32
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-18-STO 30 (3:31) 16-James Ewing 48 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 23 MEM 35
Team Statistics
Gunslingers Showboats
First Downs 16 17
- Rushing 8 7
- Passing 8 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 359 418
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards Per Play 6.53 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 101 159
- Rushing Attempts 23 35
- Yards Per Rush 4.39 4.54
Net Passing Yards 258 259
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 17 / 2 28 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 44 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.06 8.93
- Yards Per Completion 17.76 12.81
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 6 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 2 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 109 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 4
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 3 4 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:25 31:38
Drive Charts
Gunslingers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:09 OWN 25 9 57 Field Goal
1 3:59 4:02 OWN 32 7 53 Field Goal
2 11:29 6:24 OWN 26 10 74 Touchdown
2 2:52 0:58 OWN 20 3 15 Interception
2 0:24 0:24 OWN 34 1 -13 Half
3 12:58 1:57 OWN 39 4 44 Field Goal
3 10:11 0:51 OWN 35 2 65 Touchdown
3 8:02 1:04 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 1:21 4:13 OWN 25 7 33 Punt
4 6:59 1:30 OWN 18 3 -21 Safety
4 3:27 1:20 OWN 25 4 25 Punt
4 0:54 0:33 OWN 13 2 16 Interception
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:51 5:52 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
2 14:57 3:29 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 5:05 2:13 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
2 1:54 1:30 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:02 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
3 11:02 0:50 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 9:20 1:18 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 6:59 5:38 OWN 27 10 60 Field Goal
4 12:08 5:09 OWN 13 9 29 Punt
4 5:29 2:03 OPP 22 3 -8 Field Goal
4 2:07 1:13 OWN 20 5 19 Punt
4 0:21 0:21 OPP 37 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gunslingers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Jeffrey Graham 8 51 6.38 13 4 0
#41 Travis Tucker 14 36 2.57 7 0 0
#5 Tony Smith 1 14 14.00 14 1 0
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 24 142 5.92 28 8 0
#24 Roy Rumph 4 11 2.75 7 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 6 6 1.00 8 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Gunslingers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Tony Smith 27 17 302 5 / 44 2 58 2 94.98
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 28 21 269 1 / 10 4 48 0 144.20
Receiving Stats
Gunslingers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Marshall Gibson 7 207 29.57 58 1
#89 Donnie Baker 3 45 15.00 39 0
#41 Travis Tucker 2 19 9.50 16 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 2 15 7.50 9 1
#18 Freddie Mercury 1 14 14.00 14 0
#82 Harold Erdmann 1 1 1.00 1 0
#15 Steven Hooper 1 1 1.00 1 0
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 7 101 14.43 40 2
#87 Jerome Wheeler 6 55 9.17 14 1
#80 Leonard Ricks 1 48 48.00 48 0
#38 Gregory Shea 2 25 12.50 18 1
#24 Roy Rumph 2 19 9.50 16 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 2 11 5.50 6 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Gunslingers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Dwight Sullivan 40 29 3 6
#53 Raymond Andres 43 28 1 4
#75 Kenneth Collins 43 27 0 2
#76 Brent Gould 33 25 0 0
#60 Lawrence Becker 43 25 0 0
#78 Kurt Taylor 8 18 0 0
#82 Harold Erdmann 8 21 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 1 11 0 0
#29 David Higgins 22 22 0 0
#15 Steven Hooper 0 10 0 0
#84 Marshall Gibson 0 3 0 0
#89 Donnie Baker 0 12 0 1
#58 Anthony Hicks 7 2 0 0
#74 Robert Robinson 5 0 0 0
#56 Jonathan Neal 0 4 0 1
#31 Richard Butler 0 4 0 0
#57 Vincent Hernandez 0 3 0 0
#91 Mitchell Plummer 3 3 0 0
#26 Kendall Burnett 0 4 0 1
#99 Michael Saine 0 4 0 0
#90 Fred Sanchez 0 3 0 0
#41 Travis Tucker 5 4 0 0
#81 Lee Williams 0 2 0 0
#18 Freddie Mercury 0 4 0 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 4 0 0 0
#58 Jose Marrero 0 1 0 0
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#50 Joshua Minor 29 40 1 2
#72 Jeremy Contreras 40 40 0 0
#63 Rodney Towell 38 33 0 1
#77 Ronald Sapp 31 40 0 8
#35 Marcus Jordan 12 29 0 3
#66 Franklin Thompson 29 36 0 2
#82 Gerard Hall 0 29 0 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 24 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 11 27 0 0
#80 Leonard Ricks 0 3 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 10 4 0 0
#24 Roy Rumph 0 3 0 1
#38 Gregory Shea 8 8 0 2
#51 Dewayne Garcia 8 0 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 10 0 0 0
#57 Rafael McGill 11 0 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 9 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 3 0 0
#66 David Aguila 0 1 0 0
#66 Samuel Sanjuan 0 1 0 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 1 0 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 1 1 0 0
#99 Edwin James 0 1 0 1
#91 Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 1
#26 Adam Young 0 1 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 0 1 0 0
#32 Edward Alston 0 1 0 0
#43 David Steinman 0 1 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gunslingers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Edward Ryan 1 4 4.00 0
#26 Adam Young 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gunslingers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 2 2 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 1 0 0
Punting
Gunslingers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Luis Lee 3 131 43.67 35.67 54 0
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 5 211 42.20 42.40 48 0
Kicking
Gunslingers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Ronald Hensley 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 2 / 2
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 3 / 4
Punt Return
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Donnie Baker 2 2 1.0 2 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#81 Lee Williams 3 109 36.3 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Gunslingers
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Kendall Burnett 10 0
#44 Edward Blanco 10 0
#99 Michael Saine 7 0
#56 Jonathan Neal 6 0
#95 Brian Gould 6 0
#30 Jim Morrison 3 0
#48 Leon Crisman 3 0
#90 Fred Sanchez 2 0
#96 Hilario Pardee 2 0
#89 Donnie Baker 2 0
#78 Kurt Taylor 2 0
#91 Mitchell Plummer 1 1
#56 Ron Gonzalez 1 0
#76 Dwight Sullivan 1 0
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Douglas Banda 8 1
#26 Adam Young 7 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 5 0
#97 Martin McMeans 4 1
#57 Nathan Branch 4 3
#98 Edward Ryan 3 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 3 0
#43 David Steinman 3 0
#66 David Aguila 2 0
#21 Scott Breckenridge 2 0
#91 Allen Mullins 2 0
#16 James Ewing 1 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 1 0
#66 Samuel Sanjuan 1 0
#32 Edward Alston 1 0