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Week 3: Michigan Panthers at Houston Gamblers

September 17, 1978
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 49,528 (73%)
Panthers 21 0 7 17 - 45
Gamblers 7 0 7 16 - 30

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-14-HOU 14 (13:27) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 0 MIC 7
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 3-2-HOU 17 (6:44) 4-Michael London pass complete to 19-Gerald Miller for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 0 MIC 14
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: (6:41) 5-Richard Lamar kicks 64 yards from MIC 35 to HOU 1. 26-James Connelly for 100yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 MIC 14
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 1-10-HOU 23 (2:13) 4-Michael London pass complete to 80-Anthony Toler for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 7 MIC 21
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 2-11-HOU 11 (8:41) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 81-Darrell Trotter for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 7 MIC 28
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-1-HOU 46 (6:29) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 1-Robert Burns for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 14 MIC 28
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-1-MIC 22 (14:24) 19-Daniel McCormack 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 MIC 28
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-4-MIC 29 (12:30) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 3-5-HOU 16 (10:10) 4-Michael London pass complete to 17-Thomas Coley for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 23 MIC 35
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: (10:07) 5-Richard Lamar kicks 62 yards from MIC 35 to HOU 3. 26-James Connelly for 97yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 30 MIC 35
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 4-1-HOU 24 (7:01) 5-Richard Lamar 42 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 30 MIC 38
(Qtr 4) Panthers: 2-17-HOU 18 (2:40) (Hot Read) 4-Michael London pass complete to 34-Roy Weeks for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Richard Lamar. HOU 30 MIC 45

Team Statistics

Gamblers Panthers
First Downs 10 26
- Rushing 5 4
- Passing 5 21
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 310 594
- Offensive Plays 56 81
- Yards Per Play 5.54 7.33
Net Rushing Yards 78 67
- Rushing Attempts 18 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.33 3.94
Net Passing Yards 232 527
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 22 / 1 57 / 34 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 239 580
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 7 / 53
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.11 8.23
- Yards Per Completion 10.86 17.06
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.2 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 15 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 17 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 6 / 308 4 / 102
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 5 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:24 28:07

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:23 2:09 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 6:26 4:17 OPP 20 8 -80 Touchdown
1 2:09 3:27 OWN 31 7 39 Missed FG
2 11:32 1:49 OWN 27 6 15 Punt
2 8:21 1:28 OWN 40 3 9 Punt
2 4:42 2:02 OWN 47 3 9 Punt
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 20 2 6 Half
3 15:00 2:09 OWN 19 3 9 Punt
3 8:37 2:20 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 3:22 4:01 OWN 20 9 58 Field Goal
4 13:21 0:56 OWN 49 3 51 Touchdown
4 9:52 2:55 OPP 23 7 -53 Field Goal
4 6:57 1:53 OWN 24 6 36 Downs
4 3:25 0:04 OWN 18 1 0 Interception
4 2:35 0:45 OWN 30 4 14 Fumble

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:37 OWN 17 5 83 Touchdown
1 11:14 4:34 OWN 20 9 80 Touchdown
2 13:42 2:09 OWN 37 4 22 Interception
2 9:43 1:23 OWN 12 3 10 Punt
2 6:53 2:11 OWN 9 5 32 Interception
2 2:41 1:31 OWN 10 6 30 Punt
3 12:51 4:14 OWN 33 9 67 Touchdown
3 6:17 2:54 OWN 25 6 38 Punt
4 14:21 1:00 OWN 15 3 -6 Punt
4 12:25 2:19 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
4 5:04 1:39 OPP 43 3 -17 Punt
4 3:21 0:46 OPP 11 2 11 Touchdown
4 1:50 1:50 OWN 49 6 35 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 7 41 5.86 14 1 0
Justin Pryor 10 21 2.10 12 1 0
Walton Vasquez 1 16 16.00 16 1 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Roy Weeks 5 28 5.60 14 2 0
Bryan Salinas 3 22 7.33 10 1 0
Steven Napier 6 17 2.83 16 2 0
Michael London 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Walton Vasquez 37 22 239 1 / 7 2 54 1 85.30

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael London 49 31 532 5 / 39 5 73 2 117.05
Jerry Ruiz 8 3 48 2 / 14 1 22 0 97.92

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Todd Summers 6 79 13.17 29 1
Robert Burns 1 54 54.00 54 1
James Connelly 5 36 7.20 13 0
Justin Pryor 2 27 13.50 16 0
Bradley Sharp 3 21 7.00 8 0
Jared Kelly 2 9 4.50 5 0
August Madrid 1 5 5.00 5 0
Larry Perez 1 4 4.00 4 0
George Webb 1 4 4.00 4 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerald Miller 9 151 16.78 24 1
Julio Prince 6 138 23.00 73 0
Anthony Toler 7 137 19.57 53 2
Darrell Trotter 4 52 13.00 22 1
Roy Weeks 2 31 15.50 18 1
David Billy 2 23 11.50 15 0
Thomas Coley 2 22 11.00 16 1
Bryan Salinas 1 20 20.00 20 0
Joseph Durden 1 6 6.00 6 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Luis Davidson 48 24 1 1
Bradley Sharp 0 15 0 0
Benjamin Morrison 0 1 0 1
Micah McEvoy 2 0 0 0
Leo Thompson 0 1 0 0
Donald Barry 0 1 0 0
Matthew Hard 0 1 0 0
Robert Burns 5 1 0 0
James Presley 2 0 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
George Webb 8 4 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 7 0 0
Eugene Holland 0 6 0 0
Cory Vargas 0 7 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 7 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 6 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 12 0 1
Wayne Mashburn 0 8 0 1
Clifford Crumley 5 9 0 1
William Loggins 8 7 0 0
August Madrid 17 6 0 0
Reginald Martin 10 0 0 0
Douglas Cormier 7 6 0 0
Patrick Eveland 48 24 0 1
Justin Pryor 8 6 0 0
Carl Lawlor 45 27 0 5
James Connelly 0 16 0 0
John Shim 37 25 0 0
Todd Summers 0 16 0 1
Dennis Self 39 18 0 1
Larry Perez 12 20 0 2
August Peterson 0 1 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Robinson 71 33 2 2
Arturo James 72 28 1 1
Steven Napier 11 2 0 0
David Oxford 0 1 0 0
Charles Stanfield 0 1 0 0
Christopher Chen 0 1 0 1
Michael Kay 0 1 0 0
Walter Daniels 0 2 0 1
Thomas Coley 0 4 0 0
Julio Prince 0 2 0 1
Anthony Toler 0 4 0 0
Roy Weeks 10 4 0 0
Joseph Durden 0 10 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 5 0 0
James Roberson 12 2 0 0
Darrell Trotter 12 20 0 0
David Billy 10 12 0 0
Frank German 5 0 0 0
Marion Long 10 3 0 0
Timothy Gates 71 30 0 3
Elvis Thomas 70 22 0 0
Bryan Salinas 19 8 0 2
Jason Derosa 13 0 0 0
Alton Pastor 0 4 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 5 0 0
Arthur Bowie 5 5 0 1
David Rodman 72 24 0 0
Stanley Thomas 0 4 0 0
Dwayne Walker 0 3 0 0
William Stromberg 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Roderick Carver 2 0 0.00 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Douglas Couey 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
George Webb 1 0 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Arthur Bowie 0 1 0 0
David Oxford 0 0 1 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 210 42.00 42.00 47 2

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Cruz Townsend 5 215 43.00 35.80 51 1

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 40 3 / 3

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Richard Lamar 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 6 / 6

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 2 17 8.5 10 0

Michigan Panthers

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 6 308 51.3 2

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Steven Napier 4 102 25.5 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Jeffrey Keeley 8 0
Roderick Carver 6 1
Eugene Holland 6 0
August Peterson 4 1
Wayne Mashburn 4 0
Donald Barry 3 1
Jerry Aiello 3 0
Lamar Reynolds 3 0
Irvin Balzer 2 2
Thomas Erwin 2 0
James Cruz 2 0
Benjamin Morrison 2 1
David Burt 2 1
Charles Huntington 2 0
Cory Vargas 2 0
Eugene Gregory 1 0
Carl Lawlor 1 0
John Shim 1 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Walter Daniels 7 0
Christopher Chen 6 0
Douglas Couey 6 0
David Oxford 3 0
Freddie Chapman 3 0
Stanley Thomas 3 0
Alton Pastor 2 0
Juan Jacobson 2 0
Delbert Hurley 2 0
Manuel West 2 0
Richard Lamar 1 0
Anthony Toler 1 0
James Roberson 1 0
Gerald Miller 1 0
Samuel Heard 1 0
Paul Funchess 1 1
Dwayne Walker 1 0
Arthur Bowie 1 0
Michael Kay 1 0