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Week 5: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

October 01, 1978
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 46,522 (68%)
Showboats 10 7 0 7 - 24
Gamblers 0 7 10 3 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-1-HOU 0 (9:21) 24-Roy Rumph ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-11-HOU 18 (6:17) 16-James Ewing 36 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 0 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 3-16-MEM 26 (10:27) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 87-Jared Kelly for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-11-MEM 33 (1:58) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall to HOU 0 for 67 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 7 MEM 17
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 2-10-HOU 2 (8:19) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 1-Robert Burns for 98 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 14 MEM 17
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-1-MEM 32 (2:27) 19-Daniel McCormack 50 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 17 MEM 17
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 2-8-HOU 8 (14:18) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 17 MEM 24
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-3-MEM 5 (8:53) 19-Daniel McCormack 23 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 20 MEM 24

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 13 18
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 9 12
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 408 355
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards Per Play 6.48 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 72 110
- Rushing Attempts 17 37
- Yards Per Rush 4.24 2.97
Net Passing Yards 336 245
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 21 / 0 24 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 371 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 35 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.30 9.42
- Yards Per Completion 17.67 17.40
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 15 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 65 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 13 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 68 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:11 30:45

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:19 1:47 OWN 25 5 4 Fumble
1 6:14 0:52 OWN 32 2 9 Fumble
1 2:43 2:54 OWN 13 6 36 Punt
2 12:44 2:23 OWN 47 6 53 Touchdown
2 7:21 3:40 OWN 8 7 47 Punt
2 1:48 1:26 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 15:00 2:55 OWN 29 6 -1 Punt
3 8:22 0:19 OWN 2 2 98 Touchdown
3 7:08 4:45 OWN 28 9 41 Field Goal
4 14:14 2:12 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
4 11:09 2:19 OWN 47 6 48 Field Goal
4 7:04 3:22 OWN 28 6 9 Punt
4 0:17 0:17 OWN 40 1 8 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:41 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 7:32 1:18 OPP 17 3 -1 Field Goal
1 5:22 2:39 OWN 43 4 12 Punt
2 14:49 2:04 OWN 20 3 -5 Punt
2 10:21 3:00 OWN 25 5 27 Punt
2 3:41 1:53 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
2 0:21 0:21 OWN 18 1 3 Half
3 12:05 3:42 OWN 24 7 27 Punt
3 8:04 0:55 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 2:23 3:09 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 12:02 0:53 OWN 6 3 0 Punt
4 8:50 1:46 OWN 24 3 4 Punt
4 3:41 3:24 OWN 14 9 53 Missed FG

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Justin Pryor 11 46 4.18 13 1 0
Robert Burns 4 21 5.25 8 0 0
James Lightfoot 1 9 9.00 9 0 0
George Webb 1 -4 -4.00 -4 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 17 59 3.47 16 2 0
Roy Rumph 12 50 4.17 12 4 1
Marcus Jordan 7 3 0.43 6 0 0
Sterling Willis 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 40 21 371 6 / 35 2 98 0 101.15

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 24 15 261 2 / 16 2 67 0 127.26

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Burns 1 98 98.00 98 1
James Connelly 8 95 11.88 42 0
Bradley Sharp 4 55 13.75 24 0
Jared Kelly 3 32 10.67 26 1
Todd Summers 2 28 14.00 19 0
August Madrid 1 26 26.00 26 0
Larry Perez 1 22 22.00 22 0
Justin Pryor 1 15 15.00 15 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 6 145 24.17 67 1
Leonard Ricks 3 37 12.33 14 0
Gregory Shea 2 36 18.00 26 0
Ernest McNeill 1 14 14.00 14 0
Fred Stevenson 1 14 14.00 14 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 8 8.00 8 1
Roy Rumph 1 7 7.00 7 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dennis Self 43 16 1 2
Larry Perez 6 18 1 1
Luis Davidson 55 24 0 1
Cory Vargas 0 3 0 0
Robert Burns 6 3 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
George Webb 10 2 0 0
Reginald Martin 8 0 0 0
James Connelly 0 13 0 0
Todd Summers 0 17 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 8 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 3 0 0
Eugene Holland 0 4 0 2
Roderick Carver 0 3 0 0
William Loggins 14 6 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 1 0 0
Wayne Mashburn 0 3 0 0
Douglas Cormier 8 2 0 0
Clifford Crumley 6 5 0 0
Justin Pryor 8 3 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 7 0 1
August Madrid 24 11 0 0
Patrick Eveland 49 23 0 3
Carl Lawlor 55 33 0 1
John Shim 47 32 0 0
Micah McEvoy 4 2 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joshua Minor 26 43 1 4
Jeremy Contreras 33 35 0 1
Nathan Branch 0 3 0 1
Robert Miller 0 1 0 1
Edward Alston 0 1 0 0
Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
Patrick Burke 0 1 0 0
Donald Molinari 4 1 0 0
Roy Rumph 0 5 0 2
Edwin James 4 1 0 0
Douglas Banda 0 2 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 22 0 1
Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 9 4 0 1
Rodney Towell 38 40 0 0
Rafael McGill 12 0 0 0
Lloyd Ford 12 0 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 10 0 0 0
Fred Stevenson 5 6 0 0
Gregory Shea 5 3 0 1
Franklin Thompson 26 44 0 6
Marcus Jordan 6 29 0 1
Ernest McNeill 15 28 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 27 0 0
Ronald Sapp 25 40 0 8
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Lightfoot 1 0 0 0
Justin Pryor 1 0 0 0
August Peterson 0 0 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Marcus Jordan 1 0 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 0 1 0
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
Antonio Tinsley 0 1 1 0
Roy Rumph 0 1 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 6 316 52.67 43.67 62 2

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 7 307 43.86 42.29 49 3

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

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

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 36 3 / 3

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 2 13 6.5 12 0

Memphis Showboats

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 2 68 34.0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 34 34.0 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Leo Thompson 8 0
Cory Vargas 7 0
Matthew Hard 5 0
Irvin Balzer 4 1
Roderick Carver 4 0
Thomas Erwin 4 0
Jeffrey Keeley 4 0
James Cruz 4 0
August Peterson 3 1
Lamar Reynolds 2 0
James Lightfoot 1 0
Justin Pryor 1 0
Wayne Mashburn 1 0
David Burt 1 0
Benjamin Morrison 1 0
Charles Huntington 1 0
Eugene Holland 1 0
Jerry Aiello 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Douglas Banda 7 1
David Steinman 6 0
Antonio Tinsley 6 0
Albert Arsenault 5 0
Edward Alston 3 0
David Aguila 3 1
Nathan Branch 2 2
Gary Brown 2 1
Martin McMeans 2 0
Edward Ryan 1 0
Allen Mullins 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
Edwin James 1 1
Scott Breckenridge 1 0