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Week 6: Los Angeles Express at Memphis Showboats

October 08, 1978
69°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 51,741 (83%)
Express 10 9 7 6 - 32
Showboats 10 7 0 9 - 26

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Express: 3-18-LAX 32 (13:37) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 68 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. MEM 0 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 2-2-LAX 26 (8:45) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 LAX 7
(Qtr 1) Express: 4-17-MEM 23 (4:40) 1-Roger Ruzich 40 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 7 LAX 10
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-4-LAX 34 (1:58) 16-James Ewing 53 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 LAX 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-4-MEM 12 (6:13) 1-Roger Ruzich 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 LAX 13
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-3-LAX 3 (0:27) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 17 LAX 13
(Qtr 2) Express: 1-10-LAX 37 (0:19) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Express: 1-2-MEM 2 (8:06) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 88-Jose Queen for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. MEM 17 LAX 26
(Qtr 4) Express: 2-10-LAX 36 (14:13) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 22-Robert Sanders for 64 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-LAX 37 (4:12) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 80-Leonard Ricks to LAX 0 for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-10-LAX 34 (3:05) 16-James Ewing 52 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 26 LAX 32

Team Statistics

Showboats Express
First Downs 12 14
- Rushing 1 4
- Passing 11 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 405 576
- Offensive Plays 85 68
- Yards Per Play 4.76 8.47
Net Rushing Yards 52 71
- Rushing Attempts 25 24
- Yards Per Rush 2.08 2.96
Net Passing Yards 353 505
- Att/Comp/Int 58 / 25 / 1 42 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 369 521
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 16 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.88 11.48
- Yards Per Completion 14.76 24.81
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 23 1 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 30 4 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 9 / 83
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 85 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 1 / -1
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:58 29:03

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:27 4:48 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 4:36 2:42 OWN 23 5 42 Field Goal
1 1:33 0:59 OWN 21 3 4 Punt
1 0:13 1:50 OWN 22 3 5 Punt
2 11:58 2:12 OWN 15 3 8 Punt
2 6:09 1:36 OWN 34 3 6 Punt
2 1:51 1:26 OWN 3 9 97 Touchdown
2 0:11 0:11 OWN 25 1 3 Half
3 15:00 2:59 OWN 25 7 11 Punt
3 10:30 1:33 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
3 8:02 2:48 OWN 25 5 16 Punt
3 2:57 1:27 OWN 24 3 3 Punt
3 0:41 1:24 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
4 14:01 1:38 OWN 24 4 3 Punt
4 10:41 0:23 OWN 10 3 0 Punt
4 8:56 1:25 OWN 20 6 33 Interception
4 4:46 0:40 OWN 48 3 52 Touchdown
4 1:45 0:40 OWN 16 3 -9 Punt
4 0:43 0:17 OWN 20 4 22 Downs

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:33 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 8:39 4:03 OWN 25 7 52 Field Goal
1 1:54 0:22 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 0:33 0:20 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
2 13:23 1:25 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
2 9:46 3:37 OWN 33 6 55 Field Goal
2 4:34 2:43 OWN 7 4 43 Punt
2 0:25 0:14 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 12:01 1:31 OWN 17 3 5 Punt
3 8:57 0:55 OWN 31 2 69 Touchdown
3 5:15 2:18 OWN 18 5 10 Punt
3 1:29 0:48 OWN 26 3 0 Punt
4 14:17 0:16 OWN 36 2 64 Touchdown
4 12:23 1:42 OWN 38 4 13 Punt
4 10:18 1:22 OWN 41 3 33 Fumble
4 7:31 2:45 OWN 11 5 33 Interception
4 4:06 1:05 OWN 0 8 34 Field Goal
4 3:01 1:16 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
4 1:05 0:23 OPP 45 3 -12 Punt
4 0:25 0:25 OPP 20 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 13 34 2.62 8 0 0
Marcus Jordan 8 15 1.88 6 0 0
Roy Rumph 4 3 0.75 3 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 12 51 4.25 13 3 0
Robert Sanders 10 15 1.50 9 0 0
Shannon Smith 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Gene Nowlin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 58 25 369 2 / 16 3 69 1 74.57

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 42 21 521 2 / 16 4 68 1 117.26

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jerome Wheeler 5 127 25.40 69 1
Gerard Hall 8 87 10.88 21 1
Leonard Ricks 2 53 26.50 37 1
Fred Stevenson 2 39 19.50 21 0
Ernest McNeill 3 27 9.00 15 0
Marcus Jordan 1 16 16.00 16 0
Gregory Shea 2 10 5.00 6 0
Roy Rumph 2 10 5.00 8 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 4 203 50.75 68 2
Jimmy Landon 5 82 16.40 35 0
Santiago Smith 3 70 23.33 29 0
Robert Sanders 1 64 64.00 64 1
Daniel Zachery 2 29 14.50 29 0
Shannon Smith 1 29 29.00 29 0
Cordell Mosteller 2 22 11.00 15 0
Seth Wynn 2 20 10.00 14 0
Jose Queen 1 2 2.00 2 1

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Rodney Towell 75 35 1 1
Gregory Shea 12 12 0 1
Donald Molinari 9 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 1
Patrick Burke 3 0 0 0
Leonard Ricks 0 3 0 0
Roy Rumph 4 2 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 3 0 1
Robert Miller 0 3 0 0
Edward Alston 0 4 0 0
Allen Mullins 0 5 0 0
Edwin James 0 4 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 5 0 1
Douglas Banda 11 4 0 0
Rafael McGill 16 0 0 0
John Biggs 2 4 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 70 36 0 2
Dewayne Garcia 17 1 0 0
Lloyd Ford 17 1 0 0
Matthew Southerland 2 0 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 15 0 0
Fred Stevenson 13 9 0 2
Marcus Jordan 20 16 0 1
Ernest McNeill 15 16 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 21 0 1
Joshua Minor 59 33 0 0
Franklin Thompson 59 41 0 6
Duane Kirkpatrick 61 38 0 4
Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Christopher Spotts 48 26 1 3
Maurice Matzke 0 3 0 1
Louis Duron 0 3 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 10 0 1
Jimmy Landon 0 9 0 0
Shannon Smith 3 1 0 0
Seth Wynn 3 2 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 5 0 1
Robert Falkner 0 2 0 0
Loren Williams 3 2 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 9 0 0
Robert Herrera 0 6 0 1
Robert Sanders 3 2 0 0
Ricky Houston 2 3 0 1
Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0
Rufus Aguilar 0 1 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 1 0 0
Martin Hindman 4 1 0 0
Dennis McRae 13 20 0 1
Raymundo Edmonson 6 3 0 0
William Theis 0 1 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 3 0 0
Richard Owen 0 6 0 3
Stephen Farmer 8 3 0 1
Paul Moore 0 4 0 0
Leonardo Putnam 51 30 0 0
William Mitchell 14 12 0 1
David Seaman 0 1 0 0
Allen Ellison 2 1 0 0
Jose Queen 13 16 0 1
Edgar Austin 53 18 0 1
Jose Sherlock 50 32 0 1
Patrick Tobias 45 29 0 3
Santiago Smith 0 10 0 1
Michael Robertson 18 3 0 0
Scott Dotson 20 13 0 1
Keith Diaz 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Edward Alston 1 1 1.00 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Carlos Turner 1 -1 -1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
Marcus Jordan 0 1 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 0 1 0
Douglas Banda 0 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 0 1 0
Leonard Ricks 0 1 0 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Shannon Smith 1 0 0 0
Robert Sanders 1 0 0 0
Thomas Martin 0 0 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 12 585 48.75 42.25 54 2

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 10 480 48.00 45.90 58 1

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 2 / 2 2 / 2 2 / 2 53 2 / 2

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 40 2 / 3

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 9 83 9.2 15 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 3 85 28.3 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Santiago Smith 1 28 28.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Nathan Branch 7 1
Edwin James 6 1
Antonio Tinsley 5 0
John Biggs 4 0
Edward Alston 4 0
Albert Arsenault 4 0
David Aguila 4 0
Allen Mullins 3 0
Ernest McNeill 3 0
Douglas Banda 3 0
Martin McMeans 2 0
David Steinman 2 0
Fred Stevenson 2 0
Gary Brown 1 0
Joseph Davis 1 0
Adam Young 1 0

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Walter Silva 9 0
Robert Falkner 7 0
Paul Moore 6 0
Keith Diaz 6 0
Richard Owen 5 1
William Theis 4 0
Carlos Turner 4 0
Donn Webb 3 0
Maurice Matzke 3 0
Daniel Ibarra 1 0
Thomas Martin 1 0
Roger Ruzich 1 0
Stephen Farmer 1 0
Shannon Smith 1 0
Santiago Smith 1 0
Jimmy Landon 1 0
Louis Duron 1 1