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November 12, 1978 52° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 48,649 (78%)
Bandits 7 7 7 7 - 28
Showboats 10 9 0 11 - 30
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-18-TAM 29 (11:34) 16-James Ewing 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 TAM 0
(Qtr 1) Bandits: 1-10-TAM 50 (10:43) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 50 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. MEM 3 TAM 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-1-TAM 1 (6:36) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 10 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-15-TAM 19 (13:31) 38-Gregory Shea ran for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 17 TAM 7
(Qtr 2) Bandits: 3-2-MEM 5 (5:49) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 13-Ernest Seal for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. MEM 17 TAM 14
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-TAM 1 (2:04) 11-Luis Gero sacked at TAM -6 for -7 yards (91-Allen Mullins) SAFETY! (91-Allen Mullins) MEM 19 TAM 14
(Qtr 3) Bandits: 1-2-MEM 2 (6:25) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 83-Michael Popa for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. MEM 19 TAM 21
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-6-TAM 6 (9:53) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 80-Leonard Ricks for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! (Hot Read) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 27 TAM 21
(Qtr 4) Bandits: 2-9-MEM 44 (7:49) 11-Luis Gero pass complete to 12-Edward Conner for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Thomas Hummell. MEM 27 TAM 28
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-1-TAM 38 (0:49) 16-James Ewing 56 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 30 TAM 28
Team Statistics
Showboats Bandits
First Downs 22 16
- Rushing 8 0
- Passing 12 14
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 437 375
- Offensive Plays 75 56
- Yards Per Play 5.83 6.70
Net Rushing Yards 152 30
- Rushing Attempts 22 10
- Yards Per Rush 6.91 3.00
Net Passing Yards 285 345
- Att/Comp/Int 46 / 26 / 2 41 / 28 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 337 381
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7 / 52 5 / 36
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.38 7.50
- Yards Per Completion 12.96 13.61
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 3 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 4 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 12.0 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 7 / 37 4 / 36
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 85 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 2
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:30 OWN 27 7 43 Field Goal
1 10:36 4:03 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 4:31 6:04 OWN 21 10 79 Touchdown
2 11:37 2:22 OWN 5 5 9 Punt
2 5:46 3:42 OWN 21 7 57 Interception
2 2:00 1:25 OWN 37 5 21 Punt
3 13:34 2:08 OPP 49 3 2 Punt
3 6:22 0:18 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 3:38 2:19 OWN 4 5 26 Punt
3 0:57 2:16 OWN 25 5 9 Punt
4 10:00 0:11 OWN 45 2 55 Touchdown
4 7:41 2:10 OWN 25 6 28 Interception
4 3:32 0:53 OWN 16 3 0 Punt
4 0:26 0:26 OPP 18 2 8 Game
Bandits
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:30 0:54 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 6:33 2:02 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
2 13:27 1:49 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
2 9:15 3:30 OWN 33 6 67 Touchdown
2 2:03 0:03 OWN 1 1 -8 Safety
2 0:35 0:35 OWN 10 1 3 Half
3 15:00 1:26 OWN 22 3 10 Interception
3 11:26 5:04 OWN 20 11 80 Touchdown
3 6:04 2:27 OWN 29 6 27 Punt
3 1:18 0:22 OWN 24 3 5 Punt
4 13:41 3:41 OWN 40 5 22 Missed FG
4 9:49 2:08 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 5:32 2:00 OWN 27 4 10 Punt
4 2:38 1:53 OWN 46 3 -9 Field Goal
4 0:45 0:19 OWN 25 4 -7 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 15 124 8.27 19 8 1
#24 Roy Rumph 3 25 8.33 14 2 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 3 3 1.00 3 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Bandits
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 James Haigh 4 23 5.75 9 0 0
#39 Ralph Allen 6 7 1.17 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 40 23 272 7 / 52 2 43 1 84.58
#17 Joseph Munson 6 3 65 0 / 0 0 30 1 49.31
Bandits
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Luis Gero 35 23 301 3 / 22 4 50 1 118.87
#13 Tyrone Harvell 6 5 80 2 / 14 0 27 0 118.75
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#88 Fred Stevenson 10 133 13.30 43 0
#82 Gerard Hall 5 112 22.40 33 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 4 36 9.00 27 1
#38 Gregory Shea 3 27 9.00 15 0
#80 Leonard Ricks 2 15 7.50 9 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 2 14 7.00 9 0
Bandits
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Edward Conner 6 146 24.33 50 2
#19 Michael Popa 6 94 15.67 26 1
#81 George Begay 5 54 10.80 16 0
#13 Ernest Seal 2 32 16.00 27 1
#11 Joesph Wagner 2 22 11.00 22 0
#89 James Montgomery 3 13 4.33 12 0
#45 Frank Owens 1 10 10.00 10 0
#39 Ralph Allen 1 9 9.00 9 0
#22 James Haigh 1 6 6.00 6 0
#49 Jimmy Manning 1 -5 -5.00 -5 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Rodney Towell 60 28 3 3
#72 Jeremy Contreras 62 25 2 1
#77 Ronald Sapp 57 32 1 3
#66 Franklin Thompson 52 34 1 1
#57 Nathan Branch 0 4 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 3 0 0
#32 Edward Alston 0 3 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 4 12 0 1
#76 John Biggs 2 5 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 25 0 2
#53 Robert Miller 0 2 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 3 0 1
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 3 0 0
#50 Joshua Minor 52 31 0 1
#35 Marcus Jordan 11 17 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 22 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 19 21 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 3 2 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 13 1 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 12 2 0 0
#57 Rafael McGill 11 0 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 4 2 0 1
#80 Leonard Ricks 0 5 0 1
#67 Matthew Southerland 1 0 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 7 2 0 1
#48 Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 0 1 0 0
Bandits
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Bradley Davis 52 19 1 2
#64 William Dillon 44 15 1 3
#63 Joseph Frost 56 20 0 1
#31 Brandon Roberge 48 21 0 0
#39 Ralph Allen 18 7 0 0
#49 Jimmy Manning 30 13 0 0
#68 James Smith 53 21 0 0
#13 Ernest Seal 0 4 0 0
#89 James Montgomery 12 12 0 2
#70 James Templeton 5 0 0 0
#71 John Burke 16 1 0 0
#19 Michael Popa 0 12 0 0
#12 Edward Conner 0 8 0 0
#45 Jim Stewart 5 1 0 0
#81 George Begay 0 7 0 0
#11 Joesph Wagner 0 3 0 0
#91 John Hernandez 0 2 0 0
#79 Daniel Middleton 0 2 0 0
#30 Brian Newberry 0 1 0 1
#44 Lewis Lum 0 2 0 0
#52 David Wilcox 0 1 0 0
#45 Frank Owens 0 3 0 0
#96 Joseph Poulsen 0 1 0 0
#38 Howard Dailey 0 1 0 0
#29 Corey Garcia 0 1 0 0
#91 Stephen Proctor 0 2 0 1
#98 Christopher Shaw 0 2 0 0
#22 James Haigh 3 1 0 0
#95 Martin Wildermuth 0 1 0 0
#91 Douglas Mullins 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Douglas Banda 1 0 0.00 0
Bandits
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#36 Phillip Carr 1 2 2.00 0
#29 Corey Garcia 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 1 0 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 0 0 1 0
#90 Douglas Banda 0 0 1 0
#57 Rafael McGill 0 1 0 0
Bandits
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#6 Luis Gero 1 0 0 0
#89 James Montgomery 1 0 0 0
#22 James Haigh 1 0 0 0
#64 William Dillon 0 1 0 0
#79 Daniel Middleton 0 0 1 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 7 300 42.86 37.86 53 0
Bandits
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 David Manion 5 232 46.40 46.40 51 2
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 2 / 2
Bandits
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Thomas Hummell 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 4 / 4
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#22 James Haigh 1 11 11.0 11 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 3 85 28.3 0
Bandits
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#22 James Haigh 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Albert Arsenault 7 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 5 0
#26 Adam Young 5 0
#91 Allen Mullins 5 3
#20 Bradley Garcia 5 0
#57 Nathan Branch 3 1
#76 John Biggs 3 1
#32 Edward Alston 3 0
#90 Douglas Banda 1 0
#23 Gary Brown 1 0
#80 Leonard Ricks 1 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 1 0
#97 Martin McMeans 1 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 1 0
Bandits
Name Tackles Sacks
#30 Brian Newberry 8 0
#36 Phillip Carr 6 0
#28 Terry Crum 5 0
#79 Daniel Middleton 5 4
#44 Lewis Lum 5 0
#29 Corey Garcia 4 0
#98 Christopher Shaw 4 1
#43 Al Schwartz 4 0
#45 Jim Stewart 3 0
#98 William Lewis 2 2
#19 Michael Popa 1 0
#24 Joel Harness 1 0
#12 Edward Conner 1 0
#75 Julian Kimmel 1 1
#45 David Asuncion 1 0
#52 David Wilcox 1 0
#96 Joseph Poulsen 1 0
#91 Douglas Mullins 1 0