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Week 15: Houston Gamblers at Oklahoma Outlaws

December 10, 1978
43°
Skelly Stadium (Tulsa, OK) Attendance: 34,232 (85%)
Gamblers 7 17 7 9 - 40
Outlaws 10 13 7 8 - 38

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Outlaws: 3-8-HOU 14 (11:44) 4-Dale Brown pass complete to 13-Dusty Heckman for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Nathan Booker. OKL 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-7-OKL 14 (6:06) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 1-Robert Burns for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. OKL 7 HOU 7
(Qtr 1) Outlaws: 4-3-HOU 14 (2:45) 8-Nathan Booker 32 yard field goal is GOOD. OKL 10 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-6-OKL 39 (15:00) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. OKL 10 HOU 14
(Qtr 2) Outlaws: 3-7-HOU 24 (12:09) 4-Dale Brown pass complete to 39-Patrick Hiebert for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-7-OKL 29 (8:37) 19-Daniel McCormack 47 yard field goal is GOOD. OKL 16 HOU 17
(Qtr 2) Outlaws: 1-10-HOU 40 (1:09) 4-Dale Brown pass complete to 87-James Rosenzweig for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Nathan Booker. OKL 23 HOU 17
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-10-OKL 23 (0:39) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 83-David Nelson for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. OKL 23 HOU 24
(Qtr 3) Outlaws: 2-1-HOU 0 (5:34) 4-Dale Brown pass complete to 13-Dusty Heckman for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Nathan Booker. OKL 30 HOU 24
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 25 (5:31) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. OKL 30 HOU 31
(Qtr 4) Outlaws: 1-10-HOU 26 (12:44) 4-Dale Brown pass complete to 81-Michael Perry for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 12-Robert Brockett pass complete to 83-Gerald Montoya for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! Pressure by 50-Paul Walker. OKL 38 HOU 31
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-12-OKL 29 (9:53) 19-Daniel McCormack 47 yard field goal is GOOD. OKL 38 HOU 34
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-11-OKL 18 (1:57) 19-Daniel McCormack 36 yard field goal is GOOD. OKL 38 HOU 37
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-5-OKL 29 (1:21) 19-Daniel McCormack 47 yard field goal is GOOD. OKL 38 HOU 40

Team Statistics

Outlaws Gamblers
First Downs 22 10
- Rushing 4 2
- Passing 18 8
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 550 457
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards Per Play 7.86 7.62
Net Rushing Yards 78 30
- Rushing Attempts 23 16
- Yards Per Rush 3.39 1.88
Net Passing Yards 472 427
- Att/Comp/Int 46 / 31 / 2 39 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 480 458
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 5 / 31
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.04 9.70
- Yards Per Completion 15.48 18.32
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 2 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 3 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 20 1 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 39 3 / 121
Int Returns/Yards 1 / -1 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:25 28:37

Drive Charts

Oklahoma Outlaws

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:21 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 9:34 2:09 OWN 31 4 28 Fumble
1 6:01 3:19 OWN 25 6 61 Field Goal
2 14:54 2:51 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 8:34 0:56 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 4:48 2:51 OWN 20 4 20 Punt
2 1:08 0:06 OPP 40 1 40 Touchdown
2 0:35 0:35 OWN 25 2 3 Half
3 13:39 2:15 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
3 9:54 4:24 OWN 33 9 67 Touchdown
3 5:18 0:56 OWN 33 3 1 Interception
4 14:08 1:30 OWN 45 4 55 Touchdown
4 9:49 1:56 OWN 25 4 28 Interception
4 6:08 0:53 OWN 7 3 3 Punt
4 4:38 1:29 OWN 20 3 8 Fumble
4 1:54 0:37 OWN 18 5 11 Field Goal
4 1:17 1:17 OWN 25 3 34 Missed FG

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:39 2:05 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 7:25 1:24 OWN 31 3 69 Touchdown
1 2:42 2:48 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 12:03 3:30 OWN 32 6 39 Field Goal
2 7:38 2:50 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
2 1:56 0:48 OWN 22 3 8 Interception
2 1:02 0:27 OWN 37 4 63 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:21 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 11:24 1:30 OWN 15 3 9 Punt
3 5:31 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 4:22 3:37 OPP 38 6 -16 Punt
3 0:45 1:37 OWN 11 3 4 Punt
4 12:38 2:49 OWN 46 6 25 Field Goal
4 7:54 1:46 OWN 42 4 14 Punt
4 5:15 0:37 OWN 43 3 -6 Punt
4 3:09 1:15 OPP 17 3 -1 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Patrick Hiebert 17 67 3.94 12 2 0
Shawn Whitmire 6 11 1.83 7 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 11 23 2.09 12 1 0
Justin Pryor 4 7 1.75 6 0 0
James Lightfoot 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Passing Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dale Brown 44 29 462 1 / 8 5 40 2 119.70
Robert Brockett 2 2 18 0 / 0 0 16 0 104.17

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 39 25 458 5 / 31 4 75 1 127.94

Receiving Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Dusty Heckman 9 142 15.78 36 2
James Rosenzweig 6 124 20.67 40 1
Michael Perry 6 84 14.00 26 1
Patrick Hiebert 2 38 19.00 24 1
Karl Livingston 2 35 17.50 28 0
Gerald Montoya 4 32 8.00 16 0
Jimmy Howe 1 16 16.00 16 0
Douglas Harada 1 9 9.00 9 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 6 240 40.00 75 2
David Nelson 5 81 16.20 24 1
Larry Perez 5 40 8.00 18 0
Robert Burns 3 35 11.67 16 1
Todd Summers 4 34 8.50 9 0
Bradley Sharp 1 16 16.00 16 0
George Webb 1 12 12.00 12 0

Blocking Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
William Johnson 14 2 1 0
Richard Castro 71 28 0 0
Miguel Martinez 11 1 0 0
Daniel Fields 0 1 0 0
Shawn Whitmire 3 0 0 0
Timothy Ballinger 0 1 0 0
Vincent Ford 0 1 0 0
Charles Pierce 4 2 0 0
Victor Lincoln 2 1 0 0
Jimmy Howe 0 2 0 0
Derrick Cunningham 0 2 0 0
Calvin Spurgeon 10 1 0 1
Kyle Verrill 6 0 0 0
Michael Perry 0 18 0 1
Vernon Cottrell 0 7 0 0
Douglas Harada 16 25 0 0
Gerald Montoya 17 11 0 0
Dusty Heckman 0 11 0 0
Antonio Shook 58 21 0 0
Patrick Hiebert 16 7 0 0
Theodore Valdez 60 22 0 2
Karl Livingston 0 9 0 0
James Rosenzweig 0 9 0 0
Bryan Black 68 27 0 3
Lee Ward 65 32 0 5
Frank Hostetter 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Shim 43 19 2 4
Dennis Self 45 21 0 1
Bradley Sharp 0 6 0 0
Todd Summers 0 11 0 0
Clifford Crumley 8 5 0 1
Douglas Cormier 11 3 0 0
Justin Pryor 5 2 0 0
John Lawrence 0 4 0 1
Jared Kelly 0 3 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 4 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 4 0 0
Matthew Hard 0 2 0 0
Lawrence Allen 0 2 0 0
Charles Huntington 0 2 0 1
Eugene Gregory 0 2 0 0
Russell Cross 0 1 0 0
Stephen Coppock 5 1 0 0
Robert Burns 8 4 0 0
David Nelson 0 10 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 0
George Webb 15 3 0 0
Reginald Martin 48 20 0 1
Carl Lawlor 58 26 0 3
Patrick Eveland 51 22 0 0
Larry Perez 6 13 0 0
August Madrid 30 9 0 0
James Connelly 0 11 0 0
Tony Lehman 14 4 0 0
August Peterson 0 5 0 0
William Loggins 15 3 0 0
Andrew Zeller 15 4 0 0
Thomas Erwin 0 1 0 0
Gabriel Meza 0 3 0 1
Paul Walker 0 2 0 1
Stanley Thompson 0 2 0 0
Jeffrey Keeley 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Derrick Cunningham 1 -1 -1.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
James Cruz 1 1 1.00 0
August Peterson 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Dale Brown 3 0 0 0
Patrick Hiebert 1 0 0 0
Theodore Valdez 0 1 0 0
Lee Ward 0 1 1 0
Richard Castro 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Cruz 1 1 0 0
August Peterson 0 0 1 0
Stanley Thompson 0 1 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 0 1 0
Gabriel Meza 0 1 0 0

Punting

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Michel 5 220 44.00 42.00 49 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 7 321 45.86 39.57 56 1

Kicking

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Nathan Booker 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 3 / 4

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 4 / 4 3 / 3 0 / 0 47 4 / 4

Punt Return

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Patrick Hiebert 2 20 10.0 11 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 12 12.0 12 0

Kick Return

Oklahoma Outlaws

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Dusty Heckman 1 39 39.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 3 121 40.3 0

Defensive Stats