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December 24, 1978 36° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 58,679 (94%)
Wheels 3 3 3 3 0 - 12
Showboats 3 6 3 0 3 - 15
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 4-21-MEM 21 (4:58) 2-Jose Fouche 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 DET 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-2-DET 29 (0:12) 16-James Ewing 48 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 DET 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-9-DET 10 (4:50) 16-James Ewing 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 DET 3
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-4-MEM 32 (1:15) 2-Jose Fouche 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 DET 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-9-DET 9 (0:07) 16-James Ewing 27 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 58-Juan Frigo was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 9 DET 6
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-4-DET 19 (8:56) 16-James Ewing 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 12 DET 6
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 4-6-MEM 6 (4:31) 2-Jose Fouche 24 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 12 DET 9
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-3-MEM 32 (1:07) 2-Jose Fouche 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 12 DET 12
(OT) Showboats: 4-13-DET 15 (10:50) 16-James Ewing 34 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 15 DET 12
Team Statistics
Showboats Wheels
First Downs 24 15
- Rushing 9 2
- Passing 14 13
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 379 293
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards Per Play 5.34 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 148 45
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.63 2.65
Net Passing Yards 231 248
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 23 / 1 39 / 23 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 249 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 5 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.92 5.64
- Yards Per Completion 10.83 12.39
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 24 4 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 36 1 / 33
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 4 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:40 29:33
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:43 OWN 25 9 22 Punt
1 9:24 0:12 OWN 30 2 -10 Interception
1 4:54 4:46 OWN 25 9 46 Field Goal
2 11:30 6:42 OWN 5 10 85 Field Goal
2 1:11 1:06 OWN 25 5 66 Field Goal
3 12:46 0:53 OWN 19 3 -4 Punt
3 11:43 2:50 OPP 42 5 23 Field Goal
3 4:28 1:22 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
3 1:37 1:37 OWN 19 4 26 Punt
4 9:55 5:54 OWN 20 12 52 Downs
4 1:03 1:03 OWN 34 4 40 Missed FG
OT 14:19 3:32 OPP 29 5 13 Field Goal
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:17 0:53 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
1 9:12 4:18 OPP 40 7 19 Field Goal
1 0:08 3:39 OWN 25 9 35 Punt
2 4:48 3:37 OWN 25 8 40 Field Goal
2 0:04 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 15:00 2:14 OWN 27 3 8 Punt
3 11:53 0:10 OWN 41 1 -10 Fumble
3 8:53 4:25 OWN 25 9 69 Field Goal
3 3:06 1:29 OWN 30 3 6 Punt
3 0:00 5:05 OWN 6 10 46 Punt
4 4:01 2:58 OWN 28 6 40 Field Goal
OT 15:00 0:41 OWN 25 2 2 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 21 92 4.38 14 4 0
#83 Sterling Willis 6 39 6.50 12 2 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 5 17 3.40 11 1 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 14 22 1.57 12 1 0
#26 Robert Costello 2 12 6.00 8 0 0
#6 Henry Prieto 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 34 23 249 2 / 18 0 26 0 88.97
#17 Joseph Munson 3 0 0 0 / 0 0 0 1 0.00
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Henry Prieto 39 23 285 5 / 37 0 32 1 70.99
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Jerome Wheeler 3 58 19.33 23 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 3 46 15.33 23 0
#82 Gerard Hall 5 43 8.60 14 0
#38 Gregory Shea 6 42 7.00 13 0
#80 Leonard Ricks 2 30 15.00 15 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 26 26.00 26 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 3 4 1.33 5 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 6 86 14.33 22 0
#84 Zachary Powell 5 62 12.40 30 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 6 61 10.17 22 0
#88 Paul Lee 1 32 32.00 32 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 2 29 14.50 23 0
#13 David Ortiz 2 13 6.50 12 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Ronald Sapp 47 41 1 6
#72 Jeremy Contreras 42 37 0 3
#63 Rodney Towell 42 34 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 16 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 18 21 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 13 28 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 38 44 0 2
#50 Joshua Minor 37 41 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 20 0 1
#38 Gregory Shea 2 4 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 15 2 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 3 2 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 10 0 0 0
#57 Rafael McGill 9 0 0 0
#88 Fred Stevenson 8 6 0 1
#80 Leonard Ricks 0 11 0 1
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 8 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 3 0 1
#32 Edward Alston 0 2 0 0
#76 John Biggs 0 3 0 0
#43 David Steinman 0 1 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 5 2 0 1
#99 Edwin James 0 1 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
#98 Edward Ryan 0 1 0 0
#53 Robert Miller 0 1 0 0
#26 Adam Young 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Benjamin Wheeler 46 22 3 8
#70 Thomas Watson 50 21 2 3
#67 Ronald Davis 54 27 0 1
#84 Timothy Milligan 53 30 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 54 22 0 1
#85 Eddie Hohman 26 14 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 4 20 0 1
#37 Enrique Pacheco 16 5 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 8 0 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 8 2 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 5 4 0 1
#92 Chad Brown 0 2 0 0
#93 Christopher Turner 0 1 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 10 0 0
#25 Matthew Mitchell 0 12 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 12 0 1
#80 Timothy Hanna 0 6 0 0
#51 George Odriscoll 5 0 0 0
#71 Arturo Williams 8 1 0 1
#54 Robert Basso 1 0 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 1 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 1
#46 Chuck Johnson 0 1 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 1 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Douglas Banda 1 0 0.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#44 Robbie Hammock 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0 0 0
#43 David Steinman 0 0 1 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#6 Henry Prieto 1 0 0 0
#13 John Risinger 1 0 0 0
#96 William Williams 0 0 1 0
#64 Benjamin Wheeler 0 1 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 4 183 45.75 39.25 59 0
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Harry Marshall 5 216 43.20 39.00 47 1
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 5 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 0 48 0 / 0
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 0 / 0
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 36 36.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 33 33.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Antonio Tinsley 7 0
#76 John Biggs 7 4
#54 Lamar Reynolds 6 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 5 0
#66 Samuel Sanjuan 5 1
#26 Adam Young 4 0
#90 Douglas Banda 2 0
#58 Joseph Davis 1 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 1 0
#43 David Steinman 1 0
#98 Edward Ryan 1 0
#66 David Aguila 1 0
#91 Allen Mullins 1 0
#41 Eric Blaisdell 1 0
#57 Nathan Branch 1 0
#32 Edward Alston 1 0
#20 Bradley Garcia 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Robbie Hammock 10 0
#91 Malcolm Nazario 8 1
#96 William Williams 6 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 5 0
#45 Eric Spann 5 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 4 0
#92 Chad Brown 4 1
#30 David Peralta 4 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 4 0
#53 Donald Martinez 3 0
#34 Charles Clifton 2 0
#57 Edward Flores 2 0
#85 Eddie Hohman 1 0
#79 Timothy Adams 1 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#26 Robert Costello 1 0