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Divisional Round: Memphis Showboats at Los Angeles Express

December 31, 1978
62°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 90,000 (100%)
Showboats 9 14 3 6 - 32
Express 14 0 6 14 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-5-LAX 15 (10:17) 16-James Ewing 33 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 0 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-18-MEM 39 (8:15) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 39 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 7 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-2-LAX 45 (4:01) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 14 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 2-3-LAX 3 (1:11) 38-Gregory Shea ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-4-LAX 5 (6:46) 38-Gregory Shea ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 14 MEM 16
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-LAX 10 (1:20) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 14 MEM 23
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-3-MEM 10 (12:04) 1-Roger Ruzich 27 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 17 MEM 23
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-5-LAX 16 (6:05) 16-James Ewing 34 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 17 MEM 26
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-2-MEM 10 (0:27) 1-Roger Ruzich 27 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 38-Gregory Shea was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 20 MEM 26
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-10-LAX 20 (13:18) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 27 MEM 26
(Qtr 4) Express: 1-10-MEM 11 (6:21) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 34 MEM 26
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-1-LAX 1 (1:18) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 88-Fred Stevenson for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Express Showboats
First Downs 11 22
- Rushing 3 9
- Passing 8 13
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 484 515
- Offensive Plays 53 72
- Yards Per Play 9.13 7.15
Net Rushing Yards 82 143
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards Per Rush 3.73 4.93
Net Passing Yards 402 372
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 20 / 1 41 / 27 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 420 390
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 12.97 8.65
- Yards Per Completion 21.00 14.44
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 12 10 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 29 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 4 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 24:41 35:18

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:14 2:05 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 4:38 0:46 OWN 36 2 64 Touchdown
1 1:09 4:34 OWN 25 9 39 Interception
2 6:43 1:00 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 1:16 1:08 OWN 25 5 11 Punt
3 15:00 2:59 OWN 25 5 65 Field Goal
3 6:02 1:27 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 4:26 4:03 OPP 35 6 25 Field Goal
4 13:17 0:10 OWN 20 1 80 Touchdown
4 11:32 5:15 OWN 33 10 67 Touchdown
4 1:14 1:14 OPP 50 4 18 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:46 OWN 25 9 60 Field Goal
1 8:09 3:31 OWN 25 6 22 Punt
1 3:52 2:43 OWN 29 6 71 Touchdown
2 11:35 4:51 OWN 24 8 76 Touchdown
2 5:44 4:28 OWN 22 8 78 Touchdown
2 0:07 0:07 OWN 8 1 0 Half
3 12:01 5:59 OWN 25 11 59 Field Goal
3 4:35 0:09 OWN 0 2 0 Interception
3 0:24 2:06 OWN 25 7 65 Missed FG
4 13:07 1:35 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 6:17 5:03 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Seth Wynn 15 75 5.00 14 3 0
Robert Sanders 6 7 1.17 5 0 0
Gene Nowlin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 22 114 5.18 14 5 2
Sterling Willis 4 17 4.25 8 0 0
Marcus Jordan 3 12 4.00 12 1 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 29 20 420 2 / 18 4 80 1 136.85

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 41 27 390 2 / 18 2 44 1 102.69

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 6 158 26.33 55 2
Santiago Smith 3 115 38.33 80 1
Raymundo Edmonson 1 53 53.00 53 0
Jimmy Landon 4 35 8.75 11 1
Cordell Mosteller 1 19 19.00 19 0
Jose Queen 2 18 9.00 10 0
Tyrone Kennedy 2 18 9.00 13 0
Seth Wynn 1 4 4.00 4 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jerome Wheeler 6 179 29.83 44 0
Gerard Hall 8 119 14.88 35 1
Leonard Ricks 4 58 14.50 24 0
Gregory Shea 3 12 4.00 6 0
Ernest McNeill 3 12 4.00 5 0
Fred Stevenson 2 7 3.50 6 1
Sterling Willis 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Edgar Austin 17 7 1 1
Charles Martin 31 29 0 2
Martin Hindman 4 0 0 0
Robert Sanders 1 0 0 0
Paul Moore 0 1 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 3 0 0
Donn Webb 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Landon 0 7 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 5 0 0
Stephen Farmer 0 3 0 1
Rufus Aguilar 0 2 0 0
Lamont Stich 0 1 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 2 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 0
Loren Williams 3 0 0 0
Christopher Spotts 6 0 0 0
Scott Dotson 30 20 0 1
Michael Robertson 6 0 0 0
William Mitchell 7 16 0 1
Dennis McRae 7 17 0 1
Raymundo Edmonson 5 14 0 1
Jose Queen 9 18 0 1
Robert Herrera 0 11 0 1
Santiago Smith 0 8 0 0
Patrick Tobias 32 30 0 2
Leonardo Putnam 36 25 0 1
Jose Sherlock 39 26 0 2
Seth Wynn 9 5 0 0
Jason Ferguson 1 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Sterling Willis 1 1 1 1
Jeremy Contreras 48 35 0 1
Leonard Ricks 0 7 0 0
Scott Breckenridge 0 1 0 0
Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
David Aguila 0 1 0 0
Robert Miller 0 1 0 0
Edward Ryan 0 1 0 0
Edward Alston 0 2 0 1
Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
Edwin James 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 2 0 0
Douglas Banda 0 3 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 2 1 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 7 2 0 1
Gregory Shea 4 5 0 0
Rodney Towell 51 32 0 0
Fred Stevenson 6 6 0 0
Rafael McGill 8 0 0 0
Lloyd Ford 8 0 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 7 0 0 0
Donald Molinari 4 1 0 0
Joshua Minor 44 35 0 4
Franklin Thompson 43 35 0 1
Marcus Jordan 17 26 0 0
Ernest McNeill 13 32 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 25 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 19 0 0
Ronald Sapp 47 43 0 3
Patrick Burke 1 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Walter Silva 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Steinman 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Maurice Matzke 0 0 1 0
Paul Moore 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 1 0 0

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 3 174 58.00 58.00 67 2

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 2 84 42.00 28.50 49 0

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 27 4 / 4

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 2 / 3

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 2 29 14.5 19 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 1 2 2.0 2 0

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 35 35.0 0

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Walter Silva 9 0
Carlos Turner 7 0
Stephen Coleman 5 1
Maurice Matzke 5 0
Paul Moore 4 0
Allen Ellison 4 1
Donn Webb 4 0
William Theis 4 0
Stephen Farmer 3 0
Daniel Ibarra 3 0
Joshua Lilley 2 0
Lamont Stich 2 0
Seth Wynn 1 0
Randall Solis 1 0
Larry Newsom 1 0
Richard Owen 1 0
Keith Diaz 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Douglas Banda 8 1
Albert Arsenault 5 0
David Aguila 5 0
Martin McMeans 4 0
Antonio Tinsley 3 0
Adam Young 3 0
Edward Alston 3 0
Nathan Branch 2 0
Lamar Reynolds 2 0
David Steinman 2 0
Samuel Sanjuan 1 1
Edward Ryan 1 0
Leonard Ricks 1 0
Ernest McNeill 1 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 0