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Week 3: New Jersey Generals at Houston Gamblers

September 16, 1979
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 49,503 (73%)
Generals 9 10 0 3 - 22
Gamblers 7 14 3 6 - 30

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 2-10-HOU 22 (7:56) 34-Herschel Walker ran for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-2-NJG 31 (5:51) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 NJG 6
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-1-HOU 22 (2:11) 14-Dustin Henry 39 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 NJG 9
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-5-HOU 16 (10:06) 14-Dustin Henry 33 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 NJG 12
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-6-NJG 6 (3:29) 1-Robert Burns ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 14 NJG 12
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-HOU 17 (2:35) 33-Maurice Carthon ran for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. HOU 14 NJG 19
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 3-1-HOU 34 (1:14) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 21 NJG 19
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-3-NJG 14 (7:21) 19-Daniel McCormack 32 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 24 NJG 19
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-9-NJG 28 (9:54) 19-Daniel McCormack 46 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 27 NJG 19
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-6-HOU 15 (5:07) 14-Dustin Henry 33 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 27 NJG 22
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-6-NJG 38 (1:45) 19-Daniel McCormack 56 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 30 NJG 22

Team Statistics

Gamblers Generals
First Downs 12 20
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 10 12
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 345 430
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards Per Play 5.85 6.06
Net Rushing Yards 76 155
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.30 5.17
Net Passing Yards 269 275
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 20 / 0 38 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 295
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 24 3 / 20
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.47 6.71
- Yards Per Completion 14.65 14.05
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 14 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 2 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 47 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:33 31:26

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:33 1:44 OWN 38 3 -4 Punt
1 7:50 2:05 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 2:07 0:55 OWN 23 3 3 Punt
2 10:03 6:38 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 2:29 1:24 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 7:42 OWN 27 12 60 Field Goal
3 5:10 1:36 OWN 18 3 -2 Punt
3 1:36 0:50 OWN 9 3 5 Punt
4 13:05 0:08 OWN 45 2 0 Fumble
4 12:49 2:58 OWN 43 6 29 Field Goal
4 5:03 2:00 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 2:14 0:33 OWN 38 4 24 Field Goal

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:27 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
1 11:50 3:59 OWN 19 8 81 Touchdown
1 5:46 3:38 OWN 25 7 53 Field Goal
1 1:12 6:09 OWN 26 12 58 Field Goal
2 3:25 0:57 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 1:05 1:05 OWN 25 5 34 Half
3 7:18 2:07 OWN 25 6 11 Punt
3 3:34 1:58 OWN 45 3 -2 Punt
3 0:46 2:41 OWN 42 6 20 Missed FG
4 12:57 0:08 OPP 46 2 0 Interception
4 9:50 4:47 OWN 25 8 60 Field Goal
4 3:04 0:50 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
4 1:40 1:40 OWN 25 6 39 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 13 45 3.46 14 1 1
Justin Pryor 9 34 3.78 13 1 0
August Madrid 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 18 87 4.83 22 4 1
Rudi Johnson 10 51 5.10 18 2 0
Maurice Carthon 1 17 17.00 17 1 1
Doug Fluty 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 32 20 293 4 / 24 2 66 0 113.15

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Doug Fluty 38 21 295 3 / 20 0 58 1 69.52

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 10 183 18.30 66 2
Clifford Crumley 2 33 16.50 28 0
Bradley Sharp 2 29 14.50 17 0
Todd Summers 2 25 12.50 22 0
Quincy Turley 3 18 6.00 10 0
George Webb 1 5 5.00 5 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clarence Collins 4 93 23.25 58 0
Chad Ochocinco 4 74 18.50 30 0
Herschel Walker 4 41 10.25 15 0
Kenneth William 3 38 12.67 17 0
Rudi Johnson 3 26 8.67 12 0
Johnny Fever 1 12 12.00 12 0
Leroy Selmon 2 11 5.50 8 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Patrick Eveland 45 30 2 2
Luis Davidson 46 31 1 2
Robert Burns 5 2 1 1
Clifford Crumley 5 12 0 2
Philip King 0 2 0 0
David Nelson 0 4 0 0
James Connelly 0 8 0 0
Todd Summers 0 10 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 6 0 0
Justin Pryor 4 5 0 0
Thomas Esparza 0 3 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 0
Charles Huntington 0 2 0 0
Lawrence Allen 0 3 0 1
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 3 0 0
Martin Cabrera 2 0 0 0
Micah McEvoy 6 0 0 0
Robert Tudor 1 1 0 0
Jerry Aiello 5 2 0 0
Douglas Cormier 10 2 0 0
Quincy Turley 9 16 0 2
Christopher Jarman 42 27 0 2
Carl Lawlor 47 36 0 0
George Webb 3 13 0 1
August Madrid 23 29 0 2
Dennis Self 36 31 0 2
Ruben Charlton 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Maurice Carthon 1 0 1 1
John Piche 52 35 1 2
Greg Brady 1 0 0 0
Roy Sullivan 0 1 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 1 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 1 0 0
Andrew Zeller 0 1 0 0
Steve Jobs 0 1 0 0
Cody Adkins 0 2 0 0
Mike Williams 0 1 0 1
John Preston 0 2 0 0
Doug Mackie 6 1 0 0
James McDevitt 6 1 0 0
Kent Hull 49 32 0 3
Clarence Collins 0 13 0 0
Damon Rosato 0 8 0 1
Chad Ochocinco 0 6 0 0
John Jewell 10 2 0 0
Gregory Johnson 4 1 0 1
Herschel Walker 5 4 0 0
Kenneth William 0 6 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 50 33 0 1
Rudi Johnson 14 16 0 2
Elvis Presley 52 34 0 3
Leroy Selmon 12 31 0 2
Steve Niehaus 50 29 0 2
Johnny Fever 8 8 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
August Peterson 1 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Justin Pryor 1 0 0 0
James Connelly 1 0 0 0
Robert Burns 1 1 0 0
Thomas Esparza 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Lockette 0 1 1 0
Dustin Diamond 0 0 1 0
Gary Barbaro 0 0 1 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 238 47.60 46.20 53 1

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 4 186 46.50 46.50 48 0

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 56 3 / 3

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dustin Henry 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 39 1 / 2

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 3 3.0 3 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chad Ochocinco 2 6 3.0 5 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 2 47 23.5 0

New Jersey Generals

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
August Peterson 9 0
Vincent Ryan 9 1
Mark Turner 7 0
Philip King 6 0
Roderick Carver 5 0
Thomas Erwin 4 0
Irvin Balzer 4 1
Stanley Thompson 2 0
Russell Cross 2 0
Jerry Aiello 2 1
Jeffrey Keeley 1 0
Charles Huntington 1 0
Leo Thompson 1 0
Justin Pryor 1 0
Louis Cordell 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Mike Williams 8 0
Mike Weddington 6 1
John Joyce 5 0
Bobby Leopold 4 2
Roy Sullivan 3 1
Gregory Johnson 3 0
Gary Barbaro 3 0
Kerry Justin 3 0
Jim LeClair 3 0
James Lockette 2 0
Jerry Holmes 2 0
Jim Byrne 1 0
Dustin Diamond 1 0
Daniel Tosh 1 0
Tony Perez 1 0
Rudi Johnson 1 0