Regular Season Week 3: Bell at Showboats
September 16, 1979 81° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 60,300 (97%)
Bell 10 10 14 7 - 41
Showboats 20 7 14 7 - 48
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-PHI 29 (9:48) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 1) Bell: 2-1-MEM 46 (8:23) 2-Roy Rhyne pass complete to 10-Shawn Martin for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Matthew Williams. PHI 71-Michael Defrancisco was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 6 PHI 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 25 (8:15) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 13 PHI 7
(Qtr 1) Bell: 4-2-MEM 24 (5:09) 15-Matthew Williams 41 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 13 PHI 10
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-PHI 13 (1:12) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 20 PHI 10
(Qtr 2) Bell: 4-3-MEM 12 (9:47) 15-Matthew Williams 29 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 20 PHI 13
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-10-PHI 35 (3:38) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. PHI 68-Wilbert Sierra was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 27 PHI 13
(Qtr 2) Bell: 1-8-MEM 8 (1:19) 2-Roy Rhyne pass tipped by 54-Lamar Reynolds, complete to 82-Lucien Bowers for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Matthew Williams. MEM 27 PHI 20
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 2-2-PHI 3 (11:48) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 34 PHI 20
(Qtr 3) Bell: 1-10-PHI 25 (11:44) 2-Roy Rhyne pass complete to 30-Jose Medina for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Matthew Williams. MEM 34 PHI 27
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 25 (11:31) (Hot Read) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 41 PHI 27
(Qtr 3) Bell: 3-7-MEM 24 (2:07) 2-Roy Rhyne pass complete to 10-Shawn Martin for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Matthew Williams. MEM 95-Nathan Branch was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 41 PHI 34
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-5-PHI 5 (13:02) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 48 PHI 34
(Qtr 4) Bell: 2-10-MEM 18 (0:46) 17-Nathaniel Lattimore pass complete to 19-Walter Johnson for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 15-Matthew Williams. MEM 48 PHI 41
Team Statistics
Showboats Bell
First Downs 13 18
- Rushing 2 4
- Passing 11 14
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 581 534
- Offensive Plays 56 78
- Yards Per Play 10.38 6.85
Net Rushing Yards 82 73
- Rushing Attempts 22 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.73 3.17
Net Passing Yards 499 461
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 21 / 2 51 / 26 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 533 495
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 34 4 / 34
- Yards Per Pass Play 14.68 8.38
- Yards Per Completion 25.38 19.04
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 6 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.7 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 61 2 / 12
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:16 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 11:19 1:37 OWN 41 3 59 Touchdown
1 8:14 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 5:05 3:58 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 9:44 1:36 OWN 36 3 2 Punt
2 5:47 2:16 OWN 34 6 66 Touchdown
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 25 3 5 Half
3 13:13 1:29 OWN 9 3 91 Touchdown
3 11:31 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 9:25 0:45 OWN 13 3 2 Interception
3 7:02 0:52 OWN 10 2 23 Interception
3 2:03 4:05 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 11:25 2:44 OWN 42 5 3 Punt
4 5:24 1:59 OWN 22 3 5 Punt
4 2:43 1:05 OWN 38 3 -17 Punt
4 0:41 0:37 OWN -5 6 49 Downs
4 0:04 0:04 OPP 33 1 0 Game
Bell
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:44 1:25 OWN 19 3 0 Punt
1 9:43 1:28 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
1 8:03 2:58 OWN 25 6 51 Field Goal
1 1:08 6:24 OWN 25 10 63 Field Goal
2 8:08 2:21 OWN 18 3 9 Punt
2 3:31 2:16 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 15:00 1:47 OWN 25 5 21 Punt
3 11:43 0:13 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 11:20 1:56 OWN 25 7 21 Punt
3 8:40 1:38 OPP 41 3 -7 Punt
3 6:10 4:07 OWN 37 8 63 Touchdown
4 12:58 1:33 OWN 22 3 -1 Punt
4 8:41 3:17 OWN 12 6 26 Punt
4 3:25 0:42 OWN 28 3 -8 Punt
4 1:38 0:56 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 9 45 5.00 13 3 0
#49 Billy Williams 6 26 4.33 9 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 6 11 1.83 4 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Bell
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#30 Jose Medina 18 65 3.61 20 2 0
#32 Steve McKenzie 3 3 1.00 4 0 0
#14 Kevin Harvick 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#21 Timothy Jackson 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 30 21 533 4 / 34 7 80 2 124.31
Bell
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Roy Rhyne 46 25 477 2 / 17 4 75 0 119.57
#5 Nathaniel Lattimore 5 1 18 2 / 17 1 18 0 81.67
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Jerome Wheeler 6 206 34.33 80 2
#38 Gregory Shea 7 203 29.00 75 3
#82 Gerard Hall 4 56 14.00 29 2
#85 Patrick Burke 3 53 17.67 38 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 15 15.00 15 0
Bell
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Edward Gerhardt 7 136 19.43 44 0
#10 Shawn Martin 4 84 21.00 46 2
#84 Chris Nease 5 78 15.60 32 0
#30 Jose Medina 1 75 75.00 75 1
#82 Lucien Bowers 6 69 11.50 20 1
#21 Timothy Jackson 2 35 17.50 18 0
#19 Walter Johnson 1 18 18.00 18 1
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Jeremy Contreras 42 24 1 2
#66 Franklin Thompson 32 29 1 2
#38 Gregory Shea 9 13 0 0
#63 Rodney Towell 46 29 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 39 33 0 4
#50 Joshua Minor 37 28 0 2
#83 Sterling Willis 0 21 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 11 1 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 11 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 5 4 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 18 2 0 1
#72 Donald Molinari 13 1 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 8 5 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 9 19 0 1
#49 Billy Williams 4 0 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 7 0 0 0
#76 John Biggs 4 1 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 16 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 13 0 1
#99 Edwin James 0 3 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
#51 Leonard Cory 0 1 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 3 0 1
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 4 0 1
#15 David Creasey 0 1 0 0
#75 Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
Bell
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 David Campos 71 32 2 2
#61 Paul Elston 72 36 1 3
#29 Jason Hubbard 0 3 0 2
#70 Michael Defrancisco 64 40 0 2
#67 Carl Denning 54 25 0 2
#81 Darren Oliveira 6 16 0 0
#66 Jerry Huang 72 31 0 1
#85 Edward Gerhardt 3 21 0 2
#21 Timothy Jackson 20 13 0 0
#52 Bob Preston 13 0 0 0
#30 Jose Medina 19 3 0 0
#73 Richard Washington 16 1 0 0
#26 James Singleton 0 2 0 0
#68 Wilbert Sierra 7 1 0 0
#53 Dennis Corbin 7 0 0 0
#63 Christopher Morrison 6 1 0 0
#82 Lucien Bowers 0 5 0 0
#84 Chris Nease 0 14 0 0
#10 Shawn Martin 0 13 0 0
#32 Steve McKenzie 4 2 0 0
#57 William Malone 1 2 0 0
#47 Guillermo Pena 0 3 0 1
#65 Elmo Mixon 0 2 0 0
#94 Laverne Ashlock 0 2 0 0
#30 James Pittman 0 1 0 0
#47 Herbert Lynn 0 1 0 1
#26 Nick Stark 0 1 0 0
#40 Victor Benedict 0 1 0 0
#19 Walter Johnson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bell
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#40 Victor Benedict 1 0 0.00 0
#29 Jason Hubbard 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#76 John Biggs 0 0 1 0
Bell
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Herbert Lynn 1 0 0 0
#68 Wilbert Sierra 0 1 0 0
#29 Jason Hubbard 0 1 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 5 233 46.60 44.20 52 0
Bell
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Barry Enriquez 8 377 47.13 40.38 53 1
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 6 / 7
Bell
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Matthew Williams 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 5 / 5
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 6 61 10.2 12 0
Bell
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#47 Herbert Lynn 2 12 6.0 12 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 35 35.0 0
Bell
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#30 Jose Medina 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Donn Webb 12 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 9 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 6 0
#57 Nathan Branch 5 1
#96 Refugio Hudson 5 1
#27 Albert Arsenault 4 0
#37 Michael Ross 2 0
#26 Adam Young 2 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 2 0
#97 Martin McMeans 2 2
#97 Sam Heath 1 0
#76 John Biggs 1 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0
#82 Gerard Hall 1 0
#91 Allen Mullins 1 0
Bell
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Herbert Lynn 8 0
#92 Michael Ambrosino 7 1
#75 Gerald Gallagher 6 1
#30 James Pittman 6 0
#29 Jason Hubbard 3 0
#47 Guillermo Pena 3 0
#81 Darren Oliveira 3 0
#30 Jose Medina 2 0
#40 Victor Benedict 2 0
#65 Elmo Mixon 2 0
#94 Laverne Ashlock 2 1
#57 William Malone 1 1
#73 Richard Washington 1 0