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Week 4: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

September 23, 1979
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 51,617 (76%)
Showboats 5 7 14 14 - 40
Gamblers 3 17 3 6 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-4-MEM 41 (10:08) 19-Daniel McCormack 59 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 60-Leonard Cory was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. HOU 3 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-16-HOU 4 (3:36) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 10-Bradley Sharp for -4 yards. Tackle by 48-Antonio Tinsley. SAFETY! (48-Antonio Tinsley) HOU 3 MEM 2
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-1-HOU 21 (0:39) 16-James Ewing 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 5
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-11-MEM 30 (9:19) 19-Daniel McCormack 49 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 MEM 5
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-10-MEM 39 (7:46) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 61 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 6 MEM 12
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-1-MEM 1 (5:26) 30-George Webb ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 13 MEM 12
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-1-MEM 1 (0:36) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 20 MEM 12
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 35 (11:34) 19-Daniel McCormack 53 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 23 MEM 12
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 25 (11:30) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 23 MEM 19
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 34 (6:38) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 34 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 23 MEM 26
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 21 (15:00) 19-Daniel McCormack 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 26 MEM 26
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-7-HOU 25 (11:59) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 26 MEM 33
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-10-HOU 49 (7:33) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 26 MEM 40
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-10-MEM 22 (2:41) 19-Daniel McCormack 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 29 MEM 40

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 14 13
- Rushing 1 3
- Passing 12 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 371 507
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards Per Play 5.54 8.18
Net Rushing Yards 47 60
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards Per Rush 1.62 2.73
Net Passing Yards 324 447
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 24 / 0 38 / 22 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 338 463
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 14 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.53 11.18
- Yards Per Completion 14.08 21.05
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 14 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 10 / 79 6 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 13 1 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:10 27:53

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:36 3:33 OWN 19 5 41 Field Goal
1 6:45 2:05 OWN 9 3 -8 Punt
1 4:17 0:46 OWN 9 3 -10 Safety
1 0:36 1:23 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 12:14 2:59 OWN 40 4 29 Field Goal
2 7:37 2:15 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 3:56 3:22 OWN 21 9 79 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:30 OWN 25 5 40 Field Goal
3 11:18 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
3 10:22 1:35 OWN 35 3 -15 Punt
3 6:32 4:46 OWN 25 7 25 Punt
3 1:41 1:44 OPP 30 3 8 Field Goal
4 11:54 1:22 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 7:22 0:15 OWN 25 4 11 Downs
4 5:07 2:30 OWN 31 9 48 Field Goal

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:24 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 10:04 3:19 OWN 25 6 26 Punt
1 4:40 0:23 OPP 48 3 0 Punt
1 3:31 2:56 OWN 27 7 52 Field Goal
2 14:13 1:59 OWN 14 3 5 Punt
2 9:15 1:38 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 5:22 1:27 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 0:33 0:33 OWN 25 1 -2 Half
3 11:30 0:12 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
3 11:13 0:51 OPP 26 3 -1 Missed FG
3 8:47 2:15 OWN 36 5 64 Touchdown
3 1:46 0:05 OWN 11 1 0 Interception
4 14:57 3:03 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 10:32 3:10 OWN 21 6 79 Touchdown
4 7:07 2:00 OPP 25 3 1 Missed FG
4 2:38 2:38 OPP 50 7 24 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 15 23 1.53 8 0 0
George Webb 4 16 4.00 12 1 1
James Lightfoot 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Justin Pryor 9 -4 -0.44 7 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 10 34 3.40 12 1 0
Billy Williams 5 19 3.80 9 0 0
Marcus Jordan 4 7 1.75 7 0 0
Antonio Wilson 3 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 34 23 309 2 / 14 1 41 0 106.13
Walton Vasquez 2 1 29 0 / 0 0 29 0 95.83

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 38 22 463 2 / 16 5 75 1 129.71

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 9 133 14.78 27 0
Todd Summers 4 68 17.00 40 1
August Madrid 2 51 25.50 41 0
Bradley Sharp 3 28 9.33 29 0
George Webb 1 28 28.00 28 0
Quincy Turley 4 24 6.00 11 0
Jared Kelly 1 6 6.00 6 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 7 155 22.14 61 2
Jerome Wheeler 3 107 35.67 75 1
Ernest McNeill 4 83 20.75 34 1
Gregory Shea 4 68 17.00 49 1
Sterling Willis 2 37 18.50 22 0
Billy Williams 1 19 19.00 19 0
Marcus Jordan 1 -6 -6.00 -6 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Bradley Sharp 0 4 0 0
Jerry Aiello 3 0 0 0
Robert Tudor 7 1 0 0
Guy Wilbanks 0 1 0 0
Martin Cabrera 4 3 0 0
Charles Huntington 0 1 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 2 0 0
David Nelson 0 3 0 0
Justin Pryor 7 3 0 0
James Connelly 0 7 0 2
Thomas Esparza 0 1 0 1
Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
Lawrence Allen 0 1 0 0
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
Ruben Charlton 0 1 0 0
Luis Davidson 48 31 0 1
Micah McEvoy 9 0 0 0
Douglas Cormier 11 0 0 0
Quincy Turley 11 19 0 3
Clifford Crumley 7 11 0 0
George Webb 10 14 0 2
Robert Burns 6 6 0 0
Todd Summers 0 8 0 0
Christopher Jarman 48 27 0 1
Patrick Eveland 43 33 0 3
Carl Lawlor 49 41 0 3
August Madrid 24 23 0 0
Dennis Self 38 32 0 2
James Presley 3 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joshua Minor 48 27 2 3
Gregory Shea 13 4 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 3 0 0
David Creasey 0 5 0 1
Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
Donald Molinari 10 0 0 0
Matthew Southerland 6 0 0 0
Patrick Burke 1 8 0 0
Donn Webb 0 1 0 0
Leonard Cory 0 1 0 0
John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
John Biggs 2 1 0 0
Lloyd Ford 10 0 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 3 0 0
Edwin James 0 2 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 49 27 0 1
Billy Williams 4 3 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 14 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 10 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 12 1 0 0
Ernest McNeill 16 22 0 0
Nathan Branch 5 2 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 13 0 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 19 0 1
Franklin Thompson 39 28 0 3
Marcus Jordan 10 5 0 0
Edward Jackson 53 28 0 6
Rodney Towell 51 29 0 1
Michael Ross 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Russell Cross 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Robert Burns 2 0 0 0
Christopher Jarman 0 1 0 0
Thomas Erwin 0 0 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Marcus Jordan 1 0 0 0
Antonio Wilson 1 0 0 0
Refugio Hudson 0 0 1 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 0 1 0
Edward Jackson 0 1 0 0
Franklin Thompson 0 1 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 1 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 241 48.20 46.40 57 2

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 5 232 46.40 44.00 53 2

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 5 / 5 3 / 3 2 / 2 59 2 / 2

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 40 5 / 5

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 13 13.0 13 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 1 10 10.0 10 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gerard Hall 1 28 28.0 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Philip King 6 0
Leo Thompson 5 0
Jerry Aiello 4 2
Thomas Erwin 4 0
Stanley Thompson 4 0
Jeffrey Keeley 4 0
August Peterson 3 0
Vincent Ryan 2 0
Russell Cross 2 0
Mark Turner 2 0
Guy Wilbanks 1 0
Thomas Esparza 1 0
Roderick Carver 1 0
August Madrid 1 0
Patrick Eveland 1 0
Louis Cordell 1 0
Irvin Balzer 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Albert Arsenault 8 0
Antonio Tinsley 7 0
Lamar Reynolds 7 1
Michael Ross 6 0
Refugio Hudson 4 1
Nathan Branch 4 0
Donn Webb 4 0
Marshall Forbes 4 0
John Biggs 3 0
Ernest McNeill 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
David Steinman 1 0
Sam Heath 1 0
Sterling Willis 1 0
Edward Ryan 1 0