Regular Season Week 4: Showboats at Gamblers
September 23, 1979 70° Houston Astrodome
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
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
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 50 7 24 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#7 Robert Burns 15 23 1.53 8 0 0
#41 George Webb 4 16 4.00 12 1 1
#4 James Lightfoot 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
#28 Justin Pryor 9 -4 -0.44 7 0 0
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 10 34 3.40 12 1 0
#49 Billy Williams 5 19 3.80 9 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 4 7 1.75 7 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 James Lightfoot 34 23 309 2 / 14 1 41 0 106.13
#47 Walton Vasquez 2 1 29 0 / 0 0 29 0 95.83
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 38 22 463 2 / 16 5 75 1 129.71
Receiving Stats
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 James Connelly 9 133 14.78 27 0
#89 Todd Summers 4 68 17.00 40 1
#40 August Madrid 2 51 25.50 41 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 3 28 9.33 29 0
#41 George Webb 1 28 28.00 28 0
#89 Quincy Turley 4 24 6.00 11 0
#80 Jared Kelly 1 6 6.00 6 0
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 7 155 22.14 61 2
#87 Jerome Wheeler 3 107 35.67 75 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 4 83 20.75 34 1
#38 Gregory Shea 4 68 17.00 49 1
#83 Sterling Willis 2 37 18.50 22 0
#49 Billy Williams 1 19 19.00 19 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 -6 -6.00 -6 0
Blocking Stats
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#10 Bradley Sharp 0 4 0 0
#75 Luis Davidson 48 31 0 1
#68 Dennis Self 38 32 0 2
#40 August Madrid 24 23 0 0
#66 Carl Lawlor 49 41 0 3
#73 Patrick Eveland 43 33 0 3
#65 Christopher Jarman 48 27 0 1
#89 Todd Summers 0 8 0 0
#7 Robert Burns 6 6 0 0
#41 George Webb 10 14 0 2
#83 Clifford Crumley 7 11 0 0
#89 Quincy Turley 11 19 0 3
#62 Douglas Cormier 11 0 0 0
#60 Micah McEvoy 9 0 0 0
#80 Ruben Charlton 0 1 0 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 3 0 0 0
#92 August Peterson 0 1 0 0
#62 Lawrence Allen 0 1 0 0
#90 Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
#24 Thomas Esparza 0 1 0 1
#83 James Connelly 0 7 0 2
#28 Justin Pryor 7 3 0 0
#19 David Nelson 0 3 0 0
#80 Jared Kelly 0 2 0 0
#99 Charles Huntington 0 1 0 0
#76 Martin Cabrera 4 3 0 0
#43 Guy Wilbanks 0 1 0 0
#55 Robert Tudor 7 1 0 0
#73 James Presley 3 0 0 0
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#50 Joshua Minor 48 27 2 3
#38 Gregory Shea 13 4 0 0
#72 Jeremy Contreras 49 27 0 1
#63 Rodney Towell 51 29 0 1
#51 Edward Jackson 53 28 0 6
#35 Marcus Jordan 10 5 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 39 28 0 3
#83 Sterling Willis 0 19 0 1
#51 Dewayne Garcia 13 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 5 2 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 16 22 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 12 1 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 10 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 14 0 0
#49 Billy Williams 4 3 0 0
#99 Edwin James 0 2 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 3 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 3 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 10 0 0 0
#76 John Biggs 2 1 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
#51 Leonard Cory 0 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 1 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 1 8 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 6 0 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 10 0 0 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 5 0 1
#37 Michael Ross 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#29 Russell Cross 1 0 0.00 0
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#7 Robert Burns 2 0 0 0
#65 Christopher Jarman 0 1 0 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 0 0 1 0
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 0 0 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0 0 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 0 0 1 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 0 1 0
#51 Edward Jackson 0 1 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 0 1 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 1 0 0
Punting
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Juan Hanson 5 241 48.20 46.40 57 2
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 5 232 46.40 44.00 53 2
Kicking
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Daniel McCormack 5 / 5 3 / 3 2 / 2 59 2 / 2
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 40 5 / 5
Punt Return
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 James Connelly 1 13 13.0 13 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 1 10 10.0 10 0
Kick Return
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Philip King 6 0
#99 Leo Thompson 5 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 4 2
#27 Thomas Erwin 4 0
#74 Stanley Thompson 4 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 4 0
#92 August Peterson 3 0
#31 Mark Turner 2 0
#29 Russell Cross 2 0
#39 Vincent Ryan 2 0
#40 August Madrid 1 0
#24 Thomas Esparza 1 0
#43 Guy Wilbanks 1 0
#97 Roderick Carver 1 0
#73 Patrick Eveland 1 0
#94 Louis Cordell 1 0
#90 Irvin Balzer 1 0
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Albert Arsenault 8 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 7 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 7 1
#37 Michael Ross 6 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 4 1
#57 Nathan Branch 4 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 4 0
#76 John Biggs 3 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 1 0
#26 Adam Young 1 0
#43 David Steinman 1 0
#97 Sam Heath 1 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0
#98 Edward Ryan 1 0