Regular Season Week 5: (NY) Stars at Showboats
September 30, 1979 89° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 58,428 (94%)
(NY) Stars 0 13 24 10 - 47
Showboats 0 7 7 0 - 14
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) (NY) Stars: 1-9-MEM 9 (12:14) 38-James Clarke ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 59-Tyler Helton was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 0 NYS 7
(Qtr 2) (NY) Stars: 1-10-MEM 12 (8:57) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 85-Allan Howard for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-11-NYS 11 (1:12) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 NYS 13
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 4-8-MEM 8 (14:00) 2-Christopher Meade 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 7 NYS 16
(Qtr 3) Showboats: (13:58) 2-Christopher Meade kicks 68 yards from NYS 35 to MEM -3. 38-Gregory Shea for 104yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 14 NYS 16
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 2-19-MEM 25 (11:28) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 85-Allan Howard for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 14 NYS 23
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 1-10-MEM 48 (3:00) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 18-Robert Freese for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 14 NYS 30
(Qtr 3) (NY) Stars: 1-10-NYS 21 (1:24) 17-Eric Roberge pass complete to 18-Robert Freese for 79 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 14 NYS 37
(Qtr 4) (NY) Stars: 4-6-MEM 32 (13:05) 2-Christopher Meade 50 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 14 NYS 40
(Qtr 4) (NY) Stars: 2-4-MEM 4 (11:30) 38-James Clarke ran to MEM 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 14 NYS 47
Team Statistics
Showboats (NY) Stars
First Downs 13 16
- Rushing 0 5
- Passing 12 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 454
- Offensive Plays 69 77
- Yards Per Play 4.49 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 8 116
- Rushing Attempts 11 25
- Yards Per Rush 0.73 4.64
Net Passing Yards 302 338
- Att/Comp/Int 53 / 21 / 7 42 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 345 416
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5 / 43 10 / 78
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.21 6.50
- Yards Per Completion 16.43 16.64
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 2 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.2 10.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 8 / 47 3 / 24
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 20 6 / 37
Kick Returns/Yards 4 / 174 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 7 / 62
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 4 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 24:20 35:21
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:59 3:44 OWN 4 7 42 Punt
1 6:40 2:45 OWN 49 5 16 Punt
1 1:39 1:24 OWN 26 3 4 Punt
2 12:10 0:26 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
2 8:53 2:40 OWN 25 6 57 Interception
2 4:04 2:58 OWN 35 8 65 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:12 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 13:40 1:32 OPP 25 3 -7 Punt
3 12:08 0:03 OWN 11 1 0 Interception
3 11:23 0:22 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 7:34 0:24 OWN 28 3 0 Punt
3 4:57 0:54 OWN 27 3 -9 Punt
3 3:05 0:05 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
3 2:53 1:29 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
3 1:13 0:22 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 13:01 0:10 OWN 24 1 0 Interception
4 11:27 0:55 OWN 24 3 31 Interception
4 8:54 0:10 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
4 6:43 2:09 OWN 38 7 23 Fumble
4 2:27 1:36 OWN 30 6 9 Punt
(NY) Stars
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:01 OWN 25 5 36 Punt
1 8:15 1:36 OWN 13 3 -10 Punt
1 3:54 2:15 OWN 12 4 16 Punt
1 0:15 3:05 OWN 24 6 76 Touchdown
2 11:43 2:50 OWN 36 5 64 Touchdown
2 6:13 2:09 OWN 9 6 32 Interception
2 1:06 1:06 OWN 25 3 8 Half
3 14:48 0:51 OPP 20 4 12 Field Goal
3 12:05 0:41 OPP 17 2 17 Touchdown
3 11:02 3:28 OWN 30 5 -8 Punt
3 7:10 2:13 OWN 15 4 20 Punt
3 4:02 0:58 OWN 40 3 -7 Punt
3 3:00 0:07 OPP 48 1 48 Touchdown
3 1:23 0:11 OWN 21 1 79 Touchdown
3 0:51 2:49 OWN 36 6 32 Field Goal
4 12:52 1:25 OPP 20 4 20 Touchdown
4 10:32 1:38 OWN 43 3 3 Punt
4 8:44 2:01 OPP 36 3 5 Missed FG
4 4:34 2:06 OWN 20 4 7 Punt
4 0:51 0:51 OWN 13 2 5 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 7 12 1.71 9 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 4 -4 -1.00 1 0 0
(NY) Stars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 James Clarke 13 85 6.54 21 2 2
#37 Leonard Arredondo 12 31 2.58 10 2 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 51 20 307 5 / 43 1 35 7 26.80
#5 James Perry 2 1 38 0 / 0 0 38 0 95.83
(NY) Stars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Eric Roberge 40 24 409 10 / 78 4 79 1 117.60
#6 Dominique Holmes 2 1 7 0 / 0 0 7 0 58.33
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Sterling Willis 6 131 21.83 38 0
#82 Gerard Hall 6 115 19.17 31 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 4 84 21.00 35 0
#38 Gregory Shea 4 11 2.75 5 0
#15 David Creasey 1 4 4.00 4 0
(NY) Stars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#81 Robert Freese 5 177 35.40 79 2
#85 Allan Howard 13 150 11.54 27 2
#12 Danny Merrill 3 31 10.33 21 0
#82 Anthony Salgado 2 29 14.50 20 0
#81 Donald Fernandez 1 26 26.00 26 0
#37 Leonard Arredondo 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Jeremy Contreras 69 16 1 2
#51 Edward Jackson 68 26 1 3
#66 Franklin Thompson 57 20 1 1
#63 Rodney Towell 69 18 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 10 0 1
#85 Patrick Burke 1 4 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 20 13 0 0
#83 Sterling Willis 0 14 0 0
#50 Joshua Minor 60 19 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 16 4 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 9 0 1
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 13 0 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 15 1 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 3 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 4 4 0 0
#99 Edwin James 0 5 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 8 0 1
#97 Martin McMeans 0 3 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 7 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 12 1 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 4 0 1
#76 John Biggs 0 4 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 5 0 1
#51 Leonard Cory 0 3 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 5 0 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
#75 Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 2 0 0 0
#49 Billy Williams 1 0 0 0
#98 Edward Ryan 0 2 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 1 0 0
#94 Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0
(NY) Stars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Samuel Robles 48 23 3 4
#68 Michael Arellano 66 32 2 2
#72 Timothy Seeber 47 27 2 2
#64 Curtis Hartig 16 8 1 1
#24 Wendell Figueroa 32 16 1 1
#56 Earl Murtagh 56 25 0 1
#82 Anthony Salgado 12 23 0 0
#74 Christopher Morgan 16 5 0 0
#81 Robert Freese 0 16 0 0
#37 Leonard Arredondo 20 13 0 1
#51 Luis Carswell 46 27 0 0
#38 James Clarke 26 9 0 1
#70 Daniel Wells 15 12 0 0
#83 Joseph Leblanc 14 24 0 0
#22 Larry Williams 8 2 0 1
#85 Allan Howard 0 14 0 0
#74 Dale Jarrett 20 9 0 2
#36 Lewis Wadsworth 0 4 0 2
#99 Antonio Renfro 0 5 0 0
#95 Daniel Roth 0 5 0 0
#94 Patrick Floyd 0 6 0 0
#91 Joshua Nickols 0 3 0 1
#95 Michael Salzman 1 6 0 1
#33 Paul Reed 0 2 0 0
#58 Kurt Kim 0 3 0 1
#23 Rodney Preston 0 3 0 0
#99 Eric Bigham 0 2 0 0
#12 Danny Merrill 1 5 0 0
#69 Charlie Happel 4 7 0 0
#71 George Moore 4 6 0 0
#93 Hollis Owens 0 2 0 0
#14 David Wicker 0 2 0 0
#41 Michael Sorensen 0 1 0 0
#94 Trey Pittman 0 2 0 0
#69 James Akers 0 3 0 0
#92 Richard Sykes 0 1 0 0
#32 Ronnie Davila 0 2 0 1
#81 Donald Fernandez 0 2 0 0
#10 Carmen Nelson 0 4 0 1
#46 Ben Fabiano 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Michael Ross 1 2 2.00 0
(NY) Stars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#21 Wayne Mashburn 3 39 13.00 0
#46 Ben Fabiano 1 18 18.00 0
#33 Paul Reed 1 5 5.00 0
#91 Joshua Nickols 1 0 0.00 0
#58 Kurt Kim 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0 0 0
(NY) Stars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Michael Sorensen 0 1 1 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 10 459 45.90 42.40 57 3
(NY) Stars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Bruce Kester 9 440 48.89 44.22 58 2
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
(NY) Stars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Christopher Meade 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 50 5 / 6
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 3 20 6.7 11 0
(NY) Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Allan Howard 6 37 6.2 13 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 4 174 43.5 1
(NY) Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Albert Arsenault 11 0
#76 John Biggs 10 4
#48 Antonio Tinsley 7 0
#50 Donn Webb 6 1
#96 Refugio Hudson 6 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 5 0
#37 Michael Ross 5 0
#97 Martin McMeans 3 2
#57 Nathan Branch 3 3
#83 Sterling Willis 3 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 2 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 2 0
#20 Bradley Garcia 1 0
#26 Adam Young 1 0
#18 Antonio Wilson 1 0
#49 Billy Williams 1 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0
(NY) Stars
Name Tackles Sacks
#22 Larry Williams 5 0
#21 Wayne Mashburn 4 0
#58 Kurt Kim 4 0
#94 Patrick Floyd 4 2
#99 Eric Bigham 4 1
#46 Ben Fabiano 3 0
#23 Rodney Preston 2 0
#91 Joshua Nickols 2 0
#33 Paul Reed 2 0
#32 Ronnie Davila 2 0
#94 Trey Pittman 2 1
#36 Lewis Wadsworth 2 0
#95 Daniel Roth 1 0
#38 James Clarke 1 0
#85 Allan Howard 1 0
#41 Michael Sorensen 1 0
#69 James Akers 1 1
#93 Hollis Owens 1 0