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Week 5: New York (NY) Stars at Memphis Showboats

September 30, 1979
89°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) 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

Memphis 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

New York (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

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 7 12 1.71 9 0 0
Marcus Jordan 4 -4 -1.00 1 0 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Clarke 13 85 6.54 21 2 2
Leonard Arredondo 12 31 2.58 10 2 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 51 20 307 5 / 43 1 35 7 26.80
James Perry 2 1 38 0 / 0 0 38 0 95.83

New York (NY) Stars

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Eric Roberge 40 24 409 10 / 78 4 79 1 117.60
Dominique Holmes 2 1 7 0 / 0 0 7 0 58.33

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Sterling Willis 6 131 21.83 38 0
Gerard Hall 6 115 19.17 31 1
Jerome Wheeler 4 84 21.00 35 0
Gregory Shea 4 11 2.75 5 0
David Creasey 1 4 4.00 4 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Freese 5 177 35.40 79 2
Allan Howard 13 150 11.54 27 2
Danny Merrill 3 31 10.33 21 0
Anthony Salgado 2 29 14.50 20 0
Donald Fernandez 1 26 26.00 26 0
Leonard Arredondo 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeremy Contreras 69 16 1 2
Edward Jackson 68 26 1 3
Franklin Thompson 57 20 1 1
Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
Allen Mullins 0 4 0 1
John Biggs 0 4 0 0
John Lawrence 0 5 0 1
Leonard Cory 0 3 0 0
Donn Webb 0 5 0 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 7 0 0
Donald Molinari 2 0 0 0
Billy Williams 1 0 0 0
Edward Ryan 0 2 0 0
David Creasey 0 1 0 0
Marcus Jordan 12 1 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 8 0 1
Martin McMeans 0 3 0 0
Rodney Towell 69 18 0 0
Edwin James 0 5 0 0
Nathan Branch 4 4 0 0
Lloyd Ford 3 0 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 15 1 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 13 0 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 9 0 1
Gregory Shea 16 4 0 0
Joshua Minor 60 19 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 14 0 0
Ernest McNeill 20 13 0 0
Patrick Burke 1 4 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 10 0 1
Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Samuel Robles 48 23 3 4
Michael Arellano 66 32 2 2
Timothy Seeber 47 27 2 2
Wendell Figueroa 32 16 1 1
Curtis Hartig 16 8 1 1
Earl Murtagh 56 25 0 1
Rodney Preston 0 3 0 0
Eric Bigham 0 2 0 0
Danny Merrill 1 5 0 0
Charlie Happel 4 7 0 0
George Moore 4 6 0 0
Hollis Owens 0 2 0 0
David Wicker 0 2 0 0
Paul Reed 0 2 0 0
Michael Sorensen 0 1 0 0
Trey Pittman 0 2 0 0
James Akers 0 3 0 0
Richard Sykes 0 1 0 0
Ronnie Davila 0 2 0 1
Donald Fernandez 0 2 0 0
Carmen Nelson 0 4 0 1
Kurt Kim 0 3 0 1
Patrick Floyd 0 6 0 0
Michael Salzman 1 6 0 1
Daniel Wells 15 12 0 0
Anthony Salgado 12 23 0 0
Christopher Morgan 16 5 0 0
Robert Freese 0 16 0 0
Leonard Arredondo 20 13 0 1
Luis Carswell 46 27 0 0
James Clarke 26 9 0 1
Joseph Leblanc 14 24 0 0
Joshua Nickols 0 3 0 1
Larry Williams 8 2 0 1
Allan Howard 0 14 0 0
Dale Jarrett 20 9 0 2
Lewis Wadsworth 0 4 0 2
Antonio Renfro 0 5 0 0
Daniel Roth 0 5 0 0
Ben Fabiano 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Ross 1 2 2.00 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Wayne Mashburn 3 39 13.00 0
Ben Fabiano 1 18 18.00 0
Paul Reed 1 5 5.00 0
Joshua Nickols 1 0 0.00 0
Kurt Kim 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Sterling Willis 1 0 0 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Michael Sorensen 0 1 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 10 459 45.90 42.40 57 3

New York (NY) Stars

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Bruce Kester 9 440 48.89 44.22 58 2

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 2

New York (NY) Stars

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Christopher Meade 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 50 5 / 6

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 3 20 6.7 11 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Allan Howard 6 37 6.2 13 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 4 174 43.5 1

New York (NY) Stars

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Albert Arsenault 11 0
John Biggs 10 4
Antonio Tinsley 7 0
Donn Webb 6 1
Refugio Hudson 6 0
Marshall Forbes 5 0
Michael Ross 5 0
Sterling Willis 3 0
Nathan Branch 3 3
Martin McMeans 3 2
Ernest McNeill 2 0
Lamar Reynolds 2 0
Bradley Garcia 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
Antonio Wilson 1 0
Billy Williams 1 0
Gregory Shea 1 0

New York (NY) Stars

Name Tackles Sacks
Larry Williams 5 0
Patrick Floyd 4 2
Kurt Kim 4 0
Eric Bigham 4 1
Wayne Mashburn 4 0
Ben Fabiano 3 0
Rodney Preston 2 0
Joshua Nickols 2 0
Paul Reed 2 0
Ronnie Davila 2 0
Trey Pittman 2 1
Lewis Wadsworth 2 0
James Akers 1 1
Michael Sorensen 1 0
Allan Howard 1 0
James Clarke 1 0
Daniel Roth 1 0
Hollis Owens 1 0