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Week 9: Shreveport Steamer at New Orleans VooDoo

October 28, 1979
70°
Superdome (New Orleans, LA) Attendance: 59,062 (81%)
Steamer 7 7 7 0 - 21
VooDoo 3 7 10 11 - 31

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Steamer: 3-12-NOV 32 (6:00) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 88-Jonathan Hagen for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. NOV 0 SHR 7
(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 4-10-SHR 14 (0:38) 1-Ralph Lopez 31 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 3 SHR 7
(Qtr 2) VooDoo: 1-10-SHR 36 (6:13) 16-Ryan Tate pass complete to 82-William Ramsey for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Ralph Lopez. NOV 21-James Nantz was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOV 10 SHR 7
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 3-1-NOV 1 (0:51) 27-Robert Tuttle ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. NOV 10 SHR 14
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 1-2-SHR 2 (11:01) 16-Ryan Tate pass complete to 19-Thomas Canale for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Ralph Lopez. SHR 74-Oscar Rodriguez was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOV 17 SHR 14
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 4-16-SHR 16 (5:47) 1-Ralph Lopez 34 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 89-Russel Nutter was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. NOV 20 SHR 14
(Qtr 3) Steamer: 2-8-NOV 8 (0:26) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 49-Thomas Esposito for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. NOV 20 SHR 21
(Qtr 4) VooDoo: 1-3-SHR 3 (12:11) 80-Kenneth Boyd ran to SHR 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) VooDoo: 3-10-SHR 5 (7:13) 13-Christopher Gimenez sacked at SHR -3 for -8 yards (75-Frank Mattiace). Sack allowed by 87-Lonnie Robinson. SAFETY! (75-Frank Mattiace) NOV 28 SHR 21
(Qtr 4) VooDoo: 4-1-SHR 4 (4:09) 1-Ralph Lopez 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 77-Emmitt James was injured on the play. NOV 31 SHR 21

Team Statistics

VooDoo Steamer
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 8 4
- Passing 7 11
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 292 287
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards Per Play 4.42 4.04
Net Rushing Yards 129 78
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards Per Rush 3.69 3.39
Net Passing Yards 163 209
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 13 / 0 45 / 24 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 184 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 21 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.26 4.35
- Yards Per Completion 14.15 9.63
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 14 8 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 3 / 35 3 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 26 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 69 4 / 122
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 9 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 3 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:29 28:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans VooDoo

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:09 1:58 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
1 5:54 5:20 OWN 22 11 63 Field Goal
2 10:47 2:09 OWN 4 4 20 Punt
2 8:18 2:11 OWN 27 5 73 Touchdown
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 25 2 1 Half
3 15:00 1:38 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 13:18 2:19 OPP 28 5 28 Touchdown
3 10:14 4:31 OPP 38 7 22 Field Goal
3 0:22 3:14 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 11:15 0:50 OWN 33 3 2 Punt
4 8:54 1:31 OWN 45 3 -3 Punt
4 7:09 1:02 OWN 42 3 -4 Punt
4 5:58 1:52 OPP 13 3 8 Field Goal
4 3:55 1:11 OPP 47 3 2 Fumble
4 1:27 0:55 OWN 7 3 0 Punt

Shreveport Steamer

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:51 OWN 29 6 21 Punt
1 10:10 4:16 OWN 37 8 63 Touchdown
1 0:34 4:47 OWN 25 8 28 Punt
2 8:38 0:20 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
2 6:07 5:19 OWN 27 12 73 Touchdown
3 13:22 0:04 OWN 24 1 0 Fumble
3 10:58 0:44 OWN 25 2 2 Interception
3 5:43 5:21 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
4 12:08 0:53 OWN 24 4 0 Punt
4 10:25 1:31 OWN 15 3 0 Punt
4 7:23 0:14 OWN 5 3 -8 Safety
4 6:06 0:08 OWN 12 1 0 Interception
4 4:06 0:11 OWN 32 1 0 Interception
4 2:44 1:17 OPP 32 8 32 Downs
4 0:31 0:31 OWN 47 2 -14 Game

Rushing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Kenneth Boyd 24 105 4.38 21 7 1
James Nantz 11 24 2.18 10 1 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Dee Spray 17 55 3.24 13 3 0
Robert Tuttle 6 23 3.83 11 2 1

Passing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ryan Tate 28 13 184 3 / 21 2 36 0 91.96

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Fred Murphy 44 24 231 2 / 14 2 32 3 56.16
Christopher Gimenez 1 0 0 1 / 8 0 - 0 39.58

Receiving Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Canale 7 95 13.57 31 1
William Ramsey 4 80 20.00 36 1
James Nantz 1 7 7.00 7 0
Steven Melin 1 2 2.00 2 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Esposito 8 96 12.00 25 1
Jonathan Hagen 4 73 18.25 32 1
Johnny Brennan 2 28 14.00 19 0
Michael Diaz 7 17 2.43 4 0
Robert Tuttle 1 8 8.00 8 0
Dee Spray 1 5 5.00 5 0
Frederick Hays 1 4 4.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Russel Nutter 8 4 1 0
Dave Lapham 30 38 0 1
Larry Ackman 0 5 0 1
Kyle Grimmett 0 1 0 0
Miguel Gross 0 4 0 1
Dale Gregory 1 1 0 0
James Nantz 15 2 0 0
Pablo Goodwin 6 10 0 1
Wayne Williams 15 14 0 1
Jeffrey Alfaro 0 4 0 0
Troy Tomas 0 6 0 0
Rick Edwards 0 4 0 1
Wayne Bouchard 0 2 0 1
Anthony Munoz 0 3 0 1
Steven Melin 12 29 0 3
Ramon Boldt 0 5 0 0
Thomas Canale 0 16 0 0
Joseph Deslauriers 0 4 0 1
Robert Newton 6 5 0 0
William Ramsey 11 20 0 2
Joseph Baker 0 16 0 0
Emmitt James 40 31 0 1
Kenneth Boyd 18 5 0 0
Damon Fisher 43 35 0 0
John Marshall 1 11 0 1
Donald Glenn 31 42 0 2
Gerald Demott 35 32 0 2
Frank Mattiace 0 1 0 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Tuttle 5 3 1 1
Lonnie Robinson 51 35 1 7
Nelson Keister 36 27 1 1
Robert Reece 56 37 0 1
Johnny Brennan 0 15 0 0
Matthew McGinley 0 1 0 1
David Ryan 0 1 0 0
Matthew Fisher 2 1 0 0
Alex Flores 0 2 0 0
Erin Lazarus 2 1 0 0
Frederick Hays 8 0 0 0
Jonathan Hagen 0 7 0 0
Dee Spray 8 4 0 0
Thomas Esposito 0 25 0 0
Charles Leal 3 3 0 1
Frank Fischer 0 4 0 1
Michael Souther 55 32 0 1
Robby Shiflett 53 31 0 3
Bryan Leblanc 50 32 0 1
Michael Diaz 5 23 0 0
Malcolm McNish 4 4 0 0
Mathew Snow 0 2 0 0
John Cintron 0 4 0 0
Robert Gonzales 0 5 0 1
Patrick Morales 5 4 0 0
Thomas Rainey 0 4 0 0
Todd David 0 4 0 1
Maurice Blackstone 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Joseph Deslauriers 1 10 10.00 0
Rick Edwards 1 0 0.00 0
Troy Tomas 1 -1 -1.00 0

Shreveport Steamer

Fumble Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ryan Tate 1 0 0 0
Anthony Munoz 0 0 1 0
Troy Tomas 0 1 0 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
Dee Spray 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Robinson 0 1 0 0
John Cintron 0 1 0 0
Matthew McGinley 0 0 1 0

Punting

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jeff Johnson 7 337 48.14 47.71 54 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eugene Manuel 5 247 49.40 39.40 55 0

Kicking

New Orleans VooDoo

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Ralph Lopez 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 2 / 2

Shreveport Steamer

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Hooper 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Punt Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Ramsey 3 26 8.7 11 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Tuttle 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
William Ramsey 2 69 34.5 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Tuttle 4 122 30.5 0

Defensive Stats