Regular Season Week 9: Steamer at VooDoo
October 28, 1979 70° Superdome
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
VooDoo
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#32 Kenneth Boyd 24 105 4.38 21 7 1
#33 James Nantz 11 24 2.18 10 1 0
Steamer
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#85 Dee Spray 17 55 3.24 13 3 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 6 23 3.83 11 2 1
Passing Stats
VooDoo
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Ryan Tate 28 13 184 3 / 21 2 36 0 91.96
Steamer
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#14 Fred Murphy 44 24 231 2 / 14 2 32 3 56.16
#1 Christopher Gimenez 1 0 0 1 / 8 0 0 0 39.58
Receiving Stats
VooDoo
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Thomas Canale 7 95 13.57 31 1
#83 William Ramsey 4 80 20.00 36 1
#33 James Nantz 1 7 7.00 7 0
#80 Steven Melin 1 2 2.00 2 0
Steamer
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Thomas Esposito 8 96 12.00 25 1
#84 Jonathan Hagen 4 73 18.25 32 1
#82 Johnny Brennan 2 28 14.00 19 0
#42 Michael Diaz 7 17 2.43 4 0
#27 Robert Tuttle 1 8 8.00 8 0
#85 Dee Spray 1 5 5.00 5 0
#80 Frederick Hays 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
VooDoo
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#89 Russel Nutter 8 4 1 0
#68 Dave Lapham 30 38 0 1
#80 Steven Melin 12 29 0 3
#75 Gerald Demott 35 32 0 2
#66 Donald Glenn 31 42 0 2
#86 John Marshall 1 11 0 1
#66 Damon Fisher 43 35 0 0
#32 Kenneth Boyd 18 5 0 0
#65 Emmitt James 40 31 0 1
#82 Joseph Baker 0 16 0 0
#83 William Ramsey 11 20 0 2
#48 Robert Newton 6 5 0 0
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 0 4 0 1
#19 Thomas Canale 0 16 0 0
#90 Ramon Boldt 0 5 0 0
#50 Anthony Munoz 0 3 0 1
#24 Larry Ackman 0 5 0 1
#51 Wayne Bouchard 0 2 0 1
#21 Rick Edwards 0 4 0 1
#33 Troy Tomas 0 6 0 0
#93 Jeffrey Alfaro 0 4 0 0
#23 Wayne Williams 15 14 0 1
#79 Pablo Goodwin 6 10 0 1
#33 James Nantz 15 2 0 0
#60 Dale Gregory 1 1 0 0
#98 Miguel Gross 0 4 0 1
#90 Kyle Grimmett 0 1 0 0
#98 Frank Mattiace 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#87 Lonnie Robinson 51 35 1 7
#32 Nelson Keister 36 27 1 1
#27 Robert Tuttle 5 3 1 1
#73 Robert Reece 56 37 0 1
#20 Frank Fischer 0 4 0 1
#53 Todd David 0 4 0 1
#21 Thomas Rainey 0 4 0 0
#58 Patrick Morales 5 4 0 0
#49 Robert Gonzales 0 5 0 1
#56 John Cintron 0 4 0 0
#57 Mathew Snow 0 2 0 0
#64 Malcolm McNish 4 4 0 0
#42 Michael Diaz 5 23 0 0
#55 Bryan Leblanc 50 32 0 1
#72 Robby Shiflett 53 31 0 3
#51 Michael Souther 55 32 0 1
#57 Charles Leal 3 3 0 1
#82 Johnny Brennan 0 15 0 0
#12 Thomas Esposito 0 25 0 0
#85 Dee Spray 8 4 0 0
#84 Jonathan Hagen 0 7 0 0
#80 Frederick Hays 8 0 0 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 2 1 0 0
#24 Alex Flores 0 2 0 0
#59 Matthew Fisher 2 1 0 0
#78 David Ryan 0 1 0 0
#71 Matthew McGinley 0 1 0 1
#56 Maurice Blackstone 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
VooDoo
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#99 Joseph Deslauriers 1 10 10.00 0
#21 Rick Edwards 1 0 0.00 0
#33 Troy Tomas 1 -1 -1.00 0
Steamer
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
VooDoo
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#10 Ryan Tate 1 0 0 0
#50 Anthony Munoz 0 0 1 0
#33 Troy Tomas 0 1 0 0
Steamer
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#14 Fred Murphy 1 0 0 0
#85 Dee Spray 1 0 0 0
#87 Lonnie Robinson 0 1 0 0
#56 John Cintron 0 1 0 0
#71 Matthew McGinley 0 0 1 0
Punting
VooDoo
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Jeff Johnson 7 337 48.14 47.71 54 0
Steamer
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Eugene Manuel 5 247 49.40 39.40 55 0
Kicking
VooDoo
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Ralph Lopez 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 2 / 2
Steamer
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#10 James Hooper 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 3 / 3
Punt Return
VooDoo
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 William Ramsey 3 26 8.7 11 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Robert Tuttle 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kick Return
VooDoo
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 William Ramsey 2 69 34.5 0
Steamer
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#27 Robert Tuttle 4 122 30.5 0
Defensive Stats
VooDoo
Name Tackles Sacks
#21 Rick Edwards 10 0
#90 Ramon Boldt 8 0
#98 Frank Mattiace 7 1
#48 Robert Newton 5 0
#24 Larry Ackman 5 0
#33 Troy Tomas 4 0
#93 Jeffrey Alfaro 4 2
#90 Kyle Grimmett 2 0
#50 Anthony Munoz 1 0
#53 Arthur Ellis 1 0
#94 Albert Morales 1 0
#38 Harvey Miller 1 0
#55 Cameron Herring 1 0
#51 Wayne Bouchard 1 0
#1 Ralph Lopez 1 0
#10 Ryan Tate 1 0
Steamer
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Todd David 10 0
#56 John Cintron 8 1
#21 Thomas Rainey 6 0
#23 Galen Cummins 5 0
#92 Anthony Kent 4 1
#49 Robert Gonzales 4 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 4 0
#78 David Ryan 3 0
#56 Maurice Blackstone 2 0
#80 Frederick Hays 2 0
#26 Ray Ruiz 2 0
#82 Johnny Brennan 2 0
#20 Frank Fischer 1 0
#72 Robby Shiflett 1 0
#71 Matthew McGinley 1 1
#32 Nelson Keister 1 0