Regular Season Week 11: Showboats at Gunslingers
November 11, 1979 73° Alamo Stadium
Attendance: 40,061 (80%)
Showboats 10 17 7 3 0 - 37
Gunslingers 7 14 10 6 6 - 43
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-STO 19 (12:32) 7-James Perry pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Gunslingers: 1-10-STO 40 (11:50) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 80-Freddie Mercury for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 7 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-8-STO 8 (1:49) 16-James Ewing 27 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 7 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 2-3-MEM 8 (14:23) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 84-Marshall Gibson for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 14 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-3-STO 22 (10:45) 7-James Perry pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 14 MEM 17
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 2-7-STO 28 (10:00) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 84-Marshall Gibson for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 21 MEM 17
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-10-STO 23 (6:48) 16-James Ewing 42 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 21 MEM 20
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-2-STO 2 (4:37) 7-James Perry pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 21 MEM 27
(Qtr 3) Gunslingers: 3-2-MEM 2 (11:28) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 84-Marshall Gibson for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 28 MEM 27
(Qtr 3) Gunslingers: 4-8-MEM 25 (2:36) 4-Ronald Hensley 43 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 31 MEM 27
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 2-10-STO 13 (0:18) 7-James Perry pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. STO 31 MEM 34
(Qtr 4) Gunslingers: 4-3-MEM 3 (2:22) 4-Ronald Hensley 21 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 34 MEM 34
(Qtr 4) Gunslingers: 4-4-MEM 32 (1:36) 4-Ronald Hensley 50 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 37 MEM 34
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-STO 34 (0:03) 16-James Ewing 52 yard field goal is GOOD. STO 37 MEM 37
(OT) Gunslingers: 3-2-MEM 2 (6:36) 41-Travis Tucker ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
Team Statistics
Gunslingers Showboats
First Downs 17 25
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 15 18
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 625 641
- Offensive Plays 78 76
- Yards Per Play 8.01 8.43
Net Rushing Yards 86 158
- Rushing Attempts 18 14
- Yards Per Rush 4.78 11.29
Net Passing Yards 539 483
- Att/Comp/Int 56 / 34 / 1 60 / 30 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 567 501
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 28 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.98 7.79
- Yards Per Completion 16.68 16.70
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 18 3 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 50 8 / 44
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 4 / 32
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 37 2 / 57
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 2 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:57 29:29
Drive Charts
Gunslingers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:40 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 12:26 0:47 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 10:14 4:05 OWN 20 6 29 Punt
1 1:46 2:28 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 10:40 0:51 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 6:45 0:52 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 4:34 2:40 OWN 25 5 35 Punt
3 14:05 2:41 OWN 23 5 77 Touchdown
3 11:06 1:21 OWN 34 3 -6 Punt
3 6:37 4:05 OWN 9 8 66 Field Goal
3 0:13 2:35 OWN 28 8 68 Interception
4 10:22 0:48 OWN 33 3 10 Punt
4 7:53 0:50 OWN 28 3 7 Punt
4 6:59 4:39 OPP 44 9 41 Field Goal
4 2:13 0:24 OWN 34 3 -7 Punt
OT 9:45 3:11 OPP 30 6 30 Touchdown
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:20 0:54 OWN 17 3 83 Touchdown
1 11:39 1:26 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
1 6:09 4:23 OWN 8 11 83 Field Goal
2 14:19 3:38 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 9:50 3:05 OWN 25 6 52 Field Goal
2 5:53 1:19 OWN 30 3 70 Touchdown
2 1:54 1:54 OWN 7 3 27 Half
3 15:00 0:55 OWN 23 3 7 Punt
3 11:24 0:18 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 9:45 3:07 OWN 30 6 34 Punt
3 2:32 2:19 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
4 12:38 2:16 OWN 1 4 22 Punt
4 9:34 1:40 OWN 11 5 12 Punt
4 7:03 0:05 OWN 18 1 0 Interception
4 2:19 0:06 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 1:49 0:17 OWN 38 3 -6 Field Goal
4 1:32 1:32 OWN 18 7 48 Field Goal
OT 10:00 0:15 OWN 25 2 0 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gunslingers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Travis Tucker 12 43 3.58 10 1 1
#5 Tony Smith 1 38 38.00 38 1 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 5 5 1.00 3 0 0
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 7 130 18.57 63 4 0
#24 Roy Rumph 4 16 4.00 11 1 0
#49 Billy Williams 3 12 4.00 11 1 0
Passing Stats
Gunslingers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Tony Smith 56 34 567 4 / 28 4 72 1 111.24
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 60 30 501 2 / 18 4 55 2 86.88
Receiving Stats
Gunslingers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Marshall Gibson 13 299 23.00 72 3
#18 Freddie Mercury 6 124 20.67 60 1
#81 Lee Williams 6 83 13.83 23 0
#89 Donnie Baker 2 28 14.00 19 0
#82 Harold Erdmann 3 16 5.33 6 0
#41 Travis Tucker 3 10 3.33 5 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 1 7 7.00 7 0
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Sterling Willis 8 144 18.00 26 2
#86 Ernest McNeill 7 138 19.71 55 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 7 119 17.00 35 1
#82 Gerard Hall 4 65 16.25 19 0
#38 Gregory Shea 3 28 9.33 12 0
#15 David Creasey 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Gunslingers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Lawrence Becker 76 34 3 4
#76 Brent Gould 60 26 1 3
#75 Kenneth Collins 76 23 0 1
#41 Travis Tucker 10 4 0 0
#29 David Higgins 48 20 0 0
#76 Dwight Sullivan 74 33 0 1
#67 Clarence Clemons 61 30 0 0
#31 Richard Butler 1 1 0 1
#82 Harold Erdmann 14 17 0 1
#76 John Coltrane 16 0 0 0
#84 Marshall Gibson 0 16 0 1
#58 Anthony Hicks 8 0 0 0
#78 Kurt Taylor 14 9 0 0
#74 Robert Robinson 7 0 0 0
#81 Lee Williams 0 15 0 1
#18 Freddie Mercury 0 22 0 0
#99 Michael Saine 7 0 0 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 4 4 0 0
#89 Donnie Baker 0 2 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 0 1 0 0
#56 Jonathan Neal 0 1 0 0
#57 Vincent Hernandez 0 2 0 0
#94 Charles Martinez 0 3 0 0
#26 Kendall Burnett 0 2 0 0
#70 Edward Harris 0 1 0 0
#90 Fred Sanchez 0 1 0 0
#58 Jose Marrero 0 3 0 0
#48 Leon Crisman 0 2 0 0
#90 Prince Buster 0 2 0 0
#37 Jose Lai 0 1 0 0
#44 Edward Blanco 0 1 0 0
#30 Jim Morrison 0 1 0 0
#69 Roger Barrett 0 1 0 0
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Rodney Towell 73 26 1 1
#57 Nathan Branch 0 4 0 0
#99 Edwin James 0 4 0 1
#72 Jeremy Contreras 73 24 0 2
#51 Edward Jackson 75 34 0 2
#66 Franklin Thompson 61 26 0 0
#50 Joshua Minor 68 26 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 9 0 1
#85 Patrick Burke 2 4 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 18 15 0 0
#83 Sterling Willis 0 14 0 1
#49 Billy Williams 5 0 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 13 0 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 8 0 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 11 0 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 7 0 0 0
#24 Roy Rumph 13 6 0 2
#54 Lamar Reynolds 6 3 0 2
#38 Gregory Shea 16 7 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 10 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 4 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 4 0 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 3 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 3 0 0
#51 Leonard Cory 0 3 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 2 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 3 0 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#75 Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
#98 Edward Ryan 0 1 0 1
Interception Stats
Gunslingers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#26 Kendall Burnett 1 0 0.00 0
#48 Leon Crisman 1 0 0.00 0
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#37 Michael Ross 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gunslingers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Bruno Miller 1 1 0 0
#99 Michael Saine 0 1 1 0
#37 Jose Lai 0 1 0 0
#26 Kendall Burnett 0 0 1 0
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 1 0 0 0
#72 Jeremy Contreras 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gunslingers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Luis Lee 8 367 45.88 42.38 52 1
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 6 274 45.67 41.50 60 1
Kicking
Gunslingers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Ronald Hensley 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 50 4 / 4
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 52 4 / 4
Punt Return
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Donnie Baker 1 2 2.0 2 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 4 32 8.0 11 0
Kick Return
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#81 Lee Williams 1 37 37.0 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 1 33 33.0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 24 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Gunslingers
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Kendall Burnett 10 0
#48 Leon Crisman 6 0
#99 Michael Saine 5 0
#56 Jonathan Neal 4 0
#44 Edward Blanco 4 0
#30 Jim Morrison 4 1
#94 Charles Martinez 4 0
#47 Bruno Miller 3 0
#96 Hilario Pardee 2 0
#96 David Wilkins 1 0
#29 David Higgins 1 0
#70 Edward Harris 1 0
#81 Lee Williams 1 0
#60 John Bonham 1 1
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 Michael Ross 10 0
#26 Adam Young 6 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 6 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#97 Martin McMeans 4 3
#23 Gary Brown 4 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 3 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 3 0
#43 David Steinman 2 0
#57 Nathan Branch 2 0
#61 Thomas Longwell 2 1
#96 Refugio Hudson 2 0
#75 Julian Kimmel 1 0
#98 Edward Ryan 1 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0
#82 Gerard Hall 1 0
#91 Allen Mullins 1 0
#97 Sam Heath 1 0