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November 18, 1979 64° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 56,843 (91%)
Gamblers 0 3 24 7 - 34
Showboats 28 13 10 7 - 58
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-9-HOU 9 (11:26) 7-James Perry pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-5-HOU 5 (5:50) 7-James Perry pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 14 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 18 (1:53) 49-Billy Williams ran for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 21 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 20 (1:42) 7-James Perry pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 28 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-9-HOU 14 (14:10) 16-James Ewing 32 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 31 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-6-HOU 6 (9:32) 49-Billy Williams ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 38 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-3-MEM 10 (6:40) 19-Daniel McCormack 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 38 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-7-HOU 28 (2:58) 16-James Ewing 46 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 41 HOU 3
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-10-MEM 10 (12:09) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 41 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-5-MEM 19 (11:29) 19-Daniel McCormack 37 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 41 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-22-HOU 22 (7:22) 16-James Ewing 40 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 44 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-2-MEM 44 (5:58) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 44 HOU 20
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 48 (4:37) (Hot Read) 7-James Perry pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 51 HOU 20
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-6-HOU 24 (1:13) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 1-Robert Burns for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 51 HOU 27
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-12-MEM 40 (5:27) (Hot Read) 7-James Perry pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 58 HOU 27
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-7-MEM 7 (3:55) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 58 HOU 34
Team Statistics
Showboats Gamblers
First Downs 21 17
- Rushing 5 1
- Passing 16 16
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 749 548
- Offensive Plays 69 77
- Yards Per Play 10.86 7.12
Net Rushing Yards 117 29
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.03 1.71
Net Passing Yards 632 519
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 28 / 0 57 / 30 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 649 538
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 3 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 15.80 8.65
- Yards Per Completion 23.18 17.93
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 8 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 55 2 / 8
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 53
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 7 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5 / 2 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:24 25:35
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:37 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 9:13 3:26 OWN 28 6 72 Touchdown
1 4:04 2:16 OWN 21 4 79 Touchdown
1 1:41 0:04 OPP 20 1 20 Touchdown
1 0:46 1:40 OWN 28 4 58 Field Goal
2 10:18 0:49 OWN 3 2 97 Touchdown
2 6:38 3:43 OWN 25 7 47 Field Goal
2 1:49 0:51 OWN 33 3 -11 Punt
2 0:07 0:07 OWN 30 1 -1 Half
3 12:04 0:06 OWN 25 2 0 Fumble
3 11:26 4:07 OWN 25 7 49 Field Goal
3 5:48 1:19 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 3:27 1:49 OWN 8 5 38 Punt
3 1:00 3:02 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
4 12:23 2:02 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
4 8:47 3:30 OWN 32 6 68 Touchdown
4 3:52 1:56 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
Gamblers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:23 2:10 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
1 5:47 1:43 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 1:48 0:06 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
1 1:38 0:51 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 14:07 3:48 OWN 25 6 30 Punt
2 9:29 2:51 OWN 25 5 65 Field Goal
2 2:54 1:05 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 0:59 0:51 OWN 33 3 -7 Punt
3 15:00 2:56 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 11:58 0:33 OPP 24 3 5 Field Goal
3 7:19 1:31 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 4:29 1:02 OWN 25 4 26 Punt
3 1:38 0:38 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
4 12:57 0:35 OWN 11 3 5 Punt
4 10:21 1:34 OWN 7 8 52 Interception
4 5:17 1:25 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 1:56 1:56 OWN 30 7 56 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 19 87 4.58 18 3 0
#49 Billy Williams 6 30 5.00 18 1 2
#35 Marcus Jordan 4 0 0.00 2 0 0
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#7 Robert Burns 12 25 2.08 7 0 0
#40 Larry Carter 3 4 1.33 5 0 0
#40 August Madrid 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 38 28 649 2 / 17 5 91 0 155.15
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#47 Walton Vasquez 47 23 388 3 / 19 2 76 1 82.58
#4 James Lightfoot 10 7 150 0 / 0 2 44 0 152.08
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Sterling Willis 5 171 34.20 57 1
#38 Gregory Shea 5 134 26.80 60 2
#87 Jerome Wheeler 7 121 17.29 50 1
#82 Gerard Hall 7 118 16.86 25 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 3 102 34.00 91 0
#49 Billy Williams 1 3 3.00 3 0
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Bradley Sharp 7 138 19.71 30 0
#7 Robert Burns 3 106 35.33 76 1
#83 James Connelly 7 103 14.71 44 2
#89 Todd Summers 5 94 18.80 58 1
#80 Jared Kelly 4 60 15.00 21 0
#40 August Madrid 1 23 23.00 23 0
#40 Larry Carter 1 7 7.00 7 0
#89 Quincy Turley 1 7 7.00 7 0
#41 George Webb 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#49 Billy Williams 2 3 1 1
#72 Jeremy Contreras 54 37 0 0
#63 Rodney Towell 53 38 0 0
#51 Edward Jackson 55 50 0 9
#66 Franklin Thompson 39 33 0 1
#50 Joshua Minor 53 43 0 2
#82 Gerard Hall 0 27 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 18 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 21 29 0 0
#83 Sterling Willis 0 24 0 4
#35 Marcus Jordan 8 9 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 6 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 15 1 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 10 1 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 15 1 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 10 1 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 10 5 0 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
#98 Edward Ryan 0 1 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 1 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 2 1 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 0 3 0 0
#76 John Biggs 2 1 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 4 0 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 1 0 0 0
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#7 Robert Burns 6 0 1 1
#75 Luis Davidson 72 29 0 1
#89 Todd Summers 0 9 0 0
#40 August Madrid 22 20 0 1
#83 James Connelly 0 9 0 1
#80 Jared Kelly 0 8 0 0
#66 Carl Lawlor 75 35 0 1
#73 Patrick Eveland 72 27 0 2
#41 George Webb 25 12 0 0
#65 Christopher Jarman 64 25 0 0
#68 Dennis Self 61 23 0 0
#89 Quincy Turley 8 9 0 0
#62 Douglas Cormier 11 8 0 0
#20 Lloyd McCoy 8 3 0 1
#60 Micah McEvoy 14 0 0 0
#91 Paul Walker 0 2 0 0
#92 August Peterson 0 2 0 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 0 2 0 1
#97 Roderick Carver 0 2 0 0
#62 Lawrence Allen 0 2 0 0
#99 Charles Huntington 0 3 0 0
#90 Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 0
#44 Philip King 0 3 0 0
#24 Thomas Esparza 0 2 0 0
#28 Justin Pryor 0 6 0 2
#10 Bradley Sharp 0 5 0 0
#82 Jason Perez 0 4 0 0
#40 Larry Carter 6 0 0 0
#76 Martin Cabrera 9 0 0 0
#74 Stanley Thompson 0 1 0 0
#46 Javier Vestal 7 0 0 0
#55 Robert Tudor 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#43 David Steinman 1 0 0.00 0
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#5 James Perry 1 0 0 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 0 0 0
#99 Leo Thompson 0 1 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 5 248 49.60 43.00 60 1
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Juan Hanson 8 360 45.00 45.00 49 0
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 7 / 7
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 4 / 4
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 James Connelly 1 7 7.0 7 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 James Connelly 2 53 26.5 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Albert Arsenault 9 0
#26 Adam Young 6 0
#57 Nathan Branch 5 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 1
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 0
#37 Michael Ross 3 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 3 2
#20 Marshall Forbes 3 0
#94 Gary Purpura 3 0
#91 Allen Mullins 2 0
#43 David Steinman 2 0
#97 Martin McMeans 1 0
#76 John Biggs 1 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 1 0
#97 Sam Heath 1 0
#51 Edward Jackson 1 0
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Leo Thompson 9 0
#20 Lloyd McCoy 8 0
#31 Mark Turner 5 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 5 0
#97 Roderick Carver 5 0
#44 Philip King 5 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 5 0
#92 August Peterson 4 1
#39 Vincent Ryan 2 1
#90 Irvin Balzer 2 0
#47 Mitchell Jones 1 0
#7 Robert Burns 1 0
#29 Russell Cross 1 0
#89 Quincy Turley 1 0