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Week 12: Houston Gamblers at Memphis Showboats

November 18, 1979
64°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) 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

Memphis 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

Houston 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

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 19 87 4.58 18 3 0
Billy Williams 6 30 5.00 18 1 2
Marcus Jordan 4 0 0.00 2 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 12 25 2.08 7 0 0
Larry Carter 3 4 1.33 5 0 0
August Madrid 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Walton Vasquez 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Perry 38 28 649 2 / 17 5 91 0 155.15

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Walton Vasquez 47 23 388 3 / 19 2 76 1 82.58
James Lightfoot 10 7 150 0 / 0 2 44 0 152.08

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Sterling Willis 5 171 34.20 57 1
Gregory Shea 5 134 26.80 60 2
Jerome Wheeler 7 121 17.29 50 1
Gerard Hall 7 118 16.86 25 1
Ernest McNeill 3 102 34.00 91 0
Billy Williams 1 3 3.00 3 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bradley Sharp 7 138 19.71 30 0
Robert Burns 3 106 35.33 76 1
James Connelly 7 103 14.71 44 2
Todd Summers 5 94 18.80 58 1
Jared Kelly 4 60 15.00 21 0
August Madrid 1 23 23.00 23 0
Larry Carter 1 7 7.00 7 0
Quincy Turley 1 7 7.00 7 0
George Webb 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Billy Williams 2 3 1 1
Jeremy Contreras 54 37 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 15 1 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 4 0 0 0
John Biggs 2 1 0 0
Patrick Burke 0 3 0 0
Matthew Southerland 2 1 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 1 0 0
Edward Ryan 0 1 0 0
Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
Gregory Shea 10 5 0 0
Donald Molinari 10 1 0 0
Lloyd Ford 10 1 0 0
Rodney Towell 53 38 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 15 1 0 0
David Creasey 0 6 0 0
Marcus Jordan 8 9 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 24 0 4
Ernest McNeill 21 29 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 18 0 1
Gerard Hall 0 27 0 0
Joshua Minor 53 43 0 2
Franklin Thompson 39 33 0 1
Edward Jackson 55 50 0 9
Lamar Reynolds 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Burns 6 0 1 1
Luis Davidson 72 29 0 1
Roderick Carver 0 2 0 0
Javier Vestal 7 0 0 0
Stanley Thompson 0 1 0 0
Martin Cabrera 9 0 0 0
Larry Carter 6 0 0 0
Jason Perez 0 4 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 5 0 0
Justin Pryor 0 6 0 2
Thomas Esparza 0 2 0 0
Philip King 0 3 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 0
Charles Huntington 0 3 0 0
Lawrence Allen 0 2 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 2 0 1
Todd Summers 0 9 0 0
August Peterson 0 2 0 0
Paul Walker 0 2 0 0
Micah McEvoy 14 0 0 0
Lloyd McCoy 8 3 0 1
Douglas Cormier 11 8 0 0
Quincy Turley 8 9 0 0
Dennis Self 61 23 0 0
Christopher Jarman 64 25 0 0
George Webb 25 12 0 0
Patrick Eveland 72 27 0 2
Carl Lawlor 75 35 0 1
Jared Kelly 0 8 0 0
James Connelly 0 9 0 1
August Madrid 22 20 0 1
Robert Tudor 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
David Steinman 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Perry 1 0 0 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Walton Vasquez 1 0 0 0
Leo Thompson 0 1 0 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 5 248 49.60 43.00 60 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 8 360 45.00 45.00 49 0

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 7 / 7

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 4 / 4

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 7 7.0 7 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 2 53 26.5 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Albert Arsenault 9 0
Adam Young 6 0
Nathan Branch 5 0
Donn Webb 4 1
Lamar Reynolds 4 0
Michael Ross 3 0
Refugio Hudson 3 2
Marshall Forbes 3 0
Gary Purpura 3 0
Allen Mullins 2 0
David Steinman 2 0
Martin McMeans 1 0
John Biggs 1 0
Antonio Tinsley 1 0
Sam Heath 1 0
Edward Jackson 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Leo Thompson 9 0
Lloyd McCoy 8 0
Mark Turner 5 0
Thomas Erwin 5 0
Roderick Carver 5 0
Philip King 5 0
Jeffrey Keeley 5 0
August Peterson 4 1
Vincent Ryan 2 1
Irvin Balzer 2 0
Mitchell Jones 1 0
Robert Burns 1 0
Russell Cross 1 0
Quincy Turley 1 0