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Week 13: Shreveport Steamer at Pittsburgh Maulers

November 25, 1979
45°
Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, PA) Attendance: 56,445 (96%)
Steamer 7 10 0 6 - 23
Maulers 0 14 3 10 - 27

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Steamer: 3-6-PIT 48 (12:18) 81-Joseph Ring ran for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. PIT 0 SHR 7
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 3-5-SHR 5 (12:12) 24-Robert Ensley ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 7 SHR 7
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 3-2-PIT 38 (9:16) 1-Fred Murphy pass complete to 42-Michael Diaz for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-James Hooper. PIT 7 SHR 14
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 1-5-SHR 5 (8:19) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 17-Robert Richards for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. SHR 96-David Ryan was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. PIT 14 SHR 14
(Qtr 2) Steamer: 2-2-PIT 26 (0:04) 10-James Hooper 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 14 SHR 17
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 4-27-SHR 27 (8:34) 8-Bret Curley 44 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 17 SHR 17
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 4-8-PIT 9 (11:54) 10-James Hooper 28 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 81-Joseph Ring was injured on the play. PIT 17 SHR 20
(Qtr 4) Steamer: 4-11-PIT 26 (7:41) 10-James Hooper 44 yard field goal is GOOD. SHR 73-Robert Reece was injured on the play. PIT 17 SHR 23
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 2-3-PIT 48 (6:05) 12-Scott Deal pass complete to 89-Vito Moffat for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-Bret Curley. PIT 24 SHR 23
(Qtr 4) Maulers: 4-11-SHR 34 (1:34) 8-Bret Curley 51 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 27 SHR 23

Team Statistics

Maulers Steamer
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 5 10
- Passing 11 4
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 400 363
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards Per Play 6.45 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 151 202
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards Per Rush 6.86 6.12
Net Passing Yards 249 161
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 23 / 1 25 / 15 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 26 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.23 5.96
- Yards Per Completion 11.96 11.60
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 13 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 45 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 2
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Maulers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:08 0:59 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 5:40 8:31 OWN 25 15 75 Touchdown
2 9:09 0:54 OWN 24 2 76 Touchdown
2 5:19 2:10 OWN 13 3 0 Punt
2 1:48 0:18 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 15:00 6:30 OWN 25 11 48 Field Goal
3 6:57 4:46 OWN 25 8 31 Punt
4 11:51 1:37 OWN 25 4 17 Interception
4 7:37 1:42 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
4 3:09 1:40 OWN 19 8 47 Field Goal
4 1:14 1:14 OPP 25 2 0 Game

Shreveport Steamer

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:52 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
1 11:10 5:30 OWN 18 8 12 Punt
2 12:08 3:00 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 8:15 2:56 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
2 3:09 1:21 OWN 42 3 3 Punt
2 1:30 1:30 OWN 34 6 41 Field Goal
3 8:30 1:33 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 2:10 5:19 OWN 5 11 86 Field Goal
4 10:14 2:36 OPP 44 5 18 Field Goal
4 5:55 2:47 OWN 25 4 14 Punt
4 1:29 0:15 OWN 25 4 4 Downs

Rushing Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Cliff Thomas 11 120 10.91 72 3 0
Robert Ensley 9 31 3.44 8 0 1
Scott Deal 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Joseph Ring 18 144 8.00 48 6 1
Robert Tuttle 12 41 3.42 12 3 0
Dee Spray 3 17 5.67 14 1 0

Passing Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Scott Deal 37 23 275 3 / 26 2 52 1 91.61

Shreveport Steamer

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Fred Murphy 25 15 174 2 / 13 1 38 0 94.42

Receiving Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Vito Moffat 7 111 15.86 52 1
Robert Richards 6 83 13.83 25 1
Javier Rudolph 3 35 11.67 16 0
John Gordon 1 21 21.00 21 0
Eric Metcalf 1 15 15.00 15 0
Cliff Thomas 2 5 2.50 3 0
Robert Diaz 3 5 1.67 7 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Diaz 4 73 18.25 38 1
Robert Tuttle 6 62 10.33 19 0
Alex Flores 2 25 12.50 17 0
Johnny Brennan 1 9 9.00 9 0
Joseph Ring 1 3 3.00 3 0
Nelson Keister 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Diaz 18 21 1 1
Herman Winn 45 29 1 1
Pete Gabriel 15 5 1 1
Sidney Woosley 46 25 0 2
John Gordon 0 3 0 1
Arthur Phillips 0 1 0 0
Paul Brooks 0 1 0 0
Charles Smith 0 1 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 1 0 0
Morton Wright 0 1 0 0
George Rice 0 1 0 0
Dennis McLean 5 7 0 0
Jon Brantley 7 3 0 0
Eric Metcalf 0 12 0 2
Robert Richards 2 13 0 0
Robert Ensley 3 4 0 0
Javier Rudolph 0 15 0 1
Andre Adkins 45 29 0 3
Vito Moffat 0 17 0 0
Michael Mills 10 1 0 0
Jeff Orr 4 1 0 1
Larry Barber 4 4 0 0
Leonel Martinsen 4 1 0 0
Larry Fazio 41 18 0 1
Tim Kaufman 43 25 0 2
Cliff Thomas 5 0 0 0
Lamont Thielen 3 1 0 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael Yang 33 35 2 7
Robert Reece 36 35 0 4
Anthony Kent 0 1 0 0
Erin Lazarus 1 0 0 0
Dee Spray 2 0 0 0
Mathew Snow 0 1 0 0
Daniel Gilstrap 0 1 0 0
David Cooper 0 1 0 0
Todd David 0 1 0 0
David McMillan 2 0 0 0
Charles Leal 1 5 0 0
Robert Tuttle 3 0 0 0
James Tafolla 0 2 0 0
Patrick Morales 5 0 0 0
Joseph Ring 6 2 0 1
John Cintron 0 2 0 0
Philip Castillon 29 36 0 1
James Courtney 0 2 0 0
David Ryan 0 1 0 0
Michael Souther 11 2 0 0
Frederick Hays 5 0 0 0
Robby Shiflett 17 8 0 0
Nelson Keister 24 16 0 0
Malcolm McNish 23 34 0 1
Jonathan Hagen 0 26 0 0
Lonnie Robinson 36 34 0 3
Johnny Brennan 0 19 0 2
Michael Diaz 1 31 0 0
Alex Flores 0 31 0 0
Matthew Fisher 3 2 0 0

Interception Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Shreveport Steamer

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Gonzales 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Robert Ensley 1 0 0 0
Sidney Woosley 0 1 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 0 1 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Joseph Ring 1 0 0 0
John Cintron 0 0 1 0
Johnny Brennan 0 1 0 0

Punting

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julian Nolan 4 183 45.75 46.00 52 1

Shreveport Steamer

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Eugene Manuel 5 226 45.20 40.60 58 2

Kicking

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bret Curley 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 3 / 3

Shreveport Steamer

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Hooper 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 44 2 / 2

Punt Return

Pittsburgh Maulers

Shreveport Steamer

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Tuttle 1 1 1.0 1 0

Kick Return

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Ensley 1 31 31.0 0

Shreveport Steamer

Defensive Stats

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Tackles Sacks
Brian Lowe 9 0
John Hunter 7 2
Randy Ertel 5 0
Robert Keese 5 0
Charles Yerby 4 0
George Grant 4 0
Bradley Martinez 4 0
Michael Large 2 0
Eric Reed 2 0
Marvin Anderson 2 0
Paul Brooks 2 0
Charles Smith 1 0
Morton Wright 1 0
Javier Rudolph 1 0
Michael Switzer 1 0

Shreveport Steamer

Name Tackles Sacks
Galen Cummins 7 0
Todd David 6 0
Robert Gonzales 6 0
Richard Rodriguez 4 0
Russell Colbert 4 0
Thomas Rainey 4 0
John Cintron 3 0
Daniel Gilstrap 2 0
James Courtney 2 0
Mathew Snow 2 2
David Cooper 1 0
Ray Ruiz 1 0
Patrick Morales 1 0
Matthew McGinley 1 1