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Week 13: Memphis Showboats at New Jersey Generals

November 25, 1979
51°
Giants Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) Attendance: 80,242 (100%)
Showboats 3 7 0 8 - 18
Generals 3 3 6 13 - 25

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-18-MEM 26 (12:34) 14-Dustin Henry 43 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 3 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-3-NJG 14 (6:49) 16-James Ewing 32 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 3 MEM 3
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-6-MEM 10 (7:44) 14-Dustin Henry 28 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 6 MEM 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-NJG 19 (4:07) 7-James Perry pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis to NJG 0 for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NJG 6 MEM 10
(Qtr 3) Generals: 1-9-MEM 9 (1:59) 32-Rudi Johnson ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-2-MEM 5 (13:16) 14-Dustin Henry 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 15 MEM 10
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-5-NJG 5 (10:22) 7-James Perry pass complete to 15-David Creasey for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 7-James Perry pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! NJG 15 MEM 18
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-10-NJG 37 (6:12) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 82-Clarence Collins for 63 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 14-Dustin Henry. NJG 22 MEM 18
(Qtr 4) Generals: 4-6-MEM 6 (0:35) 14-Dustin Henry 23 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 25 MEM 18

Team Statistics

Generals Showboats
First Downs 21 16
- Rushing 9 5
- Passing 11 11
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 406 365
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards Per Play 5.41 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 144 69
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards Per Rush 4.97 4.06
Net Passing Yards 262 296
- Att/Comp/Int 43 / 25 / 1 38 / 20 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 283 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 21 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.70 7.40
- Yards Per Completion 11.32 15.55
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 4 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 7 / 55
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 30 2 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 63 1 / 27
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 6 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 7 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 4 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:33 24:26

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:55 2:25 OPP 33 6 5 Field Goal
1 9:30 0:43 OWN 10 3 -2 Interception
1 6:46 4:57 OWN 25 10 69 Missed FG
2 13:04 5:23 OWN 20 9 70 Field Goal
2 4:03 2:28 OWN 34 6 27 Punt
3 15:00 7:19 OWN 25 12 58 Missed FG
3 6:57 5:01 OWN 22 9 78 Touchdown
3 0:49 0:56 OPP 47 3 -3 Punt
4 14:49 1:36 OPP 13 3 8 Field Goal
4 10:18 1:43 OWN 23 3 8 Punt
4 6:55 0:53 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
4 3:09 0:47 OWN 37 3 0 Punt
4 1:54 1:22 OPP 16 5 11 Field Goal

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 12:30 3:00 OWN 20 4 22 Punt
1 8:48 2:02 OPP 21 3 7 Field Goal
1 1:49 3:46 OWN 20 9 80 Interception
2 7:41 3:38 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 1:35 1:35 OWN 20 3 1 Half
3 7:41 0:44 OWN 24 2 18 Interception
3 1:56 1:07 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
4 14:53 0:03 OWN 10 1 0 Fumble
4 13:13 2:55 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
4 8:34 1:39 OWN 32 3 3 Punt
4 6:02 2:53 OWN 25 7 45 Missed FG
4 2:22 0:27 OWN 15 4 7 Downs
4 0:32 0:32 OWN 25 2 7 Game

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Rudi Johnson 20 112 5.60 17 3 1
Herschel Walker 9 32 3.56 19 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 11 43 3.91 12 3 0
Marcus Jordan 5 26 5.20 12 2 0
Billy Williams 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Stephan Labelle 43 25 283 3 / 21 1 63 1 76.02

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Perry 38 20 311 2 / 15 2 31 3 64.69

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clarence Collins 7 163 23.29 63 1
Kenneth William 5 61 12.20 16 0
Chad Ochocinco 6 39 6.50 13 0
Johnny Fever 4 11 2.75 8 0
Rudi Johnson 2 7 3.50 4 0
Jeff Speck 1 2 2.00 2 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 6 122 20.33 31 0
Jerome Wheeler 6 89 14.83 21 0
Sterling Willis 3 51 17.00 30 1
Gregory Shea 2 26 13.00 19 0
David Creasey 2 21 10.50 16 1
Billy Williams 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Doug Mackie 12 3 1 1
Clarence Collins 0 21 0 0
Jerry Holmes 0 4 0 0
Venus Flytrap 0 1 0 0
Kenneth William 0 8 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 3 0 0
John Preston 0 2 0 0
Gregory Johnson 4 2 0 0
Mike Weddington 0 4 0 0
Kerry Justin 0 3 0 1
Jim LeClair 0 4 0 2
John Joyce 0 1 0 0
Daniel Tosh 0 2 0 0
Roger Daltrey 0 1 0 0
Tony Perez 0 1 0 1
Barry Noland 0 1 0 1
Greg Brady 3 1 0 0
Lawrence Bruce 1 0 0 0
Dustin Diamond 0 4 0 0
Freddie Gilbert 0 1 0 0
Jeff Speck 19 19 0 0
Chad Ochocinco 0 19 0 1
Kent Hull 54 41 0 1
John Piche 53 34 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 57 41 0 0
Steve Niehaus 53 33 0 4
Elvis Presley 53 38 0 0
Rudi Johnson 7 3 0 0
Johnny Fever 7 27 0 1
James Lockette 0 4 0 0
Herschel Walker 5 2 0 0
Damon Rosato 0 5 0 0
James Roberson 1 0 0 0
James McDevitt 14 4 0 0
John Jewell 12 0 0 0
Frank Naylor 12 0 0 0
Cody Adkins 0 4 0 0
Andrew Zeller 1 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Joshua Minor 44 26 1 2
Gregory Shea 7 7 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 9 0 0
John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
Billy Williams 1 0 0 0
Marcus Jordan 5 1 0 0
Donald Molinari 3 0 0 0
Lloyd Ford 9 4 0 0
David Creasey 0 3 0 1
Patrick Burke 0 4 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
Refugio Hudson 0 1 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 5 0 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 5 0 0 0
Ernest McNeill 20 13 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 46 21 0 1
Gerard Hall 0 7 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 3 2 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 1
Donn Webb 0 2 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 4 0 2
Jerome Wheeler 0 9 0 0
Allen Mullins 0 1 0 0
Edwin James 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 3 0 1
Franklin Thompson 32 18 0 1
Edward Jackson 46 29 0 2
Rodney Towell 46 23 0 0
Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kerry Justin 1 3 3.00 0
Daniel Tosh 1 3 3.00 0
Gregory Johnson 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Lamar Reynolds 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Daniel Tosh 0 0 1 0
Bobby Leopold 0 0 1 0
Mike Weddington 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
Marcus Jordan 1 0 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 0 1 0 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 4 176 44.00 35.75 48 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 3 148 49.33 39.33 52 0

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Dustin Henry 4 / 6 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 1 / 2

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 32 1 / 1

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chad Ochocinco 2 30 15.0 19 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 2 11 5.5 9 0

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 2 63 31.5 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 27 27.0 0

Defensive Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Gregory Johnson 7 1
John Joyce 6 0
Daniel Tosh 6 1
Bobby Leopold 4 0
Kerry Justin 3 0
Jerry Holmes 3 0
John Preston 3 0
Venus Flytrap 2 0
Dustin Diamond 2 0
Freddie Gilbert 1 0
Johnny Fever 1 0
Tony Perez 1 0
Jim LeClair 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
David Steinman 10 0
Donn Webb 8 1
Refugio Hudson 7 1
Lamar Reynolds 6 0
Adam Young 4 0
Marshall Forbes 4 0
Gary Brown 3 0
Sam Heath 3 0
Albert Arsenault 3 0
Michael Ross 3 0
Edward Ryan 2 0
Nathan Branch 2 1
Gregory Shea 2 0
Sterling Willis 1 0
Gerard Hall 1 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 0
Julian Kimmel 1 0