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Wild Card: Memphis Showboats at Los Angeles Express

December 23, 1979
67°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 87,485 (97%)
Showboats 7 14 0 17 - 38
Express 0 13 8 7 - 28

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-4-LAX 4 (9:49) 7-James Perry pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-11-MEM 15 (14:21) 1-Roger Ruzich 32 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 3 MEM 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-LAX 24 (13:37) 7-James Perry pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 3 MEM 14
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-7-MEM 27 (10:36) 1-Roger Ruzich 44 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 6 MEM 14
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-1-LAX 14 (7:34) 7-James Perry pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 6 MEM 21
(Qtr 2) Express: 3-7-MEM 7 (4:49) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 13 MEM 21
(Qtr 3) Express: 2-16-MEM 41 (9:49) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 11-Santiago Smith for 41 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 10-Robert Herrera for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! LAX 21 MEM 21
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-7-LAX 7 (14:57) 7-James Perry pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 21 MEM 28
(Qtr 4) Express: 3-10-MEM 18 (10:38) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 17-Jimmy Landon for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Roger Ruzich. LAX 28 MEM 28
(Qtr 4) Showboats: (10:34) 1-Roger Ruzich kicks 71 yards from LAX 35 to MEM -6. 82-Gerard Hall for 107yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. LAX 28 MEM 35
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-1-LAX 16 (2:33) 16-James Ewing 34 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 96-Stephen Coleman was injured on the play. LAX 28 MEM 38

Team Statistics

Express Showboats
First Downs 21 18
- Rushing 7 2
- Passing 12 15
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 436 442
- Offensive Plays 78 58
- Yards Per Play 5.59 7.62
Net Rushing Yards 125 66
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards Per Rush 4.31 3.30
Net Passing Yards 311 376
- Att/Comp/Int 47 / 24 / 3 38 / 25 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 321 376
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 10 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.35 9.89
- Yards Per Completion 13.38 15.04
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 6 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 32 6 / 65
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 88 3 / 163
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 1 3 / -1
2pt Conversions 1 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:23 29:19

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:46 2:42 OWN 25 5 8 Punt
1 5:37 6:19 OWN 34 11 51 Field Goal
2 13:32 2:59 OWN 25 5 48 Field Goal
2 7:30 2:46 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 2:23 1:53 OWN 8 6 19 Punt
3 15:00 2:13 OWN 23 4 33 Punt
3 12:01 2:21 OPP 46 4 46 Touchdown
3 7:16 2:28 OWN 30 5 17 Punt
4 14:52 4:19 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 5:47 0:04 OWN 23 1 0 Interception
4 2:30 0:37 OWN 18 4 4 Interception
4 1:42 1:42 OWN 49 10 43 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:14 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 7:04 1:27 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
2 14:18 0:46 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
2 10:32 3:02 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 4:45 2:22 OWN 28 5 25 Punt
2 0:30 0:30 OWN 23 1 7 Half
3 12:47 0:45 OWN 20 2 0 Interception
3 9:40 2:25 OWN 24 5 25 Interception
3 4:48 4:56 OWN 20 11 80 Touchdown
4 10:16 2:22 OPP 17 6 -21 Interception
4 7:54 2:07 OPP 42 4 26 Missed FG
4 5:43 3:13 OPP 48 5 32 Field Goal
4 1:52 0:10 OPP 49 3 -1 Interception

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Edward Hill 15 71 4.73 12 2 0
Jason Ferguson 11 42 3.82 19 1 0
Shannon Smith 3 12 4.00 13 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Marcus Jordan 6 39 6.50 12 2 0
Gregory Shea 13 26 2.00 11 2 0
Billy Williams 1 1 1.00 1 0 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 47 24 321 2 / 10 3 41 3 67.77

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Perry 38 25 376 0 / 0 4 51 3 100.33

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Herrera 8 112 14.00 35 0
Santiago Smith 4 88 22.00 41 1
Jimmy Landon 4 41 10.25 18 2
Cordell Mosteller 1 36 36.00 36 0
Jason Ferguson 2 20 10.00 13 0
Robert Munz 2 18 9.00 10 0
William Mitchell 1 7 7.00 7 0
Edward Hill 1 0 0.00 0 0
Jose Queen 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 5 102 20.40 51 0
Jerome Wheeler 6 92 15.33 29 1
Sterling Willis 4 77 19.25 23 0
Ernest McNeill 5 52 10.40 24 2
Gregory Shea 3 30 10.00 13 1
David Creasey 1 13 13.00 13 0
Marcus Jordan 1 10 10.00 10 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jose Queen 10 25 1 2
Edward Hill 7 7 1 1
Jeffrey Matson 12 6 0 0
Walter Silva 0 3 0 0
Maurice Matzke 0 2 0 0
Robert Herrera 0 10 0 1
James Morejon 0 3 0 1
Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 3 0 0
Randall Solis 0 2 0 1
Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
Joshua Lilley 0 3 0 0
Larry Newsom 0 2 0 0
Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
David Seaman 0 1 0 0
Keith Diaz 0 1 0 0
Timothy Araujo 0 1 0 1
Shannon Smith 3 0 0 0
Jason Ferguson 3 2 0 0
Patrick Tobias 4 0 0 0
Santiago Smith 0 6 0 0
Jimmy Landon 0 9 0 0
Ted Jarrett 49 31 0 1
Tom Campbell 49 41 0 1
Raymundo Edmonson 0 14 0 1
Loren Williams 54 38 0 4
Christopher Spotts 56 38 0 1
William Mitchell 6 11 0 1
Martin Hindman 57 35 0 2
Peter Sibley 8 0 0 0
Charles Martin 5 0 0 0
Edgar Austin 8 1 0 0
Paul Moore 4 3 0 0
Rufus Aguilar 0 2 0 0
Stephen Farmer 0 4 0 1
Stephen Coleman 0 2 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 14 0 0
Robert Munz 0 8 0 1
Louis Duron 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jeremy Contreras 47 23 0 1
Matthew Southerland 1 0 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
David Steinman 0 1 0 1
Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0
Michael Ross 0 1 0 0
John Biggs 0 2 0 0
Billy Williams 2 5 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 1 5 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
Donn Webb 0 5 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 3 0 1
Edward Ryan 0 3 0 0
John Lawrence 0 3 0 1
Allen Mullins 0 3 0 0
Edwin James 0 3 0 0
Nathan Branch 1 4 0 0
Rodney Towell 46 29 0 0
Joshua Minor 46 24 0 6
Gerard Hall 0 11 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 15 0 1
Edward Jackson 47 32 0 4
Ernest McNeill 13 18 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 18 0 0
Franklin Thompson 38 30 0 1
Gregory Shea 6 7 0 0
Donald Molinari 7 0 0 0
Marcus Jordan 9 3 0 0
Patrick Burke 0 5 0 0
David Creasey 0 6 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 9 0 0 0
Lloyd Ford 8 0 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 9 0 0 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Falkner 1 1 1.00 0
Daniel Ibarra 1 0 0.00 0
Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Albert Arsenault 3 -1 -0.33 0

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Memphis Showboats

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 4 206 51.50 38.25 56 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 2 85 42.50 41.50 46 1

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 2 / 2

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 5 / 5

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Munz 1 2 2.0 2 0

Memphis Showboats

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Munz 3 88 29.3 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gerard Hall 1 107 107.0 1
Gregory Shea 2 56 28.0 0

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Daniel Ibarra 6 0
Maurice Matzke 6 0
Stephen Coleman 5 0
Walter Silva 4 0
Joshua Lilley 3 0
Paul Moore 3 0
Robert Falkner 3 0
James Morejon 2 0
Carlos Turner 2 0
Randall Solis 2 0
Lamont Stich 2 0
Robert Herrera 1 0
Edward Hill 1 0
Santiago Smith 1 0
Timothy Araujo 1 0
Harry Brown 1 0
Stephen Farmer 1 0
David Seaman 1 0
Louis Duron 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Marshall Forbes 9 0
Albert Arsenault 8 0
Refugio Hudson 5 0
Michael Ross 4 0
Martin McMeans 4 0
Donn Webb 4 0
Lamar Reynolds 4 1
David Steinman 3 0
Gary Brown 3 0
Edward Ryan 2 0
Brandon Boyd 2 0
Nathan Branch 2 1
Gregory Shea 2 0
Allen Mullins 1 0
John Biggs 1 0
Sam Heath 1 0
Sterling Willis 1 0
David Creasey 1 0