Wild Card: Showboats at Express
December 23, 1979 67° Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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
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
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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Express
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Edward Hill 15 71 4.73 12 2 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 11 42 3.82 19 1 0
#24 Shannon Smith 3 12 4.00 13 1 0
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 Marcus Jordan 6 39 6.50 12 2 0
#38 Gregory Shea 13 26 2.00 11 2 0
#49 Billy Williams 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Express
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Gene Nowlin 47 24 321 2 / 10 3 41 3 67.77
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 38 25 376 0 / 0 4 51 3 100.33
Receiving Stats
Express
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 8 112 14.00 35 0
#11 Santiago Smith 4 88 22.00 41 1
#16 Jimmy Landon 4 41 10.25 18 2
#18 Cordell Mosteller 1 36 36.00 36 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 2 20 10.00 13 0
#14 Robert Munz 2 18 9.00 10 0
#32 William Mitchell 1 7 7.00 7 0
#22 Edward Hill 1 0 0.00 0 0
#21 Jose Queen 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 5 102 20.40 51 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 6 92 15.33 29 1
#83 Sterling Willis 4 77 19.25 23 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 5 52 10.40 24 2
#38 Gregory Shea 3 30 10.00 13 1
#15 David Creasey 1 13 13.00 13 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Express
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#21 Jose Queen 10 25 1 2
#22 Edward Hill 7 7 1 1
#37 Jeffrey Matson 12 6 0 0
#50 Ted Jarrett 49 31 0 1
#60 Tom Campbell 49 41 0 1
#87 Raymundo Edmonson 0 14 0 1
#77 Loren Williams 54 38 0 4
#68 Christopher Spotts 56 38 0 1
#32 William Mitchell 6 11 0 1
#73 Martin Hindman 57 35 0 2
#16 Jimmy Landon 0 9 0 0
#89 Peter Sibley 8 0 0 0
#65 Edgar Austin 8 1 0 0
#46 Paul Moore 4 3 0 0
#59 Rufus Aguilar 0 2 0 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 0 4 0 1
#90 Stephen Coleman 0 2 0 0
#18 Cordell Mosteller 0 14 0 0
#14 Robert Munz 0 8 0 1
#79 Charles Martin 5 0 0 0
#78 Patrick Tobias 4 0 0 0
#11 Santiago Smith 0 6 0 0
#28 Jason Ferguson 3 2 0 0
#42 Walter Silva 0 3 0 0
#42 Maurice Matzke 0 2 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 10 0 1
#43 James Morejon 0 3 0 1
#23 Daniel Ibarra 0 2 0 0
#48 Carlos Turner 0 3 0 0
#53 Randall Solis 0 2 0 1
#55 Lamont Stich 0 2 0 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 0 3 0 0
#52 Larry Newsom 0 2 0 0
#46 Harry Brown 0 1 0 0
#98 Robert Falkner 0 1 0 0
#91 David Seaman 0 1 0 0
#51 Keith Diaz 0 1 0 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 0 1 0 1
#24 Shannon Smith 3 0 0 0
#92 Louis Duron 0 1 0 0
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Jeremy Contreras 47 23 0 1
#63 Rodney Towell 46 29 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 11 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 15 0 1
#51 Edward Jackson 47 32 0 4
#86 Ernest McNeill 13 18 0 0
#83 Sterling Willis 0 18 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 38 30 0 1
#50 Joshua Minor 46 24 0 6
#38 Gregory Shea 6 7 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 9 3 0 0
#85 Patrick Burke 0 5 0 0
#15 David Creasey 0 6 0 0
#51 Dewayne Garcia 9 0 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 8 0 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 9 0 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 7 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 1 4 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 1 0 0 0
#99 Edwin James 0 3 0 0
#91 Allen Mullins 0 3 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 3 0 1
#98 Edward Ryan 0 3 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 3 0 1
#50 Donn Webb 0 5 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 1 5 0 0
#49 Billy Williams 2 5 0 0
#76 John Biggs 0 2 0 0
#37 Michael Ross 0 1 0 0
#94 Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0
#43 David Steinman 0 1 0 1
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Express
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Robert Falkner 1 1 1.00 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 1 0 0.00 0
#46 Paul Moore 1 0 0.00 0
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Albert Arsenault 3 -1 -0.33 0
Fumble Stats
Express
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Express
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 4 206 51.50 38.25 56 0
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 2 85 42.50 41.50 46 1
Kicking
Express
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 Roger Ruzich 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 2 / 2
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 5 / 5
Punt Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Robert Munz 1 2 2.0 2 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Express
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#14 Robert Munz 3 88 29.3 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 1 107 107.0 1
#38 Gregory Shea 2 56 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Express
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Maurice Matzke 6 0
#23 Daniel Ibarra 6 0
#90 Stephen Coleman 5 0
#42 Walter Silva 4 0
#97 Joshua Lilley 3 0
#46 Paul Moore 3 0
#98 Robert Falkner 3 0
#48 Carlos Turner 2 0
#53 Randall Solis 2 0
#43 James Morejon 2 0
#55 Lamont Stich 2 0
#57 Timothy Araujo 1 0
#91 David Seaman 1 0
#47 Stephen Farmer 1 0
#46 Harry Brown 1 0
#11 Santiago Smith 1 0
#22 Edward Hill 1 0
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0
#92 Louis Duron 1 0
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Marshall Forbes 9 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 8 0
#96 Refugio Hudson 5 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 1
#37 Michael Ross 4 0
#97 Martin McMeans 4 0
#43 David Steinman 3 0
#23 Gary Brown 3 0
#57 Nathan Branch 2 1
#31 Brandon Boyd 2 0
#98 Edward Ryan 2 0
#38 Gregory Shea 2 0
#91 Allen Mullins 1 0
#76 John Biggs 1 0
#97 Sam Heath 1 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0
#15 David Creasey 1 0