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Conference Championship: Memphis Showboats at Cleveland Thunderbolts

January 06, 1980
15°
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, OH) Attendance: 78,922 (97%)
Showboats 6 7 0 13 - 26
Thunderbolts 7 6 3 3 - 19

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-8-CLE 22 (9:37) 16-James Ewing 40 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 0 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-11-CLE 28 (5:49) 16-James Ewing 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 0 MEM 6
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 1-3-MEM 3 (2:15) 13-Adam Velasco ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. CLE 7 MEM 6
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-5-MEM 7 (10:48) 7-Gary Spence 25 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 10 MEM 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-10-CLE 15 (9:13) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. CLE 10 MEM 13
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-1-MEM 1 (0:41) 7-Gary Spence 19 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 13 MEM 13
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 4-7-MEM 40 (5:11) 7-Gary Spence 58 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 16 MEM 13
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-7-MEM 15 (15:00) 7-Gary Spence 33 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 19 MEM 13
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-3-CLE 3 (10:01) 38-Gregory Shea ran to CLE 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 2-1-CLE 2 (2:17) 49-Billy Williams ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. CLE 19 MEM 26

Team Statistics

Thunderbolts Showboats
First Downs 16 20
- Rushing 6 2
- Passing 9 18
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 394 441
- Offensive Plays 72 75
- Yards Per Play 5.47 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 167 61
- Rushing Attempts 23 18
- Yards Per Rush 7.26 3.39
Net Passing Yards 227 380
- Att/Comp/Int 43 / 19 / 1 54 / 26 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 268 403
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 41 3 / 23
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.63 6.67
- Yards Per Completion 14.11 15.50
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 18 8 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 25 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 12 3 / 23
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 11 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:20 30:41

Drive Charts

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:34 0:19 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 5:45 3:33 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
1 1:22 0:18 OWN 21 3 0 Punt
1 0:09 4:24 OWN 46 7 48 Field Goal
2 9:09 0:57 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 6:49 1:37 OPP 43 4 7 Missed FG
2 3:33 1:55 OWN 12 6 27 Punt
3 15:00 0:45 OWN 25 2 10 Interception
3 13:24 3:04 OWN 17 5 20 Punt
3 8:39 3:32 OWN 22 6 38 Field Goal
3 3:45 3:48 OWN 27 6 58 Field Goal
4 9:58 2:55 OWN 25 5 41 Missed FG
4 6:11 0:19 OWN 14 3 7 Punt
4 2:14 0:49 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 1:05 1:05 OWN 25 4 32 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:26 OWN 25 13 53 Field Goal
1 9:15 3:29 OWN 25 6 47 Field Goal
1 2:12 0:50 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 1:04 0:55 OWN 33 4 35 Interception
2 10:46 1:36 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 8:12 1:23 OWN 24 4 18 Interception
2 5:13 1:40 OWN 43 3 3 Punt
2 1:38 1:00 OWN 13 6 -12 Field Goal
2 0:39 0:39 OWN 25 2 -2 Half
3 14:15 0:51 OWN 39 4 18 Interception
3 10:20 1:41 OWN 19 4 14 Punt
3 5:07 1:22 OWN 25 3 33 Interception
4 14:57 4:59 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
4 7:04 0:53 OWN 41 3 -1 Punt
4 5:52 3:37 OWN 34 7 66 Touchdown
4 1:25 0:20 OWN 31 3 2 Punt

Rushing Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Adam Velasco 10 108 10.80 50 4 1
Bert Eichelberger 10 56 5.60 19 2 0
Paul Bullard 2 4 2.00 4 0 0
Chris Miller 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 14 39 2.79 13 3 1
Marcus Jordan 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
Billy Williams 3 11 3.67 9 0 1

Passing Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 40 16 203 4 / 24 0 39 1 46.15
Lon Musso 3 3 65 2 / 17 0 37 0 118.75

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 54 26 403 3 / 23 1 49 4 48.61

Receiving Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Womack 4 109 27.25 37 0
Austin Gonzales 4 86 21.50 39 0
Jesse Thompson 1 24 24.00 24 0
Adam Velasco 4 18 4.50 14 0
Brent Reichman 2 17 8.50 11 0
Jimmy Brown 1 6 6.00 6 0
Paul Bullard 1 5 5.00 5 0
Bert Eichelberger 2 3 1.50 3 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 8 133 16.63 30 1
Jerome Wheeler 5 127 25.40 49 0
Sterling Willis 4 73 18.25 29 0
Ernest McNeill 6 50 8.33 16 0
Gregory Shea 2 17 8.50 15 0
David Creasey 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Ralph Walker 58 28 2 3
William Womack 15 13 1 1
Kevin Peck 60 29 1 1
Jesse Thompson 6 23 1 2
Edward Costa 49 33 1 2
Charles Malizia 0 1 0 0
Donald Jackson 0 2 0 0
George Simmons 0 1 0 0
Carrol Myers 6 4 0 0
Bryan Dunn 0 2 0 0
Romeo Martinez 1 1 0 1
Kevin Hudson 0 3 0 0
Corey Zelaya 0 3 0 0
Jim Zarate 0 2 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Brown 0 2 0 0
Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0
Charles Torres 12 3 0 0
George Ye 0 1 0 0
Gabriel Decker 0 1 0 0
Antonio Preston 58 28 0 1
Austin Gonzales 0 19 0 1
Bert Eichelberger 7 2 0 0
Brent Reichman 0 15 0 0
Christopher Henderson 0 16 0 1
Chris Miller 22 10 0 1
Wayne Holland 14 9 0 0
Bob Gomez 13 10 0 1
Monte Cherry 13 2 0 1
Myron Gonzales 55 35 0 1
Adam Velasco 7 2 0 0
Paul Bullard 1 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Franklin Thompson 56 29 1 1
Joshua Minor 51 21 1 3
Jeremy Contreras 66 22 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 11 1 0 0
David Steinman 0 1 0 0
Donn Webb 0 1 0 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
John Biggs 1 1 0 0
Patrick Burke 1 3 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 1 1 0 0
Matthew Southerland 2 0 0 0
Nathan Branch 3 2 0 1
Donald Molinari 5 0 0 0
Dewayne Garcia 18 3 0 0
Lloyd Ford 5 0 0 0
Rodney Towell 65 24 0 0
Billy Williams 2 1 0 0
David Creasey 0 8 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 17 0 3
Gerard Hall 0 8 0 0
Ernest McNeill 19 19 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 17 0 0
Gregory Shea 24 5 0 0
Marcus Jordan 14 3 0 0
Edward Jackson 66 33 0 1
Gary Purpura 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jim Zarate 1 6 6.00 0
Wayne Holland 1 5 5.00 0
Oliver Serrano 1 0 0.00 0
Monte Cherry 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Ross 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Monte Cherry 0 0 1 0
Corey Zelaya 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0

Punting

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dan Carr 7 341 48.71 46.43 53 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 5 235 47.00 44.80 55 1

Kicking

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gary Spence 4 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 3 58 1 / 1

Memphis Showboats

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

Punt Return

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Adam Velasco 1 12 12.0 12 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 3 23 7.7 8 0

Kick Return

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Adam Velasco 1 35 35.0 0

Memphis Showboats

Defensive Stats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Michael Rodriguez 6 0
Charles Malizia 5 1
Steven Flanagan 5 0
Wayne Holland 5 1
Monte Cherry 4 0
Corey Zelaya 4 0
Brady Kizer 4 0
Oliver Serrano 3 0
George Ye 3 1
Gabriel Decker 2 0
Michael Woodham 2 0
Johnny King 1 0
Christopher Henderson 1 0
Michael Gray 1 0
Kevin Hudson 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Refugio Hudson 8 0
Marshall Forbes 7 0
Donn Webb 5 0
David Steinman 5 0
Nathan Branch 5 3
Albert Arsenault 4 0
Lamar Reynolds 4 0
Sam Heath 2 1
Michael Ross 2 0
John Biggs 2 2
Martin McMeans 2 0
Sterling Willis 1 0
Antonio Tinsley 1 0
Gregory Shea 1 0
Gerard Hall 1 0
Franklin Thompson 1 0
Joshua Minor 1 0
Brandon Boyd 1 0