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Week 2: Cleveland Thunderbolts at Memphis Showboats

September 14, 1980
79°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 54,717 (88%)
Thunderbolts 7 27 7 3 - 44
Showboats 7 7 0 0 - 14

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-4-CLE 4 (10:27) 7-James Perry ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 CLE 0
(Qtr 1) Thunderbolts: 3-7-MEM 48 (2:40) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 18-Jim Aguirre for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. MEM 7 CLE 7
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-6-CLE 24 (14:57) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 85-Jose Gough for 76 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. MEM 7 CLE 14
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 3-20-CLE 15 (12:19) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 19-Jimmy Brown for 85 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. MEM 7 CLE 21
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 1-10-CLE 43 (8:06) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 85-Jose Gough for 57 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. MEM 7 CLE 28
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 4-7-MEM 15 (3:40) 7-Gary Spence 33 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 7 CLE 31
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-9-CLE 9 (1:16) 7-James Perry pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 9 yards. 82-Gerard Hall had to slow down a little to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 14 CLE 31
(Qtr 2) Thunderbolts: 2-16-MEM 38 (0:04) 7-Gary Spence 57 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 95-Nathan Branch was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 68-Martin McMeans was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 14 CLE 34
(Qtr 3) Thunderbolts: 2-9-MEM 14 (3:50) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 80-Christopher Henderson to MEM 0 for 14 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gary Spence. MEM 14 CLE 41
(Qtr 4) Thunderbolts: 4-18-MEM 27 (5:15) 7-Gary Spence 45 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 14 CLE 44

Team Statistics

Showboats Thunderbolts
First Downs 15 12
- Rushing 1 5
- Passing 14 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 510
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards Per Play 5.04 7.50
Net Rushing Yards 47 137
- Rushing Attempts 11 36
- Yards Per Rush 4.27 3.81
Net Passing Yards 296 373
- Att/Comp/Int 55 / 24 / 2 29 / 19 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 306 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 10 3 / 22
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.19 11.66
- Yards Per Completion 12.75 20.79
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 7 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 50 5 / 39
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 9 4 / 30
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 18 1 / 37
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 25
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:25 34:32

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:38 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 8:18 1:24 OWN 33 4 27 Punt
1 2:32 2:17 OWN 25 4 30 Punt
2 14:46 1:39 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 12:07 1:02 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 8:56 0:50 OWN 19 3 -9 Punt
2 7:57 0:24 OWN 19 3 -5 Punt
2 3:37 2:24 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
3 12:43 4:15 OWN 10 9 49 Interception
3 3:46 1:36 OWN 25 3 -15 Punt
3 1:10 2:15 OWN 20 6 27 Punt
4 11:55 0:32 OWN 43 3 2 Punt
4 9:08 0:34 OWN 44 2 4 Interception
4 5:11 0:28 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 2:30 1:07 OWN 27 5 33 Punt

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:22 2:04 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 6:54 4:22 OWN 10 9 90 Touchdown
1 0:14 0:28 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
2 13:07 1:00 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 11:05 2:09 OWN 25 6 12 Punt
2 8:05 0:08 OWN 43 1 57 Touchdown
2 7:33 3:57 OPP 50 6 36 Field Goal
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 34 5 28 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:17 OWN 25 4 26 Punt
3 8:28 4:43 OWN 42 8 58 Touchdown
3 2:09 0:59 OWN 41 3 10 Punt
4 13:55 2:00 OWN 8 3 6 Punt
4 11:22 2:14 OWN 7 3 5 Punt
4 8:34 3:23 OPP 33 5 6 Field Goal
4 4:43 2:13 OWN 31 3 -3 Punt
4 1:23 1:23 OWN 20 3 6 Game

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 5 20 4.00 7 0 0
Marcus Jordan 1 16 16.00 16 1 0
William Guerro 3 7 2.33 3 0 0
James Perry 2 4 2.00 4 0 1

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Adam Velasco 15 71 4.73 12 2 0
Allan Benefield 15 41 2.73 12 1 0
Paul Bullard 6 25 4.17 15 1 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Perry 55 24 306 2 / 10 1 31 2 52.54

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 29 19 395 3 / 22 5 85 0 148.35

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 4 79 19.75 31 1
Ernest McNeill 6 75 12.50 25 0
Donald Torres 3 47 15.67 22 0
Gregory Shea 5 35 7.00 20 0
Jerome Wheeler 3 26 8.67 19 0
Marcus Jordan 1 24 24.00 24 0
Joshua Kay 1 18 18.00 18 0
William Guerro 1 2 2.00 2 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Jose Gough 3 133 44.33 76 2
Jimmy Brown 2 88 44.00 85 1
Adam Velasco 2 53 26.50 34 0
Jim Aguirre 1 48 48.00 48 1
Christopher Henderson 3 38 12.67 15 1
Jesse Thompson 3 27 9.00 21 0
Allan Benefield 5 8 1.60 3 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Rodney Towell 69 18 1 1
Duane Kirkpatrick 72 35 1 3
Gregory Shea 14 5 0 0
Donald Molinari 15 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
David Bearden 0 2 0 0
Donn Webb 0 2 0 0
Leonard Cory 0 1 0 1
John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 1 0 0
Richard Hartnett 4 3 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 4 0 1
Marcus Jordan 9 2 0 0
Jose Sterling 17 3 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 2 2 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 67 23 0 1
Joshua Kay 2 4 0 0
William Guerro 3 1 0 0
Donald Torres 0 12 0 2
Ernest McNeill 20 13 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 15 0 1
Gerard Hall 0 15 0 1
Joshua Minor 63 18 0 2
Franklin Thompson 56 25 0 1
Gary Purpura 0 2 0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Antonio Preston 41 43 2 5
Kevin Peck 46 40 1 1
Myron Gonzales 44 40 0 6
Donald Jackson 0 2 0 0
Jim Zarate 0 2 0 0
Bryan Dunn 0 2 0 0
Michael Rodriguez 0 3 0 0
Romeo Martinez 0 1 0 0
Carrol Myers 1 1 0 0
Corey Zelaya 0 4 0 0
George Simmons 0 3 0 0
Adam Velasco 3 2 0 0
George Ye 0 4 0 0
Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
Allan Benefield 4 2 0 0
Jim Aguirre 0 3 0 0
Paul Bullard 0 2 0 1
Brent Reichman 0 18 0 1
Jimmy Brown 0 20 0 0
William Womack 13 9 0 0
Wayne Holland 11 6 0 0
Kevin Bell 10 5 0 0
Bob Gomez 15 4 0 1
Monte Cherry 11 5 0 0
Jesse Thompson 3 36 0 0
Tom Moore 32 45 0 4
Jose Gough 14 22 0 0
Edward Costa 32 47 0 0
Christopher Henderson 0 32 0 1
Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Michael Woodham 1 23 23.00 0
Brady Kizer 1 2 2.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Perry 2 1 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 0 1 0 0
Sam Heath 0 0 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Allan Benefield 1 0 0 0
Jim Zarate 0 0 1 0
Edward Costa 0 1 0 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 11 500 45.45 39.18 49 3

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dan Carr 7 315 45.00 40.86 50 2

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

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

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gary Spence 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 57 5 / 5

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 2 9 4.5 5 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Adam Velasco 3 21 7.0 14 0
Jimmy Brown 1 9 9.0 9 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 18 18.0 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Adam Velasco 1 37 37.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Marshall Forbes 9 0
Robert Cole 9 0
Donn Webb 7 0
Erin Lazarus 6 0
Martin McMeans 5 2
Lamar Reynolds 4 0
Richard Hartnett 3 0
Vernon Herron 3 0
Richard Glasgow 2 0
Sam Heath 2 0
Nathan Branch 2 1
Albert Arsenault 2 0
Dustin Hoy 2 0
James Ewing 1 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 1 0

Cleveland Thunderbolts

Name Tackles Sacks
Steven Flanagan 5 0
Michael Rodriguez 5 0
Monte Cherry 4 0
Corey Zelaya 3 0
Johnny King 3 0
Donald Jackson 2 0
Michael Woodham 2 0
George Ye 2 0
Jeff Orr 2 0
Wayne Holland 2 0
Oliver Serrano 2 0
Bob Gomez 1 0
Brady Kizer 1 0
Kevin Hudson 1 0
Michael Gray 1 0
Jim Zarate 1 2
Charles Malizia 1 0