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September 14, 1980 79° Liberty Bowl
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
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
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 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
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 5 20 4.00 7 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 16 16.00 16 1 0
#34 William Guerro 3 7 2.33 3 0 0
#5 James Perry 2 4 2.00 4 0 1
Thunderbolts
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 15 71 4.73 12 2 0
#26 Allan Benefield 15 41 2.73 12 1 0
#27 Paul Bullard 6 25 4.17 15 1 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 55 24 306 2 / 10 1 31 2 52.54
Thunderbolts
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 29 19 395 3 / 22 5 85 0 148.35
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 4 79 19.75 31 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 6 75 12.50 25 0
#11 Donald Torres 3 47 15.67 22 0
#38 Gregory Shea 5 35 7.00 20 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 3 26 8.67 19 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 24 24.00 24 0
#88 Joshua Kay 1 18 18.00 18 0
#34 William Guerro 1 2 2.00 2 0
Thunderbolts
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Jose Gough 3 133 44.33 76 2
#19 Jimmy Brown 2 88 44.00 85 1
#13 Adam Velasco 2 53 26.50 34 0
#18 Jim Aguirre 1 48 48.00 48 1
#80 Christopher Henderson 3 38 12.67 15 1
#83 Jesse Thompson 3 27 9.00 21 0
#26 Allan Benefield 5 8 1.60 3 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#63 Rodney Towell 69 18 1 1
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 72 35 1 3
#38 Gregory Shea 14 5 0 0
#72 Jeremy Contreras 67 23 0 1
#66 Franklin Thompson 56 25 0 1
#50 Joshua Minor 63 18 0 2
#82 Gerard Hall 0 15 0 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 15 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 20 13 0 0
#11 Donald Torres 0 12 0 2
#34 William Guerro 3 1 0 0
#88 Joshua Kay 2 4 0 0
#60 Jose Sterling 17 3 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 2 2 0 0
#72 Donald Molinari 15 1 0 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 9 2 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 4 0 1
#93 Richard Hartnett 4 3 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 1 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
#51 Leonard Cory 0 1 0 1
#50 Donn Webb 0 2 0 0
#52 David Bearden 0 2 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
#94 Gary Purpura 0 2 0 0
Thunderbolts
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Antonio Preston 41 43 2 5
#58 Kevin Peck 46 40 1 1
#69 Myron Gonzales 44 40 0 6
#80 Christopher Henderson 0 32 0 1
#70 Edward Costa 32 47 0 0
#85 Jose Gough 14 22 0 0
#65 Tom Moore 32 45 0 4
#83 Jesse Thompson 3 36 0 0
#37 Monte Cherry 11 5 0 0
#91 Bob Gomez 15 4 0 1
#52 Kevin Bell 10 5 0 0
#57 Wayne Holland 11 6 0 0
#29 William Womack 13 9 0 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 0 20 0 0
#84 Brent Reichman 0 18 0 1
#18 Jim Aguirre 0 3 0 0
#27 Paul Bullard 0 2 0 1
#26 Allan Benefield 4 2 0 0
#33 Steven Flanagan 0 1 0 0
#94 George Ye 0 4 0 0
#13 Adam Velasco 3 2 0 0
#92 George Simmons 0 3 0 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 0 4 0 0
#66 Carrol Myers 1 1 0 0
#62 Romeo Martinez 0 1 0 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 0 3 0 0
#74 Bryan Dunn 0 2 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 2 0 0
#77 Donald Jackson 0 2 0 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thunderbolts
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Michael Woodham 1 23 23.00 0
#46 Brady Kizer 1 2 2.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#5 James Perry 2 1 0 0
#72 Jeremy Contreras 0 1 0 0
#97 Sam Heath 0 0 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Allan Benefield 1 0 0 0
#60 Jim Zarate 0 0 1 0
#70 Edward Costa 0 1 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 11 500 45.45 39.18 49 3
Thunderbolts
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Dan Carr 7 315 45.00 40.86 50 2
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 2 / 2
Thunderbolts
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gary Spence 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 57 5 / 5
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 2 9 4.5 5 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 3 21 7.0 14 0
#19 Jimmy Brown 1 9 9.0 9 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 18 18.0 0
Thunderbolts
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Adam Velasco 1 37 37.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Marshall Forbes 9 0
#43 Robert Cole 9 0
#50 Donn Webb 7 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 6 0
#97 Martin McMeans 5 2
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 0
#22 Vernon Herron 3 0
#93 Richard Hartnett 3 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 2 0
#33 Richard Glasgow 2 0
#97 Sam Heath 2 0
#57 Nathan Branch 2 1
#79 Dustin Hoy 2 0
#16 James Ewing 1 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 1 0
#26 Adam Young 1 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 1 0
Thunderbolts
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Steven Flanagan 5 0
#30 Michael Rodriguez 5 0
#37 Monte Cherry 4 0
#55 Corey Zelaya 3 0
#35 Johnny King 3 0
#32 Michael Woodham 2 0
#94 George Ye 2 0
#53 Jeff Orr 2 0
#28 Oliver Serrano 2 0
#77 Donald Jackson 2 0
#57 Wayne Holland 2 0
#60 Jim Zarate 1 2
#46 Brady Kizer 1 0
#45 Michael Gray 1 0
#74 Kevin Hudson 1 0
#91 Bob Gomez 1 0
#55 Charles Malizia 1 0