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Week 11: Pittsburgh Maulers at Memphis Showboats

November 16, 1980
60°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 56,874 (91%)
Maulers 0 3 3 0 - 6
Showboats 7 10 7 9 - 33

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-16-PIT 35 (11:01) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. PIT 51-Lamont Thielen was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 7 PIT 0
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-10-PIT 14 (13:33) 16-James Ewing 32 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 71-Andre Adkins was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 10 PIT 0
(Qtr 2) Maulers: 4-1-MEM 1 (0:33) 8-Bret Curley 18 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 PIT 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: (0:31) 8-Bret Curley kicks 71 yards from PIT 35 to MEM -6. 38-Gregory Shea for 106yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 17 PIT 3
(Qtr 3) Maulers: 4-4-MEM 4 (11:34) 8-Bret Curley 21 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 17 PIT 6
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-9-PIT 9 (2:32) 38-Gregory Shea ran to PIT 0 for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 24 PIT 6
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-PIT 1 (10:17) 12-Scott Deal sacked at PIT -8 for -9 yards (68-Martin McMeans). Sack allowed by 69-Tim Kaufman. SAFETY! (68-Martin McMeans) 69-Tim Kaufman missed that block completely. MEM 26 PIT 6
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-9-MEM 26 (1:46) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 83-Sterling Willis for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 33 PIT 6

Team Statistics

Showboats Maulers
First Downs 13 14
- Rushing 3 4
- Passing 10 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 389 296
- Offensive Plays 61 72
- Yards Per Play 6.38 4.11
Net Rushing Yards 95 100
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.39 3.33
Net Passing Yards 294 196
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 15 / 1 38 / 15 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 27 4 / 36
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.91 4.67
- Yards Per Completion 21.40 15.47
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 0 3 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 15 4 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 10.4
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 45 4 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 16 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 106 2 / 61
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 1 / 29
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:15 29:30

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:05 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 5:52 3:57 OWN 8 8 55 Punt
1 0:25 1:55 OWN 47 5 39 Field Goal
2 8:37 0:17 OWN 22 3 -5 Punt
2 7:16 0:57 OWN 11 3 0 Punt
2 0:15 0:15 OPP 25 3 -30 Half
3 12:54 0:06 OWN 24 1 0 Interception
3 11:32 3:43 OWN 25 5 17 Punt
3 6:07 3:39 OWN 36 9 64 Touchdown
3 1:29 2:59 OWN 40 5 16 Punt
4 12:15 1:59 OWN 33 3 9 Punt
4 10:13 2:00 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 7:32 2:04 OPP 50 3 4 Punt
4 4:35 2:00 OWN 21 3 5 Punt
4 1:55 0:19 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown

Pittsburgh Maulers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:55 5:04 OWN 27 9 31 Punt
1 1:55 1:30 OWN 4 3 9 Punt
2 13:30 4:53 OWN 26 10 59 Missed FG
2 8:20 1:04 OWN 37 3 4 Punt
2 6:19 5:48 OWN 38 10 61 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 12:48 1:16 OPP 1 3 -3 Field Goal
3 7:49 1:42 OWN 9 3 6 Punt
3 2:28 0:59 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 13:30 1:15 OWN 16 5 41 Interception
4 10:17 0:03 OWN 1 1 -10 Safety
4 8:14 0:42 OWN 19 3 -11 Punt
4 5:28 0:53 OWN 20 4 12 Punt
4 2:35 0:40 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
4 1:35 1:35 OWN 25 6 32 Game

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 15 48 3.20 9 0 1
Marcus Jordan 8 34 4.25 12 1 0
William Guerro 5 13 2.60 4 0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Murray 12 53 4.42 15 2 0
Cliff Thomas 13 33 2.54 12 1 0
Robert Ensley 3 14 4.67 10 1 0
Brandon Rocha 1 0 0.00 - 0 0
Scott Deal 1 0 0.00 - 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 29 15 321 4 / 27 2 74 1 99.93

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Scott Deal 37 15 232 4 / 36 0 30 0 61.99
Brandon Rocha 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 1 0.00

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Sterling Willis 3 123 41.00 74 1
Gerard Hall 5 93 18.60 23 0
Jerome Wheeler 3 79 26.33 35 1
Gregory Shea 2 13 6.50 13 0
Donald Torres 1 10 10.00 10 0
Marcus Jordan 1 3 3.00 3 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Diaz 4 73 18.25 26 0
Vito Moffat 3 72 24.00 30 0
Cliff Thomas 4 41 10.25 15 0
Javier Rudolph 1 23 23.00 23 0
Charles Holt 1 15 15.00 15 0
Robert Richards 1 5 5.00 5 0
Robert Ensley 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Gregory Shea 11 11 1 3
Rodney Towell 39 36 1 1
Jose Sterling 43 29 1 1
Donald Molinari 41 25 1 4
Albert Arsenault 0 3 0 0
Leonard Cory 0 2 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 1 0 0
Donn Webb 0 3 0 1
David Bearden 0 3 0 0
Gary Purpura 0 2 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 0
Richard Glasgow 0 1 0 1
Dustin Hoy 0 1 0 0
Sam Heath 0 1 0 0
Robert Cole 0 1 0 0
Tony Moore 0 1 0 0
John Lawrence 0 1 0 0
Joshua Minor 15 5 0 0
Richard Hartnett 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 7 5 0 1
Leo Warren 34 29 0 2
Donald Torres 0 2 0 0
Marcus Jordan 6 4 0 0
Joshua Kay 2 11 0 1
Matthew Southerland 14 5 0 0
William Guerro 2 4 0 1
Sterling Willis 0 15 0 0
Ernest McNeill 11 23 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 17 0 1
Duane Kirkpatrick 15 7 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 14 0 0
Franklin Thompson 34 38 0 6
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Tim Kaufman 47 31 3 4
Barry Unger 45 26 1 2
Jon Brantley 12 3 0 0
Javier Rudolph 0 12 0 1
Pete Gabriel 13 4 0 1
Michael Mills 15 1 0 0
Nathaniel Miles 0 1 0 0
Charles Yerby 0 1 0 0
Lamont Thielen 0 1 0 0
Charles Holt 0 2 0 0
John Murray 7 1 0 1
Robert Ensley 4 2 0 0
Michael Switzer 0 1 0 0
Michael Large 0 1 0 0
John Hunter 0 1 0 0
Robert Keese 0 1 0 0
Brandon Elam 0 1 0 0
Eric Metcalf 2 10 0 0
Robert Diaz 3 22 0 0
Andre Adkins 49 42 0 1
Robert Richards 3 20 0 0
Larry Fazio 51 31 0 1
Cliff Thomas 8 1 0 1
Dennis McLean 27 27 0 2
Sidney Woosley 49 32 0 2
Vito Moffat 0 10 0 0
Paul Brooks 7 5 0 0
Charles Smith 0 4 0 1
Brian Lowe 0 3 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 3 0 1
Bradley Martinez 0 2 0 1
George Grant 0 2 0 0
Larry Barber 9 2 0 0
Leonel Martinsen 9 3 0 0
Howard Vaughn 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Donn Webb 1 1 1.00 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Walter Jacobs 1 29 29.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 2 1 0 0
Marshall Forbes 1 1 0 0
Antonio Tinsley 0 0 1 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Robert Ensley 2 1 0 0
Cliff Thomas 1 0 0 0
Robert Diaz 0 1 0 0
Randy Ertel 0 0 1 0
Paul Brooks 0 0 2 0
Scott Deal 0 1 0 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 9 415 46.11 43.22 58 5

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julian Nolan 9 411 45.67 43.67 49 2

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 4 / 4

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Bret Curley 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 21 0 / 0

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 2 8 4.0 8 0
Gerard Hall 1 8 8.0 8 0

Pittsburgh Maulers

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 106 106.0 1

Pittsburgh Maulers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Robert Ensley 2 61 30.5 0

Defensive Stats