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Week 12: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

November 23, 1980
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 49,635 (73%)
Showboats 10 27 28 0 - 65
Gamblers 0 6 3 7 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 41 (12:03) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 0 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-7-HOU 33 (6:06) 16-James Ewing 51 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 0 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 20 (12:49) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 88-Joshua Kay for 20 yards. 88-Joshua Kay made a nice adjustment to make that catch. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 0 MEM 17
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 41 (10:28) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 31-Marcus Jordan to HOU 0 for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 0 MEM 24
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-6-MEM 11 (4:42) 19-Daniel McCormack 28 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 24
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-10-HOU 31 (2:32) 16-James Ewing 49 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 27
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-10-MEM 44 (1:40) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 3 MEM 34
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-1-HOU 16 (0:31) 16-James Ewing 34 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 37
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-5-MEM 38 (0:03) 19-Daniel McCormack 55 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 6 MEM 37
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 43 (14:52) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 6 MEM 44
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 3-8-HOU 8 (8:09) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 88-Joshua Kay for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 6 MEM 51
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 3 (7:04) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 97 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 6 MEM 58
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 27 (2:41) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 6 MEM 65
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-10-MEM 25 (0:13) 19-Daniel McCormack 42 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 9 MEM 65
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 3-10-MEM 25 (9:07) 2-Andrew Reece pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 16 MEM 65

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 17 22
- Rushing 2 9
- Passing 15 11
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 419 825
- Offensive Plays 83 66
- Yards Per Play 5.05 12.50
Net Rushing Yards 32 177
- Rushing Attempts 16 28
- Yards Per Rush 2.00 6.32
Net Passing Yards 387 648
- Att/Comp/Int 61 / 30 / 1 37 / 25 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 421 654
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 34 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.78 17.05
- Yards Per Completion 14.03 26.16
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 22 3 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 50 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 27
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 98 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:37 29:24

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:15 OWN 21 4 16 Punt
1 11:54 2:46 OWN 17 4 29 Punt
1 6:02 3:27 OWN 25 6 21 Punt
2 12:44 1:34 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 10:16 5:37 OWN 25 9 64 Field Goal
2 2:29 0:46 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
2 1:32 0:46 OWN 25 2 -1 Interception
2 0:28 0:28 OWN 25 4 37 Field Goal
3 14:45 2:53 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
3 8:05 1:01 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 6:50 0:43 OWN 25 4 19 Punt
3 2:35 2:27 OWN 32 12 44 Field Goal
4 13:35 1:10 OWN 30 5 24 Punt
4 10:14 1:13 OWN 20 7 80 Touchdown
4 7:03 1:34 OWN 22 7 45 Missed FG
4 3:26 1:24 OWN 10 3 6 Punt
4 0:33 0:33 OWN 7 3 -6 Punt

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:45 0:51 OWN 22 2 78 Touchdown
1 9:07 3:05 OWN 6 6 61 Field Goal
1 2:35 4:51 OWN 4 9 96 Touchdown
2 11:10 0:54 OWN 21 2 79 Touchdown
2 4:39 2:10 OWN 25 6 44 Field Goal
2 1:42 0:11 OWN 44 2 56 Touchdown
2 0:46 0:18 OPP 25 3 9 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:15 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 11:52 3:47 OWN 10 9 90 Touchdown
3 7:03 0:14 OWN 3 1 97 Touchdown
3 6:07 3:32 OWN 9 6 91 Touchdown
3 0:09 1:33 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
4 12:26 2:11 OWN 7 4 30 Punt
4 9:02 1:58 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 5:30 2:04 OWN 40 3 8 Punt
4 2:03 1:30 OWN 47 4 3 Punt

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Burns 4 28 7.00 20 1 0
August Madrid 8 7 0.88 11 1 0
Andrew Reece 1 0 0.00 - 0 0
James Nantz 3 -3 -1.00 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 18 138 7.67 24 8 0
Marcus Jordan 8 39 4.88 11 2 0
William Guerro 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Reece 61 30 421 6 / 34 1 36 1 70.46

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 37 25 654 1 / 6 8 97 0 150.06

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 5 98 19.60 27 0
Todd Summers 3 85 28.33 36 1
Quincy Turley 4 81 20.25 32 0
Danny Keating 4 64 16.00 25 0
August Madrid 4 38 9.50 22 0
James Nantz 7 34 4.86 9 0
Bradley Sharp 1 15 15.00 15 0
Jose Queen 2 6 3.00 4 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Ernest McNeill 6 255 42.50 97 3
Jerome Wheeler 6 170 28.33 59 2
Sterling Willis 5 98 19.60 25 0
Marcus Jordan 2 66 33.00 59 1
Joshua Kay 3 51 17.00 23 2
Gregory Shea 2 11 5.50 8 0
Gerard Hall 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Greg Brady 78 26 2 5
Philip Johnson 57 24 2 3
Douglas Cormier 71 23 2 4
James Nantz 17 6 0 1
Justin Pryor 1 0 0 0
Dennis Self 3 0 0 0
Ricky Black 0 4 0 0
Antone Posey 9 1 0 0
Robert Burns 6 2 0 0
Todd Summers 0 11 0 0
James Connelly 0 5 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 7 0 0
Martin Cabrera 6 3 0 0
August Madrid 19 5 0 0
Lloyd McCoy 0 1 0 0
Javier Vestal 5 1 0 0
William Booth 0 3 0 0
Jose Queen 18 8 0 0
Richard Nelson 1 4 0 0
Danny Keating 7 19 0 1
Quincy Turley 26 23 0 1
Christopher Jarman 83 24 0 0
Carl Lawlor 80 40 0 1
Philip King 0 3 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 3 0 0
Leo Thompson 0 3 0 1
Roderick Carver 0 4 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 3 0 0
August Peterson 0 3 0 1
Stanley Thompson 0 3 0 0
Harvey Miller 9 5 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Duane Kirkpatrick 51 44 1 6
Gregory Shea 11 8 0 1
Marshall Forbes 0 2 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
Leonard Cory 0 1 0 0
Erin Lazarus 1 0 0 0
John Biggs 4 1 0 0
Donald Torres 0 1 0 0
Adam Young 0 1 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 1 0 0
Richard Hartnett 0 1 0 0
Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 7 0 0
William Guerro 2 6 0 0
Rodney Towell 51 37 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 14 0 1
Gerard Hall 0 17 0 1
Joshua Minor 15 6 0 1
Sterling Willis 0 25 0 0
Ernest McNeill 13 26 0 0
Franklin Thompson 51 38 0 1
Marcus Jordan 6 8 0 0
Matthew Southerland 42 36 0 0
Jose Sterling 51 37 0 1
John Lawrence 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Richard Hartnett 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Andrew Reece 1 0 0 0
Greg Brady 0 1 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 0 1 0
Irvin Balzer 0 0 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 2 0 0 0
Martin McMeans 0 0 1 0
Matthew Southerland 0 1 0 0
Ernest McNeill 0 1 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 11 531 48.27 46.09 63 6

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 5 222 44.40 44.40 48 3

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 3 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 2 55 1 / 1

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 8 / 8

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 2 18 9.0 10 0
Gerard Hall 1 9 9.0 9 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 3 98 32.7 0

Memphis Showboats

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Richard Nelson 8 0
Thomas Erwin 7 0
Roderick Carver 6 0
Harvey Miller 4 0
Irvin Balzer 4 0
Jeffrey Cloyd 3 0
Philip King 3 0
Jay Barnard 2 0
Mark Turner 2 0
James Nantz 2 0
Lloyd McCoy 2 0
Marcus Town 2 0
Luis Torres 2 0
Jerry Aiello 1 0
August Peterson 1 1
Stanley Thompson 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Donn Webb 9 0
Marshall Forbes 7 0
Richard Hartnett 5 0
Antonio Tinsley 4 0
Martin McMeans 4 4
Albert Arsenault 4 0
Lamar Reynolds 3 0
Vernon Herron 3 0
Charles Gilcrease 3 0
Nathan Branch 2 1
John Biggs 2 1
Tony Moore 2 0
Gary Purpura 1 0
Erin Lazarus 1 0
James Ewing 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
Robert Cole 1 0