Conference Championship: Wheels at Showboats
January 11, 1981 51° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 60,145 (96%)
Wheels 14 3 7 3 - 27
Showboats 14 14 3 10 - 41
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-2-DET 2 (10:01) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 DET 0
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-5-MEM 5 (8:21) 26-Robert Costello ran to MEM 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 7 DET 7
(Qtr 1) Wheels: 1-10-MEM 16 (3:01) 4-Mario Valencia pass complete to 83-Rigoberto Gonzales for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 7 DET 14
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 2-1-MEM 44 (2:09) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler to DET 0 for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 14 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-13-DET 13 (10:45) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 21 DET 14
(Qtr 2) Wheels: 4-10-MEM 26 (5:42) 2-Jose Fouche 43 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 21 DET 17
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-9-DET 19 (1:30) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 28 DET 17
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-4-DET 17 (10:54) 16-James Ewing 35 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 31 DET 17
(Qtr 3) Wheels: 2-10-MEM 37 (1:22) 6-Henry Prieto pass complete to 10-John Risinger for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. MEM 31 DET 24
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-DET 11 (13:18) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 15-Dustin Smith for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 38 DET 24
(Qtr 4) Wheels: 4-8-MEM 8 (8:14) 2-Jose Fouche 25 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 38 DET 27
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-5-DET 22 (2:03) 16-James Ewing 40 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 41 DET 27
Team Statistics
Showboats Wheels
First Downs 15 17
- Rushing 8 1
- Passing 6 16
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 500 421
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards Per Play 8.06 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 186 28
- Rushing Attempts 36 17
- Yards Per Rush 5.17 1.65
Net Passing Yards 314 393
- Att/Comp/Int 24 / 17 / 1 41 / 24 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 337 430
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 23 4 / 37
- Yards Per Pass Play 12.08 8.73
- Yards Per Completion 19.82 17.92
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 13 1 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 11.5
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 30 5 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 9 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 37 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 2 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:56 28:05
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:06 4:07 OWN 36 8 64 Touchdown
1 8:17 2:07 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
1 2:56 0:56 OWN 34 2 66 Touchdown
2 14:52 4:12 OWN 13 7 87 Touchdown
2 8:29 0:03 OWN 39 1 0 Interception
2 5:38 4:12 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 0:34 0:34 OWN 23 1 10 Half
3 15:00 4:09 OWN 25 7 58 Field Goal
3 9:00 2:13 OWN 33 5 5 Punt
3 3:24 1:21 OWN 11 3 9 Punt
3 1:16 1:27 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 13:26 0:12 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
4 8:11 1:50 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 5:21 3:21 OPP 39 5 17 Field Goal
4 1:12 1:12 OWN 29 4 10 Game
Wheels
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:54 OWN 25 3 -10 Punt
1 9:59 1:42 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 6:10 3:14 OWN 24 6 76 Touchdown
1 2:00 2:08 OWN 22 5 18 Punt
2 10:41 2:12 OWN 25 6 43 Missed FG
2 8:26 2:48 OWN 49 4 25 Field Goal
2 1:26 0:52 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:51 1:51 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
3 6:47 3:23 OWN 15 7 73 Interception
3 2:03 0:47 OWN 31 3 69 Touchdown
4 14:49 1:23 OWN 30 3 3 Punt
4 13:14 5:03 OWN 25 8 67 Field Goal
4 6:21 1:00 OWN 17 4 12 Interception
4 2:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 24 116 4.83 16 5 0
#35 Marcus Jordan 9 40 4.44 14 1 0
#34 William Guerro 2 18 9.00 13 1 0
#24 Roy Rumph 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Wheels
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 9 17 1.89 6 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 8 11 1.38 4 0 1
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Antonio Wilson 24 17 337 2 / 23 5 64 1 135.42
Wheels
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Mario Valencia 38 22 396 4 / 37 1 45 2 80.59
#6 Henry Prieto 3 2 34 0 / 0 1 37 0 144.44
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ernest McNeill 5 153 30.60 64 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 3 99 33.00 56 2
#82 Gerard Hall 4 51 12.75 15 1
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 18 18.00 18 0
#15 Dustin Smith 1 11 11.00 11 1
#38 Gregory Shea 2 5 2.50 3 0
#34 William Guerro 1 0 0.00 0 0
Wheels
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#13 John Risinger 4 100 25.00 39 1
#87 Bobby Logan 4 80 20.00 32 0
#88 Paul Lee 3 76 25.33 45 0
#84 Zachary Powell 3 59 19.67 21 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 3 57 19.00 25 1
#82 John Flores 1 24 24.00 24 0
#37 Enrique Pacheco 2 15 7.50 18 0
#13 David Ortiz 1 10 10.00 10 0
#26 Robert Costello 2 8 4.00 8 0
#38 Roy Printz 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Jose Sterling 36 42 2 3
#57 Nathan Branch 0 2 0 1
#93 Richard Hartnett 0 2 0 0
#94 Gary Purpura 0 3 0 0
#76 John Biggs 2 3 0 0
#20 Marshall Forbes 0 2 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 9 8 0 0
#53 Leo Warren 26 46 0 5
#63 Rodney Towell 34 38 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 23 0 1
#83 Sterling Willis 0 31 0 0
#66 Franklin Thompson 25 41 0 1
#72 Donald Molinari 34 41 0 4
#86 Ernest McNeill 11 28 0 1
#35 Marcus Jordan 4 3 0 0
#15 Dustin Smith 0 2 0 0
#64 Ronald Stanfill 10 0 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 12 0 0 0
#50 Joshua Minor 10 1 0 0
#79 Dustin Hoy 0 1 0 0
#96 John Lawrence 0 3 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 3 0 0
#52 David Bearden 0 2 0 0
#34 William Guerro 1 3 0 1
#82 Gerard Hall 0 24 0 0
#67 Matthew Southerland 4 5 0 0
#24 Roy Rumph 0 1 0 0
#88 Joshua Kay 1 11 0 0
#51 Leonard Cory 0 1 0 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#84 Timothy Milligan 51 28 2 6
#54 Robert Basso 39 21 1 4
#67 Ronald Davis 6 2 0 0
#70 Thomas Watson 51 22 0 0
#71 Billy McKissick 54 28 0 1
#57 Mathew McNeil 45 18 0 2
#37 Enrique Pacheco 8 1 0 0
#67 Joe Gomez 14 3 0 0
#63 Chad Mannings 13 1 0 0
#88 Paul Lee 12 7 0 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 2 2 0 0
#13 John Risinger 0 8 0 0
#83 Rigoberto Gonzales 0 12 0 0
#38 Roy Printz 3 7 0 0
#84 Zachary Powell 5 17 0 0
#13 David Ortiz 0 5 0 0
#87 Bobby Logan 0 7 0 1
#51 George Odriscoll 14 2 0 0
#66 Ray Franklin 0 2 0 0
#53 Donald Martinez 0 1 0 0
#78 Daniel Hawes 0 1 0 0
#57 Edward Flores 0 1 0 0
#30 David Peralta 0 1 0 0
#52 Richard Sharp 0 1 0 0
#26 Robert Costello 6 1 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 1 0 0
#56 Bobby Wells 0 1 0 0
#48 Aaron Robinson 0 1 0 0
#82 John Flores 2 2 0 0
#61 Mark Daniels 2 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Albert Arsenault 2 2 1.00 0
Wheels
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#46 Chuck Johnson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Marcus Jordan 1 0 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 0 1 0
#53 Leo Warren 0 1 0 0
Wheels
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#37 Enrique Pacheco 1 0 0 0
#92 Chad Brown 0 0 1 0
#79 Timothy Adams 0 0 1 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Lamont Hensley 5 238 47.60 47.60 52 2
Wheels
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ernest Sanders 6 294 49.00 47.50 53 2
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 40 5 / 5
Wheels
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 0 43 3 / 3
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 3 9 3.0 4 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 37 37.0 0
Wheels
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 John Risinger 1 25 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Marshall Forbes 10 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 5 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 5 0
#50 Donn Webb 4 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 0
#97 Martin McMeans 4 1
#33 Richard Glasgow 3 0
#57 Nathan Branch 2 2
#93 Richard Hartnett 2 1
#57 Charles Gilcrease 1 0
#83 Sterling Willis 1 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 1 0
Wheels
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 Aaron Robinson 12 0
#34 Charles Clifton 5 0
#30 David Peralta 4 0
#79 Timothy Adams 4 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 3 0
#53 Donald Martinez 3 0
#57 Edward Flores 3 0
#24 Bradley Mondragon 3 0
#66 Ray Franklin 3 2
#92 Chad Brown 3 0
#96 William Williams 3 0
#46 Chuck Johnson 2 0
#88 Paul Lee 1 0
#56 Bobby Wells 1 0
#2 Jose Fouche 1 0
#44 Robbie Hammock 1 0
#13 John Risinger 1 0
#87 Bobby Logan 1 0
#99 Josh Daughtry 1 0