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World Bowl XXXIX: Memphis Showboats vs. New Orleans VooDoo

January 25, 1981
57°
Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Attendance: 48,280 (93%)
Showboats 7 21 6 0 - 34
VooDoo 9 7 7 0 - 23

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 2-10-MEM 7 (12:28) 18-Antonio Wilson sacked at MEM -3 for -10 yards (48-Robert Newton) SAFETY! (48-Robert Newton) NOV 2 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-11-NOV 32 (3:24) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill to NOV 0 for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NOV 2 MEM 7
(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 2-12-MEM 33 (1:16) 17-James Lightfoot pass complete to 12-James Sheckler for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Nathan Booker. NOV 9 MEM 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-1-NOV 1 (15:00) 38-Gregory Shea ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NOV 9 MEM 14
(Qtr 2) VooDoo: 2-8-MEM 17 (11:03) 17-James Lightfoot pass complete to 12-James Sheckler for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Nathan Booker. NOV 16 MEM 14
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-9-NOV 9 (7:33) 38-Gregory Shea ran for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NOV 16 MEM 21
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-2-NOV 5 (1:16) 18-Antonio Wilson pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NOV 16 MEM 28
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-1-NOV 4 (11:02) 16-James Ewing 22 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 16 MEM 31
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-1-NOV 2 (5:34) 16-James Ewing 20 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 16 MEM 34
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 2-1-MEM 6 (0:09) 17-James Lightfoot pass complete to 88-Steven Melin for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Nathan Booker. NOV 23 MEM 34

Team Statistics

VooDoo Showboats
First Downs 16 19
- Rushing 3 3
- Passing 13 16
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 495 585
- Offensive Plays 69 71
- Yards Per Play 7.17 8.24
Net Rushing Yards 77 120
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards Per Rush 4.53 3.87
Net Passing Yards 418 465
- Att/Comp/Int 46 / 23 / 2 39 / 23 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 447 475
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 29 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.04 11.63
- Yards Per Completion 19.43 20.65
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 14 6 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 4 / 26
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 106 1 / 24
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 10
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 3 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:10 31:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans VooDoo

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:30 OWN 25 5 43 Punt
1 12:24 3:42 OWN 33 6 22 Punt
1 5:49 0:18 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
1 3:17 2:07 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
2 14:58 4:00 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
2 7:29 3:20 OWN 25 7 47 Missed FG
2 1:13 0:57 OWN 38 4 54 Fumble
3 10:59 2:05 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 5:32 1:42 OWN 35 4 15 Punt
3 3:03 0:05 OPP 31 2 0 Interception
3 2:42 2:36 OWN 28 6 72 Touchdown
4 14:17 2:27 OWN 25 6 30 Punt
4 3:08 0:40 OWN 26 5 12 Interception
4 1:41 1:41 OWN 11 7 46 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:30 0:06 OWN 7 2 -10 Safety
1 8:43 2:53 OWN 10 6 66 Fumble
1 5:32 2:14 OWN 28 5 72 Touchdown
1 1:10 1:12 OWN 23 5 77 Touchdown
2 10:58 3:29 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 4:10 2:57 OWN 35 6 65 Touchdown
2 0:16 0:16 OWN 18 1 8 Half
3 15:00 4:01 OWN 25 8 71 Field Goal
3 8:54 3:23 OWN 30 7 68 Field Goal
3 3:50 0:47 OWN 11 3 -3 Interception
3 2:58 0:16 OWN 31 3 0 Punt
3 0:06 0:49 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 11:50 8:43 OWN 20 13 61 Missed FG
4 2:28 0:46 OPP 44 3 0 Punt

Rushing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Joe Doyle 11 58 5.27 14 4 0
James Lightfoot 1 12 12.00 12 1 0
Kenneth Boyd 3 7 2.33 9 0 0
Clayton Worthey 2 0 0.00 2 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 21 94 4.48 13 2 2
Marcus Jordan 6 16 2.67 8 0 0
William Guerro 4 10 2.50 8 0 0

Passing Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Lightfoot 46 23 447 6 / 29 3 60 2 87.86

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Antonio Wilson 39 23 475 1 / 10 2 65 1 108.39

Receiving Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Sheckler 6 163 27.17 60 2
Steven Melin 7 154 22.00 48 1
Stanley Braun 2 43 21.50 36 0
Joseph Baker 2 38 19.00 30 0
Kenneth Boyd 2 29 14.50 26 0
Wayne Williams 1 16 16.00 16 0
Joe Doyle 3 4 1.33 4 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Sterling Willis 10 216 21.60 58 0
Jerome Wheeler 5 105 21.00 65 1
Gerard Hall 4 104 26.00 32 0
Ernest McNeill 2 47 23.50 31 1
Gregory Shea 2 3 1.50 3 0

Blocking Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Damon Fisher 58 28 3 2
Rudolph Guerrero 57 20 1 2
Gerald Demott 63 39 0 2
Ramon Boldt 0 3 0 0
Joseph Baker 0 1 0 0
Clayton Worthey 4 0 0 0
Jeffrey Keeley 0 1 0 0
Juan Bennett 0 1 0 0
Kyle Grimmett 0 1 0 0
Miguel Gross 0 5 0 1
Jeffrey Alfaro 0 4 0 0
Troy Tomas 0 3 0 0
Curtis McLean 0 3 0 0
Rick Edwards 0 4 0 1
Larry Ackman 0 3 0 0
Robert Newton 0 4 0 0
Robert Johannes 0 3 0 0
Donald Glenn 54 23 0 1
Steven Melin 14 18 0 0
Anthony Munoz 5 7 0 0
Stanley Braun 0 3 0 0
Andre Stevens 2 3 0 0
Kenneth Boyd 5 14 0 0
James Sheckler 0 19 0 0
Wayne Williams 17 12 0 2
William Ramsey 8 15 0 0
Joe Doyle 8 3 0 0
Emmitt James 61 24 0 2
Chris Moneymaker 3 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Gregory Shea 8 10 0 0
Richard Hartnett 0 3 0 0
Robert Cole 0 1 0 0
Erin Lazarus 0 1 0 0
Roy Rumph 0 1 0 0
Julian Kimmel 0 1 0 0
Richard Glasgow 0 2 0 0
Ronald Stanfill 8 1 0 0
William Guerro 2 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
David Bearden 0 1 0 0
Donn Webb 0 2 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 2 0 1
John Lawrence 0 2 0 1
John Biggs 2 4 0 0
Dustin Hoy 0 1 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 4 0 0
Leo Warren 39 42 0 3
Sterling Willis 0 18 0 0
Rodney Towell 49 37 0 0
Jose Sterling 41 37 0 5
Franklin Thompson 39 36 0 2
Donald Molinari 48 36 0 2
Jerome Wheeler 0 28 0 2
Ernest McNeill 17 21 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 15 0 0
Joshua Minor 14 0 0 0
Joshua Kay 0 12 0 0
Dustin Smith 0 14 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 0
Marcus Jordan 6 8 0 0
Matthew Southerland 6 0 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 12 3 0 1
Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Troy Tomas 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Richard Hartnett 1 9 9.00 0
Albert Arsenault 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Lightfoot 1 0 0 0
Russell Cross 0 1 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gerard Hall 1 0 0 0
Nathan Branch 0 1 1 0

Punting

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jeff Johnson 6 245 40.83 36.50 52 3

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 3 121 40.33 40.33 46 1

Kicking

New Orleans VooDoo

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Nathan Booker 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 - 3 / 3

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 22 4 / 4

Punt Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 1 6 6.0 6 0

Kick Return

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
William Ramsey 3 106 35.3 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 1 24 24.0 0

Defensive Stats

New Orleans VooDoo

Name Tackles Sacks
Robert Johannes 10 0
Rick Edwards 6 0
Robert Newton 5 1
Troy Tomas 5 0
Ramon Boldt 5 0
Jeffrey Alfaro 5 0
Juan Bennett 4 0
Larry Ackman 4 0
Kyle Grimmett 2 0
James Lightfoot 2 0
Jeffrey Keeley 2 0
Anthony Munoz 1 0
Kenneth Boyd 1 0
Jason Shinkle 1 0
Curtis McLean 1 0
William Ramsey 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Lamar Reynolds 7 1
Antonio Tinsley 5 0
Tony Moore 5 0
Marshall Forbes 4 0
Albert Arsenault 4 0
Richard Hartnett 3 0
Nathan Branch 3 4
Donn Webb 3 0
Martin McMeans 2 0
Erin Lazarus 2 0
John Biggs 2 1
James Ewing 2 0
Dustin Smith 1 0
Gary Purpura 1 0
Sterling Willis 1 0
Vernon Herron 1 0