Regular Season Week 1: Gunslingers at VooDoo
September 06, 1981 70° Superdome
Attendance: 64,125 (88%)
Gunslingers 7 7 7 7 - 28
VooDoo 14 3 14 3 - 34
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gunslingers: 1-10-STO 48 (12:57) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 80-Freddie Mercury for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. NOV 0 STO 7
(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 3-2-STO 2 (7:54) 32-Kenneth Boyd ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. NOV 7 STO 7
(Qtr 1) VooDoo: 1-4-STO 4 (4:14) 32-Kenneth Boyd ran to STO 0 for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. NOV 14 STO 7
(Qtr 2) Gunslingers: 2-4-NOV 4 (13:09) (Hot Read) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 38-Hoyt Axton for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. NOV 14 STO 14
(Qtr 2) VooDoo: 4-4-STO 10 (7:14) 2-Jose Fouche 28 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 17 STO 14
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 2-10-STO 29 (10:54) 17-James Lightfoot pass complete to 12-James Sheckler for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. NOV 24 STO 14
(Qtr 3) Gunslingers: 1-10-NOV 26 (5:27) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 87-Cory Cox for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. NOV 24 STO 21
(Qtr 3) VooDoo: 2-5-STO 5 (0:33) 39-Bernard McCarter ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Jose Fouche. NOV 31 STO 21
(Qtr 4) VooDoo: 4-2-STO 25 (9:04) 2-Jose Fouche 44 yard field goal is GOOD. NOV 34 STO 21
(Qtr 4) Gunslingers: 1-10-NOV 15 (6:16) 14-Tony Smith pass complete to 81-Lee Williams to NOV 0 for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Ronald Hensley. STO 64-Anthony Hicks was injured on the play. NOV 34 STO 28
Team Statistics
VooDoo Gunslingers
First Downs 17 20
- Rushing 10 5
- Passing 6 15
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 375 484
- Offensive Plays 57 66
- Yards Per Play 6.58 7.33
Net Rushing Yards 209 103
- Rushing Attempts 40 22
- Yards Per Rush 5.23 4.68
Net Passing Yards 166 381
- Att/Comp/Int 16 / 11 / 0 43 / 27 / 4
- Gross Passing Yards 168 389
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 2 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.76 8.66
- Yards Per Completion 15.27 14.41
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 7 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 40
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 23 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 17
Int Returns/Yards 4 / 6 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 2 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:22 28:39
Drive Charts
VooDoo
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:50 4:59 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
1 6:21 2:10 OWN 47 4 53 Touchdown
2 13:05 5:54 OWN 25 9 65 Field Goal
2 7:02 2:14 OPP 41 3 8 Punt
2 2:41 1:01 OWN 37 4 30 Punt
3 15:00 4:12 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 5:21 4:51 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
4 12:40 1:29 OWN 16 3 3 Punt
4 11:08 2:08 OPP 33 3 8 Field Goal
4 6:13 2:06 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 1:09 0:18 OWN 12 3 -3 Punt
Gunslingers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:10 OWN 19 4 81 Touchdown
1 7:51 1:30 OWN 25 4 25 Interception
1 4:11 6:05 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 7:12 0:10 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
2 4:48 2:08 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
2 1:40 1:40 OWN 20 3 12 Half
3 10:48 5:28 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 0:30 2:49 OWN 25 6 24 Punt
4 11:11 0:03 OWN 31 1 0 Interception
4 9:00 2:47 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
4 4:07 2:58 OWN 22 11 68 Interception
4 0:51 0:51 OWN 40 4 29 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
VooDoo
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#39 Bernard McCarter 16 98 6.13 30 4 1
#32 Kenneth Boyd 16 74 4.63 12 3 2
#44 Albert Naquin 8 37 4.63 15 3 0
Gunslingers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#5 Tony Smith 3 51 17.00 28 3 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 5 28 5.60 11 2 0
#41 Travis Tucker 13 23 1.77 13 1 0
#38 Hoyt Axton 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
VooDoo
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 James Lightfoot 16 11 168 1 / 2 1 37 0 123.96
Gunslingers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Tony Smith 43 27 389 1 / 8 4 52 4 84.35
Receiving Stats
VooDoo
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Steven Melin 5 51 10.20 20 0
#13 James Sheckler 2 41 20.50 29 1
#32 Kenneth Boyd 1 37 37.00 37 0
#83 William Ramsey 1 23 23.00 23 0
#44 Albert Naquin 1 16 16.00 16 0
#39 Bernard McCarter 1 0 0.00 0 0
Gunslingers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Freddie Mercury 2 92 46.00 52 1
#84 Marshall Gibson 7 92 13.14 21 0
#11 Chris Cornell 4 78 19.50 28 0
#41 Travis Tucker 5 30 6.00 10 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 2 26 13.00 18 0
#40 Cory Cox 1 26 26.00 26 1
#82 Homer Childress 1 25 25.00 25 0
#81 Lee Williams 1 15 15.00 15 1
#38 Hoyt Axton 4 5 1.25 4 1
Blocking Stats
VooDoo
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#83 William Ramsey 8 16 0 0
#80 Steven Melin 8 26 0 0
#75 Gerald Demott 25 47 0 3
#32 Kenneth Boyd 6 10 0 0
#58 Tyler Herman 24 39 0 3
#66 Donald Glenn 26 41 0 1
#65 Emmitt James 27 46 0 4
#79 Rudolph Guerrero 26 43 0 3
#13 James Sheckler 0 18 0 0
#11 Stanley Braun 0 4 0 2
#71 Maurice Bennett 4 27 0 2
#88 Ricky Hash 0 11 0 2
#12 Clayton Worthey 0 8 0 0
#82 Joseph Baker 0 4 0 1
#54 James Tompkins 0 1 0 0
#68 Dave Lapham 4 0 0 0
#96 Thomas Mandell 0 5 0 0
#33 Troy Tomas 0 3 0 0
#54 Juan Bennett 0 3 0 0
#24 Larry Ackman 0 2 0 0
#21 Rick Edwards 4 2 0 2
#98 Frank Mattiace 0 2 0 0
#53 Arthur Ellis 0 2 0 0
#31 Robert Johannes 1 2 0 0
#43 Al Schwartz 0 3 0 0
#44 Albert Naquin 1 0 0 0
#39 Bernard McCarter 2 0 0 0
#93 Jeffrey Alfaro 0 3 0 0
#59 Jason Shinkle 0 1 0 0
Gunslingers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#53 Raymond Andres 49 22 1 2
#56 Jonathan Neal 0 1 0 1
#26 Kendall Burnett 0 1 0 0
#90 Fred Sanchez 0 1 0 0
#96 David Wilkins 2 1 0 0
#60 John Bonham 0 1 0 0
#52 Randall Bridges 0 1 0 0
#74 Scott Joplin 0 1 0 0
#58 Anthony Hicks 53 38 0 2
#75 Kenneth Collins 49 24 0 3
#84 Marshall Gibson 0 9 0 0
#67 Clarence Clemons 47 24 0 1
#18 Freddie Mercury 0 18 0 1
#76 John Coltrane 42 19 0 0
#38 Hoyt Axton 27 28 0 1
#82 Homer Childress 2 15 0 2
#11 Chris Cornell 0 11 0 1
#73 Harvey Gaertner 6 0 0 0
#74 Robert Robinson 8 2 0 0
#60 Lawrence Becker 6 1 0 0
#81 Lee Williams 6 6 0 1
#41 Travis Tucker 3 3 0 1
#32 Robert Acosta 3 6 0 0
#40 Cory Cox 0 6 0 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 4 5 0 0
#76 Dwight Sullivan 10 4 0 0
Interception Stats
VooDoo
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#50 Anthony Munoz 3 4 1.33 0
#21 Rick Edwards 1 2 2.00 0
Gunslingers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
VooDoo
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#50 Anthony Munoz 0 0 1 0
Gunslingers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Travis Tucker 1 0 0 0
#32 Robert Acosta 0 1 0 0
Punting
VooDoo
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Jeff Johnson 5 212 42.40 34.20 50 0
Gunslingers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Luis Lee 2 93 46.50 36.50 50 1
Kicking
VooDoo
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Jose Fouche 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 4 / 4
Gunslingers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Ronald Hensley 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 4 / 4
Punt Return
VooDoo
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#32 Kenneth Boyd 1 14 14.0 14 0
#83 William Ramsey 1 9 9.0 9 0
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
VooDoo
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gunslingers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Freddie Mercury 1 17 17.0 0
Defensive Stats
VooDoo
Name Tackles Sacks
#21 Rick Edwards 7 0
#55 Paul Rivera 7 0
#33 Troy Tomas 6 0
#43 Al Schwartz 5 0
#59 Jason Shinkle 4 0
#54 Juan Bennett 3 0
#24 Larry Ackman 3 0
#50 Anthony Munoz 2 0
#93 Jeffrey Alfaro 2 1
#98 Frank Mattiace 2 0
#99 Charles Huntington 1 0
#96 Thomas Mandell 1 0
#21 James Wellman 1 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 1 0
Gunslingers
Name Tackles Sacks
#44 Edward Blanco 12 0
#26 Kendall Burnett 7 1
#69 Roger Barrett 5 0
#48 Jim Jansen 4 0
#56 Ron Gonzalez 4 0
#57 Roy Clark 3 0
#96 Hilario Pardee 3 0
#54 Layne Staley 2 0
#56 Jonathan Neal 2 0
#47 Bruno Miller 1 0
#25 Jeffrey Graham 1 0
#82 Homer Childress 1 0
#96 David Wilkins 1 0
#90 Prince Buster 1 0
#30 Jim Morrison 1 0
#37 Jose Lai 1 0
#58 Jose Marrero 1 0
#84 Marshall Gibson 1 0
#38 Hoyt Axton 1 0