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Week 2: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

September 13, 1981
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 61,343 (90%)
Showboats 3 7 3 2 - 15
Gamblers 5 7 3 10 - 25

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-9-MEM 39 (10:31) 19-Daniel McCormack 56 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-10-HOU 19 (5:39) 16-James Ewing 37 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 1-10-MEM 9 (4:34) 7-James Perry sacked at MEM -7 for -15 yards (92-August Peterson). Sack allowed by 38-Gregory Shea. SAFETY! (92-August Peterson) HOU 5 MEM 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-3-HOU 3 (14:05) 7-James Perry pass complete to 86-Ernest McNeill for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. HOU 5 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-6-MEM 6 (3:58) 2-Andrew Reece pass complete to 83-James Connelly for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 12 MEM 10
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-12-HOU 22 (10:32) 16-James Ewing 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 12 MEM 13
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-12-MEM 39 (3:30) 19-Daniel McCormack 56 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 15 MEM 13
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-19-HOU 2 (10:30) 2-Andrew Reece sacked at HOU -8 for -10 yards MEM 68-Martin McMeans was injured on the play. HOU 15 MEM 15
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-10-MEM 39 (4:30) 19-Daniel McCormack 56 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 18 MEM 15
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 3-21-MEM 9 (3:33) 7-James Perry sacked at MEM 0 for -10 yards (99-Luis Torres). Sack allowed by 77-Larry Healy. SAFETY! (99-Luis Torres) 77-Larry Healy missed that block completely. HOU 20 MEM 15
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 1-10-MEM 1 (1:50) 7-James Perry sacked at MEM -9 for -9 yards (99-Luis Torres). Sack allowed by 77-Larry Healy. SAFETY! (99-Luis Torres) HOU 22 MEM 15
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-4-MEM 28 (1:33) 19-Daniel McCormack 46 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 25 MEM 15

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 12 7
- Rushing 3 3
- Passing 9 3
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 163 15
- Offensive Plays 74 60
- Yards Per Play 2.20 0.25
Net Rushing Yards 79 63
- Rushing Attempts 23 15
- Yards Per Rush 3.43 4.20
Net Passing Yards 84 -48
- Att/Comp/Int 40 / 23 / 3 32 / 11 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 195 85
- Sacks/Yards Lost 11 / 111 13 / 133
- Yards Per Pass Play 1.65 -1.07
- Yards Per Completion 8.48 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 19 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.5 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 25 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 98 4 / 119
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 3 / 39
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 36
Time of Possession 36:44 23:12

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:06 2:39 OWN 33 4 28 Field Goal
1 5:36 1:03 OWN 25 4 21 Punt
1 4:29 2:02 OWN 37 4 15 Interception
2 14:48 0:43 OWN 20 2 -11 Fumble
2 14:02 0:16 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 12:25 8:29 OWN 20 14 80 Touchdown
2 1:53 1:05 OWN 16 3 -3 Punt
3 15:00 2:13 OWN 25 4 18 Interception
3 10:29 1:03 OWN 22 3 4 Interception
3 7:52 2:13 OWN 20 4 1 Punt
3 5:35 2:09 OPP 37 3 -3 Field Goal
3 3:09 1:59 OWN 29 3 -16 Punt
4 14:50 2:17 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 11:13 0:48 OWN 11 3 -21 Safety
4 9:21 4:56 OWN 25 8 36 Field Goal
4 3:29 1:39 OWN 37 3 7 Punt
4 1:47 0:18 OPP 34 3 6 Field Goal
4 0:52 0:52 OPP 3 3 1 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:54 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
1 10:27 4:51 OWN 22 10 60 Field Goal
1 4:33 0:04 OWN 9 1 -16 Safety
1 2:26 2:39 OWN 42 6 5 Punt
2 14:04 0:03 OPP 3 1 3 Touchdown
2 13:46 1:21 OWN 31 3 1 Punt
2 3:55 2:02 OWN 26 4 10 Punt
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 35 2 0 Half
3 12:47 2:18 OPP 41 6 19 Field Goal
3 9:26 1:33 OPP 4 3 3 Interception
3 5:39 0:04 OWN 33 1 0 Interception
3 3:25 0:16 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 1:10 1:19 OWN 44 3 -5 Punt
4 12:34 1:20 OWN 32 3 3 Punt
4 10:26 1:04 OWN 34 3 -9 Punt
4 4:25 0:56 OWN 21 3 -22 Safety
4 1:50 0:03 OWN 1 1 -11 Safety
4 1:29 0:37 OWN 25 4 -14 Downs

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jose Queen 13 44 3.38 15 1 0
Justin Pryor 5 20 4.00 8 0 0
Timothy Corral 3 15 5.00 6 0 0
Andrew Reece 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 11 47 4.27 17 3 0
Marcus Jordan 2 19 9.50 10 1 0
William Guerro 2 -3 -1.50 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Andrew Reece 40 23 195 11 / 111 1 27 3 47.40

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Perry 32 11 85 13 / 133 1 17 2 27.60

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Quincy Turley 3 35 11.67 14 0
Danny Keating 5 34 6.80 14 0
August Madrid 3 32 10.67 27 0
Jose Queen 4 26 6.50 16 0
Timothy Corral 2 26 13.00 14 0
Jared Kelly 2 24 12.00 16 0
James Connelly 1 6 6.00 6 1
Courtney Davis 1 6 6.00 6 0
Daniel Carter 1 5 5.00 5 0
Justin Pryor 1 1 1.00 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Ernest McNeill 5 40 8.00 14 1
Todd Summers 1 17 17.00 17 0
Gerard Hall 2 11 5.50 6 0
Jerome Betancourt 1 11 11.00 11 0
Gregory Shea 1 4 4.00 4 0
Sterling Willis 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Martin Cabrera 46 23 3 5
Christopher Jarman 63 29 2 3
Luis Davidson 53 29 1 1
Courtney Davis 14 3 1 0
William McCoy 51 26 1 3
Justin Pryor 4 1 1 1
Jerry Shen 0 1 0 1
Samuel Calloway 0 1 0 1
Malcolm Nazario 0 3 0 0
Timothy Corral 0 1 0 0
Michael Pollock 0 1 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 3 0 0
Travis Dean 4 0 0 0
Danny Keating 7 19 0 0
Luis Torres 0 4 0 0
Philip King 0 4 0 1
Irvin Balzer 1 3 0 0
Larry Newsom 0 3 0 2
Gerry Newton 0 4 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 6 0 0
Jose Queen 12 6 0 0
Lloyd McCoy 0 6 0 0
August Peterson 0 4 0 0
Javier Vestal 12 0 0 0
Douglas Cormier 16 5 0 0
Greg Brady 5 0 0 0
Daniel Carter 0 11 0 0
James Connelly 0 18 0 0
August Madrid 9 17 0 1
Quincy Turley 20 24 0 0
Carl Lawlor 63 30 0 0
Ken Hubbard 0 1 0 1

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Larry Healy 44 19 3 4
Franklin Thompson 42 18 2 2
Rodney Towell 48 16 2 2
Gregory Shea 12 2 1 1
Ernest McNeill 17 16 1 1
Jeremy Contreras 55 18 1 2
Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0
Tony Moore 0 1 0 0
Bryan Odom 0 1 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 7 0 1
Steven Minton 0 2 0 0
Sam Heath 0 3 0 0
Donald Torres 0 1 0 0
Brian Davis 0 1 0 0
Sterling Willis 0 7 0 0
William Guerro 4 2 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 5 0 1
Adam Young 0 1 0 0
Marshall Forbes 0 9 0 1
Erin Lazarus 0 5 0 0
Donn Webb 0 5 0 1
Albert Donaldson 0 7 0 0
Jerome Wheeler 0 7 0 1
Christopher Shaw 0 4 0 0
Tyler Helton 0 4 0 0
Donald Molinari 14 0 0 0
Ronald Stanfill 11 0 0 0
Nathan Branch 4 6 0 2
Charles Martin 11 0 0 0
Marcus Jordan 5 6 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 7 0 0
Duane Kirkpatrick 53 25 0 3
Todd Summers 0 7 0 3
Steve Birney 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Gerry Newton 1 0 0.00 0
Robert Cole 1 0 0.00 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Albert Arsenault 1 29 29.00 0
Brian Davis 2 10 5.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Andrew Reece 2 1 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Martin McMeans 0 0 1 0
Nathan Branch 0 1 1 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 7 344 49.14 47.29 55 2

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Lamont Hensley 8 407 50.88 45.75 59 2

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 4 / 4 4 / 4 3 / 3 56 1 / 1

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 40 1 / 1

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 0 0.0 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gregory Shea 3 15 5.0 10 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 3 98 32.7 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 4 119 29.8 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Luis Torres 8 5
Irvin Balzer 6 3
Michael Pollock 4 0
Malcolm Nazario 4 0
Lloyd McCoy 3 0
Wendell Jones 3 2
August Peterson 3 2
Philip King 2 0
Robert Cole 2 0
David Taylor 2 0
Gerry Newton 2 0
Jerry Shen 1 0
Danny Keating 1 0
Carl Lawlor 1 0
Roderick Carver 1 0
Ralph Ledbetter 1 0
William McCoy 1 0
Courtney Davis 1 0
Quincy Turley 1 0
Jay Barnard 1 1
Douglas Cormier 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Brian Davis 10 0
Lamar Reynolds 9 1
Marshall Forbes 7 0
Martin McMeans 5 4
Tony Moore 4 0
Antonio Tinsley 4 0
Albert Arsenault 4 0
Nathan Branch 3 2
Erin Lazarus 3 2
Adam Young 2 0
Ernest McNeill 1 0
Vernon Herron 1 0
Tyler Helton 1 1
Steven Minton 1 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 0
Christopher Shaw 1 0
Dennis McNatt 1 0
Gerard Hall 1 0