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Conference Championship: Michigan Panthers at Houston Gamblers

January 09, 1983
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 67,925 (100%)
Panthers 3 3 7 0 0 - 13
Gamblers 7 0 3 3 3 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 3-11-MIC 11 (12:00) 6-Mario Valencia pass complete to 18-John Risinger for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 MIC 0
(Qtr 1) Panthers: 4-1-HOU 1 (1:12) 5-John Bibler 18 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 MIC 3
(Qtr 2) Panthers: 4-5-HOU 21 (3:02) 5-John Bibler 39 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 MIC 6
(Qtr 3) Panthers: 1-10-HOU 23 (8:59) 16-Jerry Ruiz pass complete to 81-Darrell Trotter to HOU 0 for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-John Bibler. HOU 7 MIC 13
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-9-MIC 9 (3:52) 19-Daniel McCormack 27 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 MIC 13
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-4-MIC 4 (0:05) 19-Daniel McCormack 22 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 MIC 13
(OT) Gamblers: 4-7-MIC 24 (11:02) 19-Daniel McCormack 42 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 16 MIC 13

Team Statistics

Gamblers Panthers
First Downs 18 18
- Rushing 4 5
- Passing 12 11
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 405 371
- Offensive Plays 78 78
- Yards Per Play 5.19 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 112 70
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards Per Rush 3.86 3.50
Net Passing Yards 293 301
- Att/Comp/Int 47 / 20 / 4 57 / 31 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 312 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 19 1 / 8
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.98 5.19
- Yards Per Completion 15.60 9.97
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 20 9 / 21
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 38 3 / 32
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 5 1 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 90 1 / 19
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 44 4 / 44
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:13 32:43

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:33 1:37 OWN 5 5 95 Touchdown
1 9:36 3:41 OWN 11 6 29 Punt
1 3:34 0:52 OWN 11 3 -1 Interception
1 1:10 3:20 OWN 23 7 30 Interception
2 10:11 0:56 OWN 12 3 6 Punt
2 8:21 2:45 OWN 15 6 16 Punt
2 2:58 1:32 OWN 28 9 54 Interception
3 15:00 2:19 OWN 25 5 25 Punt
3 8:53 3:37 OWN 25 6 19 Punt
3 5:11 1:22 OPP 25 4 16 Field Goal
3 0:43 0:57 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
4 10:00 3:45 OWN 9 6 46 Interception
4 4:42 2:54 OWN 13 7 26 Punt
4 0:37 0:34 OPP 4 1 0 Field Goal
OT 15:00 4:02 OWN 26 7 49 Field Goal

Michigan Panthers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:27 OWN 25 4 18 Punt
1 11:56 2:21 OWN 25 6 23 Punt
1 5:55 2:21 OWN 15 5 28 Punt
1 2:41 1:32 OPP 9 3 8 Field Goal
2 12:50 2:39 OWN 34 6 18 Punt
2 9:15 0:53 OWN 39 3 2 Punt
2 5:36 2:38 OWN 32 8 46 Field Goal
2 1:27 1:27 OWN 24 5 32 Half
3 12:41 3:48 OWN 9 7 91 Touchdown
3 5:16 0:04 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
3 3:50 3:06 OWN 11 6 19 Punt
4 14:46 4:47 OWN 33 8 36 Punt
4 6:14 1:32 OPP 47 3 -6 Punt
4 1:48 1:11 OWN 20 5 26 Interception
4 0:03 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Half
OT 10:58 2:54 OWN 25 7 29 Downs

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Connelly 19 81 4.26 15 3 0
Chase Miles 6 20 3.33 18 2 0
August Madrid 4 11 2.75 6 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Charles Ahumada 13 52 4.00 12 2 0
Dustin McKeown 2 14 7.00 11 1 0
Darrell Trotter 5 4 0.80 2 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mario Valencia 47 20 312 2 / 19 1 89 4 36.84

Michigan Panthers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jerry Ruiz 57 31 309 1 / 8 1 52 1 68.53

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 6 167 27.83 89 0
Gabriel Ahrens 4 61 15.25 28 0
John Risinger 3 32 10.67 21 1
Danny Keating 1 23 23.00 23 0
Chase Miles 2 16 8.00 11 0
August Madrid 3 11 3.67 12 0
Marcus Medina 1 2 2.00 2 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Harris 9 75 8.33 18 0
George Berndt 6 68 11.33 26 0
Julio Prince 1 52 52.00 52 0
Darrell Trotter 3 36 12.00 23 1
Cristobal Robinson 3 30 10.00 14 0
Charles Ahumada 5 27 5.40 10 0
Peter Lewis 3 21 7.00 10 0
Dustin McKeown 1 0 0.00 0 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Carl Lawlor 58 31 1 4
Keith Barge 57 35 1 3
Luis Davidson 53 29 0 3
Luis Torres 0 5 0 1
Stanley Thompson 0 3 0 0
August Peterson 0 3 0 0
Lloyd McCoy 0 4 0 0
Jerry Aiello 0 3 0 0
Philip King 0 3 0 0
Marcus Medina 0 3 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 6 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 3 0 0
Robert Cole 0 1 0 0
Bill Riley 0 1 0 1
Michael Pollock 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 1 0 0
Malcolm Nazario 0 5 0 0
Irvin Balzer 7 7 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 3 0 0
James Connelly 2 0 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 19 0 0
John Risinger 0 22 0 1
Danny Keating 13 30 0 0
Javier Vestal 2 1 0 0
William McCoy 1 2 0 1
Chase Miles 8 8 0 0
Martin Cabrera 2 2 0 0
Stuart Plemons 5 3 0 0
Douglas Cormier 11 5 0 1
Thomas Knotts 0 11 0 0
August Madrid 21 18 0 0
Philip Johnson 59 35 0 3
Christopher Jarman 53 32 0 0
Travis Dean 0 1 0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jose Miller 66 24 1 2
David Rodman 67 27 0 0
Paul Declue 0 3 0 0
Clifford Blackburn 0 4 0 0
Dwayne Walker 0 1 0 0
Samuel Heard 0 4 0 1
Alton Pastor 0 4 0 0
John Brown 0 1 0 0
Jamie Westbury 2 1 0 0
Roy Weeks 2 4 0 1
David Oxford 0 3 0 0
William Bartels 2 1 0 0
George Berndt 0 9 0 2
Robert Kimball 0 2 0 0
Timothy Hunziker 0 1 0 0
William Downing 1 1 0 0
Delbert Hurley 0 2 0 1
Douglas Couey 0 3 0 0
Marion Long 58 21 0 2
Manuel West 0 3 0 0
Michael Kay 0 2 0 0
Dustin McKeown 7 6 0 0
Arthur Bowie 5 4 0 0
Gerald Miller 0 17 0 0
Cristobal Robinson 0 8 0 1
Julio Prince 0 14 0 2
Elvis Thomas 12 8 0 0
James Harris 12 15 0 0
Jason Derosa 12 0 0 0
Darrell Trotter 29 19 0 0
Charles Ahumada 20 1 0 0
Solomon Waguespack 59 19 0 1
Patrick Eveland 61 21 0 2
Juan Jacobson 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
James Beasley 1 44 44.00 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Delbert Hurley 1 17 17.00 0
Paul Declue 1 14 14.00 0
William Hendershot 1 13 13.00 0
Robert Kimball 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roderick Carver 0 1 0 0
Bill Riley 0 0 1 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Charles Ahumada 2 0 0 0
Jerry Ruiz 0 1 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 7 347 49.57 41.71 62 2

Michigan Panthers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Julius Horowitz 8 338 42.25 41.75 54 8

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 1

Michigan Panthers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
John Bibler 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 1 / 1

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
James Connelly 1 5 5.0 5 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Peter Lewis 1 11 11.0 11 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 3 90 30.0 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Peter Lewis 1 19 19.0 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Jerry Aiello 9 0
Roderick Carver 9 0
Robert Cole 5 0
Michael Pollock 5 0
Richard Glasgow 5 0
Malcolm Nazario 4 0
Philip King 3 0
Irvin Balzer 2 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 2 1
Bruce Edwards 1 0
Brandon Boyd 1 0
Philip Johnson 1 0
Lloyd McCoy 1 0
Willie Nelson 1 0
Luis Torres 1 0
Jonathan Fenn 1 0
James Beasley 1 0
Gabriel Ahrens 1 0
Bill Riley 1 0
Robert Sokol 1 0

Michigan Panthers

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul Declue 8 0
Delbert Hurley 7 0
Clifford Blackburn 6 0
Samuel Heard 5 0
Robert Kimball 4 0
Douglas Couey 4 0
David Oxford 4 0
Michael Kay 3 1
Arthur Bowie 3 0
Timothy Hunziker 3 0
Walter Daniels 2 0
Manuel West 2 0
Dwayne Walker 1 1
Gerald Miller 1 0
Alton Pastor 1 0
Michael Hughes 1 0