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December 11, 1983 44° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 56,681 (91%)
Generals 3 3 0 7 - 13
Showboats 3 21 7 3 - 34
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-1-MEM 29 (12:14) 3-Lucio Grant 46 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 68-Dusty Baker was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 0 NJG 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-11-NJG 11 (4:53) 16-James Ewing 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 NJG 3
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-4-MEM 22 (5:31) 3-Lucio Grant 40 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 NJG 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-NJG 26 (4:45) 7-James Perry pass complete to 87-Roger Taylor for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NJG 77-Roy Sullivan was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 10 NJG 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-10-NJG 12 (2:28) 7-James Perry pass complete to 81-Willie Howland to NJG 0 for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 17 NJG 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-5-NJG 35 (0:21) 7-James Perry pass complete to 85-Jerome Betancourt for 35 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 24 NJG 6
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-NJG 49 (11:28) 7-James Perry pass complete to 81-Willie Howland for 49 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 31 NJG 6
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-1-NJG 25 (6:48) 16-James Ewing 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 34 NJG 6
(Qtr 4) Generals: 2-1-MEM 6 (0:45) 18-Stephan Labelle pass complete to 89-Justin Timberlake for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. MEM 34 NJG 13
Team Statistics
Showboats Generals
First Downs 18 14
- Rushing 4 4
- Passing 12 9
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 514 328
- Offensive Plays 76 65
- Yards Per Play 6.76 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 105 95
- Rushing Attempts 20 26
- Yards Per Rush 5.25 3.65
Net Passing Yards 409 233
- Att/Comp/Int 56 / 32 / 0 36 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 409 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 28
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.30 5.97
- Yards Per Completion 12.78 10.04
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 25 4 / 45
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 1 1 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 20 2 / 67
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:18 31:42
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:10 1:24 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 9:54 5:04 OWN 28 11 62 Field Goal
1 3:25 5:28 OWN 26 9 58 Missed FG
2 11:31 0:51 OWN 32 3 0 Punt
2 5:27 0:47 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 0:38 0:25 OWN 19 4 81 Touchdown
3 15:00 0:49 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 12:49 1:29 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
3 6:18 2:25 OWN 20 5 50 Missed FG
3 0:22 3:16 OWN 10 8 47 Punt
4 11:01 0:57 OWN 13 3 3 Punt
4 9:39 2:55 OPP 46 6 21 Field Goal
4 4:53 2:04 OWN 22 5 26 Punt
4 0:42 0:24 OWN 19 3 8 Punt
Generals
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:50 OWN 23 4 49 Field Goal
1 10:46 0:52 OWN 27 3 1 Punt
1 4:50 1:26 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 12:57 1:26 OWN 23 3 -5 Punt
2 10:40 5:13 OWN 22 9 54 Field Goal
2 4:40 2:16 OWN 28 6 -28 Touchdown
2 2:24 1:46 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 0:13 0:13 OWN 25 1 7 Half
3 14:11 1:22 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 11:20 5:02 OWN 25 9 62 Missed FG
3 3:53 3:31 OWN 37 6 11 Punt
4 12:05 1:04 OWN 20 4 20 Punt
4 10:04 0:25 OWN 39 2 6 Interception
4 6:44 1:52 OWN 25 5 5 Punt
4 2:48 2:07 OWN 10 9 90 Touchdown
4 0:17 0:17 OWN 28 1 9 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Billy Baldwin 11 58 5.27 12 1 0
#20 Douglas Donald 5 24 4.80 8 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 4 23 5.75 11 1 0
Generals
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#2 Magic Johnson 14 70 5.00 16 3 0
#43 Rudi Johnson 9 19 2.11 6 0 0
#5 Ric Flair 3 6 2.00 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 James Perry 56 32 409 0 / 0 4 49 0 103.94
Generals
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Stephan Labelle 36 26 261 3 / 28 1 39 1 90.16
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Willie Howland 5 181 36.20 49 2
#86 Ernest McNeill 5 78 15.60 22 0
#85 Jerome Betancourt 4 67 16.75 35 1
#87 Roger Taylor 1 26 26.00 26 1
#57 Jeffrey Estrada 3 14 4.67 5 0
#80 Charles Corbin 3 14 4.67 8 0
#10 Robert Herrera 3 10 3.33 6 0
#20 Douglas Donald 3 8 2.67 8 0
#41 Timothy Corral 2 6 3.00 6 0
#26 Billy Baldwin 3 5 1.67 5 0
Generals
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Chad Ochocinco 6 81 13.50 39 0
#89 Justin Timberlake 5 52 10.40 17 1
#43 Rudi Johnson 3 33 11.00 15 0
#17 Steve Jobs 1 33 33.00 33 0
#2 Magic Johnson 4 24 6.00 11 0
#80 Leroy Selmon 2 15 7.50 8 0
#39 Radar O'Reilly 1 9 9.00 9 0
#5 Ric Flair 2 7 3.50 5 0
#45 Johnny Fever 1 6 6.00 6 0
#85 Kenneth William 1 1 1.00 1 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Adam Bolding 51 25 0 2
#69 Antonio Preston 55 32 0 0
#50 Joshua Minor 52 28 0 1
#75 Frank Hernandez 52 31 0 1
#14 Willie Howland 0 21 0 1
#80 Charles Corbin 2 5 0 0
#87 Roger Taylor 0 13 0 0
#57 Jeffrey Estrada 17 14 0 1
#60 Joseph Jarvis 51 35 0 2
#86 Ernest McNeill 19 16 0 1
#85 Jerome Betancourt 0 20 0 0
#58 Greg Brady 12 2 0 0
#71 Mark Lucia 27 16 0 0
#69 Charlie Happel 19 1 0 0
#61 Duane Kirkpatrick 14 5 0 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 4 0 1
#69 Louis Welch 20 2 0 0
#92 Jose Rumsey 0 2 0 0
#20 Douglas Donald 4 5 0 0
#76 Dwight Sullivan 8 1 0 0
#26 Billy Baldwin 1 1 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 19 0 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 0 3 0 0
#41 Timothy Corral 6 1 0 0
#50 Donn Webb 0 2 0 0
#40 Paul Scott 0 2 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 2 0 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 0 2 0 0
#37 Steven Minton 0 3 0 1
#73 Robert Scott 0 1 0 0
#22 Vernon Herron 0 1 0 1
#1 Brian Davis 0 1 0 0
#20 John Zendejas 0 1 0 0
#99 Byron Demott 0 1 0 0
Generals
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#57 Tony Berryhill 39 31 2 5
#93 Jim LeClair 1 2 0 0
#35 Daniel Tosh 0 1 0 1
#98 Dustin Diamond 5 3 0 0
#32 Bruce Dickinson 0 2 0 1
#91 Bon Scott 0 1 0 0
#27 Bernardo Schoenberger 0 3 0 0
#99 Indiana Jones 0 1 0 0
#49 James Worthy 0 2 0 0
#28 Lars Ulrich 0 2 0 0
#90 Jeff Hanneman 0 2 0 0
#70 Jimmy Hoffa 45 29 0 1
#85 Kenneth William 0 9 0 0
#17 Steve Jobs 0 7 0 1
#69 Steve Niehaus 43 31 0 2
#80 Leroy Selmon 4 21 0 0
#75 Don "Donkey" Kong 45 34 0 1
#52 Ponyboy Curtis 38 31 0 1
#62 James McDevitt 14 7 0 0
#12 Aaron Paul 0 9 0 1
#72 Eddie Head 13 4 0 1
#89 Justin Timberlake 0 13 0 1
#39 Radar O'Reilly 19 14 0 2
#64 Andrew Zeller 13 5 0 0
#73 Dusty Baker 15 4 0 0
#2 Magic Johnson 2 0 0 0
#45 Johnny Fever 3 9 0 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 0 6 0 0
#43 Rudi Johnson 6 5 0 0
#83 Dwight Clark 1 4 0 0
#25 Mike Williams 0 1 0 0
#23 Kerry Justin 0 1 0 0
#47 John Joyce 0 1 0 0
#21 Bob Marley 0 1 0 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 0 1 0 0
#5 Ric Flair 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#27 Albert Arsenault 1 2 2.00 0
Generals
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#74 Adam Bolding 0 0 1 0
#16 James Ewing 0 1 0 0
Generals
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Aaron Paul 1 0 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Jeff Johnson 7 323 46.14 42.43 51 1
Generals
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Clark W. Griswold 8 323 40.38 46.13 51 3
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 42 4 / 4
Generals
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Lucio Grant 2 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 1 / 1
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ernest McNeill 2 1 0.5 1 0
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Aaron Paul 1 6 6.0 6 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#86 Ernest McNeill 1 20 20.0 0
Generals
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#12 Aaron Paul 2 67 33.5 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#1 Brian Davis 9 1
#78 James Alonzo 6 0
#27 Albert Arsenault 5 0
#20 John Zendejas 5 0
#54 Lamar Reynolds 4 0
#37 Steven Minton 4 0
#90 Kyle Verrill 3 1
#40 Paul Scott 3 0
#22 Vernon Herron 3 0
#26 Adam Young 3 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 3 1
#92 Jose Rumsey 3 0
#48 Antonio Tinsley 2 0
#97 Martin McMeans 1 0
#50 Donn Webb 1 0
Generals
Name Tackles Sacks
#35 Daniel Tosh 10 0
#47 John Joyce 5 0
#99 Indiana Jones 5 0
#93 Jim LeClair 5 0
#98 Dustin Diamond 4 0
#91 Bon Scott 4 0
#32 Bruce Dickinson 3 0
#25 Mike Williams 3 0
#23 Kerry Justin 2 0
#71 Roy Sullivan 2 0
#79 Ernest Huggins 2 0
#28 Lars Ulrich 1 0
#90 Jeff Hanneman 1 0
#62 Lawrence Allen 1 0
#27 Bernardo Schoenberger 1 0
#85 Chad Ochocinco 1 0
#54 John Jolley 1 0
#63 Bobby Leopold 1 0