Preseason Week 2: Houston Gamblers at Jacksonville Bulls

August 18, 1984
82°
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) Attendance: 56,097 (70%)
Gamblers 3 10 0 3 - 16
Bulls 7 3 6 10 - 26

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-10-JAX 34 (9:25) 19-Daniel McCormack 51 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Bulls: 2-9-JAX 26 (8:45) 12-Cody Joseph pass complete to 16-Nathan Wheeler for 74 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Tommie Prather. JAX 7 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Bulls: 4-6-HOU 23 (9:18) 13-Tommie Prather 41 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 10 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-10-HOU 38 (7:57) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 62 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. JAX 10 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-3-JAX 13 (5:08) 19-Daniel McCormack 30 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 10 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 4-5-HOU 11 (12:00) 19-Paul Sidwell 29 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 13 HOU 13
(Qtr 3) Bulls: 4-2-HOU 2 (5:01) 19-Paul Sidwell 20 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 16 HOU 13
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-12-JAX 26 (12:38) 19-Daniel McCormack 44 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 16 HOU 16
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 1-10-HOU 13 (6:54) 8-Daniel Graham pass complete to 33-Christopher Jones to HOU 18 for 5 yards. 33-Christopher Jones FUMBLES (36-Allen Robinson) recovered by JAX-39-Gary Scroggins to HOU 0 for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Paul Sidwell. JAX 23 HOU 16
(Qtr 4) Bulls: 4-2-HOU 28 (1:53) 19-Paul Sidwell 46 yard field goal is GOOD. JAX 26 HOU 16

Team Statistics

Bulls Gamblers
First Downs 16 12
- Rushing 2 5
- Passing 12 4
- Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 454 307
- Offensive Plays 74 64
- Yards Per Play 6.14 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 86 88
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards Per Rush 3.19 3.67
Net Passing Yards 368 219
- Att/Comp/Int 45 / 28 / 0 40 / 17 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 388 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 20 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.83 5.48
- Yards Per Completion 13.86 12.88
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 3 5 / 3
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 16 2 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 4 / 29
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 92
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:23 23:37

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Bulls

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:50 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 9:21 0:48 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
1 7:04 1:35 OWN 26 3 8 Punt
1 4:01 1:41 OWN 15 3 0 Punt
1 2:17 2:23 OWN 47 5 33 Fumble
2 13:21 4:07 OWN 44 7 33 Field Goal
2 7:48 0:35 OWN 25 2 0 Fumble
2 5:05 2:05 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 15 2 6 Half
3 14:12 2:15 OPP 28 4 17 Field Goal
3 8:51 3:52 OWN 11 9 88 Field Goal
3 3:57 4:00 OWN 32 9 64 Fumble
4 12:34 0:51 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
4 10:43 2:58 OWN 16 6 42 Punt
4 7:41 0:47 OPP 22 4 9 Downs
4 6:44 2:13 OPP 31 3 -7 Punt
4 4:31 2:41 OWN 7 6 65 Field Goal
4 1:28 1:28 OPP 46 3 0 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:10 4:49 OWN 28 9 38 Field Goal
1 8:33 1:29 OWN 18 3 9 Punt
1 5:29 1:28 OWN 22 3 11 Punt
1 2:21 0:04 OWN 45 1 0 Interception
2 14:54 1:33 OWN 8 3 1 Punt
2 9:14 1:26 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 7:13 2:08 OPP 20 3 7 Field Goal
2 3:00 1:46 OWN 31 3 9 Punt
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 0 Fumble
3 11:57 3:06 OWN 25 8 58 Fumble
3 4:59 1:02 OWN 24 3 -6 Punt
4 14:57 2:23 OWN 7 6 66 Field Goal
4 11:44 1:01 OWN 23 6 11 Punt
4 7:45 0:04 OWN 10 1 0 Interception
4 6:54 0:09 OWN 13 1 0 Punt
4 1:50 0:21 OWN 25 5 21 Downs

Rushing Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Dennis Burt 18 93 5.17 25 5 0
Cody Joseph 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
William Bass 6 -7 -1.17 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 7 33 4.71 13 1 0
Christopher Jones 9 31 3.44 12 2 0
Chase Miles 6 19 3.17 7 0 0
James Connelly 2 5 2.50 7 0 0

Passing Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Cody Joseph 45 28 388 2 / 20 1 74 0 97.27

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Daniel Graham 26 9 130 0 / 0 0 51 1 35.74
Tony Dean 14 8 89 0 / 0 1 62 1 70.24

Receiving Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Nathan Wheeler 5 108 21.60 74 1
Edward Theriot 3 66 22.00 45 0
Phillip Sherman 5 63 12.60 32 0
Roberto Bailey 1 49 49.00 49 0
William Smith 6 34 5.67 12 0
Dennis Burt 3 24 8.00 18 0
Shane Esquivel 2 24 12.00 16 0
William Bass 2 16 8.00 18 0
Jordan Frederick 1 4 4.00 4 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Christopher Jones 3 63 21.00 51 0
Bruce Edwards 1 62 62.00 62 1
James Connelly 3 31 10.33 20 0
James Bryant 1 13 13.00 13 0
Chase Miles 2 12 6.00 7 0
Quincy Turley 2 11 5.50 7 0
Antonio Preston 1 10 10.00 10 0
Marcus Medina 1 7 7.00 7 0
Mark Lambert 2 6 3.00 7 0
Gabriel Ahrens 1 4 4.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Manuel Weinstein 22 13 1 2
Rodrigo Stephens 53 32 0 2
Solomon Fifield 6 0 0 0
Fred Sanchez 0 1 0 0
Charles Huntington 2 2 0 0
Victor Bundy 0 2 0 1
Thomas Coley 1 7 0 0
Phillip Sherman 0 11 0 1
Joseph Navarro 1 0 0 0
Jessie Larson 0 2 0 0
Philip Adams 1 2 0 0
William Bass 5 2 0 0
Anthony Summers 0 1 0 0
Scott Woods 0 1 0 0
Craig Avery 0 1 0 0
Allen Robinson 0 1 0 0
Shane Esquivel 13 7 0 0
Kyle Grimmett 0 3 0 0
Allen Jackson 21 16 0 0
Gerald Mathewson 0 5 0 0
Jose Davalos 1 3 0 0
Jordan Frederick 2 11 0 0
Dennis Burt 7 2 0 0
James Bradford 4 4 0 0
David Zimmer 42 18 0 1
Christopher Pereira 43 15 0 0
Michael Smith 34 15 0 0
William Smith 9 23 0 0
Nathan Wheeler 0 8 0 0
Roberto Bailey 0 21 0 1
Edward Theriot 3 21 0 1
Thomas Whitaker 46 28 0 9
Ira Buffington 18 17 0 0
Kenneth Thomas 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Douglas Cormier 14 17 0 2
Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
James Bryant 5 13 0 1
Roderick Carver 0 1 0 0
Marquis Laporte 20 7 0 1
Alexander Morrison 0 1 0 0
Christopher Jones 6 5 0 0
Greg Brady 20 13 0 0
Stanley Thompson 0 3 0 0
Leo Thompson 0 3 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 1 0 0
James Nation 25 11 0 1
David Peralta 0 1 0 0
Philip King 0 1 0 0
Mike Williams 0 2 0 0
Paul Cuomo 0 2 0 1
Charles Miller 4 0 0 0
Bernard McGlothlin 0 1 0 0
Donnie Alvarez 0 1 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 1 0 1
James Beasley 1 1 0 0
Mark Lambert 1 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 5 0 0
Antonio Preston 28 10 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 6 0 0
Martin Cabrera 17 9 0 1
Fredrick Skeen 2 10 0 0
Zane Baker 28 17 0 1
James Connelly 0 8 0 0
Keith Barge 18 17 0 0
Christopher Jarman 18 17 0 0
Danny Keating 18 14 0 0
Philip Johnson 19 18 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 3 0 0
Chase Miles 9 6 0 0
Paul Sabella 3 2 0 1
Marcus Medina 0 9 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 2 7 0 0
Quincy Turley 7 15 0 0
Luis Davidson 29 19 0 2
Carl Lawlor 14 7 0 0
Kendall Burnett 0 1 0 0
Luis Torres 0 2 0 0
Michael Pollock 0 5 0 1
Robert Sokol 2 5 0 0
Wayne Mashburn 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Tony Morrison 1 0 0.00 0
Anthony Summers 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
William Bass 2 0 0 0
Nathan Wheeler 1 0 0 0
Dennis Burt 1 0 0 0
Victor Bundy 0 0 1 0
Charles Huntington 0 0 1 0
Gary Scroggins 0 2 0 1
Kenneth Thomas 0 1 1 0
Allen Robinson 0 0 1 0
Gerald Mathewson 0 0 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Christopher Jones 4 0 0 0
Mark Lambert 1 0 0 0
Roderick Carver 0 0 1 0
Edward Mayberry 0 1 0 0
Daniel Hawes 0 1 1 0
Martin Cabrera 0 2 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 0 1 0
John Rogers 0 1 0 0
Bernard McGlothlin 0 0 1 0

Punting

Jacksonville Bulls

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Victor White 6 256 42.67 40.33 47 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 7 348 49.71 49.71 55 4

Kicking

Jacksonville Bulls

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Paul Sidwell 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 1 / 1
Tommie Prather 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 1 / 1

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 1 / 1

Punt Return

Jacksonville Bulls

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gabriel Ahrens 2 11 5.5 8 0
James Connelly 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Jacksonville Bulls

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 2 64 32.0 0
Lonnie Mohr 1 28 28.0 0

Defensive Stats