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Week 16: Denver Gold at Memphis Showboats

December 22, 1985
57°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 58,444 (94%)
Gold 3 3 3 9 - 18
Showboats 10 3 0 3 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-14-DEN 35 (11:24) 16-James Ewing 52 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 47-David Austin was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 3 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-8-DEN 8 (5:41) 1-David Allen pass complete to 85-Jerome Betancourt for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 10 DEN 0
(Qtr 1) Gold: 4-12-MEM 24 (2:04) 8-Anthony Schaefer 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 10 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-2-DEN 24 (9:26) 16-James Ewing 41 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 13 DEN 3
(Qtr 2) Gold: 4-1-MEM 26 (4:49) 8-Anthony Schaefer 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 13 DEN 6
(Qtr 3) Gold: 4-17-MEM 18 (3:58) 8-Anthony Schaefer 36 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 13 DEN 9
(Qtr 4) Gold: 2-10-MEM 19 (10:53) 9-Dustin Nichols pass complete to 16-Joseph Garner for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-3-DEN 3 (2:39) 16-James Ewing 20 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 16 DEN 15
(Qtr 4) Gold: 3-4-MEM 33 (0:03) 8-Anthony Schaefer 52 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 16 DEN 18

Team Statistics

Showboats Gold
First Downs 15 14
- Rushing 1 3
- Passing 13 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 322 340
- Offensive Plays 59 63
- Yards Per Play 5.46 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 54 80
- Rushing Attempts 19 22
- Yards Per Rush 2.84 3.64
Net Passing Yards 268 260
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 25 / 0 39 / 26 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.70 6.34
- Yards Per Completion 11.44 10.58
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 11 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 2 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 38 3 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 40
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:59 2:39 OWN 27 4 39 Field Goal
1 7:48 2:10 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
1 2:00 4:36 OWN 25 9 58 Fumble
2 11:27 2:05 OPP 47 6 24 Field Goal
2 4:45 0:50 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 1:12 1:12 OWN 8 2 4 Half
3 15:00 2:58 OWN 25 4 9 Punt
3 10:05 1:35 OWN 17 3 -8 Punt
3 3:54 0:49 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 1:33 2:22 OWN 33 5 30 Fumble
4 10:49 0:58 OWN 25 4 -9 Punt
4 8:49 6:13 OWN 25 13 72 Field Goal

Denver Gold

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:01 OWN 16 3 10 Punt
1 11:19 3:31 OWN 13 6 22 Punt
1 5:38 3:38 OWN 25 5 51 Field Goal
2 12:24 0:57 OWN 3 3 3 Punt
2 9:22 4:37 OWN 25 8 49 Field Goal
2 3:55 2:43 OWN 22 5 19 Punt
3 12:02 1:57 OWN 20 4 52 Interception
3 8:30 4:36 OWN 48 8 32 Field Goal
3 3:06 1:33 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 14:11 3:22 OWN 36 7 64 Touchdown
4 9:51 1:02 OWN 38 3 5 Punt
4 2:36 2:36 OWN 25 7 42 Field Goal

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
David Austin 17 50 2.94 16 2 0
Raymond Hampton 2 4 2.00 3 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Corey True 12 53 4.42 18 2 0
Jose Buford 4 14 3.50 10 1 0
Denver Siegel 2 8 4.00 5 0 0
Matthew Kluesner 2 6 3.00 3 0 0
Richard Huff 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Allen 38 25 286 2 / 18 1 49 0 97.04

Denver Gold

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Dustin Nichols 39 26 275 2 / 15 1 45 1 84.88

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roger Taylor 5 82 16.40 43 0
David Austin 3 62 20.67 49 0
Willie Howland 6 51 8.50 18 0
Jerome Betancourt 3 29 9.67 11 1
Brian Kuss 3 29 9.67 16 0
Raymond Hampton 3 21 7.00 20 0
Numbers Zielinski 1 7 7.00 7 0
Ernest McNeill 1 5 5.00 5 0

Denver Gold

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Richard Huff 5 96 19.20 45 0
Corey True 5 63 12.60 19 0
Joseph Garner 6 34 5.67 19 1
Ronald Tatman 3 32 10.67 13 0
Matthew Kluesner 3 31 10.33 19 0
Jose Buford 2 12 6.00 7 0
Douglas Donald 1 5 5.00 5 0
Tim Horton 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Frank Hernandez 40 27 1 4
Joseph Jarvis 39 27 1 3
Shawn Nakano 0 5 0 1
David Austin 6 4 0 0
Michael Bailey 0 1 0 0
Kerry Sheridan 0 2 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
George Thomas 3 3 0 0
Ken Hubbard 0 1 0 0
James Alonzo 5 3 0 0
Roger Taylor 0 9 0 0
Ronald Horne 1 1 0 1
Willie Howland 0 12 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 2
Thomas Yeager 0 4 0 1
Numbers Zielinski 7 3 0 0
John Stlouis 10 1 0 0
Lauren Padron 4 6 0 0
Louis Poss 10 0 0 0
Gerald Hanlon 7 0 0 0
Brian Kuss 8 14 0 0
Raymond Hampton 4 9 0 3
Mario Phillips 21 13 0 0
Ernest McNeill 9 19 0 0
James Sims 39 28 0 1
Clifton Salgado 40 31 0 2
Jeffrey Estrada 40 25 0 1
Jerome Betancourt 0 13 0 1
Joseph Showalter 0 1 0 0

Denver Gold

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Douglas Donald 2 24 1 1
Lawrence Rodriguez 8 4 1 1
Gregory Hubbard 0 3 0 0
Anthony Heredia 0 1 0 1
George Turner 0 1 0 0
Clyde Raines 0 3 0 0
Kirk Wall 0 1 0 0
William Ruiz 0 5 0 0
Tim Horton 2 0 0 0
Stanley Wright 4 6 0 0
Jonathan Crabtree 9 8 0 0
Ted Jarrett 1 3 0 1
Corey True 9 9 0 0
Jose Buford 0 12 0 0
Joseph Garner 0 13 0 1
Timothy Despres 0 2 0 0
John Galbraith 10 2 0 0
Michael Flores 0 5 0 0
Paul Allen 48 28 0 0
Étienne Boulay 0 4 0 0
Julian Dejesus 0 3 0 0
Chad Kroeger 0 4 0 2
Donald Woody 0 3 0 0
Robert Givens 1 4 0 0
Douglas Ramos 0 7 0 0
Carl Denning 34 21 0 0
Denver Siegel 8 12 0 2
Jorge Knox 46 20 0 2
Daniel Seaman 46 30 0 0
George Sullivan 43 22 0 2
Richard Huff 3 3 0 0
Ronald Tatman 9 22 0 2
Matthew Kluesner 15 15 0 0
Richard Hansen 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Adam Young 1 0 0.00 0

Denver Gold

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
David Austin 1 0 0 0
Willie Howland 1 0 0 0

Denver Gold

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Donald Woody 0 1 1 0
Étienne Boulay 0 1 0 0
Robert Givens 0 0 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jeff Johnson 5 241 48.20 47.60 54 1

Denver Gold

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Robert Rankin 6 290 48.33 42.00 51 1

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 52 1 / 1

Denver Gold

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Anthony Schaefer 4 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 52 0 / 0

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Roger Taylor 4 38 9.5 16 0

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tim Horton 3 5 1.7 3 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Denver Gold

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Corey True 2 40 20.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Mitchell Welch 7 0
Paul Gordon 6 0
Vernon Herron 5 0
Chris Elmore 5 0
Albert Arsenault 5 0
Shawn Hicks 3 1
Brian Davis 3 0
Lamar Reynolds 3 0
Martin McMeans 3 0
Antonio Tinsley 3 0
James Alonzo 2 0
Michael Bailey 2 1
Shawn Nakano 1 0
Ernest McNeill 1 0
Thomas Yeager 1 0
Numbers Zielinski 1 0
Adam Young 1 0
James Sims 1 0

Denver Gold

Name Tackles Sacks
Michael Flores 6 0
Douglas Ramos 5 0
Étienne Boulay 5 0
Robert Givens 5 0
James Guth 4 0
Julian Dejesus 3 0
George Turner 3 1
Donald Woody 3 0
Anthony Heredia 2 0
Clyde Raines 2 0
Timothy Despres 1 1
Kirk Wall 1 0
Corey True 1 0
Douglas Donald 1 0
Blaine Hernandez 1 0
Norman Anderson 1 0
Andrew Sander 1 0