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Week 16: Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions

December 22, 1985
65°
Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) Attendance: 63,983 (89%)
Gamblers 14 7 7 10 - 38
Stallions 3 0 3 7 - 13

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 1-4-BIR 4 (9:12) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 47-Lonnie Mohr for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. BIR 0 HOU 7
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-12-HOU 15 (4:59) 6-Gerard Hinton 33 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 3 HOU 7
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-10-HOU 30 (0:04) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 23-Mark Lambert for 70 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. BIR 3 HOU 14
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-1-BIR 1 (3:53) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 24-Chase Miles for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. BIR 3 HOU 21
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-10-BIR 16 (9:52) 28-Albert Buckland ran to BIR 0 for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. BIR 3 HOU 28
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 4-6-HOU 33 (3:16) 6-Gerard Hinton 51 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 6 HOU 28
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-2-BIR 2 (13:15) 23-Mark Lambert ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. BIR 6 HOU 35
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 2-5-HOU 5 (12:08) 8-Nolan Loos pass complete to 30-Richard Sutton for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Gerard Hinton. BIR 13 HOU 35
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-3-BIR 9 (2:00) 19-Daniel McCormack 27 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 13 HOU 38

Team Statistics

Stallions Gamblers
First Downs 13 21
- Rushing 4 7
- Passing 6 12
- Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 267 492
- Offensive Plays 60 70
- Yards Per Play 4.45 7.03
Net Rushing Yards 99 174
- Rushing Attempts 33 32
- Yards Per Rush 3.00 5.44
Net Passing Yards 168 318
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 10 / 1 38 / 24 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 168 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.22 8.37
- Yards Per Completion 16.80 13.25
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 7 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 8 5 / 46
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 4 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 36 1 / 31
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 17 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 4 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:24 34:37

Drive Charts

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:09 4:13 OWN 25 8 60 Field Goal
1 2:59 2:05 OWN 29 5 28 Punt
1 0:00 0:54 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 11:52 1:26 OWN 26 3 3 Punt
2 8:05 1:26 OWN 14 3 -2 Punt
2 5:42 0:37 OWN 11 2 -2 Fumble
2 3:49 2:34 OWN 25 5 24 Punt
3 15:00 3:33 OWN 33 8 22 Punt
3 9:48 0:53 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 7:32 4:20 OWN 21 8 46 Field Goal
3 1:31 0:47 OWN 25 2 13 Fumble
4 13:12 1:08 OWN 25 4 75 Touchdown
4 11:55 0:47 OPP 36 3 13 Interception
4 1:58 0:41 OWN 25 3 6 Punt

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:51 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 4:56 1:57 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
1 0:54 0:54 OWN 20 3 80 Touchdown
2 14:06 2:15 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
2 10:25 2:20 OWN 19 6 76 Interception
2 6:39 0:57 OWN 37 3 6 Punt
2 5:05 1:16 OPP 22 3 22 Touchdown
2 1:15 1:15 OWN 4 3 3 Half
3 11:27 1:39 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
3 8:55 1:23 OWN 24 3 9 Punt
3 3:12 1:41 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
3 0:45 2:32 OPP 46 8 46 Touchdown
4 12:04 0:09 OWN 28 1 0 Interception
4 11:08 9:11 OWN 17 14 73 Field Goal
4 1:17 1:17 OWN 20 2 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Larry Ceasar 28 65 2.32 12 3 0
Marty Balin 4 35 8.75 28 1 0
Richard Sutton 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Chase Miles 13 72 5.54 19 3 0
Mark Lambert 15 67 4.47 14 3 1
Albert Buckland 4 35 8.75 16 1 1

Passing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Nolan Loos 27 10 168 0 / 0 1 71 1 55.79

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 38 24 318 0 / 0 3 70 2 93.97

Receiving Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Taylor 3 85 28.33 71 0
Wade Wentz 2 32 16.00 23 0
Jeffrey Zimmer 2 30 15.00 15 0
Larry Ceasar 1 8 8.00 8 0
Steve Cody 1 8 8.00 8 0
Richard Sutton 1 5 5.00 5 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Mark Lambert 6 136 22.67 70 1
Marcus Medina 1 48 48.00 48 0
James Connelly 2 43 21.50 29 0
Lonnie Mohr 4 30 7.50 11 1
Bruce Edwards 2 30 15.00 20 0
Willie Nelson 1 12 12.00 12 0
Chase Miles 3 9 3.00 6 1
Gabriel Ahrens 2 8 4.00 6 0
Fredrick Skeen 3 2 0.67 2 0

Blocking Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kurt Taylor 22 35 0 0
Fred Kyle 0 3 0 0
Mark Soliz 0 1 0 0
Mark Peterson 1 0 0 0
Steven Chapman 3 0 0 0
Lee Rice 0 5 0 0
Joseph Gerald 0 2 0 0
Gerald McCormick 0 1 0 0
Francis Cipriani 0 1 0 0
David Meyer 0 1 0 0
Lyle Chaffin 6 5 0 0
Paul Hoover 12 5 0 0
Richard Sutton 5 4 0 0
Stephen Richardson 2 9 0 0
Mario Burton 12 15 0 2
Rodney Towell 32 37 0 4
William Sawyers 16 2 0 0
Michael Mills 13 2 0 0
Jeffery Hankins 2 1 0 1
Marty Balin 2 2 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 7 0 0
Keith Clevenger 25 32 0 4
Frank Owens 18 23 0 1
Jeffrey Zimmer 0 13 0 0
Douglas Trump 24 35 0 0
Adam Bullard 35 35 0 1
William Taylor 2 24 0 1
Steve Cody 0 6 0 1
William Mikell 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Keith Barge 44 39 0 0
Marquis Laporte 13 4 0 0
Luis Torres 0 1 0 0
Philip King 0 1 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 2 0 0
Robert Sokol 0 1 0 0
Michael Pollock 0 1 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 1 0 0
Michael Rider 0 1 0 0
Timothy Adams 0 2 0 0
Rick Edwards 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 3 0 1
Paul Sabella 5 5 0 0
Rudolph Guerrero 4 5 0 0
Thomas Knotts 14 3 0 0
Christopher Jarman 42 40 0 1
George Orr 12 1 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 14 0 0
Mark Lambert 2 11 0 1
Albert Buckland 4 1 0 0
James Connelly 0 1 0 1
Lonnie Mohr 14 20 0 0
Chase Miles 9 3 0 0
James Nation 38 35 0 3
Zane Baker 39 31 0 4
Gabriel Ahrens 0 22 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 19 0 1
Fredrick Skeen 14 16 0 2
Danny Keating 44 36 0 1
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Howard Hutchinson 1 17 17.00 0
Jeff Hinojos 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Edward Mayberry 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Larry Ceasar 2 1 0 0
Marty Balin 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
David Asuncion 0 0 1 0
Rick Edwards 0 2 1 0
Irvin Balzer 0 0 1 0

Punting

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 8 384 48.00 42.50 52 2

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 5 220 44.00 43.40 49 1

Kicking

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gerard Hinton 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 51 1 / 1

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 27 5 / 5

Punt Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lee Rice 2 4 2.0 3 0

Houston Gamblers

Kick Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Wade Wentz 1 36 36.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Philip King 1 31 31.0 0

Defensive Stats