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Conference Championship: Memphis Showboats at Houston Gamblers

January 12, 1986
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 62,510 (92%)
Showboats 3 3 3 8 - 17
Gamblers 3 13 10 3 - 29

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-4-MEM 4 (8:57) 19-Daniel McCormack 21 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 0
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-6-HOU 10 (5:23) 16-James Ewing 28 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 3
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 2-1-MEM 1 (11:39) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 23-Mark Lambert to MEM 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 10 MEM 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-5-HOU 5 (7:38) 16-James Ewing 22 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 10 MEM 6
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-6-MEM 6 (1:55) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 80-Gabriel Ahrens for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-6-HOU 27 (12:43) 16-James Ewing 45 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 16 MEM 9
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 2 (4:41) 19-Daniel McCormack 19 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 19 MEM 9
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-1-MEM 31 (1:08) 11-Tony Dean pass complete to 88-Willie Nelson for 31 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 26 MEM 9
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 3-6-HOU 6 (13:18) 47-David Austin ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 1-David Allen pass complete to 87-Roger Taylor for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! HOU 26 MEM 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-1-MEM 36 (2:56) 19-Daniel McCormack 54 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 29 MEM 17

Team Statistics

Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 22 19
- Rushing 5 8
- Passing 16 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 483 404
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards Per Play 6.90 7.09
Net Rushing Yards 73 150
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards Per Rush 2.70 6.25
Net Passing Yards 410 254
- Att/Comp/Int 43 / 31 / 0 33 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 410 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.53 7.70
- Yards Per Completion 13.23 12.70
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 3 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 15 2 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 5 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 43 2 / 74
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 2 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:32 24:29

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:05 OWN 16 10 80 Field Goal
1 5:20 1:36 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 0:10 3:34 OWN 5 7 95 Touchdown
2 7:35 5:41 OWN 25 11 69 Fumble
3 12:39 8:00 OWN 25 13 73 Field Goal
3 3:20 2:17 OWN 19 7 81 Touchdown
4 13:14 1:00 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
4 8:40 5:49 OWN 13 11 51 Field Goal
4 1:30 1:30 OWN 11 4 13 Game

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:55 3:35 OWN 25 7 65 Field Goal
1 3:44 3:34 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
2 11:35 4:00 OWN 25 6 69 Field Goal
2 1:55 0:02 OWN 6 1 -9 Touchdown
2 1:53 1:53 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
3 15:00 2:21 OWN 31 4 42 Field Goal
3 4:39 1:19 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 1:03 2:48 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 12:15 3:35 OWN 38 7 50 Fumble
4 2:51 1:22 OWN 32 10 58 Downs

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 18 60 3.33 13 2 0
Chase Miles 5 14 2.80 8 0 0
Tony Dean 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
David Austin 16 116 7.25 23 5 1
Ken Hubbard 6 35 5.83 12 2 0
Lauren Padron 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 43 31 410 0 / 0 3 52 0 125.15

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Allen 33 20 254 0 / 0 0 51 0 84.66

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gabriel Ahrens 5 101 20.20 52 1
Willie Nelson 5 85 17.00 31 1
Mark Lambert 7 78 11.14 26 1
James Connelly 6 60 10.00 18 0
Chase Miles 2 46 23.00 41 0
Wesley Hull 2 21 10.50 14 0
Marcus Medina 1 12 12.00 12 0
Bruce Edwards 3 7 2.33 3 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lauren Padron 3 87 29.00 37 0
Willie Howland 4 76 19.00 23 0
Jerome Betancourt 1 51 51.00 51 0
Ernest McNeill 3 18 6.00 11 0
Brian Kuss 2 10 5.00 6 0
David Austin 3 7 2.33 5 0
Roger Taylor 2 4 2.00 2 0
Ken Hubbard 2 1 0.50 6 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Rick Edwards 0 2 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 20 0 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 0 1 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 1 0 1
Timothy Adams 0 2 0 0
James Tompkins 5 2 0 0
Chase Miles 1 5 0 1
James Connelly 0 3 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 19 0 0
Thomas Knotts 7 0 0 0
Willie Nelson 0 13 0 0
Fredrick Skeen 1 10 0 0
Mark Lambert 6 7 0 1
Wesley Hull 10 25 0 2
Irvin Balzer 0 2 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 30 29 0 3
Philip Johnson 48 29 0 0
Christopher Jarman 48 38 0 0
Keith Barge 44 32 0 1
Carl Lawlor 51 29 0 1
John Rogers 0 3 0 1
Paul Sabella 1 3 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 2 0 0
Robert Sokol 0 2 0 1
Luis Torres 0 2 0 0
Danny Keating 49 34 0 2
Charles Wallace 0 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Frank Hernandez 33 28 0 4
Joseph Showalter 0 1 0 0
Thomas Yeager 0 2 0 1
James Alonzo 2 0 0 0
Paul Gordon 0 1 0 0
Antonio Tinsley 0 1 0 0
Lamar Reynolds 0 2 0 0
Ken Hubbard 4 2 0 0
George Thomas 3 2 0 0
Gerald Hanlon 4 2 0 0
Michael Bailey 0 1 0 0
Lauren Padron 1 8 0 1
Brett Edward 0 1 0 0
David Adams 0 1 0 0
John Stlouis 6 3 0 0
Jeffrey Estrada 33 30 0 1
Numbers Zielinski 6 4 0 0
Louis Poss 7 5 0 0
William Mitchell 3 3 0 0
Mario Phillips 11 16 0 0
Roger Taylor 0 12 0 0
Willie Howland 1 20 0 0
Jerome Betancourt 0 12 0 0
Ernest McNeill 8 20 0 2
David Austin 5 1 0 0
Brian Kuss 8 11 0 3
James Sims 32 23 0 0
Clifton Salgado 33 29 0 0
Joseph Jarvis 31 26 0 0
Vernon Herron 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chase Miles 1 0 0 0
Carl Lawlor 0 1 0 0
Keith Barge 0 0 1 0
Irvin Balzer 0 1 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Roger Taylor 1 0 0 0
Shawn Hicks 1 1 0 0
Ken Hubbard 1 0 0 0
Numbers Zielinski 0 1 0 0
Paul Gordon 0 0 1 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 2 88 44.00 43.00 48 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jeff Johnson 3 137 45.67 45.67 47 2

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 2 / 3

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 0 / 0

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Memphis Showboats

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Philip King 2 43 21.5 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Willie Howland 2 74 37.0 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Rick Edwards 8 0
Paul Sabella 5 0
Jonathan Fenn 4 0
Edward Mayberry 4 0
John Rogers 4 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 3 0
David Asuncion 3 0
Robert Sokol 3 0
Philip King 2 0
Irvin Balzer 2 0
Timothy Adams 2 0
Michael Rider 1 0
Daniel McCormack 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Vernon Herron 11 0
Paul Gordon 8 0
Brian Davis 7 0
Lamar Reynolds 4 0
Chris Elmore 4 0
Adam Young 4 0
Albert Arsenault 3 0
Shawn Hicks 3 0
Mitchell Welch 2 0
George Thomas 1 0
Antonio Tinsley 1 0
Kerry Sheridan 1 0
David Adams 1 0
James Alonzo 1 0
David Allen 1 0