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World Bowl XL: Birmingham Stallions vs. Houston Gamblers

January 26, 1986
67°
Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, AZ) Attendance: 70,021 (100%)
Stallions 10 7 0 14 0 - 31
Gamblers 7 7 7 10 3 - 34

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Stallions: 3-2-HOU 11 (10:10) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 85-Leonard Robles for 11 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Gerard Hinton. HOU 0 BIR 7
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 2-1-BIR 32 (6:44) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 84-Fredrick Skeen for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 7 BIR 7
(Qtr 1) Stallions: 4-9-HOU 9 (1:53) 6-Gerard Hinton 27 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 7 BIR 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-2-BIR 2 (10:00) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 83-James Connelly for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 14 BIR 10
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 1-5-HOU 5 (4:45) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 86-Mario Burton for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Gerard Hinton. HOU 14 BIR 17
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 2-2-BIR 2 (5:54) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 21 BIR 17
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 1-10-HOU 20 (12:16) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 32-Mark Peterson for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Gerard Hinton. HOU 21 BIR 24
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 1-7-HOU 7 (6:58) 9-David Schmitt pass complete to 30-Richard Sutton for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Gerard Hinton. HOU 21 BIR 31
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-8-BIR 32 (4:10) 19-Daniel McCormack 49 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 24 BIR 31
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-2-BIR 2 (1:21) 12-Tony Dean pass complete to 86-Bruce Edwards for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 31 BIR 31
(OT) Gamblers: 1-5-BIR 17 (0:45) 19-Daniel McCormack 34 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 34 BIR 31

Team Statistics

Gamblers Stallions
First Downs 22 33
- Rushing 2 10
- Passing 19 21
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 520 592
- Offensive Plays 69 96
- Yards Per Play 7.54 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 75 183
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards Per Rush 3.57 6.78
Net Passing Yards 445 409
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 32 / 1 67 / 45 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 445 430
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 21
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.27 5.93
- Yards Per Completion 13.91 9.56
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 12 11 / 19
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.6 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 24 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 29 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 3 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:56 43:19

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:06 3:29 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
1 1:50 2:43 OWN 29 5 27 Punt
2 11:22 1:25 OWN 24 3 76 Touchdown
2 4:40 2:07 OWN 25 4 18 Punt
3 15:00 2:10 OWN 25 4 16 Punt
3 11:20 5:30 OWN 21 9 79 Touchdown
3 3:33 2:12 OWN 10 5 18 Punt
4 12:10 0:57 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 6:53 0:03 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
4 6:45 2:39 OWN 31 9 37 Field Goal
4 1:52 0:34 OWN 20 7 80 Touchdown
OT 15:00 4:13 OWN 25 6 26 Punt
OT 7:10 1:22 OPP 48 3 0 Punt
OT 4:03 1:00 OWN 16 3 6 Punt
OT 1:14 0:32 OWN 20 1 63 Field Goal

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:54 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 6:36 4:47 OWN 25 12 66 Field Goal
2 14:07 2:44 OWN 2 5 25 Punt
2 9:57 5:17 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 2:33 2:33 OWN 9 10 44 Half
3 12:50 1:30 OWN 20 3 5 Punt
3 5:50 2:17 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 1:20 4:10 OWN 24 8 76 Touchdown
4 11:13 4:20 OWN 19 9 81 Touchdown
4 6:50 0:04 OPP 36 1 0 Interception
4 4:06 2:15 OWN 25 4 22 Punt
4 1:17 1:17 OWN 25 5 22 Half
OT 10:47 3:38 OWN 20 8 29 Interception
OT 5:47 1:44 OWN 20 3 10 Punt
OT 3:03 1:49 OWN 33 4 55 Missed FG

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 19 75 3.95 13 2 0
Chase Miles 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Sutton 14 98 7.00 18 4 0
Marty Balin 10 63 6.30 15 4 0
Mark Peterson 3 22 7.33 13 1 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 48 32 445 0 / 0 4 59 1 115.36

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Schmitt 67 45 430 2 / 21 4 24 2 92.26

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gabriel Ahrens 5 142 28.40 58 0
Mark Lambert 10 106 10.60 15 0
Willie Nelson 2 69 34.50 59 0
Chase Miles 4 41 10.25 14 0
Fredrick Skeen 1 32 32.00 32 1
Bruce Edwards 4 28 7.00 13 2
James Connelly 3 16 5.33 12 1
Lonnie Mohr 1 6 6.00 6 0
Wesley Hull 2 5 2.50 3 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Mario Burton 15 157 10.47 23 1
Lee Rice 7 73 10.43 24 0
Leonard Robles 4 48 12.00 24 1
Richard Sutton 7 45 6.43 13 1
Jeffrey Zimmer 4 35 8.75 12 0
Marty Balin 4 31 7.75 23 0
Mark Peterson 1 20 20.00 20 1
William Taylor 2 12 6.00 8 0
Wade Wentz 1 9 9.00 9 0

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Carl Lawlor 53 28 0 3
Robert Sokol 0 1 0 0
Charles Wallace 0 1 0 0
Philip King 0 1 0 0
Timothy Adams 0 1 0 0
Zane Baker 2 2 0 0
James Tompkins 4 1 0 0
Mark Lambert 6 5 0 0
James Nation 6 6 0 1
Chase Miles 4 4 0 0
Fredrick Skeen 1 7 0 0
John Rogers 0 3 0 0
Paul Sabella 6 2 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 0 1 0 0
Lyle Maldanado 0 1 0 0
Keith Barge 60 31 0 4
Luis Torres 0 1 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 2 0 1
Rick Edwards 0 1 0 0
Thomas Knotts 15 1 0 0
Wesley Hull 16 27 0 0
Lonnie Mohr 25 25 0 5
Willie Nelson 0 9 0 0
Gabriel Ahrens 0 23 0 0
Bruce Edwards 0 24 0 0
Philip Johnson 58 29 0 0
Danny Keating 59 32 0 0
Christopher Jarman 56 28 0 3
Edward Mayberry 0 1 0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Jaime McCauley 76 34 1 1
Adam Bullard 71 33 1 6
Michael Mills 72 37 0 0
Kurt Taylor 10 1 0 0
Douglas Trump 3 0 0 0
Robert Marx 2 0 0 0
Steve Cody 0 4 0 1
Mark Peterson 2 0 0 0
Steven Minton 0 2 0 0
Francis Cipriani 0 1 0 0
Lyle Chaffin 5 6 0 0
Bruce Sylvester 5 1 0 0
Frank Owens 13 2 0 0
William Taylor 1 10 0 1
Jeffrey Zimmer 0 12 0 0
Wade Wentz 0 28 0 1
Steven Chapman 6 1 0 0
Marty Balin 6 4 0 2
Lee Rice 0 27 0 2
Mario Burton 15 20 0 0
Leonard Robles 0 30 0 0
Richard Sutton 9 5 0 1
Jeffery Hankins 70 34 0 1
Stephen Richardson 18 10 0 0
William Sawyers 74 35 0 5
Keith Clevenger 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Sokol 1 3 3.00 0
Jonathan Fenn 1 0 0.00 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fred Kyle 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Birmingham Stallions

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 8 403 50.38 41.00 63 3

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jack Carle 5 258 51.60 47.00 56 2

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 49 4 / 4

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Gerard Hinton 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 27 4 / 4

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Birmingham Stallions

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Philip King 1 29 29.0 0

Birmingham Stallions

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
David Asuncion 11 0
Jonathan Fenn 11 0
Paul Sabella 7 0
Charles Wallace 6 1
John Rogers 6 0
Edward Mayberry 5 0
Robert Sokol 4 0
Rick Edwards 4 0
Philip King 4 0
Juan Jacobson 2 0
Jeffrey Lovelace 2 1
Timothy Adams 1 0
Lyle Maldanado 1 0
Bruce Edwards 1 0
Irvin Balzer 1 0

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
Howard Hutchinson 8 0
Lyle Chaffin 5 0
Kelly Acosta 5 0
Jeff Hinojos 4 0
Roy Buckle 3 0
Dan Holbert 3 0
Thomas Wagers 3 0
Gerald McCormick 3 0
Fred Kyle 3 0
Bruce Sylvester 3 0
Mark Soliz 2 0
Mario Burton 2 0
Francis Cipriani 1 0
Steven Minton 1 0
Byron Taylor 1 0