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World Bowl XXXVI: Memphis Showboats vs. New Jersey Generals

January 25, 1987
60°
State Fair Stadium (Shreveport, LA) Attendance: 49,565 (100%)
Showboats 16 6 7 7 - 36
Generals 3 13 0 0 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-1-NJG 1 (9:45) 18-Numbers Zielinski ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 45-Jessie Cepeda ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! NJG 0 MEM 8
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-18-MEM 22 (5:14) 3-Lucio Grant 39 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 3 MEM 8
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 2-7-NJG 7 (3:05) 80-Ken Hubbard ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 45-Jessie Cepeda ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! NJG 3 MEM 16
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-6-MEM 31 (13:38) 3-Lucio Grant 48 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 6 MEM 16
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-3-NJG 3 (8:31) 1-David Allen pass complete to 84-Tim Horton for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-MEM 40 (4:57) 5-Ric Flair pass complete to 12-Aaron Paul for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Lucio Grant. NJG 13 MEM 22
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-10-MEM 21 (0:04) 3-Lucio Grant 38 yard field goal is GOOD. NJG 16 MEM 22
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 2-5-NJG 5 (10:41) 1-David Allen pass complete to 18-Numbers Zielinski for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NJG 16 MEM 29
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-NJG 38 (8:39) 1-David Allen pass complete to 81-Willie Howland for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. NJG 16 MEM 36

Team Statistics

Generals Showboats
First Downs 18 22
- Rushing 1 10
- Passing 16 9
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 310 476
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards Per Play 4.63 7.21
Net Rushing Yards 46 185
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards Per Rush 3.29 4.63
Net Passing Yards 264 291
- Att/Comp/Int 51 / 35 / 1 26 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.98 11.19
- Yards Per Completion 8.06 16.17
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 4 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 28 1 / 9
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 1 2 / 16
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 5
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 2 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 4 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:44 32:14

Drive Charts

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:19 OWN 25 5 5 Punt
1 9:44 4:33 OWN 25 11 53 Field Goal
1 3:01 4:28 OWN 25 8 44 Field Goal
2 8:27 3:37 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 3:08 3:08 OWN 9 10 70 Field Goal
3 10:37 4:01 OWN 25 7 22 Punt
3 4:22 0:45 OPP 40 2 7 Interception
4 14:54 2:06 OWN 35 3 6 Punt
4 8:34 0:36 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
4 4:04 1:11 OWN 20 3 7 Punt
4 1:50 1:00 OWN 27 3 3 Punt

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:41 2:57 OWN 27 5 73 Touchdown
1 5:10 2:09 OWN 24 5 76 Touchdown
2 13:33 5:06 OWN 25 12 75 Touchdown
2 4:50 1:42 OWN 25 4 27 Punt
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 25 1 1 Half
3 15:00 4:23 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
3 6:36 2:13 OWN 20 4 19 Fumble
3 3:37 2:08 OWN 28 5 -13 Fumble
3 1:28 1:35 OWN 12 3 9 Punt
4 12:48 4:14 OWN 13 8 87 Touchdown
4 7:58 3:54 OWN 28 7 29 Punt
4 2:53 1:02 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
4 0:50 0:50 OWN 27 4 13 Game

Rushing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Magic Johnson 10 31 3.10 8 0 0
Richard Hansen 4 15 3.75 9 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Tim Horton 23 139 6.04 28 8 0
Ken Hubbard 5 33 6.60 16 1 1
Numbers Zielinski 4 6 1.50 2 0 1
Jessie Cepeda 3 5 1.67 2 0 0
David Austin 3 2 0.67 1 0 0
David Allen 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Ric Flair 51 35 282 2 / 18 1 40 1 80.68

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Allen 26 18 291 0 / 0 3 55 0 144.87

Receiving Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Magic Johnson 6 70 11.67 24 0
Aaron Paul 4 57 14.25 40 1
Justin Timberlake 5 42 8.40 15 0
Marcus Medina 5 38 7.60 14 0
Todd Christensen 6 37 6.17 10 0
Richard Hansen 5 33 6.60 15 0
Radar O'Reilly 3 4 1.33 2 0
Jimmy Hoffa 1 1 1.00 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Willie Howland 3 108 36.00 55 1
Jerome Betancourt 4 75 18.75 21 0
Tim Horton 4 51 12.75 43 1
David Austin 4 35 8.75 29 0
Ernest McNeill 2 17 8.50 9 0
Numbers Zielinski 1 5 5.00 5 1

Blocking Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Kent Hull 63 25 1 2
Don "Donkey" Kong 59 28 1 1
Fred Dunagan 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 2 1 0 0
Len Bias 0 1 0 0
Rod Martin 0 1 0 0
Lars Ulrich 0 1 0 0
Carlos Zambrano 0 1 0 1
Bon Scott 0 1 0 0
Ernest Huggins 0 1 0 0
Marty McFly 0 2 0 0
Indiana Jones 0 2 0 0
Bruce Dickinson 0 1 0 0
Chad Ochocinco 0 4 0 0
Richard Hansen 4 1 0 0
Marcus Medina 0 14 0 0
Aaron Paul 0 16 0 0
Ponyboy Curtis 10 1 0 0
Tony Berryhill 1 1 0 0
Walter Moore 5 2 0 0
Everett Bowers 11 0 0 0
Todd Christensen 6 17 0 1
Eddie Head 12 1 0 0
Radar O'Reilly 18 7 0 0
Justin Timberlake 0 18 0 1
Steve Niehaus 59 24 0 0
Andre The Giant 53 24 0 2
Dusty Baker 55 23 0 0
Magic Johnson 8 3 0 0
Jeff Hanneman 1 1 0 0

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Ernest McNeill 5 30 0 3
Reuben Pacheco 0 2 0 0
Chris Elmore 0 1 0 0
Donald Guo 0 1 0 0
Sylvester Teal 0 1 0 0
Michael Bailey 0 1 0 0
Shawn Hicks 0 1 0 0
Kerry Sheridan 0 1 0 0
Antonio Tinsley 0 2 0 0
Albert Arsenault 0 1 0 0
Hoyt Axton 1 0 0 0
George Thomas 4 5 0 0
Christopher Boyd 1 1 0 0
David Austin 0 21 0 3
Joseph Jarvis 6 5 0 0
Ken Hubbard 2 6 0 0
Gene Simmons 6 1 0 0
Frank Hernandez 23 33 0 0
Jerome Betancourt 0 32 0 0
Willie Howland 0 26 0 0
Jeffrey Estrada 25 35 0 1
Tim Horton 4 2 0 0
Clifton Salgado 24 40 0 1
James Sims 25 39 0 2
Tyler Waller 25 40 0 4
Numbers Zielinski 4 10 0 1
Roger Starnes 0 5 0 0
James Nash 13 25 0 3
Jessie Cepeda 10 13 0 2
Brian Kuss 5 6 0 0
Donald Schultz 4 6 0 0
James Alonzo 0 3 0 0
William Perkins 0 3 0 0
Russell Calhoun 0 2 0 0

Interception Stats

New Jersey Generals

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Chris Elmore 1 5 5.00 0

Fumble Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jimmy Hoffa 1 0 0 0
Walter Moore 0 1 0 0
Indiana Jones 0 0 1 0
Radar O'Reilly 0 1 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Numbers Zielinski 1 0 0 0
Chris Elmore 1 0 0 0
Michael Bailey 0 0 1 0
Sylvester Teal 0 1 0 0

Punting

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Clark W. Griswold 6 295 49.17 42.83 55 1

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dwain Yu 4 176 44.00 38.75 49 1

Kicking

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Lucio Grant 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 1 / 1

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 2

Punt Return

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Aaron Paul 1 1 1.0 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Austin 2 16 8.0 10 0

Kick Return

New Jersey Generals

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
David Austin 1 34 34.0 0

Defensive Stats

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Indiana Jones 7 0
Bruce Dickinson 7 0
Jeff Hanneman 7 0
Rod Martin 5 0
Walter Moore 5 0
Marty McFly 4 0
James Lockette 3 0
Ernest Huggins 3 0
Lars Ulrich 2 0
Len Bias 1 0
Vann McElroy 1 0
Bernardo Schoenberger 1 0
Jimmy Hoffa 1 0
Bob Marley 1 0
Bon Scott 1 0
Justin Orlowski 1 0

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Antonio Tinsley 7 0
Paul Gordon 7 0
Chris Elmore 7 0
Donald Guo 6 0
Gregory Garrison 6 0
Chad Kroeger 5 0
Albert Arsenault 3 0
James Alonzo 3 0
Michael Bailey 2 1
Shawn Hicks 1 1
Kerry Sheridan 1 0
William Perkins 1 0
Ken Hubbard 1 0