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Week 3: Houston Gamblers at Los Angeles Express

September 21, 1975
73°
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 80,183 (89%)
Gamblers 0 10 7 3 - 20
Express 9 3 3 3 - 18

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Express: 2-19-HOU 5 (2:19) 12-Chester Dougherty sacked at HOU -3 for -8 yards (55-Matthew McKamey) SAFETY! (55-Matthew McKamey) LAX 2 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Express: 2-2-HOU 33 (0:15) 8-Gene Nowlin pass complete to 83-Richard Rogers for 33 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Winston Hampton. LAX 9 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-2-LAX 2 (13:36) 16-James Peeler 21 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 55-Matthew McKamey was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. LAX 9 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-7-LAX 7 (8:20) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 10-Bradley Sharp for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Peeler. LAX 9 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Express: 4-1-HOU 28 (3:41) 11-Winston Hampton 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 12 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 1-10-LAX 12 (10:10) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 10-Bradley Sharp for 12 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Peeler. LAX 12 HOU 17
(Qtr 3) Express: 4-4-HOU 22 (2:06) 11-Winston Hampton 41 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 15 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-1-LAX 13 (12:37) 16-James Peeler 31 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 76-Douglas Cormier was injured on the play. LAX 15 HOU 20
(Qtr 4) Express: 4-2-HOU 28 (5:10) 11-Winston Hampton 46 yard field goal is GOOD. LAX 18 HOU 20

Team Statistics

Express Gamblers
First Downs 16 15
- Rushing 4 0
- Passing 12 13
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 375 356
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards Per Play 6.05 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 107 49
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards Per Rush 4.65 2.13
Net Passing Yards 268 307
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 21 / 0 39 / 26 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 278 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.87 7.49
- Yards Per Completion 13.24 12.38
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 0 / 13 4 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.7 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 55 5 / 34
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 20 2 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 96 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:51 28:10

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Express

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:59 0:55 OWN 32 3 9 Punt
1 11:58 3:02 OWN 38 6 41 Missed FG
1 6:24 3:32 OWN 42 6 18 Punt
1 2:16 2:07 OWN 37 4 63 Touchdown
2 13:33 1:24 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
2 8:15 4:38 OWN 25 7 47 Field Goal
2 2:13 1:25 OWN 22 4 24 Punt
3 15:00 1:02 OWN 27 3 9 Punt
3 10:06 0:57 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
3 5:42 3:40 OWN 6 7 71 Field Goal
4 12:34 4:23 OWN 24 6 32 Punt
4 7:51 2:44 OWN 31 5 41 Field Goal
4 3:34 1:23 OWN 26 3 -5 Punt
4 1:03 0:39 OWN 25 4 11 Downs

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:01 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 12:04 0:06 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
1 8:56 2:32 OWN 27 5 12 Interception
1 2:52 0:36 OWN 14 2 -17 Safety
1 0:09 1:36 OWN 25 4 73 Field Goal
2 12:09 3:54 OWN 30 10 70 Touchdown
2 3:37 1:24 OWN 25 3 24 Interception
2 0:47 0:47 OWN 8 2 2 Half
3 13:58 3:53 OWN 4 7 96 Touchdown
3 9:08 3:26 OWN 37 6 15 Punt
3 2:02 4:28 OWN 25 10 62 Field Goal
4 8:11 0:21 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 5:06 1:33 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
4 2:11 1:08 OWN 33 3 -1 Punt
4 0:25 0:25 OPP 22 2 5 Game

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Richard Marshall 6 49 8.17 17 4 0
Jordan Devers 13 36 2.77 9 0 0
Edgar Austin 4 22 5.50 8 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Connelly 15 45 3.00 12 2 0
Paul Mailloux 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Wesley Villanueva 5 1 0.20 2 0 0
Chester Dougherty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Robert Carroll 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Gene Nowlin 38 21 278 1 / 10 1 33 0 87.39

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 38 25 310 2 / 15 1 67 3 66.78
James Lightfoot 1 1 12 0 / 0 1 12 0 156.25

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Santiago Smith 6 86 14.33 29 0
Cordell Mosteller 4 76 19.00 28 0
Richard Rogers 3 50 16.67 33 1
Jordan Devers 3 22 7.33 11 0
Carlos Shortt 2 22 11.00 14 0
Richard Marshall 1 11 11.00 11 0
Peter Sibley 1 8 8.00 8 0
Tyrone Kennedy 1 3 3.00 3 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Bradley Sharp 9 158 17.56 67 2
Robert Richards 5 53 10.60 18 0
David Nelson 4 31 7.75 21 0
August Madrid 1 26 26.00 26 0
Larry Perez 2 18 9.00 11 0
Robert Carroll 1 15 15.00 15 0
James Connelly 3 14 4.67 9 0
Brian Rosenberger 1 7 7.00 7 0

Blocking Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Charles Martin 8 1 1 1
Jimmie McCartney 0 1 0 0
Jose Queen 1 1 0 1
Scott Haigler 0 1 0 0
Arthur Smalls 0 1 0 0
Tyrone Kennedy 0 2 0 0
David Heim 0 3 0 0
Louis Duron 0 5 0 1
Robert Falkner 0 3 0 0
Matthew McKamey 0 3 0 0
Jordan Devers 14 5 0 0
Santiago Smith 0 12 0 1
Travis Pena 4 1 0 0
Cordell Mosteller 0 10 0 0
Eric Aaron 0 4 0 0
Maurice Matzke 5 5 0 0
Allen Ellison 1 4 0 1
Richard Marshall 4 1 0 0
Edgar Austin 16 14 0 0
Carlos Shortt 0 7 0 0
Donn Webb 0 4 0 0
Daniel Ibarra 0 1 0 1
Donnell Appel 11 0 0 0
Peter Sibley 4 5 0 1
Richard Rogers 16 20 0 2
Jason Graf 49 30 0 2
Jonathan Shockey 52 32 0 1
Jason Westbrooks 51 34 0 2
Charles Martin 47 30 0 1
Aaron Grimmer 51 25 0 0
Carlos Turner 0 6 0 0
Howard Bennett 1 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Luis Davidson 41 33 0 2
Kenneth Killebrew 9 0 0 0
Thomas Martin 1 1 0 1
Morris Sterling 1 0 0 0
Paul Mailloux 1 2 0 0
Robert Carroll 0 4 0 0
Jeremy Derby 4 2 0 1
David Nelson 0 8 0 0
Brian Rosenberger 0 7 0 0
Wesley Villanueva 8 10 0 2
Julio Morse 9 1 0 0
Rolando Moulton 1 0 0 0
Steven Pratt 4 1 0 0
Douglas Cormier 39 22 0 0
Tony Lehman 9 0 0 0
Marshall Leister 14 3 0 0
August Madrid 9 6 0 0
Hector Courtney 39 22 0 1
Larry Perez 2 18 0 0
Bradley Sharp 0 13 0 1
James Connelly 11 4 0 1
Robert Richards 4 15 0 0
Richard Mosley 45 27 0 3
Reginald Martin 41 30 0 1
Antony Jurado 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Carlos Turner 2 0 0.00 0
Derek Jackson 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Fumble Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gene Nowlin 2 0 0 0
Jason Westbrooks 0 1 0 0
Jason Graf 0 1 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Wesley Villanueva 1 0 0 0
Chester Dougherty 0 1 0 0

Punting

Los Angeles Express

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Maurice Lester 8 378 47.25 40.25 60 3

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Bruce Kester 5 233 46.60 42.60 50 0

Kicking

Los Angeles Express

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Winston Hampton 3 / 4 3 / 3 0 / 0 46 1 / 1

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Peeler 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2

Punt Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Santiago Smith 2 20 10.0 10 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Nelson 2 14 7.0 13 0

Kick Return

Los Angeles Express

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Jordan Devers 3 96 32.0 0

Houston Gamblers

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Express

Name Tackles Sacks
Jimmie McCartney 6 0
Matthew McKamey 6 2
Carlos Turner 6 0
Maurice Matzke 5 0
Allen Ellison 4 0
Daniel Ibarra 4 0
James Warner 4 0
David Heim 3 0
Walter Silva 3 0
Louis Duron 3 0
Eric Aaron 2 0
Derek Jackson 2 0
Phillip Harrison 1 0
Richard Rogers 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
August Peterson 8 0
Thomas Erwin 6 0
Steven Pratt 5 0
Juan Bonnett 5 0
Wayne Mashburn 5 0
Thomas Campbell 4 0
David Burt 3 0
William Pritt 3 0
Paul Walker 2 0
Jason Hatch 2 0
Michael Spencer 2 0
Morris Sterling 2 1
Robert Richards 2 0
Bradley Sharp 1 0
Rolando Moulton 1 0
Thomas Martin 1 0
August Madrid 1 0