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Divisional Round: Arizona Wranglers at Memphis Showboats

January 03, 1988
62°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 60,881 (98%)
Wranglers 7 7 0 3 - 17
Showboats 8 11 14 7 - 40

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Showboats: 2-2-ARZ 2 (8:38) 1-David Allen pass complete to 22-Mark Lambert for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 21-James Nash ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 8 ARZ 0
(Qtr 1) Wranglers: 3-8-MEM 32 (3:43) 4-Joseph Jones pass complete to 22-Desmond Kirkland for 32 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 8 ARZ 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 3-9-ARZ 10 (10:39) 1-David Allen pass complete to 47-David Austin for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 21-James Nash ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! ARZ 4-Joseph Jones was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 16 ARZ 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-1-ARZ 21 (4:10) 16-James Ewing 38 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 19 ARZ 7
(Qtr 2) Wranglers: 2-2-MEM 2 (1:12) 4-Joseph Jones pass complete to 25-John Didonato for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-Christopher Meade. MEM 19 ARZ 14
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-3-ARZ 3 (9:42) 84-Tim Horton ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 26 ARZ 14
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-ARZ 36 (7:03) 1-David Allen pass complete to 47-David Austin for 36 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 33 ARZ 14
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-ARZ 23 (15:00) 1-David Allen pass complete to 81-Willie Howland for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 40 ARZ 14
(Qtr 4) Wranglers: 4-6-MEM 27 (6:05) 2-Christopher Meade 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 40 ARZ 17

Team Statistics

Showboats Wranglers
First Downs 22 15
- Rushing 9 1
- Passing 13 13
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 462 310
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards Per Play 6.51 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 151 16
- Rushing Attempts 38 10
- Yards Per Rush 3.97 1.60
Net Passing Yards 311 294
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 25 / 0 43 / 30 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 311 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 20
- Yards Per Pass Play 9.42 6.53
- Yards Per Completion 12.44 10.47
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 12 5 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.8 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 6 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 2 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 2 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:11 23:51

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:23 4:50 OWN 22 9 78 Touchdown
1 3:35 7:59 OWN 25 16 75 Touchdown
2 8:27 4:20 OWN 22 7 57 Field Goal
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 25 2 7 Half
3 15:00 5:21 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 8:16 1:20 OWN 39 3 61 Touchdown
3 5:32 0:49 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
3 1:49 1:53 OPP 49 6 49 Touchdown
4 11:42 4:11 OWN 36 6 24 Punt
4 6:38 0:03 OWN 28 1 0 Fumble
4 6:01 2:03 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 2:13 2:13 OWN 6 4 27 Game

Arizona Wranglers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:37 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 8:33 4:58 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 10:37 2:10 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 4:07 2:58 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 9:39 1:24 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
3 6:56 1:23 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 4:44 2:55 OWN 13 5 35 Interception
4 14:56 3:14 OWN 25 8 46 Missed FG
4 7:31 0:53 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
4 6:35 0:34 OPP 32 3 4 Field Goal
4 3:58 1:45 OWN 25 5 69 Interception

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 19 90 4.74 16 3 0
Tim Horton 11 44 4.00 14 2 1
James Nash 6 13 2.17 5 0 0
Walter Bowser 2 4 2.00 4 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
John Didonato 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
Desmond Kirkland 7 4 0.57 10 1 0
Chris Goldberg 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Kevin Leech 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Allen 33 25 311 0 / 0 4 36 0 144.07

Arizona Wranglers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Jones 43 30 314 2 / 20 2 32 2 86.77

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Willie Howland 5 94 18.80 26 1
David Austin 6 78 13.00 36 2
Mark Lambert 8 42 5.25 13 1
Tim Horton 2 42 21.00 31 0
Roger Starnes 2 23 11.50 12 0
Ernest Wiley 1 22 22.00 22 0
Thomas Davila 1 10 10.00 10 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Desmond Kirkland 8 90 11.25 32 1
Chris Goldberg 6 53 8.83 14 0
Eric Duncan 2 48 24.00 30 0
Kevin Leech 3 38 12.67 23 0
William Fey 5 26 5.20 8 0
William Johnston 1 24 24.00 24 0
Christopher Lamb 1 16 16.00 16 0
Shawn Hill 2 15 7.50 10 0
John Didonato 2 4 2.00 2 1

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Brian Kuss 5 3 0 0
Thomas Davila 6 1 0 0
Jason Hinkle 0 1 0 0
Willie Lawhon 0 1 0 0
Numbers Zielinski 2 0 0 0
Walter Bowser 9 5 0 0
Mark Lambert 2 3 0 1
Tim Horton 1 5 0 1
Arthur Grant 8 2 0 0
Solomon Fifield 8 2 0 0
Frank Hernandez 8 1 0 0
James Nash 19 22 0 1
Ernest Wiley 4 3 0 1
David Austin 0 28 0 0
Roger Starnes 0 19 0 1
Amos Griffiths 33 45 0 2
Val Smith 16 29 0 1
Tyler Waller 32 45 0 5
James Sims 32 43 0 1
Gene Simmons 30 40 0 2
Willie Howland 0 36 0 1
Paul Allen 33 48 0 8
James Alonzo 0 1 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
David Trumbo 40 9 2 5
Louis Gray 13 3 0 0
Thomas McDonald 5 2 0 0
Marquis Laporte 2 0 0 0
Anthony Dyer 0 1 0 0
John Louis 0 1 0 0
James Peters 0 1 0 0
Gary Cottle 0 1 0 0
Rodney Garcia 0 1 0 1
Gaston Gross 3 0 0 0
Martin Cabrera 4 0 0 0
Kevin Leech 2 2 0 0
Ryan Love 1 1 0 0
Dennis Harris 0 1 0 0
Shawn Hill 0 4 0 1
Joseph Jarvis 17 2 0 0
William Downing 42 13 0 0
William Fey 12 12 0 0
Leroy Homes 20 6 0 0
Larry Gantt 5 0 0 0
William Brogden 5 0 0 0
Arthur Kennedy 49 7 0 1
Desmond Kirkland 6 3 0 0
Chris Goldberg 1 5 0 1
Eric Duncan 0 10 0 1
William Johnston 0 9 0 1
John Didonato 21 11 0 1
Jonathan Bain 37 12 0 0
Anthony Clubb 45 15 0 0
Christopher Lamb 1 0 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Chad Kroeger 1 1 1.00 0
William Augustine 1 1 1.00 0

Arizona Wranglers

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Mark Lambert 2 0 0 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Randal Pyles 0 1 1 0
Wesley Lyons 0 0 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Dwain Yu 3 137 45.67 38.33 50 1

Arizona Wranglers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Alan Thomas 5 229 45.80 45.60 49 0

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 3 / 3

Arizona Wranglers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Christopher Meade 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 44 2 / 2

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tim Horton 1 2 2.0 2 0

Arizona Wranglers

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Arizona Wranglers

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
William Augustine 10 0
Chris Elmore 8 1
Donald Guo 4 0
Larry Anderson 3 0
Sylvester Teal 3 1
Chad Kroeger 3 0
Francis Cipriani 3 0
Willie Lawhon 2 0
Chris Goings 2 0
Paul Allen 1 0
Marshall Brewer 1 0

Arizona Wranglers

Name Tackles Sacks
Dexter Kingsley 7 0
Thomas McDonald 7 0
Anthony Dyer 6 0
Roger Luke 6 0
James Peters 6 0
Rodney Garcia 5 0
Randal Pyles 4 0
Ernest Meadows 3 0
John Louis 3 0
Will Ledesma 3 0
Johnny Harkins 2 0
Wesley Lyons 2 0
William Johnston 1 0
Larry Burt 1 0
Ryan Love 1 0