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Divisional Round: Houston Gamblers at Memphis Showboats

December 31, 1989
66°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 62,380 (100%)
Gamblers 6 0 0 0 - 6
Showboats 3 8 14 10 - 35

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-4-MEM 19 (9:54) 19-Daniel McCormack 37 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-7-HOU 28 (7:13) 16-James Ewing 46 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-6-MEM 6 (0:50) 19-Daniel McCormack 24 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 HOU 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-6-HOU 6 (12:18) 17-Mark Glenn ran to HOU 0 for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 38-James Nash ran to HOU 0 for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 11 HOU 6
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 2-4-HOU 4 (10:22) 1-David Allen pass complete to 81-Willie Howland for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 18 HOU 6
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 48 (2:59) 22-Mark Lambert ran for 48 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 25 HOU 6
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-1-HOU 1 (12:17) 21-Thomas Saunders ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 32 HOU 6
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-10-HOU 12 (6:11) 16-James Ewing 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 35 HOU 6

Team Statistics

Showboats Gamblers
First Downs 27 13
- Rushing 18 2
- Passing 8 6
- Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 501 179
- Offensive Plays 72 55
- Yards Per Play 6.96 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 358 69
- Rushing Attempts 46 20
- Yards Per Rush 7.78 3.45
Net Passing Yards 143 110
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 14 / 1 35 / 19 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 143 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.50 3.14
- Yards Per Completion 10.21 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 10 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 47 4 / 22
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 29
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 1 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:09 25:53

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:47 0:05 OWN 24 1 0 Interception
1 9:50 2:41 OWN 25 6 47 Field Goal
1 4:54 0:52 OWN 20 2 15 Fumble
1 0:47 3:33 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
2 7:15 1:27 OWN 7 3 6 Punt
2 1:50 1:50 OWN 12 5 47 Half
3 15:00 4:40 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 7:00 4:10 OWN 5 9 95 Touchdown
3 1:46 4:31 OWN 34 11 66 Touchdown
4 11:16 3:12 OWN 23 5 24 Punt
4 7:56 1:48 OPP 12 3 0 Field Goal
4 5:20 5:20 OWN 46 9 39 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:13 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
1 12:43 2:53 OPP 45 5 25 Field Goal
1 7:09 2:15 OWN 25 5 25 Punt
1 4:02 3:15 OWN 48 6 45 Field Goal
2 12:14 4:59 OWN 25 8 30 Punt
2 5:48 3:59 OWN 46 11 37 Interception
3 10:20 3:20 OWN 25 6 29 Punt
3 2:50 1:04 OWN 19 3 -1 Punt
4 12:15 0:59 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
4 8:04 0:08 OWN 10 2 0 Interception
4 6:08 0:48 OWN 25 3 9 Interception

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Mark Lambert 18 196 10.89 48 9 1
David Austin 9 99 11.00 18 7 0
Mark Glenn 12 52 4.33 17 1 1
Thomas Saunders 4 5 1.25 2 0 1
Numbers Zielinski 2 4 2.00 2 0 0
James Nash 1 2 2.00 2 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ryan Dearing 13 44 3.38 13 1 0
Francisco Russell 7 25 3.57 11 1 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
David Allen 26 14 143 0 / 0 1 26 1 66.67

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Tony Dean 35 19 110 0 / 0 0 19 3 24.70

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Thomas Saunders 4 49 12.25 15 0
Willie Howland 4 47 11.75 15 1
Omar Jenkins 1 26 26.00 26 0
Val Smith 2 11 5.50 7 0
James Wise 2 6 3.00 3 0
David Austin 1 4 4.00 4 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Wesley Hull 4 34 8.50 19 0
Francisco Russell 5 23 4.60 11 0
Gabriel Ahrens 2 22 11.00 13 0
Willie Nelson 2 14 7.00 10 0
Ryan Dearing 1 8 8.00 8 0
Jett Black 1 7 7.00 7 0
Lonnie Mohr 4 2 0.50 3 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Donald Guo 0 4 0 0
James Wise 0 19 0 2
Paul Gordon 0 1 0 0
Brett Edward 0 1 0 0
Francis Cipriani 0 2 0 0
David Austin 2 6 0 0
Edward Morrison 0 1 0 0
William Augustine 0 1 0 0
Ben Long 0 1 0 1
Willie Lawhon 0 2 0 1
Omar Jenkins 0 12 0 1
Mark Glenn 0 7 0 1
Numbers Zielinski 2 5 0 0
Willie Howland 0 19 0 1
Myron Klein 10 5 0 0
Richard Bruce 26 48 0 3
Robert Schuler 7 4 0 0
Arthur Grant 6 0 0 0
Tyler Waller 9 5 0 0
James Nash 7 9 0 2
Walter Bowser 4 11 0 0
Thomas Saunders 0 25 0 0
Val Smith 5 31 0 2
Mark Lambert 5 2 0 0
William Wunsch 32 51 0 2
Russell Cox 24 48 0 7
Cory Garcia 26 48 0 2
James Sims 23 52 0 0
Marshall Brewer 0 1 0 1

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Michael Mills 43 24 0 0
Irvin Balzer 0 2 0 0
Alvin Fowler 0 1 0 0
Paul Sabella 0 1 0 0
Michael Pollock 0 1 0 0
Larry Theberge 0 1 0 0
Edward Mayberry 0 2 0 0
Robert Sokol 0 2 0 0
Lloyd Ellis 1 0 0 0
John Irizarry 2 2 0 1
Thomas Hutson 0 3 0 2
Alexander Morrison 0 1 0 0
James Nation 7 0 0 0
John Rogers 0 2 0 0
Luis Torres 0 3 0 0
Jonathan Fenn 5 1 0 0
John Corbin 43 24 0 1
Christopher Jarman 8 1 0 0
Keith Barge 7 2 0 0
Wesley Hull 17 22 0 1
Fredrick Skeen 0 7 0 1
Francisco Russell 6 5 0 1
Lonnie Mohr 13 16 0 1
Jett Black 0 14 0 0
Ryan Dearing 1 2 0 0
Zachary Hinkson 37 25 0 1
Zane Baker 29 23 0 2
Thomas Knotts 40 27 0 1
Willie Nelson 0 8 0 1
Gabriel Ahrens 0 17 0 0
Albert Bruner 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Matthew Samson 1 0 0.00 0
William Augustine 1 0 0.00 0
Robert Wilkinson 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thomas Hutson 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Mark Lambert 1 0 0 0
Willie Lawhon 0 0 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ryan Dearing 1 0 0 0
Francisco Russell 0 1 0 0
John Rogers 0 1 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Richard Huber 2 89 44.50 42.00 45 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Juan Hanson 6 277 46.17 42.50 52 2

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Ewing 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 3 / 3

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Anthony Fulks 1 5 5.0 5 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Fulks 1 29 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Rick Finke 8 0
William Augustine 6 0
Matthew Samson 5 0
Kevin Roland 3 0
Willie Lawhon 3 0
Ben Long 3 0
James Riker 3 0
Donald Guo 2 0
Shawn Hicks 2 0
Francis Cipriani 2 0
Willie Howland 1 0
Edward Morrison 1 0
Thomas Saunders 1 0
Paul Gordon 1 0
Marshall Brewer 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Jonathan Fenn 8 0
Alexander Morrison 8 0
Paul Sabella 6 0
John Rogers 6 0
Albert Bruner 5 0
Thomas Hutson 4 0
Edward Mayberry 4 0
Larry Theberge 4 0
Ricardo Speece 3 0
Irvin Balzer 3 0
William Russell 2 0
Francisco Russell 1 0
Willie Nelson 1 0
Charles Wallace 1 0
Jett Black 1 0