Divisional Round: SaberCats at Showboats
December 30, 1990 44° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 59,617 (96%)
SaberCats 7 0 0 0 - 7
Showboats 7 21 3 5 - 36
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-1-SJS 4 (4:37) 22-Mark Lambert ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 7 SJS 0
(Qtr 1) SaberCats: 3-2-SJS 20 (3:18) 18-Jake Plummer pass complete to 80-Curt Boren for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Robert Rodriquez. MEM 7 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-9-SJS 9 (12:50) 1-David Allen pass complete to 81-Willie Howland for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 14 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-SJS 40 (5:47) 1-David Allen pass complete to 16-Arthur Devore for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 21 SJS 7
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-1-SJS 0 (3:13) 22-Mark Lambert ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Ewing. MEM 28 SJS 7
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 4-13-SJS 24 (8:12) 16-James Ewing 41 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 31 SJS 7
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-SJS 6 (11:14) 18-Jake Plummer sacked at SJS -2 for -8 yards (72-Shawn Hicks). Sack allowed by 64-Matt Lepsis. SAFETY! (72-Shawn Hicks) MEM 33 SJS 7
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-6-SJS 8 (1:19) 16-James Ewing 25 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 36 SJS 7
Team Statistics
Showboats SaberCats
First Downs 18 9
- Rushing 6 1
- Passing 11 6
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 383 216
- Offensive Plays 71 52
- Yards Per Play 5.39 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 133 5
- Rushing Attempts 34 14
- Yards Per Rush 3.91 0.36
Net Passing Yards 250 211
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 23 / 1 35 / 20 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 262 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 12 3 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.76 5.55
- Yards Per Completion 11.39 11.80
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 8 / 17 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 18 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 43 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 33 2 / 46
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 10 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 19
Time of Possession 37:12 22:44
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:54 2:04 OPP 48 3 7 Punt
1 7:55 3:22 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
1 3:07 5:20 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
2 10:46 5:05 OWN 24 8 76 Touchdown
2 3:56 0:46 OPP 42 3 42 Touchdown
2 1:41 1:41 OWN 9 3 16 Half
3 15:00 3:13 OWN 25 8 26 Interception
3 10:14 2:05 OPP 42 5 18 Field Goal
3 5:59 1:27 OWN 21 3 4 Punt
3 1:43 0:22 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 14:50 3:37 OWN 26 6 24 Punt
4 11:11 3:41 OWN 34 6 17 Punt
4 5:43 2:11 OWN 39 3 8 Punt
4 3:05 1:49 OPP 11 3 4 Field Goal
4 0:29 0:29 OWN 37 1 10 Game
SaberCats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:06 OWN 25 6 20 Interception
1 9:49 1:54 OWN 8 3 5 Punt
1 4:34 1:27 OWN 12 3 88 Touchdown
2 12:46 2:00 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 5:41 1:45 OWN 19 3 6 Punt
2 3:10 1:28 OWN 25 6 27 Punt
3 11:47 1:33 OWN 44 3 0 Interception
3 8:09 2:10 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 4:32 2:48 OWN 28 5 10 Punt
3 1:21 1:31 OWN 14 4 23 Punt
4 11:13 0:02 OWN 6 1 -8 Safety
4 7:30 1:47 OWN 8 7 19 Punt
4 3:32 0:26 OWN 9 2 19 Interception
4 1:17 0:47 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#17 Mark Glenn 12 62 5.17 17 2 0
#22 Mark Lambert 16 53 3.31 11 1 2
#18 Numbers Zielinski 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
#47 Ricardo Thomas 4 6 1.50 3 0 0
#84 Eugene Bufkin 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
SaberCats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Graham Peterson 11 5 0.45 11 1 0
#44 Albert Buckland 3 0 0.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 David Allen 36 23 262 1 / 12 2 40 1 92.59
SaberCats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Jake Plummer 35 20 236 3 / 25 1 80 3 51.61
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Arthur Devore 6 108 18.00 40 1
#14 Willie Howland 4 54 13.50 37 1
#47 David Austin 2 47 23.50 33 0
#22 Mark Lambert 6 29 4.83 13 0
#17 Mark Glenn 3 15 5.00 9 0
#83 Val Smith 1 8 8.00 8 0
#47 Ricardo Thomas 1 1 1.00 1 0
SaberCats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Curt Boren 4 104 26.00 80 1
#16 Mark Hsu 5 69 13.80 19 0
#84 Tim Horton 4 25 6.25 10 0
#40 Graham Peterson 2 15 7.50 8 0
#44 Albert Buckland 4 15 3.75 8 0
#81 James Bryant 1 8 8.00 8 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Cory Garcia 47 40 1 2
#25 Willie Lawhon 0 2 0 0
#42 Matthew Samson 0 1 0 0
#58 James Riker 0 2 0 0
#28 Paul Gordon 0 3 0 0
#79 Kevin Roland 0 2 0 0
#75 Sylvester Teal 0 2 0 1
#31 Larry Anderson 0 1 0 0
#26 William Augustine 0 2 0 0
#70 Stephen Fontenot 0 2 0 0
#30 Edward Morrison 0 2 0 1
#57 James Sims 42 42 0 2
#73 Tyler Waller 32 32 0 3
#51 Amos Griffiths 48 43 0 4
#47 Ricardo Thomas 16 18 0 0
#74 David Dougan 42 35 0 2
#14 Willie Howland 0 20 0 1
#47 David Austin 0 16 0 0
#18 Numbers Zielinski 0 9 0 1
#83 Val Smith 14 26 0 1
#78 Anthony Clubb 14 9 0 1
#82 Burt Johnston 10 10 0 0
#66 Russell Cox 9 7 0 0
#78 Herbert McFarland 13 7 0 0
#16 Arthur Devore 0 20 0 1
#73 Myron Klein 6 5 0 1
#22 Mark Lambert 3 6 0 0
#77 William Wunsch 0 6 0 0
#17 Mark Glenn 2 6 0 1
#51 Francis Cipriani 1 5 0 0
#84 Eugene Bufkin 0 5 0 0
#24 Gordon Wong 0 1 0 0
#94 Shawn Hicks 0 3 0 0
#59 Les Lynch 0 1 0 0
#66 William Downing 0 1 0 0
#90 Marshall Brewer 0 1 0 0
#43 Stephen Ramsey 0 1 0 0
#10 Omar Jenkins 0 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Matt Lepsis 38 21 3 3
#60 Joshua Duran 44 23 0 7
#60 Franklin Janelle 47 18 0 2
#70 John Slack 40 24 0 0
#75 Trevor McDermott 36 19 0 0
#44 Albert Buckland 15 10 0 0
#84 Tim Horton 0 9 0 1
#40 Graham Peterson 17 13 0 0
#81 James Bryant 2 8 0 0
#16 Mark Hsu 0 8 0 0
#72 Chris Osgood 10 1 0 0
#96 Larry Nichols 6 4 0 0
#54 Howard Obrien 10 8 0 0
#70 John Stearn 10 1 0 0
#41 Ezra Baumgardner 0 1 0 0
#52 Joseph Clayton 0 2 0 0
#21 Ronald Norris 0 2 0 1
#26 Alberto Dean 0 3 0 0
#93 Abraham Jackson 0 2 0 0
#56 Richard Alcantara 0 3 0 0
#48 Champ Bailey 0 5 0 0
#80 Curt Boren 0 6 0 1
#56 Thomas Herring 6 2 0 0
#91 Jae Travis 0 2 0 0
#96 Shelby Harris 0 1 0 0
#44 Lester Turner 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Gordon Wong 1 8 8.00 0
#75 Sylvester Teal 1 1 1.00 0
#70 Stephen Fontenot 1 1 1.00 0
SaberCats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#39 Sergio Reilly 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#14 Willie Howland 1 1 0 0
SaberCats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Ronald Norris 0 0 1 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Richard Huber 6 275 45.83 45.50 62 5
SaberCats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 John Downey 9 384 42.67 38.89 50 1
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#16 James Ewing 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 4 / 4
SaberCats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Robert Rodriquez 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Numbers Zielinski 4 43 10.8 28 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Tim Horton 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Omar Jenkins 1 33 33.0 0
SaberCats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#84 Tim Horton 2 46 23.0 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Shawn Hicks 8 1
#52 Donald Guo 5 0
#26 William Augustine 5 0
#97 Rick Finke 3 0
#24 Gordon Wong 3 0
#31 Larry Anderson 3 0
#42 Matthew Samson 3 0
#25 Willie Lawhon 3 0
#51 Francis Cipriani 2 0
#43 Stephen Ramsey 1 0
#70 Stephen Fontenot 1 0
#17 Mark Glenn 1 0
#79 Kevin Roland 1 1
#59 Les Lynch 1 1
SaberCats
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Boyd Chism 12 0
#21 Ronald Norris 10 0
#48 Champ Bailey 7 0
#56 Richard Alcantara 6 0
#93 Abraham Jackson 5 0
#26 Alberto Dean 5 0
#96 Larry Nichols 2 1
#41 Ezra Baumgardner 2 0
#99 Jurrell Casey 2 0
#96 Manuel Gastelum 2 0
#18 Jake Plummer 1 0
#47 Aquib Talib 1 0
#70 John Slack 1 0
#40 Graham Peterson 1 0
#96 Shelby Harris 1 0
#39 Sergio Reilly 1 0
#60 Franklin Janelle 1 0
#45 Samson Mataafa 1 0