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Week 12: New Jersey Generals at Houston Gamblers

November 23, 1975
70°
Houston Astrodome (Houston, TX) Attendance: 44,046 (65%)
Generals 14 14 14 0 - 42
Gamblers 0 3 7 6 - 16

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-10-NJG 48 (13:28) (Hot Read) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 33-Maurice Carthon for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. HOU 0 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) Generals: 3-7-HOU 7 (6:00) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 83-Roy Copeland for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. HOU 0 NJG 14
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-12-NJG 22 (15:00) 16-James Peeler 40 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 NJG 14
(Qtr 2) Generals: 3-6-HOU 6 (10:35) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 17-David Tucker for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. HOU 3 NJG 21
(Qtr 2) Generals: 1-3-HOU 3 (5:05) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 85-Walter Broughton for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. HOU 3 NJG 28
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 3-1-NJG 1 (11:48) 11-James Lightfoot pass complete to 35-Julio Morse for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-James Peeler. HOU 10 NJG 28
(Qtr 3) Generals: 1-10-NJG 34 (3:01) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 86-Tom McConnaughey for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. HOU 10 NJG 35
(Qtr 3) Generals: 1-10-HOU 27 (2:19) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 34-Herschel Walker for 27 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. NJG 76-Bryan Millard was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. HOU 10 NJG 42
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-8-NJG 8 (10:05) 16-James Peeler 27 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 NJG 42
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 4-3-NJG 20 (3:21) 16-James Peeler 38 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 16 NJG 42

Team Statistics

Gamblers Generals
First Downs 18 17
- Rushing 2 5
- Passing 16 11
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 390 484
- Offensive Plays 72 68
- Yards Per Play 5.42 7.12
Net Rushing Yards 34 79
- Rushing Attempts 14 20
- Yards Per Rush 2.43 3.95
Net Passing Yards 356 405
- Att/Comp/Int 52 / 34 / 3 42 / 25 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 401 450
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 45 6 / 45
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.14 8.44
- Yards Per Completion 11.79 18.00
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 8 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 55 8 / 59
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 4 5 / 49
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 60 1 / 29
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 3 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 3 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:27 29:35

Drive Charts

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:20 1:31 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 5:56 5:59 OWN 25 10 53 Field Goal
2 10:31 1:34 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 5:01 3:10 OWN 25 6 14 Punt
2 1:29 1:29 OWN 30 4 22 Punt
3 15:00 3:16 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 9:47 5:06 OWN 18 8 44 Punt
3 4:27 1:26 OPP 28 5 5 Fumble
3 2:51 0:33 OWN 31 2 -11 Interception
3 2:12 0:39 OWN 22 3 12 Interception
4 14:50 0:39 OWN 1 3 0 Punt
4 12:42 0:04 OWN 44 1 0 Interception
4 11:41 1:39 OWN 2 6 90 Field Goal
4 8:07 1:07 OWN 21 3 1 Punt
4 5:33 2:15 OWN 28 6 52 Field Goal

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:40 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
1 11:49 5:53 OWN 31 12 69 Touchdown
2 14:57 4:26 OWN 24 11 76 Touchdown
2 8:57 3:56 OWN 26 7 74 Touchdown
2 1:52 0:23 OWN 17 3 9 Punt
3 11:44 1:58 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
3 4:41 0:14 OWN 13 3 -9 Interception
3 3:01 0:10 OWN 34 1 66 Touchdown
3 2:18 0:07 OPP 27 1 27 Touchdown
3 1:33 1:42 OWN 37 5 13 Punt
4 14:12 1:30 OPP 45 3 8 Missed FG
4 12:37 0:56 OWN 39 3 5 Punt
4 10:03 1:55 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
4 7:00 1:27 OWN 37 3 -8 Punt
4 3:18 3:18 OWN 25 7 45 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
James Connelly 10 36 3.60 15 1 0
Neal Boone 2 -1 -0.50 2 0 0
Rickey Saucier 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 13 49 3.77 13 3 0
Maurice Carthon 6 26 4.33 12 2 0
Jeff Speck 1 4 4.00 4 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 46 31 377 6 / 45 0 70 3 65.22
James Lightfoot 6 3 24 0 / 0 1 15 0 100.00

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Doug Fluty 42 25 450 6 / 45 6 66 1 125.99

Receiving Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Richards 11 168 15.27 70 0
Omar Guzman 7 100 14.29 30 0
August Madrid 5 59 11.80 20 0
Neal Boone 6 37 6.17 14 0
Bradley Sharp 2 18 9.00 18 0
Julio Morse 2 17 8.50 16 1
James Connelly 1 2 2.00 2 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Herschel Walker 6 101 16.83 27 1
Clarence Collins 6 86 14.33 28 0
Tom McConnaughey 2 71 35.50 66 1
Roy Copeland 3 60 20.00 47 1
Maurice Carthon 1 52 52.00 52 1
David Tucker 3 39 13.00 21 1
Marcus Anderson 2 33 16.50 19 0
Lonnie Wooding 1 5 5.00 5 0
Walter Broughton 1 3 3.00 3 1

Blocking Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Hector Courtney 53 15 3 3
Luis Davidson 53 23 1 0
August Madrid 25 14 1 2
Bradley Sharp 0 9 0 0
James Connelly 3 3 0 0
Boris Riggins 0 2 0 0
Eugene Gregory 0 2 0 0
Rolando Moulton 0 2 0 1
Jerry Aiello 0 1 0 0
August Peterson 0 1 0 0
Jason Hatch 0 1 0 0
Jared Kelly 0 5 0 0
James Foster 14 1 0 0
Neal Boone 0 8 0 0
Wesley Villanueva 12 6 0 0
Julio Morse 13 7 0 0
Rickey Saucier 10 3 0 1
Omar Guzman 0 14 0 2
Jeremy Derby 11 0 0 0
Kenneth Killebrew 11 2 0 0
Steven Pratt 4 0 0 0
Tony Lehman 17 6 0 1
Marshall Leister 11 2 0 1
Randolph Riley 55 22 0 4
Robert Richards 0 9 0 0
Richard Mosley 50 29 0 1
Douglas Cormier 62 23 0 0
David Carswell 6 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dennis Self 46 25 4 5
Jimmy Hoffa 54 27 1 1
Daniel Tosh 0 2 0 0
Bobby Leopold 0 3 0 0
James Lockette 0 2 0 0
John Preston 0 1 0 1
Gregory Johnson 0 2 0 0
Gary Barbaro 3 3 0 0
Tom Woodland 0 2 0 0
Bryan Millard 53 28 0 0
Herschel Walker 4 4 0 0
Mathew Johnson 1 0 0 0
Marcus Anderson 0 3 0 0
Frank Mattiace 0 4 0 0
Jim Byrne 0 3 0 0
Mike Weddington 0 1 0 1
Jerry Holmes 0 1 0 0
Lonnie Wooding 3 1 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 6 0 0
Maurice Carthon 6 7 0 1
Kerry Justin 0 3 0 0
Mike Williams 0 2 0 0
Lawrence Bruce 2 0 0 0
Greg Murtha 13 0 0 0
Don Maggs 18 1 0 0
John Jewell 13 0 0 0
Greg Brady 7 0 0 0
David Tucker 0 7 0 0
Tom McConnaughey 0 17 0 1
Roy Copeland 4 20 0 1
Kent Hull 59 31 0 5
Doug Mackie 60 27 0 1
Jeff Speck 22 15 0 0
Clarence Collins 0 15 0 0
Emanuel Weaver 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
William Pritt 1 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Mike Williams 2 1 0.50 0
Daniel Tosh 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Lockette 0 0 1 0
Freddie Gilbert 0 1 0 0

Punting

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Bruce Kester 7 331 47.29 37.29 57 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Donald Trump 6 297 49.50 48.83 57 2

Kicking

Houston Gamblers

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

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 - 6 / 6

Punt Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Omar Guzman 1 4 4.0 4 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Maurice Carthon 3 26 8.7 10 0
Herschel Walker 2 23 11.5 14 0

Kick Return

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
James Connelly 2 60 30.0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Maurice Carthon 1 29 29.0 0

Defensive Stats

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Thomas Erwin 6 0
Thomas Campbell 6 4
Juan Bonnett 6 0
Antony Jurado 5 1
Boris Riggins 4 0
Jason Hatch 4 0
Matthew Hard 3 0
August Peterson 3 0
William Pritt 3 0
Steven Pratt 2 0
Morris Sterling 2 1
Omar Guzman 2 0
Robert Richards 1 0
Douglas Cormier 1 0
Michael Spencer 1 0
Julio Morse 1 0
August Madrid 1 0
Kevin Davis 1 0
David Burt 1 0
Paul Walker 1 0
James Foster 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Mike Williams 9 0
Jim Byrne 8 3
Daniel Tosh 5 0
Jim LeClair 5 1
Jerry Holmes 5 0
Kerry Justin 3 0
John Preston 3 0
Mike Weddington 3 0
Gary Barbaro 3 0
Barry Noland 3 0
Gregory Johnson 3 0
Bobby Leopold 2 0
Frank Mattiace 1 0
Russ Armstrong 1 0
Roy Copeland 1 0
James Lockette 1 2