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Week 14: New Jersey Generals at Memphis Showboats

December 07, 1975
50°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 41,884 (67%)
Generals 10 3 3 0 - 16
Showboats 7 0 6 0 - 13

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Generals: 1-10-MEM 20 (9:35) 2-Doug Fluty pass complete to 85-Walter Broughton for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Roger Ruzich. MEM 0 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 1-15-MEM 20 (9:31) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 7 NJG 7
(Qtr 1) Generals: 4-17-MEM 26 (6:57) 9-Roger Ruzich 43 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 7 NJG 10
(Qtr 2) Generals: 4-1-MEM 2 (6:35) 9-Roger Ruzich 19 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 7 NJG 13
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-NJG 40 (9:27) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 20-Davis Kidd for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Generals: 4-14-MEM 30 (0:12) 9-Roger Ruzich 48 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 13 NJG 16

Team Statistics

Showboats Generals
First Downs 8 16
- Rushing 2 3
- Passing 5 13
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 284 395
- Offensive Plays 53 71
- Yards Per Play 5.36 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 38 88
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards Per Rush 1.58 2.84
Net Passing Yards 246 307
- Att/Comp/Int 28 / 14 / 1 38 / 22 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 254 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 2 / 17
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.48 7.68
- Yards Per Completion 18.14 14.73
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 13 5 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 55 10 / 88
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 14
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 47 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:22 34:37

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
1 9:30 0:10 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 6:53 1:36 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 3:48 2:04 OWN 39 3 0 Punt
2 12:36 3:05 OWN 15 5 23 Fumble
2 6:32 1:00 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 2:45 0:51 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
2 0:42 0:42 OWN 20 1 -14 Half
3 12:01 2:43 OWN 31 5 69 Touchdown
3 7:56 3:31 OPP 46 5 13 Missed FG
3 0:07 2:13 OWN 27 4 26 Punt
4 9:59 1:04 OWN 21 3 -11 Punt
4 6:53 3:27 OWN 8 6 35 Punt
4 1:39 1:27 OWN 12 7 13 Interception

New Jersey Generals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:31 4:00 OWN 26 7 74 Touchdown
1 9:20 2:28 OWN 25 4 49 Field Goal
1 5:17 1:28 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
1 1:45 4:08 OWN 16 8 23 Punt
2 9:31 2:59 OPP 30 5 28 Field Goal
2 5:32 2:47 OWN 31 5 20 Punt
2 1:54 1:11 OWN 35 4 10 Punt
3 15:00 2:59 OWN 25 7 28 Interception
3 9:18 1:22 OWN 25 3 7 Interception
3 4:25 4:18 OWN 40 8 29 Field Goal
4 12:54 2:55 OWN 13 6 17 Punt
4 8:56 2:03 OWN 47 4 12 Punt
4 3:25 1:46 OWN 13 6 28 Punt
4 0:13 0:13 OPP 19 1 0 Game

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 19 25 1.32 9 0 0
Don Soto 3 13 4.33 7 0 0
Davis Kidd 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Joseph Pottorff 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Herschel Walker 16 55 3.44 17 4 0
Maurice Carthon 11 26 2.36 10 2 0
Dwight Sullivan 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
Lonnie Wooding 2 3 1.50 3 0 0
Doug Fluty 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Cantwell 28 14 254 1 / 8 2 80 1 90.48

New Jersey Generals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Doug Fluty 38 22 324 2 / 17 1 55 2 72.70

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 5 153 30.60 80 1
Robert Herrera 4 49 12.25 17 0
Davis Kidd 1 40 40.00 40 1
Gregory Shea 1 7 7.00 7 0
Jerome Wheeler 1 5 5.00 5 0
Jimmy Landon 1 3 3.00 3 0
Don Soto 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Tom McConnaughey 7 155 22.14 55 0
David Tucker 3 54 18.00 21 0
Herschel Walker 5 51 10.20 17 0
Walter Broughton 3 31 10.33 20 1
Jeff Speck 3 29 9.67 11 0
Marcus Anderson 1 4 4.00 4 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Dewayne Garcia 40 32 1 4
Nathan Branch 0 2 0 0
Donald John 0 1 0 0
David Asuncion 0 1 0 1
Adam Kerr 2 0 0 0
Don Soto 4 3 0 0
Walter Showalter 0 1 0 0
Gerard Hall 0 7 0 1
James Jones 0 2 0 0
Darren Oliveira 0 2 0 2
Eddie Sullivan 0 2 0 0
William Malone 0 4 0 0
Jerry Richardson 0 2 0 0
Robert Herrera 1 7 0 1
Ronald Shull 0 3 0 0
Jeremy Contreras 35 22 0 1
John Biggs 3 2 0 0
Gregory Shea 5 4 0 1
Christopher Lopez 14 4 0 0
Douglas Banda 8 3 0 0
Robert Tudor 14 2 0 0
Joseph Pottorff 2 11 0 1
Aaron Gleeson 1 12 0 0
Graig Chamlee 3 24 0 4
Davis Kidd 18 21 0 0
Ronald Sapp 28 26 0 0
Rodney Towell 40 26 0 3
Lloyd Ford 39 23 0 1
James Jensen 0 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Maurice Carthon 4 0 1 1
Kerry Justin 0 1 0 0
Roy Copeland 0 2 0 0
John Preston 0 1 0 0
Lawrence Bruce 1 0 0 0
Tony Perez 0 2 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 1 0 0
Emanuel Weaver 0 2 0 0
Gregory Johnson 0 2 0 1
Bobby Leopold 0 1 0 1
Gary Barbaro 7 1 0 0
Mike Williams 0 1 0 1
James Lockette 0 1 0 0
David Tucker 0 11 0 0
Cody Adkins 0 1 0 0
Bryan Millard 50 36 0 1
Walter Broughton 0 3 0 0
Greg Murtha 9 0 0 0
Don Maggs 11 1 0 1
John Jewell 6 0 0 0
Tom McConnaughey 0 16 0 0
Jimmy Hoffa 44 30 0 1
Marcus Anderson 0 10 0 1
Herschel Walker 3 3 0 0
Kent Hull 44 41 0 3
Doug Mackie 51 43 0 5
Jeff Speck 16 30 0 2
Dwight Sullivan 12 27 0 2
Greg Brady 44 35 0 5
Albert Donaldson 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Jerry Richardson 2 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
John Joyce 1 1 1.00 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
Gerard Hall 1 1 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
James Lockette 0 1 0 0
Jim LeClair 0 0 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Matthew Robbins 8 352 44.00 42.63 54 2

New Jersey Generals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Donald Trump 7 333 47.57 40.57 57 0

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Chris Farrel 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 - 1 / 2

New Jersey Generals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Roger Ruzich 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 1 / 1

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 1 0 0.0 0 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Maurice Carthon 2 14 7.0 12 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 2 47 23.5 0

New Jersey Generals

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Donald John 6 0
Juan Bacote 6 0
Charles Devine 6 0
Robert Miller 5 0
Jerry Richardson 5 0
Nathan Branch 4 1
James Jones 4 0
David Asuncion 4 1
John Biggs 4 0
Ronald Shull 4 0
Douglas Banda 2 0
Patrick Bruno 2 0
Aaron Gleeson 1 0
Eric Bunn 1 0
Eddie Sullivan 1 0
Rodney Towell 1 0

New Jersey Generals

Name Tackles Sacks
Jim LeClair 6 0
James Lockette 4 1
John Preston 4 0
Mike Williams 4 0
Freddie Gilbert 3 0
Gregory Johnson 3 0
Bobby Leopold 3 0
Gary Barbaro 3 0
Emanuel Weaver 2 0
Daniel Tosh 2 0
Kerry Justin 2 0
Barry Noland 1 0
Jeff Speck 1 0
Albert Donaldson 1 0
John Joyce 1 0
Marcus Anderson 1 0
Russ Armstrong 1 0