Regular Season Week 2: Showboats at Gamblers
September 12, 1976 70° Houston Astrodome
Attendance: 40,963 (60%)
Showboats 10 14 0 3 - 27
Gamblers 0 10 3 0 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-16-HOU 18 (7:33) 1-Chris Farrel 35 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 55-Boris Riggins was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. HOU 0 MEM 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 3-13-HOU 45 (3:11) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 83-Robert Herrera for 45 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 0 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 27 (11:40) 19-Daniel McCormack 45 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 3 MEM 10
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-10-MEM 20 (5:07) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 87-Jerome Wheeler for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 3 MEM 17
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-15-MEM 44 (1:55) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 16-Todd Summers for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. HOU 10 MEM 17
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 2-8-HOU 43 (0:11) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 43 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. HOU 10 MEM 24
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-4-MEM 4 (5:47) 19-Daniel McCormack 22 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 MEM 24
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-4-HOU 20 (2:54) 1-Chris Farrel 37 yard field goal is GOOD. HOU 13 MEM 27
Team Statistics
Gamblers Showboats
First Downs 13 14
- Rushing 3 7
- Passing 10 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 265 445
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards Per Play 4.57 6.64
Net Rushing Yards 54 123
- Rushing Attempts 20 41
- Yards Per Rush 2.70 3.00
Net Passing Yards 211 322
- Att/Comp/Int 37 / 19 / 2 26 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 322
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 6 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.55 12.38
- Yards Per Completion 11.42 18.94
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 8 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 30 6 / 47
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 12 3 / 20
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:56 34:01
Drive Charts
Gamblers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:47 0:56 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
1 7:30 2:10 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 3:04 0:10 OWN 25 1 -10 Interception
1 0:17 3:42 OWN 10 7 63 Field Goal
2 9:21 4:10 OWN 12 8 40 Punt
2 4:55 1:33 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
2 1:55 0:06 OPP 39 1 39 Touchdown
2 0:04 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Half
3 15:00 9:16 OWN 25 15 71 Field Goal
3 2:43 0:57 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
3 0:12 1:54 OWN 17 6 33 Fumble
4 11:15 0:37 OWN 37 4 22 Interception
4 2:51 0:21 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:13 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 11:51 4:21 OWN 33 8 49 Field Goal
1 5:19 2:15 OWN 35 5 65 Touchdown
1 2:54 2:36 OPP 48 6 40 Fumble
2 11:36 2:14 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 5:12 0:16 OWN 20 2 80 Touchdown
2 3:22 1:27 OWN 6 3 -2 Punt
2 1:48 1:44 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
3 5:44 3:01 OWN 25 6 13 Punt
3 1:46 1:34 OWN 42 3 -1 Punt
4 13:17 2:02 OPP 39 3 10 Missed FG
4 10:38 7:48 OWN 31 12 49 Field Goal
4 2:30 2:30 OWN 36 7 23 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#22 Brian Rosenberger 17 31 1.82 9 0 0
#86 Neal Boone 2 21 10.50 16 1 0
#41 George Webb 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 21 88 4.19 33 3 0
#21 Don Soto 17 35 2.06 9 0 0
#3 Joseph Cantwell 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 36 18 201 1 / 6 1 44 2 53.13
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 1 16 0 / 0 0 16 0 118.75
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Joseph Cantwell 26 17 322 0 / 0 3 80 0 146.63
Receiving Stats
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Todd Summers 4 91 22.75 44 1
#10 Bradley Sharp 3 42 14.00 22 0
#82 Larry Perez 4 41 10.25 20 0
#80 Jared Kelly 1 16 16.00 16 0
#19 David Nelson 3 15 5.00 11 0
#84 Charles Berke 1 8 8.00 8 0
#40 Omar Guzman 1 5 5.00 5 0
#22 Brian Rosenberger 1 2 2.00 2 0
#41 George Webb 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Jerome Wheeler 3 111 37.00 80 1
#10 Robert Herrera 5 99 19.80 45 1
#82 Gerard Hall 4 86 21.50 43 1
#89 Graig Chamlee 3 16 5.33 10 0
#84 James Dennis 1 6 6.00 6 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 4 4.00 4 0
Blocking Stats
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#71 Tony Lehman 47 31 1 1
#53 Eugene Gregory 4 3 0 2
#76 Hector Courtney 38 31 0 1
#52 Reginald Martin 41 29 0 3
#41 George Webb 3 0 0 0
#60 William Loggins 38 23 0 3
#66 Carl Lawlor 43 25 0 1
#22 Brian Rosenberger 10 5 0 0
#82 Larry Perez 12 20 0 1
#84 Charles Berke 4 6 0 0
#40 August Madrid 18 16 0 0
#69 James Foster 9 0 0 0
#81 Wayne Postma 8 1 0 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 0 2 0 1
#40 Omar Guzman 0 13 0 1
#97 Michael Spencer 0 1 0 0
#50 Kevin Davis 0 1 0 0
#58 Matthew Hard 0 2 0 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 1 0 0
#62 Thomas Campbell 0 1 0 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 0 15 0 1
#89 Todd Summers 0 4 0 0
#55 Boris Riggins 0 1 0 0
#19 David Nelson 0 10 0 0
#62 Randolph Riley 3 0 0 0
#80 Jared Kelly 0 1 0 0
#86 Neal Boone 1 1 0 0
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Dewayne Garcia 40 40 0 4
#72 Jeremy Contreras 37 33 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 37 30 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 18 0 1
#63 Rodney Towell 38 38 0 2
#77 Ronald Sapp 37 43 0 0
#89 Graig Chamlee 1 29 0 6
#20 Davis Kidd 12 32 0 3
#82 Gerard Hall 0 7 0 0
#55 Robert Tudor 12 4 0 2
#73 Christopher Lopez 10 2 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 4 5 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 12 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 8 1 0 0
#76 John Biggs 6 1 0 0
#53 Robert Miller 3 0 0 0
#57 William Malone 0 1 0 0
#54 Eddie Sullivan 0 2 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 3 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 0 11 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 2 0 0 0
#74 Edward Kohan 1 9 0 1
#53 Eric Bunn 0 1 0 0
#84 James Dennis 0 1 0 0
#21 Don Soto 0 2 0 1
Interception Stats
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#53 Robert Miller 1 1 1.00 0
#57 William Malone 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
#62 Thomas Campbell 0 1 1 0
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#21 Don Soto 1 0 0 0
#78 Ronald Shull 0 1 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Juan Hanson 6 308 51.33 43.83 60 1
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 5 234 46.80 44.60 55 2
Kicking
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Daniel McCormack 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 1 / 1
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Chris Farrel 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 37 3 / 3
Punt Return
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Neal Boone 2 12 6.0 11 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 3 20 6.7 8 0
Kick Return
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#19 David Nelson 1 35 35.0 0
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 7 0
#58 Matthew Hard 7 0
#30 Cory Vargas 6 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 6 0
#92 August Peterson 4 0
#58 David Burt 4 0
#55 Boris Riggins 4 0
#53 Eugene Gregory 3 0
#39 Jason Hatch 2 0
#34 William Burkey 2 0
#82 Larry Perez 2 0
#21 Wayne Mashburn 2 0
#21 Antony Jurado 2 0
#94 Jerry Aiello 2 0
#10 Bradley Sharp 1 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 1 0
#52 Reginald Martin 1 0
#19 David Nelson 1 0
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#93 Jerry Richardson 6 0
#78 Ronald Shull 4 0
#53 Robert Miller 4 0
#37 Wm Mullins 4 0
#76 John Biggs 3 0
#53 William Kyle 3 0
#57 William Malone 3 0
#22 Juan Bacote 3 0
#90 Douglas Banda 3 0
#58 Sandy Linck 2 0
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0
#21 Don Soto 1 0
#57 Nathan Branch 1 0
#51 Walter Showalter 1 0
#97 Matthew Ford 1 0
#97 Martin McMeans 1 1
#53 Eric Bunn 1 0