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October 10, 1976 70° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 52,761 (85%)
Gamblers 3 0 13 8 - 24
Showboats 3 3 14 9 - 29
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-6-MEM 15 (9:37) 19-Daniel McCormack 33 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-8-HOU 17 (3:48) 1-Chris Farrel 34 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 4-6-HOU 9 (6:57) 1-Chris Farrel 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 HOU 3
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 4-2-MEM 2 (9:11) 86-Neal Boone ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Daniel McCormack. MEM 6 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 20 (8:23) (Hot Read) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 20-Davis Kidd for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 13 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Gamblers: 2-7-HOU 28 (7:43) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 72 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 2-13-MEM 12 (2:32) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 83-Robert Herrera for 88 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 20 HOU 16
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-10-HOU 23 (14:12) (Hot Read) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 25-Don Soto for 23 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-1-HOU 31 (11:00) 12-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 26-James Connelly for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! (Hot Read) 6-Walton Vasquez pass complete to 86-Neal Boone for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 26 HOU 24
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-2-HOU 2 (2:57) 1-Chris Farrel 20 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 29 HOU 24
Team Statistics
Showboats Gamblers
First Downs 12 11
- Rushing 5 0
- Passing 6 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 336 372
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards Per Play 5.42 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 81 29
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards Per Rush 3.24 1.32
Net Passing Yards 255 343
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 18 / 0 37 / 25 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 276 392
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 21 7 / 49
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.89 7.80
- Yards Per Completion 15.33 15.68
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 4 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.0 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 50 2 / 7
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 27 2 / 67
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:11 OWN 29 4 4 Punt
1 9:34 5:50 OWN 25 11 58 Field Goal
1 1:32 1:30 OWN 30 3 -3 Punt
2 13:38 6:44 OWN 31 12 60 Field Goal
2 5:56 0:52 OPP 43 3 0 Punt
2 3:45 0:55 OPP 49 3 5 Punt
2 1:05 1:05 OWN 22 2 2 Half
3 9:08 0:51 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 7:31 2:10 OWN 25 3 4 Punt
3 3:07 0:47 OWN 15 2 85 Touchdown
3 0:50 1:44 OWN 40 5 60 Touchdown
4 13:20 1:34 OWN 40 3 8 Punt
4 10:49 0:49 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
4 9:06 1:35 OWN 38 3 2 Punt
4 4:18 1:24 OPP 10 3 8 Field Goal
4 0:33 0:33 OWN 33 1 0 Game
Gamblers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:49 3:15 OWN 30 6 55 Field Goal
1 3:44 2:12 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 0:02 1:23 OWN 33 3 -3 Punt
2 6:54 0:58 OWN 25 3 20 Fumble
2 5:04 1:19 OWN 13 3 -3 Interception
2 2:50 1:45 OWN 20 5 12 Punt
3 15:00 5:52 OWN 26 10 74 Touchdown
3 8:17 0:46 OWN 25 2 75 Touchdown
3 5:22 2:15 OWN 32 3 9 Punt
3 2:20 1:30 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 14:06 0:45 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
4 11:46 0:57 OWN 10 3 90 Touchdown
4 10:00 0:54 OWN 30 3 -6 Punt
4 7:31 3:13 OWN 9 6 9 Fumble
4 2:54 2:22 OWN 32 9 35 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#21 Don Soto 10 41 4.10 9 0 0
#38 Gregory Shea 13 32 2.46 13 1 0
#3 Joseph Cantwell 2 8 4.00 8 0 0
Gamblers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 James Connelly 11 23 2.09 8 0 0
#40 August Madrid 4 4 1.00 3 0 0
#86 Neal Boone 2 2 1.00 2 0 1
#22 Brian Rosenberger 5 0 0.00 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Joseph Cantwell 34 18 276 3 / 21 3 88 0 109.44
Gamblers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Chester Dougherty 36 24 390 7 / 49 2 72 2 98.15
#47 Walton Vasquez 1 1 2 0 / 0 0 2 0 79.17
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Robert Herrera 7 161 23.00 88 1
#20 Davis Kidd 3 48 16.00 20 1
#89 Graig Chamlee 2 27 13.50 29 0
#21 Don Soto 2 20 10.00 23 1
#87 Jerome Wheeler 2 12 6.00 8 0
#82 Gerard Hall 1 8 8.00 8 0
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0 0.00 0 0
Gamblers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 David Nelson 10 174 17.40 49 0
#83 James Connelly 3 145 48.33 72 2
#82 Larry Perez 5 25 5.00 10 0
#22 Brian Rosenberger 2 21 10.50 14 0
#80 Jared Kelly 1 16 16.00 16 0
#83 Clifford Crumley 1 7 7.00 7 0
#40 Omar Guzman 1 3 3.00 3 0
#86 Neal Boone 1 2 2.00 2 0
#89 Todd Summers 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Dewayne Garcia 54 37 1 4
#72 Jeremy Contreras 50 32 1 2
#90 Douglas Banda 7 3 0 0
#78 Ronald Shull 0 3 0 1
#57 Nathan Branch 7 3 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 10 0 0
#93 Jerry Richardson 0 2 0 0
#76 John Biggs 6 4 0 0
#57 William Malone 0 4 0 0
#54 Eddie Sullivan 0 1 0 0
#81 Darren Oliveira 1 3 0 1
#70 Lloyd Ford 53 33 0 0
#89 Graig Chamlee 4 19 0 2
#63 Rodney Towell 53 35 0 2
#77 Ronald Sapp 50 33 0 1
#38 Gregory Shea 9 10 0 2
#55 Robert Tudor 14 0 0 0
#73 Christopher Lopez 14 1 0 0
#20 Davis Kidd 6 20 0 1
#84 James Dennis 0 1 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 7 0 0
#21 Don Soto 7 8 0 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 0 11 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 13 0 1
#51 Walter Showalter 0 2 0 0
#97 Matthew Ford 0 1 0 0
#58 Sandy Linck 0 1 0 0
#53 William Kyle 0 1 0 1
#37 Wm Mullins 0 2 0 1
#97 Martin McMeans 0 2 0 0
#74 Edward Kohan 1 0 0 0
#53 Robert Miller 1 1 0 0
Gamblers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Hector Courtney 43 31 4 4
#52 Reginald Martin 49 30 1 3
#60 William Loggins 45 21 1 1
#10 Bradley Sharp 0 14 0 0
#75 Luis Davidson 55 29 0 2
#82 Larry Perez 12 18 0 3
#19 David Nelson 0 6 0 2
#66 Carl Lawlor 49 20 0 2
#40 August Madrid 38 26 0 0
#83 Clifford Crumley 0 9 0 0
#47 Walton Vasquez 0 2 0 0
#56 Marshall Leister 10 3 0 0
#71 Tony Lehman 15 8 0 0
#62 Randolph Riley 5 0 0 0
#81 Wayne Postma 8 2 0 0
#53 Eugene Gregory 7 2 0 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 0 2 0 0
#62 Thomas Campbell 0 2 0 0
#92 August Peterson 0 1 0 0
#30 Cory Vargas 0 3 0 0
#84 Charles Berke 3 5 0 0
#83 James Connelly 5 3 0 0
#40 Omar Guzman 0 5 0 2
#22 Brian Rosenberger 4 3 0 0
#50 Kevin Davis 0 2 0 0
#58 Matthew Hard 0 2 0 1
#93 Rolando Moulton 0 2 0 0
#63 David Carswell 1 0 0 0
#64 Andrew Zeller 1 0 0 0
#79 Ted Eads 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#40 Donald John 1 1 1.00 0
#22 Juan Bacote 1 -1 -1.00 0
Gamblers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#3 Joseph Cantwell 1 0 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 0 1 0
#40 Donald John 0 1 0 0
#70 Lloyd Ford 0 1 0 0
#90 Douglas Banda 0 1 0 0
#78 Ronald Shull 0 0 1 0
Gamblers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#89 Todd Summers 1 0 0 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0 0 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 8 334 41.75 38.50 51 1
Gamblers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#13 Juan Hanson 7 334 47.71 41.14 54 0
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Chris Farrel 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 34 2 / 3
Gamblers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#14 Daniel McCormack 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 33 1 / 2
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 5 50 10.0 12 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Neal Boone 2 7 3.5 5 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 27 27.0 0
Gamblers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#83 James Connelly 2 67 33.5 0
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Douglas Banda 8 1
#53 Robert Miller 8 0
#40 Donald John 5 0
#22 Juan Bacote 4 0
#57 Nathan Branch 4 0
#78 Ronald Shull 4 1
#97 Matthew Ford 3 3
#97 Martin McMeans 2 1
#53 William Kyle 2 0
#37 Wm Mullins 2 0
#53 Eric Bunn 2 0
#58 Sandy Linck 2 0
#90 Wesley Ochs 1 1
#93 Jerry Richardson 1 0
#51 Walter Showalter 1 0
#57 William Malone 1 0
#76 John Biggs 1 0
#54 Eddie Sullivan 1 0
Gamblers
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Eugene Gregory 7 0
#21 Wayne Mashburn 5 0
#91 Paul Walker 5 1
#30 Cory Vargas 5 0
#34 William Burkey 4 0
#46 Jeffrey Keeley 4 0
#26 Benjamin Morrison 3 0
#27 Thomas Erwin 3 1
#94 Jerry Aiello 2 1
#58 Matthew Hard 2 0
#40 August Madrid 2 0
#92 August Peterson 2 0
#81 Wayne Postma 2 0
#52 Reginald Martin 1 0
#60 William Loggins 1 0
#82 Larry Perez 1 0
#50 Kevin Davis 1 0
#12 Chester Dougherty 1 0
#93 Rolando Moulton 1 0
#86 Neal Boone 1 0