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November 21, 1976 50° Liberty Bowl
Attendance: 48,628 (78%)
Stars 6 7 3 3 - 19
Showboats 3 14 7 3 - 27
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Showboats: 4-3-BLT 3 (8:46) 1-Chris Farrel 21 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 BLT 0
(Qtr 1) Stars: (8:43) 1-Chris Farrel kicks 74 yards from MEM 35 to BLT -9. 44-Albert Naquin for 110yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 44 (10:21) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 10 BLT 6
(Qtr 2) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 45 (7:05) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 38-Gregory Shea for 55 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 17 BLT 6
(Qtr 2) Stars: 1-15-MEM 6 (2:28) 4-Joseph Cantwell sacked at MEM -2 for -7 yards (51-Felix Long). Sack allowed by 51-Ronald Sapp. 4-Joseph Cantwell FUMBLES (51-Felix Long) recovered by BLT-76-Robert Hunter for -3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Bernard Twiggs. MEM 17 BLT 13
(Qtr 3) Stars: 4-4-MEM 22 (11:00) 5-Bernard Twiggs 39 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 17 BLT 16
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-10-MEM 40 (9:19) 4-Joseph Cantwell pass complete to 82-Gerard Hall for 60 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 24 BLT 16
(Qtr 4) Stars: 4-7-MEM 32 (11:09) 5-Bernard Twiggs 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 24 BLT 19
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 4-9-BLT 24 (0:16) 1-Chris Farrel 41 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 27 BLT 19
Team Statistics
Showboats Stars
First Downs 10 12
- Rushing 3 3
- Passing 7 9
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 343 201
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards Per Play 5.28 2.83
Net Rushing Yards 30 84
- Rushing Attempts 25 20
- Yards Per Rush 1.20 4.20
Net Passing Yards 313 117
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 16 / 3 46 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 370 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8 / 57 5 / 38
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.83 2.29
- Yards Per Completion 23.13 8.61
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 15 1 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.0 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 5 / 40 5 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 15 2 / 20
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 38 2 / 130
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 12 3 / 23
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:50 32:55
Drive Charts
Showboats
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:40 5:57 OWN 28 11 69 Field Goal
1 3:14 3:22 OWN 10 6 24 Punt
2 10:21 0:08 OWN 44 1 56 Touchdown
2 7:46 0:51 OWN 8 2 92 Touchdown
2 5:31 0:52 OPP 35 3 -1 Missed FG
2 2:28 0:03 OWN 11 1 -5 Punt
2 0:41 0:41 OWN 10 1 0 Half
3 15:00 1:34 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
3 12:31 0:10 OWN 30 2 0 Interception
3 10:56 0:51 OWN 25 2 -2 Interception
3 9:19 0:08 OWN 40 1 60 Touchdown
3 7:09 1:33 OWN 27 3 7 Punt
3 3:25 3:02 OWN 29 7 13 Punt
4 14:41 1:24 OWN 45 3 -6 Interception
4 11:05 2:02 OWN 35 3 -13 Punt
4 5:21 3:24 OWN 44 5 10 Punt
4 1:00 0:48 OPP 24 3 1 Field Goal
Stars
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:20 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 8:26 2:25 OPP 25 5 -20 Punt
1 6:01 2:47 OWN 20 4 31 Punt
2 14:52 4:32 OWN 16 9 47 Missed FG
2 10:12 2:27 OWN 25 7 30 Punt
2 6:55 1:24 OWN 14 3 6 Interception
2 4:39 2:12 OWN 43 3 1 Punt
2 2:24 1:15 OPP 25 3 -3 Punt
2 1:10 0:29 OWN 35 4 15 Punt
3 13:26 0:55 OWN 37 3 -8 Punt
3 12:21 1:25 OPP 28 3 6 Field Goal
3 10:05 0:46 OPP 21 3 -12 Missed FG
3 9:11 2:02 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
3 5:35 2:10 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
3 0:23 0:42 OWN 15 3 -1 Punt
4 13:17 2:12 OPP 47 4 16 Field Goal
4 9:03 3:42 OWN 36 7 27 Missed FG
4 1:57 0:57 OWN 6 8 41 Downs
4 0:13 0:13 OWN 25 1 10 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 7 23 3.29 9 0 0
#21 Don Soto 14 7 0.50 3 0 0
#86 John Marshall 2 1 0.50 2 0 0
#20 Davis Kidd 2 -1 -0.50 1 0 0
Stars
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Jeremy Cooper 14 69 4.93 18 4 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 5 15 3.00 6 0 0
#44 Albert Naquin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Showboats
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Joseph Cantwell 32 16 370 8 / 57 3 60 3 84.11
Stars
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Victor Gorman 46 18 155 5 / 38 0 23 1 39.67
Receiving Stats
Showboats
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 5 208 41.60 60 2
#38 Gregory Shea 2 62 31.00 55 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 3 42 14.00 24 0
#10 Robert Herrera 2 37 18.50 27 0
#21 Don Soto 2 12 6.00 15 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 1 9 9.00 9 0
#89 Graig Chamlee 1 0 0.00 0 0
Stars
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Howard Cardenas 5 48 9.60 23 0
#43 Jeremy Cooper 2 28 14.00 15 0
#15 David Reed 2 25 12.50 17 0
#13 Randy Christmas 3 21 7.00 11 0
#80 Hector Morris 3 13 4.33 14 0
#82 Scott Ayotte 2 10 5.00 6 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 1 10 10.00 10 0
Blocking Stats
Showboats
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Ronald Sapp 46 33 3 4
#55 Robert Tudor 54 33 1 4
#70 Lloyd Ford 53 24 1 1
#20 Davis Kidd 19 21 1 3
#72 Jeremy Contreras 51 28 0 0
#63 Rodney Towell 53 33 0 3
#38 Gregory Shea 2 3 0 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 6 0 1
#86 John Marshall 3 5 0 0
#86 Ernest McNeill 4 23 0 1
#89 Graig Chamlee 0 6 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 7 5 0 0
#76 John Biggs 5 3 0 0
#53 Robert Miller 6 1 0 0
#73 Christopher Lopez 14 0 0 0
#84 James Dennis 0 2 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 12 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 0 11 0 1
#90 Douglas Banda 3 3 0 1
#21 Don Soto 7 4 0 1
#78 Ronald Shull 0 2 0 0
#22 Juan Bacote 0 1 0 0
#53 William Kyle 0 1 0 0
#97 Martin McMeans 0 1 0 0
#57 William Malone 0 3 0 0
#93 Jerry Richardson 0 3 0 0
#74 Edward Kohan 1 0 0 0
#40 Donald John 0 1 0 0
#54 Eddie Sullivan 0 1 0 0
Stars
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 James McDevitt 66 27 1 2
#64 Manuel Nance 51 29 1 3
#51 Ken Hancock 66 32 1 2
#64 Micheal Wilt 3 0 1 1
#74 John Davis 54 25 0 1
#69 Frank Boyles 48 33 0 2
#66 Thomas Regan 27 17 0 1
#43 Jeremy Cooper 4 1 0 0
#54 Thomas Coffin 15 3 0 0
#80 Ronald Tatman 19 8 0 0
#93 Willie Harrison 8 3 0 0
#51 Michael Souther 16 0 0 0
#65 Erin Lazarus 16 9 0 0
#46 August Hebert 2 3 0 1
#86 Michael Lee 0 4 0 1
#56 Gerry Newton 7 6 0 0
#93 Gordon Shive 0 4 0 1
#82 Scott Ayotte 17 12 0 0
#13 Randy Christmas 0 14 0 0
#19 Howard Cardenas 0 8 0 0
#73 Jerry Darden 4 6 0 2
#15 David Reed 0 6 0 0
#80 Hector Morris 0 11 0 0
#59 Les Lynch 0 3 0 0
#30 James Pittman 0 1 0 0
#28 Earl Campbell 0 2 0 0
#79 Felix Long 0 2 0 0
#36 Mark Murphy 0 2 0 0
#64 Duane Williams 0 2 0 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 0 2 0 0
#50 Harold Galey 0 2 0 1
#31 Robert Johannes 0 1 0 0
#29 Earl Bueno 0 1 0 0
#44 Albert Naquin 2 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Showboats
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#40 Donald John 1 12 12.00 0
Stars
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#36 Mark Murphy 1 21 21.00 0
#52 Gregory Hubbard 1 2 2.00 0
#28 Earl Campbell 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Showboats
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#38 Gregory Shea 1 0 0 0
#3 Joseph Cantwell 1 0 0 0
#82 Gerard Hall 1 0 0 0
#10 Robert Herrera 0 1 0 0
#57 Nathan Branch 0 0 1 0
#87 Jerome Wheeler 0 1 0 0
Stars
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 Jeremy Cooper 1 1 0 0
#31 Robert Johannes 0 0 1 0
#79 Felix Long 0 0 1 0
#99 Robert Hunter 0 1 0 1
#5 Bernard Twiggs 0 0 1 0
Punting
Showboats
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#15 Matthew Robbins 8 370 46.25 41.63 55 2
Stars
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#3 Troy Steele 9 395 43.89 42.44 51 3
Kicking
Showboats
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Chris Farrel 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 41 3 / 3
Stars
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Bernard Twiggs 2 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 49 1 / 2
Punt Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 2 15 7.5 10 0
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Howard Cardenas 2 20 10.0 10 0
Kick Return
Showboats
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#82 Gerard Hall 1 38 38.0 0
Stars
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#44 Albert Naquin 2 130 65.0 1
Defensive Stats
Showboats
Name Tackles Sacks
#43 David Steinman 6 0
#40 Donald John 6 0
#53 William Kyle 5 0
#78 Ronald Shull 5 1
#37 Wm Mullins 4 0
#31 Paul Bounds 4 0
#90 Douglas Banda 4 0
#57 Nathan Branch 3 1
#76 John Biggs 2 0
#97 Martin McMeans 2 1
#22 Juan Bacote 2 0
#10 Robert Herrera 1 0
#20 Davis Kidd 1 0
#63 Charles Devine 1 1
#90 Wesley Ochs 1 1
#86 Ernest McNeill 1 0
Stars
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Gregory Hubbard 7 0
#28 Earl Campbell 5 0
#36 Mark Murphy 5 0
#79 Felix Long 5 4
#50 Harold Galey 4 2
#64 Duane Williams 4 1
#59 Les Lynch 3 1
#96 John Laursen 3 0
#93 Gordon Shive 3 0
#56 Gerry Newton 3 0
#54 Thomas Coffin 2 0
#93 James Johnson 1 0
#66 Thomas Regan 1 0
#31 Robert Johannes 1 0
#30 James Pittman 1 0
#37 Jacob Mummert 1 0