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Week 2: Houston Gamblers at Memphis Showboats

September 15, 1974
72°
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) Attendance: 58,146 (93%)
Gamblers 3 6 0 8 - 17
Showboats 0 0 14 6 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Gamblers: 4-7-MEM 8 (0:22) 16-James Peeler 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 4-8-MEM 8 (1:05) 16-James Peeler 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 98-Matthew Ford was injured on the play. MEM 0 HOU 6
(Qtr 2) Gamblers: 1-8-MEM 8 (0:03) 16-James Peeler 26 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 0 HOU 9
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-5-HOU 5 (9:02) 38-Gregory Shea ran to HOU 0 for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 7 HOU 9
(Qtr 3) Showboats: 1-3-HOU 3 (6:06) 25-Don Soto ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-Chris Farrel. MEM 14 HOU 9
(Qtr 4) Gamblers: 2-5-MEM 5 (5:03) 15-Chester Dougherty pass complete to 40-Omar Guzman for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 37-Rickey Saucier ran for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! MEM 14 HOU 17
(Qtr 4) Showboats: 1-5-HOU 5 (1:15) 4-Brandon Rocha pass complete to 83-Robert Herrera for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN!

Team Statistics

Showboats Gamblers
First Downs 17 18
- Rushing 5 8
- Passing 11 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 339 306
- Offensive Plays 64 80
- Yards Per Play 5.30 3.83
Net Rushing Yards 96 120
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards Per Rush 5.05 3.87
Net Passing Yards 243 186
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 21 / 4 40 / 18 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 259 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 16 9 / 69
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.40 3.80
- Yards Per Completion 12.33 14.17
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 2 / 18
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.8 11.0
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 2 / 6
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 53 1 / 5
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 63 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 4 / 16
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 0 1 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:36 31:25

Drive Charts

Memphis Showboats

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:19 2:13 OWN 6 4 22 Punt
1 7:19 1:34 OWN 9 3 6 Punt
1 3:40 0:08 OWN 31 1 -5 Interception
1 0:19 1:12 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
2 11:18 2:11 OPP 43 4 -12 Punt
2 9:08 4:21 OWN 7 7 67 Interception
2 1:03 0:54 OWN 26 3 14 Interception
3 15:00 2:11 OWN 30 5 13 Punt
3 11:50 2:52 OWN 40 7 60 Touchdown
3 7:33 1:29 OPP 28 3 28 Touchdown
3 4:29 2:12 OWN 45 5 26 Missed FG
3 0:37 0:46 OWN 46 3 5 Interception
4 13:26 1:36 OWN 46 3 8 Punt
4 10:19 0:59 OPP 46 3 -6 Punt
4 4:58 3:48 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
4 0:10 0:10 OPP 33 1 -1 Game

Houston Gamblers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:41 OWN 25 5 33 Punt
1 10:06 2:47 OWN 31 7 21 Punt
1 5:45 2:05 OWN 46 5 8 Interception
1 3:32 3:13 OPP 37 7 29 Field Goal
2 14:07 2:49 OWN 8 5 -6 Punt
2 4:46 3:44 OWN 20 10 72 Field Goal
2 0:09 0:09 OPP 47 1 39 Field Goal
3 12:49 0:59 OWN 14 3 4 Punt
3 8:59 1:26 OWN 25 3 7 Fumble
3 6:03 1:34 OWN 15 3 -3 Punt
3 2:17 1:39 OWN 36 3 -14 Punt
4 14:52 1:26 OWN 41 3 8 Interception
4 11:50 1:31 OWN 4 3 -3 Punt
4 9:20 4:22 OWN 11 8 89 Touchdown
4 1:10 1:00 OWN 25 9 8 Downs

Rushing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Gregory Shea 11 96 8.73 19 5 1
Don Soto 7 0 0.00 3 0 1
Brandon Rocha 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Robert Carroll 23 115 5.00 19 5 0
Paul Mailloux 2 5 2.50 7 0 0
Rickey Saucier 6 0 0.00 7 0 0

Passing Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Brandon Rocha 42 21 259 3 / 16 1 24 4 37.80

Houston Gamblers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Chester Dougherty 40 18 255 9 / 69 1 63 2 53.65

Receiving Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 6 79 13.17 22 0
Aaron Gleeson 3 47 15.67 20 0
Gregory Shea 3 29 9.67 16 0
Robert Herrera 2 26 13.00 21 1
Jimmy Landon 2 25 12.50 24 0
Jerome Wheeler 2 24 12.00 19 0
Davis Kidd 2 19 9.50 11 0
Graig Chamlee 1 10 10.00 10 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Carroll 4 81 20.25 63 0
Bradley Sharp 2 50 25.00 32 0
Larry Perez 2 47 23.50 39 0
Brian Rosenberger 4 38 9.50 15 0
Robert Richards 2 22 11.00 15 0
Rickey Saucier 1 8 8.00 8 0
Omar Guzman 2 8 4.00 5 1
August Madrid 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Rodney Towell 0 0 3 0

Houston Gamblers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Mosley 0 0 2 0
Hector Courtney 0 0 2 0
Kenneth Killebrew 0 0 1 0
Reginald Martin 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Gabriel Decker 1 0 0.00 0
Douglas Banda 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Thomas Erwin 1 14 14.00 0
Tommie Harrington 1 1 1.00 0
David Burt 2 1 0.50 0

Fumble Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Gerard Hall 1 0 0 0
Don Soto 1 0 0 0
Lloyd Ford 0 1 0 0
Donald Goad 0 1 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Paul Mailloux 1 0 0 0
Tommie Harrington 0 1 0 0
Jeremy Derby 0 0 1 0
Morris Sterling 0 0 1 0

Punting

Memphis Showboats

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Daniel Espinosa 6 260 43.33 42.67 50 1

Houston Gamblers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Bruce Kester 8 366 45.75 39.50 56 2

Kicking

Memphis Showboats

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Chris Farrel 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 - 2 / 3

Houston Gamblers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Peeler 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 26 0 / 0

Punt Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Gerard Hall 4 53 13.3 15 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Nelson 1 5 5.0 5 0

Kick Return

Memphis Showboats

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Gregory Shea 2 63 31.5 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
David Nelson 1 25 25.0 0

Defensive Stats

Memphis Showboats

Name Tackles Sacks
Donald Goad 9 0
Ronald Shull 6 1
Sandy Linck 6 2
James Jones 5 0
Christopher Taylor 5 1
Douglas Banda 5 1
Nathan Branch 4 1
Patrick Bruno 3 0
Robert Herrera 3 0
Robert Miller 3 0
John Biggs 2 2
Juan Bacote 2 0
Gabriel Decker 2 1
Eric Bunn 2 0
Graig Chamlee 1 0
Gerard Hall 1 0
Aaron Gleeson 1 0
Charles Devine 1 0
William Malone 1 0

Houston Gamblers

Name Tackles Sacks
Wayne Mashburn 9 0
David Burt 7 0
Morris Sterling 5 3
Albert Donaldson 3 0
Jason Hatch 3 0
Thomas Erwin 3 0
Tommie Harrington 3 0
Thomas Martin 2 0
Tony Lehman 1 0
Ben Temple 1 0
Ted Eads 1 0
William Pritt 1 0
Paul Mailloux 1 0
Michael Spencer 1 0
Rolando Moulton 1 0
Eugene Gregory 1 0
Boris Riggins 1 0
Omar Guzman 1 0
John Short 1 0
Brian Rosenberger 1 0