Week 9, 1975

played in Memphis, TN

46 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	7	0	3	3	-	13
Memphis Rogues	3	7	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 MEM - Skip Butler 47 field goal
2Q: 05:26 BIR - Rickey Young 80 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MEM - Rocky Bleier 4 run (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 10:05 BIR - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
OT: 12:18 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 MEM - Skip Butler 47 field goal
2Q: 05:26 BIR - Rickey Young 80 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MEM - Rocky Bleier 4 run (Skip Butler extra point)
4Q: 10:05 BIR - Bucky Wallace 27 field goal
OT: 12:18 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal

Team Statistics BIR MEM
Record 1-7 5-4
First Downs 13 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 282 224
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.21 3.45
Net Rushing Yards 175 108
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 6.25 3.86
Net Passing Yards 107 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 36 - 12 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 133 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.74 3.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/18 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/63 7/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 5/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/36 4/108
Interception Ret./Yards 3/72 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:34 30:13

Team Statistics	BIR	MEM
Record	1-7	5-4
First Downs	13	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	282	224
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.21	3.45
Net Rushing Yards	175	108
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	6.25	3.86
Net Passing Yards	107	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	36 - 12 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	133	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.74	3.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/18	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/63	7/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	5/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/36	4/108
Interception Ret./Yards	3/72	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:34	30:13

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:07	0:47	OWN 3	3	1	Punt
1	9:09	4:18	OWN 13	7	20	Punt
1	3:12	1:57	OWN 30	6	27	Downs
2	14:17	1:40	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	10:12	1:39	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
2	5:26	0:18	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
2	2:02	1:29	OWN 18	3	15	Punt
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 28	6	6	Punt
3	9:21	2:22	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
3	5:20	1:02	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
3	1:59	2:46	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
4	12:46	2:47	OPP 44	5	34	Field Goal
4	9:02	3:05	OPP 31	6	26	Fumble
4	3:26	1:30	OWN 11	3	-10	Punt
4	1:20	1:16	OWN 37	6	41	Missed FG
OT1	14:22	1:18	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
OT1	13:04	0:51	OPP 33	3	7	Field Goal

Memphis Rogues
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
1	13:20	4:11	OWN 42	8	28	Field Goal
1	4:51	1:39	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
1	1:15	1:58	OWN 43	4	23	Punt
2	12:37	2:25	OPP 45	5	22	Interception
2	8:33	3:07	OWN 22	8	26	Punt
2	5:08	3:06	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 26	1	-3	Half
3	11:29	2:08	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	6:59	1:39	OPP 39	3	3	Punt
3	4:18	2:19	OWN 41	3	-7	Punt
4	14:13	1:27	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	9:59	0:57	OWN 26	3	0	Interception
4	5:57	2:31	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
4	1:56	0:36	OWN 47	3	26	Interception
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 29	1	-5	Half
OT1	15:00	0:38	OWN 32	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Reynolds, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Young	15	132	8.80	80	3	1
Darnell Goodwin	13	43	3.31	14	1	0

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marv Hubbard	23	84	3.65	31	2	0
Rocky Bleier	5	24	4.80	20	1	1

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	34	20	133	5/26	0	23	0	67.4

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Gabriel	36	12	122	1/6	0	26	3	9.2

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Young	5	5	61	12.20	28	23
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	14	3.50	4	9
FB Boobie Clark	3	4	15	5.00	1	7
WR Ken Bailey	2	4	13	6.50	1	7
WR Calvin Hickman	2	6	6	3.00	2	4
WR Al Walker	2	5	16	8.00	0	10
TE Marc Forbes	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Hugh Stopek	1	4	1	1.00	0	1

Memphis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gerald Tinker	4	9	48	12.00	15	26
WR Larry Walton	4	10	49	12.25	4	13
FB Marv Hubbard	2	4	5	2.50	2	3
TE Milt Morin	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Randy Vataha	1	3	14	14.00	1	14
WR Billy Parks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Robbie Ramirez	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
TE Pete Shapiro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	33	33.00
S Bill Simpson	1	22	22.00
CB Earl Dvorak	1	17	17.00

Memphis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Young	1	0	0
Ken Bailey	0	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	0	0	1

Memphis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Tinker	1	0	0
Dwight White	0	1	0
Hugo Hollas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	11	472	42.9	39.2	51	3

Memphis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	10	471	47.1	38.9	66	4

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Memphis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Butler	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Germany	1	10	10.0	0
Al Walker	1	12	12.0	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Tinker	5	41	8.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	36	12.0	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Speedy Duncan	4	108	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	9	1	0.0	27	37
OLB Jack Ham	7	0	0.0	26	36
DE Bill Kollar	3	1	1.0	26	36
DT Gary Fair	3	2	0.0	22	30
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	0.0	26	37
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	0	0.0	18	27
S Willie Germany	2	1	0.0	27	35
OLB Ron Pritchard	2	1	0.0	11	9
S Bill Simpson	2	1	0.0	21	31
CB Ken Sawyer	2	0	0.0	24	36
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	2	0.0	26	35
DT Dusty Oliver	1	1	0.0	9	9
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	25	35
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Frank LeMaster	0	1	0.0	1	1
S John Pitts	0	1	0.0	3	6
DT Doug English	0	1	0.0	3	2

Memphis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Lambert	11	7	0.5	28	39
CB Toby Tucker	10	0	0.0	25	38
S Brig Owens	4	3	1.0	26	39
OLB Bo Cornell	4	1	1.0	22	23
DE Dwight White	4	2	0.5	27	38
DT Larry Jacobson	4	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Pete Wysocki	4	0	0.0	13	17
DE Lionel Collier	3	1	0.0	14	21
S Hugo Hollas	2	2	0.0	20	37
DE L.C. Greenwood	1	4	2.0	27	38
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	1	0.0	14	11
CB Speedy Duncan	1	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Stu O'Dell	1	0	0.0	5	9
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Walton	1	0	---	---	---
WR Robbie Ramirez	1	0	---	---	---
S J.T. Hittle	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Brant Fields	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Walt Farrell	0	1	0.0	18	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	1	3	1	36
DT Craig Fulcher	0.0	1	2	0	35
DT Doug English	0.0	1	1	0	2
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	0	37

Memphis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE L.C. Greenwood	2.0	0	3	5	38
OLB Bo Cornell	1.0	0	0	0	23
S Brig Owens	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Dwight White	0.5	1	0	0	38
ILB Jack Lambert	0.5	0	1	0	39
S Hugo Hollas	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Fred Dean	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Larry Jacobson	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	0	36
CB Earl Dvorak	2	3	1	37
CB Terrance Dulaney	2	0	0	27
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	3	1	37
S Bill Simpson	1	0	1	31
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	0	36
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0	1
S Willie Germany	0	1	0	35
DT Dusty Oliver	0	1	0	9

Memphis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	6	1	38
ILB Jack Lambert	4	1	39
DE Lionel Collier	2	0	21
OLB Pete Wysocki	2	0	17
S Hugo Hollas	1	1	37
OLB Bo Cornell	1	0	23
CB Speedy Duncan	1	0	33
DT Larry Jacobson	1	0	20
OLB Stu O'Dell	1	0	9
ILB Brant Fields	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	6	1	23	1	33
Kris Wheeler	1	4	0	21	0	31
Andy Dawson	1	3	0	20	1	33
Ken Garcia	1	2	0	19	0	17
Claude Minor	1	1	0	5	0	6
Pete Adams	0	5	0	24	0	34
Juan Bruce	0	3	0	24	2	37
Boobie Clark	0	2	0	13	0	22
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	4	0	2
Mike Vardell	0	1	0	8	0	3
Dan Ryczek	0	0	0	7	1	8

Memphis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Zerillo	4	6	20	1	31
Mike Webster	2	5	24	0	31
Mitch Thornton	2	4	21	0	26
Robert Pratt	0	4	27	0	35
Gene Killian	0	2	26	0	32
Jim Otis	0	2	14	0	15
Kerry Webster	0	2	7	0	11
Milt Morin	0	1	17	0	23
Mo Cooper	0	1	8	0	6
Pete Shapiro	0	1	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
John Pitts	4	15
Ronnie Covington	1	32
Darnell Goodwin	1	30
Hugh Stopek	1	17
Claude Minor	1	14
Dan Ryczek	1	13

Memphis	Tackles	STPlays
Rocky Bleier	1	29
Donnie Gibbs	1	17
Randy Vataha	1	10
Buddy Cutler	1	9
Walt Farrell	1	9

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Haden	28	39	---	---	---	67
Willie Germany	---	---	27	35	3	65
Jack Reynolds	---	---	27	37	1	65
Ken Sawyer	---	---	24	36	5	65
Jack Ham	---	---	26	36	2	64
Bill Kollar	---	---	26	36	2	64
Andy Dawson	20	33	---	---	11	64
Earl Dvorak	---	---	26	37	1	64
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	26	35	2	63
Darnell Goodwin	13	19	---	---	30	62
Craig Fulcher	---	---	25	35	1	61
Juan Bruce	24	37	---	---	---	61
Hugh Stopek	22	20	---	---	17	59
Pete Adams	24	34	---	---	---	58
Ken Garcia	19	17	---	---	22	58
Al Walker	13	29	---	---	15	57
Greg Sampson	23	33	---	---	---	56
Bill Simpson	---	---	21	31	2	54
Kris Wheeler	21	31	---	---	2	54
Gary Fair	---	---	22	30	1	53
Ken Bailey	16	21	---	---	15	52
Boobie Clark	13	22	---	---	11	46
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	18	27	1	46
Calvin Hickman	15	27	---	---	1	43
Marc Forbes	6	15	---	---	20	41
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	1	32	37
Rickey Young	15	22	---	---	---	37
Dan Ryczek	7	8	---	---	13	28
Claude Minor	5	6	---	---	14	25
John Pitts	---	---	3	6	15	24
Ron Pritchard	---	---	11	9	3	23
Mike Vardell	8	3	---	---	12	23
Bill Cooke	---	---	2	2	17	21
Carlton Malone	4	2	---	---	14	20
Dusty Oliver	---	---	9	9	2	20
Frank LeMaster	---	---	1	1	16	18
Darryl Kenyon	8	6	---	---	4	18
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	14	14
Doug English	---	---	3	2	9	14
Dave Graf	---	---	3	1	7	11
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	2	0	8	10
Vincent Forbes	4	5	---	---	---	9
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	7	7
Will Wynn	---	---	2	1	---	3
Elton Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Memphis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Lambert	---	---	28	39	4	71
Gene Killian	26	32	---	---	11	69
Brig Owens	---	---	26	39	4	69
L.C. Greenwood	---	---	27	38	3	68
Dwight White	---	---	27	38	2	67
Toby Tucker	---	---	25	38	4	67
Mike Webster	24	31	---	---	11	66
Roman Gabriel	28	37	---	---	---	65
Speedy Duncan	---	---	24	33	7	64
Robert Pratt	27	35	---	---	2	64
Hugo Hollas	---	---	20	37	6	63
Marv Hubbard	23	23	---	---	15	61
Gerald Tinker	23	22	---	---	14	59
Walt Farrell	---	---	18	30	9	57
Alfred Zerillo	20	31	---	---	---	51
Lionel Collier	---	---	14	21	14	49
Rocky Bleier	5	14	---	---	29	48
Bo Cornell	---	---	22	23	3	48
Mitch Thornton	21	26	---	---	---	47
Larry Walton	17	29	---	---	---	46
Milt Morin	17	23	---	---	4	44
Pete Shapiro	13	13	---	---	17	43
Larry Jacobson	---	---	21	20	1	42
Jim Otis	14	15	---	---	8	37
Randy Vataha	12	14	---	---	10	36
Pete Wysocki	---	---	13	17	5	35
James Carlson	5	10	---	---	18	33
Fred Dean	---	---	9	19	5	33
Robbie Ramirez	11	21	---	---	---	32
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	14	11	5	30
Buddy Cutler	7	13	---	---	9	29
Kerry Webster	7	11	---	---	11	29
Brant Fields	---	---	2	5	22	29
J.T. Hittle	---	---	3	1	22	26
Mo Cooper	8	6	---	---	11	25
Stu O'Dell	---	---	5	9	6	20
Donnie Gibbs	---	---	2	0	17	19
Steve Luke	---	---	4	9	6	19
Joe Owens	---	---	4	2	8	14
Billy Parks	0	1	---	---	11	12
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Skip Butler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Hull	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	1	1
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Don Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	13	125	9.6
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	53	7.6
Middle	15	26	1.7
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	34	20	1	2	2	3	6	6	0

Memphis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Gabriel	36	12	1	1	1	9	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	36	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	18	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	99	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Hickman	6	2	1	6	0	27
WR Al Walker	5	2	1	16	0	29
WR Rickey Young	5	5	0	61	1	22
FB Boobie Clark	4	3	0	15	0	22
RB Darnell Goodwin	4	4	0	14	0	19
WR Ken Bailey	4	2	0	13	0	21
WR Hugh Stopek	4	1	0	1	0	20
TE Marc Forbes	2	1	0	7	0	15

Memphis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Walton	10	4	0	49	0	29
WR Gerald Tinker	9	4	1	48	1	22
WR Robbie Ramirez	5	0	0	0	0	21
FB Marv Hubbard	4	2	0	5	0	23
TE Milt Morin	3	1	0	6	0	23
WR Randy Vataha	3	1	0	14	0	14
WR Billy Parks	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Pete Shapiro	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Goodwin	3	7	2.33	3.31
Rickey Young	2	11	5.50	8.80

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marv Hubbard	3	13	4.33	3.65
Rocky Bleier	1	4	4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	1	1	4	4.00	3.91

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

Memphis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Young	3	0
Darnell Goodwin	2	0

Memphis	Rushes	Conversions
Marv Hubbard	2	0
Rocky Bleier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	11	6	2

Memphis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Gabriel	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Boobie Clark	2	2	0
TE Marc Forbes	2	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	1
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
WR Rickey Young	1	1	0

Memphis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Tinker	5	2	0
WR Larry Walton	3	2	1
WR Randy Vataha	2	1	1
WR Billy Parks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)