Week 15, 1979

played in Houston, TX

40 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Jacksonville Jaguars	0	10	7	0	-	17
Houston Oilers	0	0	0	10	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:20 JAX - Antonio Dodge 28 interception return (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 00:31 JAX - Allan Leavitt 42 field goal
3Q: 11:55 JAX - Wes Chandler 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Allan Leavitt extra point)
4Q: 08:40 HOU - John Smith 50 field goal
4Q: 02:48 HOU - Mike Thomas 26 pass from Carlos Brown (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:20 JAX - Antonio Dodge 28 interception return (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 00:31 JAX - Allan Leavitt 42 field goal
3Q: 11:55 JAX - Wes Chandler 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Allan Leavitt extra point)
4Q: 08:40 HOU - John Smith 50 field goal
4Q: 02:48 HOU - Mike Thomas 26 pass from Carlos Brown (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics JAX HOU
Record 9-5 6-8
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 234 263
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 3.97 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 121 125
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 3.56 4.03
Net Passing Yards 113 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 9 - 0 30 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 122 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.52 4.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/77 9/43
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/28 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:39 31:21

Team Statistics	JAX	HOU
Record	9-5	6-8
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	234	263
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	3.97	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	121	125
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	3.56	4.03
Net Passing Yards	113	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 9 - 0	30 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	122	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.52	4.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/77	9/43
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/28	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:39	31:21

Drive Charts

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:12	1:42	OWN 39	3	17	Punt
1	9:52	1:04	OPP 45	3	-1	Punt
1	3:30	3:37	OWN 37	7	23	Punt
2	12:03	1:03	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
2	8:59	1:13	OWN 14	3	-3	Punt
2	6:12	2:26	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	1:05	0:40	OPP 42	4	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	9:46	1:36	OPP 47	3	5	Punt
3	3:36	6:58	OWN 2	13	42	Punt
4	8:32	2:50	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	2:28	0:52	OWN 13	4	14	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 49	2	-1	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	11:30	1:38	OWN 20	3	-13	Punt
1	8:48	5:18	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
2	14:53	0:43	OWN 20	2	-2	Interception
2	14:10	2:07	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	11:00	2:01	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	7:46	1:34	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	3:46	2:41	OWN 15	5	22	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 27	1	-1	Half
3	11:44	1:58	OWN 14	3	-11	Punt
3	8:10	4:34	OWN 6	10	46	Punt
4	11:38	3:06	OWN 6	6	61	Field Goal
4	5:42	3:14	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	1:36	0:44	OWN 41	4	10	Downs

Game MVP: Ed Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bruce Harper	21	85	4.05	14	2
James Betterson	9	28	3.11	9	0
Robert Newhouse	2	9	4.50	6	0
Steve Bartkowski	2	-1	-0.50	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Smith	16	34	2.13	12	1
Wilbur Jackson	12	75	6.25	48	2
Jon Keyworth	2	17	8.50	11	1
Dale Zorn	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	23	9	122	2/9	1	37	0	71.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	18	9	95	0/0	1	26	0	84.2
Dale Zorn	12	5	64	4/21	0	31	2	19.4

Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Chandler	3	4	31	10.33	11	17	1
WR Frank Lewis	2	5	62	31.00	45	37	0
WR Irving Royer	2	4	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Steve Watson	2	5	18	9.00	6	11	0
TE Raymond Chester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB James Betterson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Mike Hogan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bruce Harper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Stark	3	6	20	6.67	10	13	0
WR Mike Thomas	3	9	70	23.33	45	31	1
RB Sherman Smith	2	2	7	3.50	4	4	0
WR Isaac Curtis	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	6	10	10.00	3	10	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0

Interception Statistics

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0.00	0
CB Antonio Dodge	1	28	28.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ed Jones	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dale Zorn	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	10	433	43.3	35.6	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	7	324	46.3	39.7	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Harper	3	26	8.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	2	12	6.0	0
Wilbur Jackson	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Harper	2	35	17.5	0
Tony Greene	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Curtis	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Matt Blair	6	2	1.0	29	30
S Mike Wagner	6	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Randal Rhett	5	1	0.0	15	16
DE Ed Jones	4	2	2.5	27	25
CB Ron Bolton	4	2	0.0	23	25
S Gary Barbaro	4	2	0.0	23	28
CB Tony Greene	3	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	1	0.0	18	23
S Ken Schroy	3	1	0.0	21	20
DT Wilson Faumuina	3	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Joel Williams	3	0	0.0	16	14
DT Paul Godfrey	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Harry Weis	1	0	0.0	11	8
DE Royce Berry	0	1	0.5	20	26
ILB Amos Martin	0	1	0.0	11	5
CB Mike McCoy	0	1	0.0	22	24

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	5	0	0.0	29	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	5	0	0.0	23	18
OLB Scott Studwell	4	3	0.5	32	24
OLB Robert Braziel	4	1	0.0	16	10
DE Mike St. Clair	4	1	0.0	20	14
DT Jeff Lloyd	3	2	1.0	20	18
S Steve Foley	3	1	0.0	15	11
S Charlie Phillips	3	1	0.0	26	21
DT Curley Culp	2	2	0.0	25	19
DE Mike Stensrud	2	1	0.0	14	7
CB David Gray	2	1	0.0	22	16
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	7	4
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	1	0.0	11	7
CB Nelson Munsey	1	0	0.0	17	16
CB Jeris White	1	0	0.0	18	18
TE Tom Gallimore	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Calhoun	0	2	0.5	14	11
DE Dick Leftridge	0	1	0.0	19	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Jones	2.5	0	3	25
OLB Matt Blair	1.0	0	1	30
DE Royce Berry	0.5	1	0	26
DE Louis Ross	0.0	1	0	9
OLB Joel Williams	0.0	1	0	14
S Gary Barbaro	0.0	0	1	28

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jeff Lloyd	1.0	1	18
OLB Scott Studwell	0.5	0	24
DE Mike Calhoun	0.5	0	11
DT Curley Culp	0.0	1	19
DE Mike St. Clair	0.0	1	14
DE Mike Bell	0.0	1	13
DE Mike Stensrud	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	4	0	1	31
CB Ron Bolton	3	1	0	25
ILB Randal Rhett	2	1	0	16
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	1	0	23
S Gary Barbaro	1	1	0	28
OLB Matt Blair	1	0	0	30
CB Tony Greene	1	0	0	22
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	0	17
CB Antonio Dodge	0	1	1	30
CB Mike McCoy	0	1	0	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert Braziel	3	1	10
CB Jeris White	1	1	18
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	21
OLB Robin Cole	1	1	4
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	18
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	7
CB David Gray	1	0	16
CB Nelson Munsey	0	1	16
OLB Scott Studwell	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe De Lamielleure	3	5	26	0	20
Ed Fisher	2	5	20	1	12
Dennis Nelson	2	3	25	1	17
Tom Lynch	2	3	22	0	18
Rich Saul	1	6	34	0	25
Jon Kolb	0	6	28	0	20
Robert Newhouse	0	2	19	0	9
Jim Nicholson	0	2	9	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	2	9	0	27	0	32
Robert Jackson	2	5	1	24	0	29
Desmond Cribbs	2	4	0	30	1	33
Terry Nelson	1	1	0	23	0	17
Ted Petersen	1	1	0	26	0	29
Jon Keyworth	0	4	0	24	0	21
Melvin Jackson	0	3	0	7	0	5
Ken Jones	0	2	0	27	2	31
Wayne Wilson	0	1	0	9	0	8
Dave Lafary	0	0	0	4	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
James Betterson	2	18
Tony Greene	2	15
Tony Samuels	1	18
Jim Nicholson	1	11
Butch Johnson	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Mitchell	2	27
Wilbur Jackson	1	26
Vern Roberson	1	10
Steve Foley	1	7
Robin Cole	1	6

Participation

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Dodge	---	---	23	30	23	76
Matt Blair	---	---	29	30	2	61
Rich Saul	34	25	---	---	---	59
Steve Bartkowski	34	25	---	---	---	59
Mike Wagner	---	---	25	31	2	58
Joe De Lamielleure	26	20	---	---	11	57
Tony Greene	---	---	17	22	15	54
Ed Jones	---	---	27	25	2	54
Gary Barbaro	---	---	23	28	1	52
Tom Lynch	22	18	---	---	11	51
Raymond Chester	14	15	---	---	21	50
Royce Berry	---	---	20	26	3	49
Ron Bolton	---	---	23	25	1	49
Jon Kolb	28	20	---	---	---	48
Ken Schroy	---	---	21	20	6	47
Mike McCoy	---	---	22	24	1	47
Bruce Harper	22	15	---	---	9	46
Ed Fisher	20	12	---	---	11	43
Dennis Nelson	25	17	---	---	---	42
Rusty Tillman	---	---	18	23	1	42
Robert Newhouse	19	9	---	---	13	41
James Betterson	12	10	---	---	18	40
Frank Lewis	21	17	---	---	---	38
Irving Royer	11	11	---	---	15	37
Paul Godfrey	---	---	16	17	1	34
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	15	17	2	34
Wes Chandler	19	15	---	---	---	34
Randal Rhett	---	---	15	16	1	32
Joel Williams	---	---	16	14	1	31
Artie Francis	20	9	---	---	1	30
Harry Weis	---	---	11	8	11	30
Steve Watson	16	13	---	---	---	29
Jim Nicholson	9	8	---	---	11	28
Bob Swenson	---	---	5	4	18	27
Mike Hogan	6	7	---	---	11	24
Amos Martin	---	---	11	5	7	23
Butch Johnson	8	3	---	---	11	22
John Yarno	6	5	---	---	11	22
Tony Samuels	2	1	---	---	18	21
Louis Ross	---	---	4	9	1	14
Hank Bauer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marty Domres	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	27	32	---	---	9	68
Desmond Cribbs	30	33	---	---	4	67
David Gray	---	---	22	16	27	65
Jon Keyworth	24	21	---	---	18	63
Wilbur Jackson	13	21	---	---	26	60
Ken Jones	27	31	---	---	---	58
Scott Studwell	---	---	32	24	2	58
Ted Petersen	26	29	---	---	---	55
Tom Gallimore	17	21	---	---	15	53
Robert Jackson	24	29	---	---	---	53
Ron Brandon	---	---	29	21	1	51
Charlie Phillips	---	---	26	21	1	48
Curley Culp	---	---	25	19	3	47
Mike Thomas	14	19	---	---	14	47
Terry Nelson	23	17	---	---	6	46
Randy McClanahan	---	---	23	18	4	45
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	20	18	5	43
Isaac Curtis	9	12	---	---	18	39
Butch Stark	13	18	---	---	8	39
Dale Zorn	23	16	---	---	---	39
Mike St. Clair	---	---	20	14	5	39
Jeris White	---	---	18	18	2	38
Vern Roberson	---	---	20	8	10	38
Dick Leftridge	---	---	19	12	5	36
Sherman Smith	18	14	---	---	4	36
Mike Bell	---	---	15	13	7	35
Nelson Munsey	---	---	17	16	1	34
Billy Campfield	15	19	---	---	---	34
Steve Foley	---	---	15	11	7	33
Dale Mitchell	---	---	2	1	27	30
Robert Braziel	---	---	16	10	1	27
Carlos Brown	8	18	---	---	---	26
Mike Calhoun	---	---	14	11	1	26
Mike Stensrud	---	---	14	7	5	26
Wayne Wilson	9	8	---	---	8	25
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	11	7	6	24
Melvin Jackson	7	5	---	---	9	21
Jim Yarbrough	5	5	---	---	9	19
Robin Cole	---	---	7	4	6	17
Perry Brooks	---	---	9	6	---	15
Dave Lafary	4	2	---	---	9	15
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elvis Keyworth	4	3	---	---	---	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thom Dornbrook	1	1	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	22	71	3.2
Right	3	13	4.3
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	16	25	1.6
Right	8	47	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	23	9	2	1	2	6	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	18	9	2	2	1	4	2	4	0
Dale Zorn	12	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	78	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	44	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	105	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Lewis	5	2	1	62	2	17
WR Steve Watson	5	2	1	18	0	13
WR Irving Royer	4	2	0	11	0	11
WR Wes Chandler	4	3	0	31	0	15
RB James Betterson	2	0	0	0	0	10
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB Mike Hogan	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Bruce Harper	1	0	0	0	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	9	3	0	70	2	19
WR Butch Stark	6	3	0	20	0	18
WR Billy Campfield	6	1	2	10	0	19
WR Isaac Curtis	2	1	0	10	0	12
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	1	0	9	0	21
RB Sherman Smith	2	2	0	7	0	14
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	4	0	21
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	21	1	17
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	1	1	3	3.00	5.30

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	3	3.00	7.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
James Betterson	3	1
Bruce Harper	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	4	1
Jon Keyworth	1	1
Sherman Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	9	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	6	3	2
Dale Zorn	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Lewis	2	0	0
WR Irving Royer	2	1	1
RB James Betterson	2	0	0
TE Raymond Chester	1	0	0
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	1
WR Steve Watson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	3	2	1
WR Mike Thomas	3	0	0
WR Billy Campfield	3	0	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)