1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL) |
| 3rd place • Western 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Marshall Taylor |
| Tommy Brasher | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| John Mallory | Defensive Backs |
| Don Maynard | Receivers |
| Bill Muir | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| Joe Robb | Defensive Line |
| Harry Theofiledes | Quarterbacks/Running Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/19/1975 | H | Birmingham Vulcans | 30-31 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 13214 | |
| Sat | 7/26/1975 | H | Memphis Southmen | 7-14 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 20196 | |
| Sat | 8/2/1975 | A | San Antonio Wings | 3-19 | L | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Stadium | 10411 | |
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | Chicago Winds | 38-18 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 10661 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | H | Philadelphia Bell | 10-3 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 12016 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | A | Portland Thunder | 24-33 | L | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | 6576 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Birmingham Vulcans | 8-21 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 19078 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | H | Jacksonville Express | 15-22 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 13638 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1975 | A | Memphis Southmen | 23-34 | L | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 18033 | |
| Sat | 9/20/1975 | H | Southern California Sun | 38-29 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 18777 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | The Hawaiians | 32-25 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 21348 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | Charlotte Hornets | 14-39 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 20470 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Southern California Sun | 30-39 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 10505 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | San Antonio Wings | 41-31 | W | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 8581 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | Portland Thunder | - | Portland, OR | Civic Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | Charlotte Hornets | - | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sat | 11/8/1975 | H | Memphis Southmen | - | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | |||
| Sat | 11/15/1975 | A | Philadelphia Bell | - | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Stadium | |||
| Sat | 11/22/1975 | A | Chicago Winds | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sat | 11/29/1975 | A | Charlotte Hornets | - | Charlotte, NC | American Legion Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sat | 12/6/1975 | H | Portland Thunder | - | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | |||
| Sat | 12/13/1975 | A | The Hawaiians | - | Halawa, HI | Aloha Stadium | |||
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/26/1975 | Portland Thunder | Canceled |
| 11/2/1975 | Charlotte Hornets | Canceled |
| 11/8/1975 | Memphis Southmen | Canceled |
| 11/15/1975 | Philadelphia Bell | Canceled |
| 11/22/1975 | Chicago Winds | Canceled |
| 11/29/1975 | Charlotte Hornets | Canceled |
| 12/6/1975 | Portland Thunder | Canceled |
| 12/13/1975 | The Hawaiians | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Allen Ray Aldridge | 83 | LDE | 6-6 | 240 | 30 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Bob Barber | 84 | RDE | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Grambling State | 12 | |
| Charlie Battle | 53 | WLB | 6-4 | 237 | 22 | Colorado; Grambling State | ||
| Rory Best | 86 | TE-C | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Southern Methodist | ||
| Bon Boatwright | 71 | RDT-LDE | 6-5 | 262 | 24 | Oklahoma State | ||
| Garland Boyette | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 237 | 35 | Grambling State | ||
| Henry Brandon | 36 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | Kentucky State; Southern University | ||
| Don Buck | 51 | ROG | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Grossmont JC; Missouri | ||
| Mike Burnop | 82 | TE | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Virginia Tech | ||
| Roger Cox | 12 | LCB | 5-11 | 177 | 22 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Bob Creech | 58 | SLB | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | Texas Christian | ||
| Melvin Daniels | 28 | SS-WS-LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 179 | 23 | Middle Tennessee State | ||
| Donnie Davis | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 220 | 35 | Southern University | ||
| Marvin Davis | 59 | WLB | 6-4 | 235 | 23 | Southern University | ||
| Bill Dulin | 76 | LOT | 6-6 | 250 | 23 | Johnson C. Smith | ||
| Dennis Duncan | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Northwestern State (Louisiana); Louisiana Christian | ||
| Rick Eber | 15 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 30 | El Camino JC; Tulsa | ||
| Jimmy Edwards | 12 | HB | 5-9 | 185 | 23 | Oklahoma; Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | |
| Bill Ellenbogen | 68 | LOG-ROG | 6-5 | 258 | 25 | Buffalo; Virginia Tech | ||
| Richmond Flowers | 44 | WS-SS | 6-0 | 183 | 28 | Tennessee | ||
| Rene Garnett | 42 | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 22 | Idaho State | ||
| Paul Gipson | 0 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 29 | Houston | ||
| Edd Hargett | 10 | QB | 5-11 | 187 | 28 | Texas A&M | 12 | |
| Steve Hatch | 26 | WS | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Akron | ||
| Kirk Heyer | 78 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 260 | 22 | Nebraska Southeast JC; Nebraska-Kearney | 8 | |
| Sam Holden | 79 | ROG-LOG | 6-3 | 258 | 28 | Southern Illinois; Grambling State | ||
| Glen Holloway | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 253 | 27 | North Texas | ||
| Rick Howe | 70 | LDT-LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Iowa State | ||
| Al Humphrey | 57 | WLB | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Tulsa | ||
| Mark Ilgenfritz | 81 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 6 | |
| Leon Jenkins | 19 | LCB | 5-11 | 165 | 25 | West Virginia | 12 | |
| Daryl Johnson | 23 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Morgan State | ||
| Willie Jones | 72 | LDE | 6-2 | 265 | 33 | Kansas State | ||
| Sheldon Joppru | 66 | ROG-LOG-C | 6-4 | 235 | 24 | North Dakota | ||
| Kenny Lambert | 55 | WLB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Tennessee; Virginia Tech | ||
| John Mallory | 20 | SS-WS | 6-0 | 188 | 29 | West Virginia | ||
| Joe Miller | 75 | ROT | 6-5 | 258 | 23 | Villanova | ||
| Jim Nance | 35 | FB | 6-1 | 241 | 33 | Syracuse | 12 | |
| D.C. Nobles | 3 | QB | 6-2 | 177 | 24 | Houston | ||
| Johnny Odom | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Texas Tech | ||
| Willie Parker | 74 | LDT-RDT | 6-2 | 266 | 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | ||
| Virgil Robinson | 47 | HB | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Grambling State | ||
| Ron Rydalch | 81 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Utah | 5 | |
| Ricky Scales | 1 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 22 | Virginia Tech | ||
| George Smith | 6 | WR-HB | 5-11 | 183 | 27 | Texas Tech | ||
| Dave Strock | 00 | P-K | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Taylor | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 247 | 30 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | ||
| Durfey Thompson | 45 | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Prairie View A&M | ||
| Rocky Thompson | 22 | FB | 5-11 | 200 | 28 | Hartnell JC; West Texas A&M | ||
| Brian Vertefeuille | 62 | LOG-ROG | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Idaho State | ||
| Cleo Walker | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 219 | 27 | Louisville | ||
| Mike Walker | 77 | LDE | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | Tulane | ||
| Clyde Williams | 63 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 35 | Southern University | ||
| Doug Winslow | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Drake | ||
| Bubba Wyche | 18 | QB | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Tennessee | 1 | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 72 | 62 | 59 | 83 | 276 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 101 | 45 | 115 | 276 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 230 | 91 | 120 | 19 | 78 | 595 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 224 | 98 | 111 | 15 | 78 | 669 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nance | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | ||||
| Rick Eber | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Ricky Scales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Jimmy Edwards | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Johnny Odom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Doug Winslow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Dave Strock | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Paul Gipson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Donnie Davis | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Mike Burnop | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Rory Best | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Melvin Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| George Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Henry Brandon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Bob Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 34 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 276 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 25 | 43 | 58.1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 313 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nance | 190 | 767 | 4.0 | 35 | 7 |
| Virgil Robinson | 124 | 450 | 3.6 | 20 | 2 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 49 | 163 | 3.3 | 18 | 3 |
| George Smith | 33 | 124 | 3.8 | 23 | 0 |
| D.C. Nobles | 10 | 97 | 9.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Henry Brandon | 17 | 18 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Edd Hargett | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ricky Scales | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 443 | 1654 | 3.7 | 13 | |
| Opponents Totals | 431 | 1370 | 3.2 | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edd Hargett | 288 | 158 | 54.9 | 119 | 2100 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 69t | 15 | 5.2 | 11 | 3.8 | 79.6 | |||
| D.C. Nobles | 50 | 23 | 46.0 | 23 | 327 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 30 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 61.0 | |||
| Bubba Wyche | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 3 | 29 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 15.5 | |||
| Team Totals | 345 | 184 | 53.3 | 145 | 2456 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 69t | 19 | 5.5 | 16 | 4.6 | 11 | 83 | 2373 | 75.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 347 | 184 | 53.0 | 143 | 2433 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 12 | 3.5 | 20 | 5.8 | 22 | 163 | 2270 | 63.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Odom | 37 | 504 | 13.6 | 24 | 3 |
| Rick Eber | 25 | 445 | 17.8 | 44 | 4 |
| Ricky Scales | 24 | 505 | 21.0 | 69t | 4 |
| Jim Nance | 24 | 206 | 8.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Doug Winslow | 21 | 308 | 14.7 | 43 | 3 |
| George Smith | 14 | 142 | 10.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Virgil Robinson | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Donnie Davis | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Mike Burnop | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Henry Brandon | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rory Best | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 184 | 2456 | 13.3 | 19 | |
| Opponents Totals | 184 | 2433 | 13.2 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Jenkins | 6 | 156 | 26.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 |
| John Mallory | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Richmond Flowers | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Garland Boyette | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Melvin Daniels | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 413 | 20.7 | 77t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 348 | 21.8 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Strock | 54 | 2037 | 37.7 | 55 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 54 | 2037 | 37.7 | 55 | ||||||
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 38.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Winslow | 18 | 194 | 10.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Leon Jenkins | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Roger Cox | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rene Garnett | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 274 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Winslow | 19 | 368 | 19.4 | 39 | 0 |
| George Smith | 14 | 247 | 17.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Rocky Thompson | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Henry Brandon | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Rene Garnett | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Leon Jenkins | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Burnop | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1128 | 20.1 | 73t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
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