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Week 4: Houston Oilers at Birmingham Stallions

September 29, 1974
60°
Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) Attendance: 74,943 (98%)
Oilers 0 0 0 0 - 0
Stallions 0 14 3 10 - 27

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 2) Stallions: 3-3-HOU 37 (2:07) 1-Richard Shoemaker pass complete to 89-Robert McNear for 37 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Thomas Wilmoth. BIR 7 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Stallions: 3-5-BIR 31 (0:03) 1-Richard Shoemaker pass complete to 89-Robert McNear for 69 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Thomas Wilmoth. BIR 14 HOU 0
(Qtr 3) Stallions: 4-8-HOU 19 (12:29) 6-Thomas Wilmoth 38 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 17 HOU 0
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 2-1-HOU 9 (15:00) 1-Richard Shoemaker pass complete to 20-Patrick Houghtaling for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Thomas Wilmoth. BIR 24 HOU 0
(Qtr 4) Stallions: 4-9-HOU 18 (8:22) 6-Thomas Wilmoth 37 yard field goal is GOOD. BIR 27 HOU 0

Team Statistics

Stallions Oilers
First Downs 20 2
- Rushing 7 1
- Passing 11 1
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 461 68
- Offensive Plays 84 40
- Yards Per Play 5.49 1.70
Net Rushing Yards 164 32
- Rushing Attempts 44 12
- Yards Per Rush 3.73 2.67
Net Passing Yards 297 36
- Att/Comp/Int 39 / 27 / 3 26 / 12 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 304 50
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.43 1.29
- Yards Per Completion 11.26 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 1 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 10 / 21 0 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 0 / 0 5 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 29 1 / 3
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 23
Time of Possession 42:07 17:54

Drive Charts

Birmingham Stallions

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 8:37 OWN 25 14 63 Interception
1 4:56 2:08 OWN 39 4 19 Punt
1 0:00 6:51 OWN 12 11 63 Interception
2 6:47 4:46 OWN 34 9 66 Touchdown
2 1:30 1:30 OWN 7 4 93 Touchdown
3 14:23 1:57 OPP 35 4 16 Field Goal
3 10:15 2:18 OWN 20 6 23 Punt
3 7:03 2:52 OWN 27 6 43 Interception
3 3:10 0:47 OWN 35 3 7 Fumble
3 2:20 2:24 OPP 47 5 47 Touchdown
4 13:24 1:39 OWN 27 3 1 Punt
4 7:45 2:49 OWN 29 4 15 Punt
4 4:06 1:59 OPP 13 3 9 Missed FG
4 1:30 1:30 OWN 42 3 9 Game

Houston Oilers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 6:23 1:26 OWN 8 3 6 Punt
1 2:49 2:49 OWN 20 5 13 Punt
2 8:09 1:22 OWN 20 3 -4 Punt
2 2:01 0:31 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
3 15:00 0:37 OWN 25 2 -1 Interception
3 12:26 2:11 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 7:57 0:54 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
3 4:11 1:01 OWN 19 3 -3 Punt
3 2:24 0:03 OWN 44 1 0 Fumble
4 14:57 1:32 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 11:45 3:27 OWN 31 6 -13 Field Goal
4 8:18 0:33 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 4:57 0:51 OWN 20 3 -9 Interception
4 2:07 0:37 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt

Rushing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Anthony Taylor 26 90 3.46 11 1 0
Todd Hamm 16 74 4.63 10 1 0
Edwin Peters 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Daniel Mabry 11 24 2.18 13 1 0
Paul Burdine 1 8 8.00 8 0 0

Passing Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Richard Shoemaker 39 27 304 1 / 7 3 69 3 85.84

Houston Oilers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Lance King 26 12 50 2 / 14 0 12 2 20.99

Receiving Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert McNear 7 173 24.71 69 2
Shawn Brewer 6 42 7.00 10 0
Ronald Cope 5 33 6.60 12 0
George Benito 1 11 11.00 11 0
Anthony Taylor 4 10 2.50 8 0
John Rodriguez 1 10 10.00 10 0
Patrick Houghtaling 1 9 9.00 9 1
Todd Hamm 1 8 8.00 8 0
Bryant Cox 1 8 8.00 8 0

Houston Oilers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Travis Dearborn 6 39 6.50 12 0
Carl Edwards 2 8 4.00 6 0
Robert Martin 2 5 2.50 10 0
Daniel Mabry 1 3 3.00 3 0
Paul Burdine 1 -5 -5.00 -5 0

Blocking Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
David Wingler 44 49 1 1
Ronald Cope 0 36 0 0
Peter Campbell 0 2 0 0
George Figueroa 0 1 0 0
Patrick Harrington 0 3 0 3
Kevin Routh 3 3 0 0
David Johnson 0 1 0 0
James Bellis 0 2 0 0
Harrison Snow 0 1 0 0
Edwin Peters 0 4 0 0
Salvatore Cota 0 2 0 0
Alfredo Hood 0 2 0 0
Jason Carpenter 0 2 0 0
Lincoln Cox 0 1 0 0
Richard Kelley 0 1 0 0
Nathaniel McHenry 0 1 0 0
Leonard Lee 1 0 0 0
William Morgan 6 5 0 0
Lewis Lee 11 6 0 0
Richard Martin 3 2 0 0
Robert McNear 0 16 0 0
Bryant Cox 0 19 0 0
Clifton Rich 49 46 0 2
Raymond Foster 48 52 0 3
Elmer Davis 45 45 0 2
John Rodriguez 24 35 0 0
Jeffrey Lirette 48 55 0 4
Shawn Brewer 6 24 0 1
Alfredo Carter 11 5 0 0
George Benito 9 24 0 1
Patrick Houghtaling 2 15 0 1
Anthony Taylor 7 9 0 0
Frank Hayes 0 3 0 0
Todd Hamm 4 4 0 0
Hector Grossman 11 5 0 0
Harry Nowak 1 3 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
James Fletcher 29 17 1 1
Craig Heller 36 19 1 1
Israel Jones 0 2 0 0
Travis Dearborn 3 13 0 1
Zachariah Caldwell 0 1 0 0
Robert Smith 0 7 0 0
Roger White 0 1 0 0
Arturo Jackson 11 1 0 0
Paul Burdine 6 4 0 0
Daniel Mabry 10 1 0 0
Fidel Nix 0 5 0 0
Kevin Zayas 10 0 0 0
George Gamble 3 0 0 0
Robert Martin 17 8 0 1
Alexander Bunker 25 11 0 1
Oscar Reyes 0 4 0 0
Bobby Nye 16 6 0 1
Bobby Walla 0 4 0 0
Allen Hanna 35 11 0 0
Carl Edwards 0 5 0 0
John Haney 32 14 0 0
Colin Martin 0 1 0 0
Denny Bixler 0 3 0 0
Charles Young 9 3 0 1
James Clay 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Kevin Scott 1 2 2.00 0
Richard Martin 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Oilers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Norman Dunaway 1 0 0.00 0
Brian Walker 1 0 0.00 0
Denny Bixler 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Anthony Taylor 2 0 0 0
Richard Shoemaker 1 0 0 0
Raymond Foster 0 1 0 0
Richard Martin 0 0 1 0
Nathaniel McHenry 0 1 0 0
Alfredo Hood 0 1 1 0
Robert McNear 0 1 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Carl Edwards 1 0 0 0
Daniel Mabry 1 0 0 0
Denny Bixler 0 1 1 0
Byron Brunson 0 0 1 0

Punting

Birmingham Stallions

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Vernon Jaramillo 4 217 54.25 34.00 65 0

Houston Oilers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jay Cutright 10 444 44.40 46.30 55 2

Kicking

Birmingham Stallions

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Thomas Wilmoth 2 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 38 3 / 3

Houston Oilers

Punt Return

Birmingham Stallions

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert McNear 4 29 7.3 10 0

Houston Oilers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Carl Edwards 1 3 3.0 3 0

Kick Return

Birmingham Stallions

Houston Oilers

Defensive Stats

Birmingham Stallions

Name Tackles Sacks
Kevin Routh 6 0
James Bellis 3 0
Nathaniel McHenry 3 0
George Figueroa 3 1
Harrison Snow 3 0
Robert Price 3 0
Shawn Brewer 2 0
Gary Finch 2 0
Richard Martin 1 0
Bryant Cox 1 0
Anthony Taylor 1 0
Lincoln Cox 1 1

Houston Oilers

Name Tackles Sacks
Brian Walker 11 0
Norman Dunaway 10 0
Roger White 9 0
Denny Bixler 9 0
Oscar Reyes 8 0
Colin Martin 6 0
James Clay 4 0
Shane Shepherd 3 1
Charles Young 3 0
Israel Jones 2 0
Harold Fielder 2 0
Lee Taveras 2 0
Bobby Walla 2 0
Allen Hanna 1 0
Douglas Foster 1 0
Zachariah Caldwell 1 0
George Gamble 1 0
Byron Brunson 1 0