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Week 1: Houston Oilers at Louisiana Mud Dogs

September 06, 1981
84°
Legion Field (Lafayette, LA) Attendance: 56,458 (72%)
Oilers 7 3 0 0 - 10
Mud Dogs 0 9 3 3 - 15

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Oilers: 2-4-MUD 6 (8:14) 48-Stanley Oliver ran for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Timothy Anderson. MUD 0 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Mud Dogs: 4-3-HOU 6 (13:40) 3-Phil Read 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 3 HOU 7
(Qtr 2) Oilers: 4-12-MUD 30 (8:00) 11-Timothy Anderson 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 95-Thomas Adrian was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MUD 3 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Mud Dogs: 4-11-HOU 22 (3:48) 3-Phil Read 39 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 6 HOU 10
(Qtr 2) Mud Dogs: 4-10-HOU 40 (0:53) 3-Phil Read 57 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 9 HOU 10
(Qtr 3) Mud Dogs: 4-2-HOU 6 (0:28) 3-Phil Read 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 12 HOU 10
(Qtr 4) Mud Dogs: 4-6-HOU 33 (5:56) 3-Phil Read 50 yard field goal is GOOD. MUD 15 HOU 10

Team Statistics

Mud Dogs Oilers
First Downs 12 12
- Rushing 6 9
- Passing 6 2
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 229 203
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards Per Play 3.69 3.50
Net Rushing Yards 101 159
- Rushing Attempts 33 31
- Yards Per Rush 3.06 5.13
Net Passing Yards 128 44
- Att/Comp/Int 29 / 17 / 1 24 / 13 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 128 69
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 3 / 25
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.41 1.63
- Yards Per Completion 7.53 5.31
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 16 1 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 14 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 4
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 1 / 23
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:19 28:41

Drive Charts

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:39 0:44 OPP 48 2 10 Interception
1 8:11 9:34 OWN 25 17 69 Field Goal
2 7:55 3:19 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
2 4:34 0:49 OPP 21 3 -1 Field Goal
2 1:53 1:04 OWN 24 6 37 Field Goal
3 15:00 0:59 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 12:24 2:05 OWN 31 5 11 Punt
3 8:20 2:12 OWN 36 3 8 Punt
3 4:39 4:14 OWN 48 6 46 Field Goal
4 12:41 2:06 OWN 13 3 3 Punt
4 7:43 1:51 OPP 38 3 4 Field Goal
4 4:54 1:54 OWN 2 3 8 Punt
4 2:09 0:28 OWN 48 3 7 Punt

Houston Oilers

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:21 OWN 25 5 29 Downs
1 10:55 2:44 OPP 43 5 43 Touchdown
2 13:37 5:41 OWN 25 9 45 Field Goal
2 4:37 0:03 OWN 20 1 0 Fumble
2 3:45 1:52 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 0:48 0:48 OWN 25 4 15 Half
3 14:01 1:38 OWN 19 3 0 Punt
3 10:19 1:58 OWN 3 3 6 Punt
3 6:08 1:29 OWN 13 3 -9 Punt
3 0:25 2:44 OWN 25 5 23 Punt
4 10:35 2:52 OWN 35 6 16 Fumble
4 5:52 0:58 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 3:00 0:52 OWN 43 3 0 Interception
4 1:41 1:41 OWN 3 5 22 Game

Rushing Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Cody Melendez 28 82 2.93 11 3 0
Gregory Correll 5 19 3.80 10 1 0

Houston Oilers

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Ronald Jones 24 118 4.92 24 3 0
Derrick Hutchinson 2 22 11.00 15 1 0
Stanley Oliver 5 19 3.80 10 1 1

Passing Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Marsh 29 17 128 0 / 0 0 23 1 54.96

Houston Oilers

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Derrick Hutchinson 24 13 69 3 / 25 0 12 1 42.36

Receiving Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Cody Melendez 5 59 11.80 23 0
George Lee 5 40 8.00 14 0
William Gonzales 4 10 2.50 6 0
Louis Webb 1 10 10.00 10 0
Chad Gomez 2 9 4.50 7 0

Houston Oilers

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Clarence Williamson 3 25 8.33 12 0
Kevin Gardner 3 23 7.67 9 0
Arthur Frampton 2 14 7.00 11 0
Ronald Jones 3 3 1.00 1 0
Michael Bradley 1 3 3.00 3 0
Leslie Slattery 1 1 1.00 1 0

Blocking Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Duane Johnson 41 44 0 4
Chad Gomez 0 14 0 0
Eduardo Drake 1 0 0 0
Samuel Rolph 0 5 0 1
Anthony Kaiser 0 3 0 0
Maurice Terry 5 1 0 0
William Stalker 10 1 0 0
Robert Ashworth 12 3 0 0
Gonzalo Chrisman 12 3 0 0
David Centeno 0 11 0 1
Gregory Correll 2 13 0 2
Enrique Roberson 0 12 0 1
Cody Melendez 7 6 0 1
William Gonzales 5 20 0 0
George Lee 2 35 0 1
Robert Gagnon 41 37 0 5
William Morgan 39 36 0 2
Louis Webb 0 16 0 0
Alvin Murray 40 40 0 0
Timothy Ross 41 47 0 3
Alan McDonald 0 1 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Richard Gorecki 39 34 2 3
Ray Harper 39 33 1 1
Andy Fralick 38 33 0 1
Stanley Oliver 3 1 0 0
Manuel Gonzalez 0 1 0 0
Christopher Hernandez 0 1 0 0
Joseph Campanelli 2 0 0 0
Paul Lavery 0 10 0 1
Reyes Moore 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Ortiz 0 1 0 0
John Shepherd 0 1 0 0
Ricky Stewart 2 2 0 1
Scott Parkman 4 1 0 0
Paul Luong 2 2 0 0
Joseph Whitney 10 5 0 0
Anthony Branton 6 0 0 0
Jerry Weaver 4 12 0 1
Ronald Jones 8 1 0 0
Michael Bradley 21 24 0 2
Leslie Slattery 0 12 0 1
Arthur Frampton 0 18 0 3
Kevin Gardner 0 8 0 1
Clarence Williamson 1 26 0 2
Robert Faulkner 37 37 0 0
Max Xiong 39 28 0 2
Scott Isaac 1 4 0 1

Interception Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Harold Michael 1 0 0.00 0

Houston Oilers

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Branton 1 23 23.00 0

Fumble Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Cody Melendez 1 0 0 0
William Gonzales 0 1 0 0
Larry Hayek 0 1 1 0
Alan McDonald 0 1 0 0

Houston Oilers

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Ronald Jones 1 0 0 0
Andy Fralick 0 1 0 0
John Shepherd 0 0 1 0

Punting

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Jean Brown 7 348 49.71 46.14 55 4

Houston Oilers

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Daniel Pugh 6 302 50.33 50.33 66 2

Kicking

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Phil Read 5 / 5 2 / 2 2 / 2 57 0 / 0

Houston Oilers

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Timothy Anderson 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 1 / 1

Punt Return

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Houston Oilers

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Arthur Frampton 1 4 4.0 4 0

Kick Return

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Houston Oilers

Defensive Stats

Louisiana Mud Dogs

Name Tackles Sacks
Bobby Hall 6 0
William Stalker 6 0
Harold Michael 5 0
Brian Lucero 5 2
Chester Vice 4 0
Samuel Rolph 4 0
Anthony Kaiser 4 0
Larry Hayek 3 0
Matthew Kennedy 3 0
Robert Hein 3 0
Roy Audette 2 0
Chad Gomez 1 0
Gonzalo Chrisman 1 0
Thomas Adrian 1 1

Houston Oilers

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul Luong 8 0
Arnold Lynch 6 0
John Shepherd 6 0
Michel Nixon 5 0
Ronald Morgan 4 0
Ricky Stewart 4 0
Joseph Campanelli 3 0
Earl Sands 3 0
Anthony Branton 3 0
Jeffrey Ortiz 3 0
Robert Benjamin 2 0
Manuel Gonzalez 1 0
Clarence Williamson 1 0
Reyes Moore 1 0
Daniel Pugh 1 0
Arthur Frampton 1 0