Event Date: April 5th, 1992
Event Description: Stallions Win Round One
Source: Mobile Register
Walter Lewis's 196 yards and four touchdowns in his first game against his old team, as Birmingham upended the Memphis Showboats, 28-20, at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.
"On offense we were able to get some big plays," said Stallions’ coach Walt Michaels. "The first touchdown throw to Bouldin, the reverse play we ran to Gary Lewis when we were backed up. And at the end of the game were able to keep it on the ground and run out the clock."
Lewis added eight rushing yards and a rushing touchdown as well for Birmingham (3-0), but the ground game was paced by Paul Ott Carruth, who finished with 52 yards on 13 carries. Brent Fullwood added 43 yards on sixteen carries for the Stallions, who were celebrating their 10th anniversary.
"I gotta be thankful to the Stallions organization and coach Michaels," said Lewis. "He put me in this position and showed a lot of confidence in our offense. We just have to keep getting these wins. We are in a very competitive division and we have a long way to go."
Memphis (2-1), was led by Reggie Collier's 243 yards on 23-of-37 passing with one touchdown and three picks. The majority of Collier's production went hand-in-hand with Derek Crawford, who hauled in nine passes for 111 yards in the setback.
The Showboats only finished with 59 yards on the ground as a team, and the majority of those yards came from Chuck Webb, who finished the game with 37 yards and on just six carries.
The Stallions' opening drive of the contest resulted in a seven-point lead, as Walter Lewis found tight end Gary Lewis on a four-yard slant pattern to move Birmingham out to a 7-0 lead.
The Showboats responded on their third drive of the game with a field goal by Ian Howfield from 45-yards out bringing Memphis to within four at 7-3.
The Stallions then blew the game open in the second quarter with three straight scores. The first points of the second quarter came off of a ten-yard touchdown run from Walter Lewis making the score 14-3. The Stallions intercepted Reggie Collier after he barely avoided a sack in the end zone and returned the pick to the ten yard line.
Memphis added two more scores via Walter Lewis to Jerry Bouldin touchdown passes from 26-yards and 11-yards respectively. The Stallions then went into half time with a 28-3 lead. Birmingham did not score in the second-half.
"We just did not play well in any phase today," Showboats’ head coach Pepper Rodgers said after the game. "We had some big plays in the second half by Collier and Crawford but that’s all. We were spotty on defense and poor on special teams. We will need to get back to work at practice this week and try and iron out some things."
Game Notes;
Paul Ott Carruth led all rushers with 52 yards on thirteen carries...Birmingham and Pittsburgh are the only undefeated teams through the first three games of the season...Joey Jones and Charlie Brown tallied 66 and 60 yards respectively on three receptions apiece.
Event Description: Blitz Invade Oakland
Source: Chicago Sun
Mike Hohensee battled through a bruised knee to complete 21-of-38 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns, as the Chicago Blitz came from behind to defeat the Oakland Invaders, 24-17.
Hart Lee Dykes hauled in nine passes for 106 yards and Cap Boso and Scott McGhee each hauled in touchdown receptions for the Blitz (2-1), who have alternated wins and loses to begin the season.
Rookie sensation Mike Saunders added 146 rushing yards on 26 carries and added a touchdown of his own in the victory.
Blaise Bryant rushed for 56 yards on 19 attempts for the Invaders (1-2), who led 17-0 at the break.
Bob Gagliano completed 16-of-24 passes for 202 yards with one interception and two touchdown passes. Wes Howell made seven catches for 148 yards with one touchdown.
It was all Invaders in the first half as Howell hauled in a 33-yard touchdown pass from Gagliano early in the second quarter. Gagliano and tight end Daryl Mason later hooked up in the quarter, this time for 10 yards to give Oakland a 14-0 edge.
Jim Gallery tacked on a 19-yard field goal for the Invaders to send the home team into halftime with a 17-0 edge. Oakland would not score in the second-half.
Chicago got back into the game in the second half.
Mike Hohensee’s first touchdown pass came midway through the third from ten yards bringing the Invaders to within ten at 17-7. And after a field goal from 22-yards out by Brian Franco to start the fourth quarter, the Blitz were within seven at 17-10.
Chicago held the momentum in the fourth quarter and drove deep into Invaders' territory after Hohensee hit Mike Bellamy for a 12-yard completion. Hohensee then connected on a five-yard touchdown pass to Scott McGhee to tie the game at seventeen apiece.
Mike Saunder's three-yard touchdown run at the end of the fourth made it a 24-17 game after a failed drive by Oakland.
Game Notes;
Rookie defensive lineman Frank Kmet was placed on the inactive list before the game...Both teams committed just one turnover...Oakland travels to Houston next week, while Chicago hosts Arizona.
In other Sunday action; Houston blew out Los Angeles 40-7, New Jersey trounced Michigan 41-13 and Pittsburgh remained undefeated after a 30-14 win over Baltimore.
(Thanks to BJones for card photos)
more to come..........
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