1975 Shreveport Steamer Statistics
World Football League (WFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Marshall Taylor (5-7-)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 105,492, Avg. 15,070 in 7 home dates
1975 Shreveport Steamer RosterTeam Record: 5-7
Finishing 3rd in the WFL's West Division
Coach: Marshall Taylor (5-7-)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Attendance: 105,492, Avg. 15,070 in 7 home dates
1975 Shreveport Steamer Results
The Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the WFL's West Division.
Shreveport racked up 276 points, while the porous defense surrendered 313. Edd Hargett tossed for 2,100 yards. Johnny Odom grabbed 37 passes, while Ricky Scales accumulated 505 receiving yards, while Rick Eber provided receiving help as well.
Jim Nance carried the ball for a team-best 767 yards for the Steamer.
Leon Jenkins picked off 6 opponent throws.
Marshall Taylor coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edd Hargett | 288 | 158 | 54.9 | 2100 | 7.3 | 15 | 5.2 | 11 | 3.8 | 69t | 10 | 71 | 79.6 |
| D.C. Nobles | 50 | 23 | 46.0 | 327 | 6.5 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 61.0 |
| Bubba Wyche | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Totals | 345 | 184 | 53.3 | 2456 | 7.1 | 19 | 5.5 | 16 | 4.6 | 69 | 11 | 83 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 443 | 1654 | 3.7 | 53 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Odom | 37 | 504 | 13.6 | 24 | 3 |
| Rick Eber | 25 | 445 | 17.8 | 44 | 4 |
| Ricky Scales | 24 | 505 | 21.0 | 69 | 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 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rory Best | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 184 | 2456 | 13.3 | 69 | 19 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Strock | 54 | 2037 | 37.7 | 55 |
| Totals | 54 | 2037 | 37.7 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Totals | 36 | 274 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Winslow | 38 | 736 | 19.4 | 78 | 0 |
| George Smith | 14 | 247 | 17.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Rocky Thompson | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Rene Garnett | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Edwards | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73 | 1 |
| Leon Jenkins | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Henry Brandon | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Burnop | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 80 | 1494 | 18.7 | 78 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Jenkins | 6 | 156 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 0 | |
| John Mallory | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Richmond Flowers | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Garland Boyette | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Melvin Daniels | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 412 | 20.6 | 77 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Nance | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | |||
| Ricky Scales | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| Rick Eber | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |||
| Dave Strock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Doug Winslow | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Jimmy Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Johnny Odom | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Virgil Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
| Paul Gipson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Donnie Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| George Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Rory Best | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Mike Burnop | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Melvin Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Bob Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Henry Brandon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 276 |
