The Gamblers hosted the Michigan Panthers for their season opener. The Panthers began the scoring with a Marcus Baugh 22-yard reception from Josh Love. The Gamblers responded with a long drive capped off with a 2-yard rushing touchdown from T.J. Pledger to tie the game at 6–6. The Panthers extended their lead with a 35-yard field goal from Cole Murphy before the Gamblers answered with a T.J. Pledger 2-yard rushing touchdown on the back of a muffed punt by the Panthers, closing out the first half with Houston up 13–9. The second half began with a Panthers punt before Panthers cornerback William Saba intercepted Kenji Bahar to set the Panthers up 2-yards to score, which they capitalized off of with a Stevie Scott 2-yard run to put them in lead 16–13. The third quarter ended with a Houston fumble and a Michigan punt. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers drove the ball down the field, ending with a Trey Quinn 24-yard reception to put the Panthers ahead by 22–13. With Panthers defensive end Breeland Speaks forcing a fumble in the redzone, the Panthers quickly drove 82 yards down the field to score on a Joe Walker 34-yard reception to extend the Panthers' lead to 29–13, which would be the final score.
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention
NotesEdit
^Game coverage started on Peacock and NBC joined the game in progress.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^"Due to the possibility of severe weather in Memphis, the start time for Sunday's USFL game between the @USFLGamblers and @USFLStallions at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been changed to 1PM ET/12PM CT. @NBCSports will start game coverage streaming on @peacock. Coverage of the Gamblers-Stallions game will switch to NBC at the conclusion of Sunday's French Open Men's Final".
August 25, 2023
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The 2023 season was the Houston Gamblers 2nd season in the United States Football League and their 1st under head coach general manager tandem of Curtis Johnson and Robert Morris 2023 Houston Gamblers seasonOwnerNational Spring Football League Enterprises Co LLC Fox Sports General managerRobert MorrisHead coachCurtis JohnsonHome fieldSimmons Bank Liberty StadiumResultsRecord5 5Division place3rd in South DivisionPlayoff finishDid not qualify 2022 Contents 1 Draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Roster 2 2 Staff 3 Schedule 3 1 Regular season 3 1 1 Game summaries 3 1 2 Week 1 vs Michigan Panthers 4 Standings 5 Notes 6 ReferencesDraft EditMain article 2023 USFL Draft 2023 Houston Gamblers Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes1 3 Chase Brice Quarterback Appalachian State2 10 Justin Ford Defensive end Montana3 18 Joseph Fisher Offensive guard Shepherd4 26 Scott Matlock Defensive tackle Boise State5 34 Jeffrey Johnson Defensive tackle Oklahoma6 42 Keenan Issac Defensive back Alabama State7 50 Alex Jensen Offensive tackle South Dakota8 58 Brady Russell Tight end Colorado9 66 Jason Taylor II Safety Oklahoma State10 74 Colby Reeder Linebacker Iowa StatePersonnel EditRoster Edit Houston Gamblers rosterviewtalkedit Quarterbacks 11 Kenji Bahar 6 Montell CozartRunning backs 7 Mark ThompsonWide receivers Emmanuel Butler 81 Keke Chism 17 Justin Hall 9 Teo ReddingTight ends 8 Brandon Barnes 42 Clint Sigg Offensive linemen 66 Nick Buchanan C 74 Avery Gennesy T 77 Tyler Higby G 78 Brandon Hitner T Jakari Robinson G C 51 Na Ty Rodgers T 72 Jordan Steckler TDefensive linemen Josh Avery DE 45 Tim Bonner DE 40 Isaiah Chambers DE Jeffery Johnson DT 93 Chigozie Nnoruka DT 59 Reggie Walker DE Linebackers 15 Ronheen Bingham OLB Chris Garrett OLB 30 Isaiah Pryor 44 Khalan Tolson 18 Jeremiah TylerDefensive backs Richard Bowens CB 20 Nick Grant CB 2 Jeremiah Johnson S 33 Elijah Jones CB Bydarrius Knighten CB 25 Dayan Lake S Isaiah Lewis S Jai Nunn Liddell CB 10 Malcolm Washington CBSpecial teams Gabe Brkic K Logan Klusman LS Hunter Niswander P 57 Ross Reiter LS 19 Nick Vogel K Reserve lists Julian Allen TE Suspended 22 Manny Bunch S IR 99 Damion Daniels DT IR 13 Andrew Galitz P IR 4 Shermari Jones RB IR Bamidele Olaseni T Did not report 92 Ikenna Onwuasoanya DT IR 29 T J Pledger RB IR 1 Anthony Ratliff Williams WR IR 38 Donald Rutledge Jr DB IR 14 Andrew Soroh S IR Inactive roster Jalen Green S 65 Jair Joseph G Benny LeMay RB 16 Tyler Palka WR 86 Rodell Rahmaan TE 90 Kristjan Sokoli DT 27 Marcel Spears Jr LB Guy Thomas DE 3 Terry Wilson QB Rookies in italicsRoster updated August 22 202342 active 11 reserve s 9 inactive USFL rostersStaff Edit 2023 Houston Gamblers staff Front office General manager Robert MorrisHead coaches Head coach Curtis JohnsonOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator quarterbacks Eric Price Running backs wide receivers offensive quality control Garrett Chachere Special teams tight ends Ray Rychleski Offensive line Andy Townsend Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator linebackers Chris Wilson Defensive line Kwahn Drake Defensive backs Brett Maxie Assistant defensive backs defensive quality control Zach ShagiSchedule EditRegular season Edit Week Date Time ET Opponent Result Record TV Venue Recap1 April 16 12 00 p m vs Michigan Panthers L 13 29 0 1 NBC Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap2 April 22 12 30 p m at New Orleans Breakers L 31 38 0 2 USA Protective Stadium Recap3 April 29 7 00 p m vs Memphis Showboats W 30 26 1 2 Fox Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap4 May 6 1 00 p m at Philadelphia Stars W 41 16 2 2 Fox Ford Field Recap5 May 13 4 00 p m at Birmingham Stallions W 27 20 3 2 Fox Protective Stadium Recap6 May 21 4 00 p m vs New Jersey Generals W 16 10 4 2 Fox Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap7 May 28 3 00 p m at Memphis Showboats L 20 23 4 3 USA Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap8 June 3 12 00 p m at Pittsburgh Maulers W 20 19 5 3 USA Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap9 June 11 1 00 p m vs Birmingham Stallions L 15 38 5 4 NBC Peacock a Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap10 June 18 1 00 p m vs New Orleans Breakers L 10 17 5 5 FS1 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium RecapBold indicates divisional opponent Game summaries Edit Week 1 vs Michigan Panthers Edit Week 1 Michigan Panthers at Houston Gamblers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalPanthers 6 3 71329Gamblers 6 7 0013at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Date April 16Game time 12 00 p m ESTReferee Derek AndersonTV announcers NBC Jac Collinsworth play by play Jason Garrett analyst and Corey Robinson sideline reporter Game informationFirst quarter MICH Marcus Baugh 22 yard pass from Josh Love Cole Murphy kick no good 7 55 Panthers 6 0 Drive 7 plays 81 yards 3 19 HOU T J Pledger 2 yard run Nick Vogel kick no good 0 41 Tied 6 6 Drive 12 plays 60 yards 7 11 Second quarter MICH Cole Murphy 35 yard field goal 12 31 Panthers 9 6 Drive 7 plays 42 yards 2 51 HOU T J Pledger 2 yard run Nick Vogel kick good 8 56 Gamblers 13 9 Drive 3 plays 17 yards 1 32 Third quarter MICH Stevie Scott 1 yard run Cole Murphy kick good 10 28 Panthers 16 13 Drive 2 plays 2 yards 1 11 Fourth quarter MICH Trey Quinn 24 yard pass from Josh Love Cole Murphy kick no good 8 46 Panthers 22 13 Drive 10 plays 70 yards 6 03 MICH Joe Walker 34 yard pass from Josh Love Cole Murphy kick good 1 44 Panthers 29 13 Drive 7 plays 82 yards 3 05 Top passers MICH Josh Love 18 20 215 yards 3 TD HOU Kenji Bahar 13 22 109 yards 2 INTTop rushers MICH Stevie Scott 12 rushes 61 yards 1 TD HOU T J Pledger 16 rushes 41 yards 2 TDTop receivers MICH Joe Walker 6 receptions 105 yards 1 TD HOU Josh Pederson 2 receptions 23 yards The Gamblers hosted the Michigan Panthers for their season opener The Panthers began the scoring with a Marcus Baugh 22 yard reception from Josh Love The Gamblers responded with a long drive capped off with a 2 yard rushing touchdown from T J Pledger to tie the game at 6 6 The Panthers extended their lead with a 35 yard field goal from Cole Murphy before the Gamblers answered with a T J Pledger 2 yard rushing touchdown on the back of a muffed punt by the Panthers closing out the first half with Houston up 13 9 The second half began with a Panthers punt before Panthers cornerback William Saba intercepted Kenji Bahar to set the Panthers up 2 yards to score which they capitalized off of with a Stevie Scott 2 yard run to put them in lead 16 13 The third quarter ended with a Houston fumble and a Michigan punt In the fourth quarter the Panthers drove the ball down the field ending with a Trey Quinn 24 yard reception to put the Panthers ahead by 22 13 With Panthers defensive end Breeland Speaks forcing a fumble in the redzone the Panthers quickly drove 82 yards down the field to score on a Joe Walker 34 yard reception to extend the Panthers lead to 29 13 which would be the final score Standings EditSouth Division viewtalkedit W L PCT GB DIV PF PA STK1 y Birmingham Stallions 8 2 800 4 2 287 196 W52 x New Orleans Breakers 7 3 700 1 4 2 237 184 W33 e Houston Gamblers 5 5 500 3 2 4 223 236 L24 e Memphis Showboats 5 5 500 3 2 4 190 213 L2 x clinched playoff berth y clinched division e eliminated from playoff contentionNotes Edit Game coverage started on Peacock and NBC joined the game in progress 1 References Edit Due to the possibility of severe weather in Memphis the start time for Sunday s USFL game between the USFLGamblers and USFLStallions at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been changed to 1PM ET 12PM CT NBCSports will start game coverage streaming on peacock Coverage of the Gamblers Stallions game will switch to NBC at the conclusion of Sunday s French Open Men s Final Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Houston Gamblers season amp oldid 1172085707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,