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1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL)

3rd place Eastern 11-7-0 .611
1985 USFL Previous SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Pepper Rodgers
Larry CoyerLinebackers
Chuck DickersonDefensive Line
Bill OliverDefensive Backs
Jimmy RobinsonWide Receivers
Jimmy SharpeOffensive Line
Charlie WallerOffensive Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Mon2/25/1985ASan Antonio Gunslingers20-3WSan Antonio, TXAlamo Stadium10983
Mon3/4/1985AJacksonville Bulls24-14WJacksonville, FLGator Bowl40112
Sat3/9/1985HBaltimore Stars21-19WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl37466
Sun3/17/1985ABirmingham Stallions19-34LBirmingham, ALLegion Field34500
Sun3/24/1985HOakland Invaders19-31LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl28773
Fri3/29/1985HTampa Bay Bandits20-28LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl23952
Thu4/4/1985AOrlando Renegades17-28LOrlando, FLOrlando Stadium21223
Sun4/14/1985ABaltimore Stars13-10WCollege Park, MDByrd Stadium15728
Fri4/19/1985HNew Jersey Generals18-21LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl44339
Fri4/26/1985ADenver Gold33-17WDenver, COMile High Stadium8207
Fri5/3/1985HBirmingham Stallions38-24WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl29025
Sun5/12/1985HHouston Gamblers17-15WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl27325
Sat5/18/1985ATampa Bay Bandits38-14WTampa, FLTampa Stadium35000
Sat5/25/1985APortland Breakers14-17LPortland, ORCivic Stadium16682
Sat6/1/1985ANew Jersey Generals7-17LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium45682
Fri6/7/1985HOrlando Renegades41-17WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl23216
Sat6/15/1985HJacksonville Bulls31-0WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl31634
Sat6/22/1985HArizona Outlaws38-28WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl32743
Quarterfinal Playoff
Sun6/30/1985HDenver Gold48-7WMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl34528
Semifinal Playoff
Sat7/6/1985HOakland Invaders19-28LMemphis, TNLiberty Bowl37796
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
59David AlbrightRILB6-223525Chabot JC; San Jose State
21John ArnaudSS6-018524Iowa State
76John BanaszakDT-LDE6-324235Eastern Michigan
99Steve BeardenROLB6-424023Vanderbilt
47Don BessillieuFS6-120029Georgia Tech
73Russ BolingerLOG6-525531UC Riverside; Long Beach State10
75Scott BolzanOT6-328023Northern Illinois20
80Gerald BradleyWR6-118024Weber State
52Mike BrewingtonLB6-322528East Carolina
81Preston BrownWR5-1118727Vanderbilt
17Chuck BushbeckK25Villanova; East Carolina10
8Barney BusseySS6-020023South Carolina State
3Mossy CadeLCB6-119824Texas1515
70John CaneiOT6-525826Miami (Florida)
90Sam ClancyLDE-RDE6-728127Pittsburgh18
74Calvin ClarkRDE6-426026Purdue
58Will CokeleyLILB-RILB6-222025Coffeyville CC; Kansas State14
31Leonard ColemanRCB6-220523Vanderbilt1818
53John CorkerROLB6-524027Oklahoma State1717
9Derrick CrawfordWR5-1018525Memphis18
7Alan DuncanK5-918947Tennessee170
29Mike FoxFS5-1118026San Diego State
Greg GerkenLB6-423026Northern Arizona
57Daryl GoodlowLB6-223525Oklahoma
David GrahamDT-DE6-625026Morehouse
55Mike GrantLILB-RILB6-122526Chowan JC; East Carolina
11Bob GruppP5-1119530Duke80
54Steve HammondLILB-RILB6-422525Wake Forest17
60Paul HannaNT6-425126Purdue5
93Jay HayesDE6-625025Idaho
88Van HeflinTE6-323526Vanderbilt
Bryan HowardDB6-120026Tennessee State
19Gary HuffQB6-119534Florida State0
56Dave HuffmanROT-ROG6-628428Notre Dame1818
57Lemont JeffersLOLB6-322025Tennessee
12Mike KelleyQB6-319526Georgia Tech139
50Art KuehnC6-325532UCLA
10Walter LewisQB-SB6-120923Alabama149
27Doran MajorS5-1017524Memphis17
68Tyrone McGriffLOG6-027027Florida A&M
62Ron MikolajczykROT6-328035Marshall; Tampa44
1Jim MillerP5-1118428Mississippi100
84Greg MoserWR6-018525Oregon
32Ray OdumsLCB6-217534Alabama
44Ron O'NealRB6-026522Auburn
23Ron OsborneFS5-1119024Iowa State
25Anthony ParkerRB6-020724Memphis
72Larry PfohlLOT6-327027Penn State; Miami (Florida)
26Ricky PorterRB5-1019525Slippery Rock18
83Mark RaughTE6-321525West Virginia
91Carlton RoseLOLB6-222023Michigan17
51Larry RubensC6-226226Montana State1818
67Luis SharpeLOT6-425525UCLA1010
87Gary ShirkTE6-122035Morehead State
59Sanders ShiverLB6-222730Carson-Newman
61Ken SmithROG6-128525Evansville; Miami (Ohio)1814
46Tim SpencerFB6-122525Ohio State16
24Harry SydneyRB6-021726Kansas1212
49Mike ThomasDB6-017828Tennessee State
92Reggie WhiteNT-LDE6-529324Tennessee1818
52Mike WhittingtonRILB6-222027Notre Dame
63Brett WilliamsNT6-326027Memphis; Austin Peay State
89Henry WilliamsWR5-618123Northwest Mississippi CC; East Carolina170
20Leonard WilliamsRB6-020525Western Carolina11
Lenny WillisWR5-1118032Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State
79Robert WoodsLOT6-325335Tennessee State
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL
PlayerPosCollege
Ricky AndersonKVanderbilt
Danny AndrewsWRUCLA
Dwight BlalockTEMemphis
Steve BonoQBUCLA
Derrick BurroughsDBMemphis
Neal DelloconoLBUCLA
Jim DralleCVanderbilt
Donnie ElderDBMemphis
Vince HallRBMiddle Tennessee State
Rick HechingerTMemphis
Herman HunterRBTennessee State
Johnnie JonesRBTennessee
Tim LongOGMemphis
Duval LoveOTUCLA
Bill MayoGTennessee
Rob MonacoTVanderbilt
Jack OliverOGMemphis
Fuad ReveizKTennessee
Chuck ScottWRVanderbilt
Tony SimmonsDTTennessee
Alvin TolesLBTennessee
James WilliamsRBMemphis
Manuel YoungDBVanderbilt
Mike YoungWRUCLA
Carl ZanderLBTennessee
DRAFT LIST - OPEN
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
336Henry WilliamsWREast Carolina
454Walter StanleyWRColorado Mesa
460Mike PriorDBIllinois State
9120Ron DavenportFBLouisville
9122Cleon BrownDTCentral Arkansas
10134Dennis WilliamsFBFurman
12166Keith LesterTEMurray State
13178Larry StephensonQBWest Alabama
14191Tiger GreeneDBWestern Carolina
14203Billy LeesonTVirginia Tech
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals761211161123
Opponents Totals82100371180
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushPassPen3RD DOWNAttPct4TH DOWNAttPctPENYDS
Team Totals31:43336147161287819739.6115912
Opponents Totals28:17309110175247820039.0100771
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Alan Duncan0454893.800162564.0093
Derrick Crawford10000000060
Anthony Parker8000000048
Mike Kelley6001300038
Greg Moser6001100038
Walter Lewis4000000024
Mark Raugh4000000024
Harry Sydney4000000024
Tim Spencer3000000018
Van Heflin2000000012
Reggie White100000018
Gerald Bradley100000006
Leonard Coleman100000006
Dave Huffman100000006
Carlton Rose100000006
Gary Shirk100000006
Henry Williams100000006
Chuck Bushbeck022100.0001333.305
Team Totals54475094.024172860.71428
Opponents Totals42373994.912152365.20337
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tim Spencer1987894.0413
Walter Lewis655919.1434
Leonard Williams884635.3370
Harry Sydney763414.518t4
Anthony Parker672854.3268
Ricky Porter431884.4220
Mike Kelley15765.118t6
Ron O'Neal12342.870
Derrick Crawford166.060
Van Heflin133.030
Henry Williams1-1-1.0-10
Team Totals56727754.94325
Opponents Totals43818974.371t20
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Mike Kelley26016563.58121868.413.24693.5145.41494209279.1
Walter Lewis1849752.78215938.716.465168.752.734259133499.8
Team Totals44426259.016337798.514.465255.6194.348353342687.7
Opponents Totals57234159.621537226.510.952203.5162.841292343078.9
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Derrick Crawford70105715.1469
Greg Moser57114520.1596
Mark Raugh3451615.2504
Gary Shirk2323610.3271
Ricky Porter1421015.0650
Anthony Parker141369.7250
Tim Spencer14966.9110
Harry Sydney10969.6150
Leonard Williams9687.6140
Gerald Bradley811514.4331
Henry Williams511523.026t1
Van Heflin37926.3322
Dave Huffman122.02t1
Team Totals262377914.46525
Opponents Totals341372210.95220
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ron Osborne33812.7200
Barney Bussey3113.7110
Don Bessillieu331.020
Leonard Coleman263.060
Mossy Cade200.000
Will Cokely200.000
Mike Grant100.000
Team Totals16583.6200
Opponents Totals1925613.5630
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Jim Miller37149840.553068223115531.2
Bob Grupp26105640.65501312191535.2
Mike Kelley11414.01400001414.0
Team Totals64256840.1550711344208432.6
Opponents Totals75298739.860621441242632.3
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Henry Williams3102578.3470
Derrick Crawford8518423.060t1
Team Totals39544111.360t1
Opponents Totals34434410.1450
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Henry Williams3671119.8490
Derrick Crawford1126323.9620
Anthony Parker35719.0250
Ricky Porter35217.3260
Mark Raugh11010.0100
Harry Sydney3258.3140
Ron O'Neal122.020
Will Cokeley100.000
Van Heflin100.000
Team Totals63112017.8620
Opponents Totals8220.31
SACKSNOYDS
Reggie White11.593.5
John Corker5.543.5
Calvin Clark5.027.0
Sam Clancy4.028.0
Brett Williams3.028.0
Steve Hammond2.520.5
Carlton Rose2.016.0
Will Cokeley1.59.5
Leonard Coleman1.09.0
Jay Hayes1.05.0
Barney Bussey1.04.0
Steve Bearden1.04.0
David Albright1.03.0
Warren Hanna1.01.0
Team Totals41.0292.0
Opponents Totals48.0353.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
David Albright0001100
Don Bessillieu000100
Gerald Bradley100000
Barney Bussey00011120
Mossy Cade00022390
Calvin Clark0002200
Leonard Coleman00044311
Derrick Crawford130300
Steve Hammond0002200
Paul Hanna000100
Dave Huffman0020200
Lemont Jeffers0001100
Mike Kelley430300
Walter Lewis710100
Doran Major0001100
Jim Miller110100
Ron Osborne0001150
Anthony Parker110100
Ricky Porter220200
Carlton Rose00011551
Gary Shirk100000
Ken Smith0010100
Tim Spencer310100
Harry Sydney220200
Mike Thomas0001100
Reggie White00011201
Henry Williams200000
Leonard Williams620200
Team Totals31121920393
Opponents Totals40202012320
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