1985 New Jersey Generals (USFL) |
2nd place Eastern 11-7-0 .611 |
Head Coach: Walt Michaels |
Ted Cottrell | Defensive Line |
John D'Ottavio | Wide Receivers |
Clark Gaines | Special Teams/Running Backs |
Dale Lindsey | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Chris Palmer | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
Joe Pascale | Defensive Backs |
Larry Story | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 2/24/1985 | A | Birmingham Stallions | 28-38 | L | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 34785 | |
Fri | 3/1/1985 | A | Orlando Renegades | 28-10 | W | Orlando, FL | Orlando Stadium | 32748 | |
Sun | 3/10/1985 | H | Los Angeles Express | 35-24 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 58741 | |
Sun | 3/17/1985 | A | Baltimore Stars | 9-29 | L | College Park, MD | Byrd Stadium | 31026 | |
Sun | 3/24/1985 | H | Tampa Bay Bandits | 28-24 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 41079 | |
Sat | 3/30/1985 | A | Arizona Outlaws | 13-31 | L | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 30432 | |
Sun | 4/7/1985 | H | Houston Gamblers | 31-25 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 34573 | |
Sun | 4/14/1985 | H | Portland Breakers | 34-7 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 38245 | |
Fri | 4/19/1985 | A | Memphis Showboats | 21-18 | W | Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl | 44339 | |
Mon | 4/29/1985 | H | Orlando Renegades | 24-7 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 38084 | |
Sun | 5/5/1985 | A | Jacksonville Bulls | 20-30 | L | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 60100 | |
Sun | 5/12/1985 | H | Baltimore Stars | 10-3 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 34446 | |
Sun | 5/19/1985 | A | Denver Gold | 24-28 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 29129 | |
Sun | 5/26/1985 | A | Tampa Bay Bandits | 30-24 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 32000 | |
Sat | 6/1/1985 | H | Memphis Showboats | 17-7 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 45682 | |
Mon | 6/10/1985 | H | Jacksonville Bulls | 31-24 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 36465 | |
Sat | 6/15/1985 | A | Oakland Invaders | 29-34 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 24338 | |
Sun | 6/23/1985 | H | Birmingham Stallions | 6-14 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 44098 | |
Quarterfinal Playoff | |||||||||
Mon | 7/1/1985 | H | Baltimore Stars | 17-20 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 26982 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
86 | Marcus Anderson | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | Tulane | ||
28 | Ross Armstrong | FS | 6-3 | 195 | 22 | Pennsylvania | ||
50 | Kyle Borland | LILB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | |
89 | Sam Bowers | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Westchester CC; Tennessee State; Fordham | ||
85 | Walter Broughton | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Jacksonville State | 15 | |
74 | Jim Byrne | RDE-LDT | 6-3 | 270 | 27 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 18 | |
33 | Maurice Carthon | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Arkansas State | 18 | |
59 | Maurice Clemmons | RILB-LILB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Kent State | ||
82 | Clarence Collins | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 23 | Illinois State | 18 | |
60 | Russ Compton | C | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Indiana | ||
93 | Charles Cook | NT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | ||
23 | Donnell Daniel | SS | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Fort Scott CC; Southern Illinois | ||
24 | Terry Daniels | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Tennessee | ||
56 | Jim Dumont | LB | 6-1 | 224 | 24 | Rutgers | ||
21 | Frank Duncan | FS | 6-1 | 188 | 29 | San Mateo JC; San Francisco State | ||
22 | Doug Flutie | QB | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Boston College | 15 | 15 |
90 | Freddie Gilbert | RDE | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Georgia | 11 | |
84 | Marcus Hackett | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Syracuse | ||
38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 30 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 18 | |
64 | Wayne Harris | ROG | 6-2 | 269 | 24 | Mississippi State | 18 | |
16 | Fred Hessen | QB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Navarro JC; Lamar | 0 | |
29 | Bill Hill | RCB | 5-9 | 172 | 26 | Rutgers | ||
37 | Jerry Holmes | RCB | 6-2 | 175 | 28 | Chowan JC; West Virginia | 14 | |
58 | Kent Hull | C | 6-4 | 272 | 24 | Mississippi State | 18 | 18 |
54 | Lemont Jeffers | LOLB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Tennessee | ||
70 | John Jewell | ROG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Kent State | ||
27 | Gregg Johnson | FS | 6-1 | 188 | 27 | Oklahoma State | 18 | |
32 | Kenny Johnson | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 22 | Mississippi State | 17 | |
47 | John Joyce | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Colgate | ||
80 | Danny Knight | WR | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Mississippi State | 18 | |
62 | Dave Lapham | LOG-C | 6-4 | 259 | 33 | Syracuse | ||
55 | Jim LeClair | LILB | 6-3 | 234 | 35 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 6 | 6 |
40 | Weldon Ledbetter | FB | 6-1 | 217 | 25 | Oklahoma | 8 | |
53 | Bobby Leopold | ROLB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | Notre Dame | 13 | |
96 | James Lockette | LDE | 6-4 | 259 | 25 | Missouri | 18 | |
73 | Doug Mackie | LOT | 6-4 | 280 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | |
72 | Lynn Madsen | RDT-LDE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Washington | 10 | |
76 | Don Maggs | ROT | 6-5 | 287 | 24 | Tulane | 18 | 18 |
75 | Frank Mattiace | NT | 6-1 | 264 | 24 | Holy Cross | 17 | |
57 | John Miller | ROLB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Mississippi State | ||
67 | Russ Mitchell | ROT | 6-5 | 288 | 25 | Mississippi | ||
55 | Gary Moten | RILB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Southern Methodist | ||
78 | Tony Osbun | LOT | 6-4 | 255 | 27 | Michigan | ||
17 | Rick Partridge | P | 6-1 | 175 | 28 | Golden West JC; Utah | 18 | 0 |
30 | Rod Pegues | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | Oklahoma | 18 | |
25 | John Preston | SS | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Texas Christian; Central Oklahoma | 16 | |
11 | Ron Reeves | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Texas Tech | 3 | |
9 | Roger Ruzek | K | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Weber State | 18 | 0 |
81 | Jeff Spek | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas; San Diego State | 17 | |
66 | Vince Stroth | LOG | 6-3 | 259 | 25 | Brigham Young | 18 | 18 |
34 | Herschel Walker | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Georgia | 18 | 18 |
69 | Emanuel Weaver | NT | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Arizona Western JC; South Carolina State | 12 | |
52 | Mike Weddington | LOLB | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Oklahoma | 18 | |
71 | Tom Woodland | NT | 6-1 | 270 | 26 | Iowa; Fort Scott CC; Missouri | ||
Doug Woodward | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Pace | 0 | ||
68 | Kari Yli-Renko | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Cincinnati |
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL | |||
---|---|---|---|
Player | Pos | College | |
Gerald Allen | LB | Syracuse | |
Alan Andrews | TE | Rutgers | |
Andrew Baker | WR | Rutgers | |
Kelvin Bell | DB | Ohio State | |
Vic Bellamy | DB | Syracuse | |
Steve Calabria | QB | Colgate | |
Jaime Covington | RB | Syracuse | |
Dave Crecelius | DE | Ohio State | |
Joe Estay | T | Mississippi State | |
Doug Flutie | QB | Boston College | |
Scott Gieselman | TE | Boston College | |
Dwayne Hooper | RB | Rutgers | |
Jamie Kimmel | LB | Syracuse | |
Mark Krerowicz | T | Ohio State | |
Jim Lachey | G | Ohio State | |
Kirk Lowdermilk | C | Ohio State | |
Dave Morrill | DE | Ohio State | |
Gerard Phelan | WR | Boston College | |
Eugene Robinson | DB | Colgate | |
Todd Russell | DB | Boston College | |
Tony Thurman | DB | Boston College | |
Mike Tomczak | QB | Ohio State | |
Lionel Washington | DE | Rutgers | |
Elmer Wilson | RB | Mississippi State | |
Scott Zalenski | G | Ohio State |
DRAFT LIST - OPEN | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 5 | Jesse Penn | LB | Virginia Tech |
1 | 11 | Lee Rouson | RB | Colorado |
2 | 20 | Peter Muldoon | QB | Holy Cross |
2 | 31 | Gene Lake | RB | Delaware State |
3 | 35 | George Shorthose | WR | Missouri |
3 | 42 | Robert Anae | G | Brigham Young |
5 | 70 | Ashley Lee | DB | Virginia Tech |
6 | 85 | Chas Fox | WR | Furman |
8 | 112 | Lonnie Young | DB | Michigan State |
9 | 127 | Herman Fontenot | WR | Louisiana State |
9 | 131 | Tony Edwards | LB | Texas |
10 | 140 | Kyle Clawson | DE | Kansas State |
14 | 200 | Joe Shield | QB | Trinity (Connecticut) |
15 | 213 | Harry Newsome | P | Wake Forest |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 102 | 122 | 58 | 130 | 6 |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 99 | 116 | 98 | 0 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | Rush | Pass | Pen | 3RD DOWN | Att | Pct | 4TH DOWN | Att | Pct | PEN | YDS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:46 | 328 | 189 | 118 | 21 | 100 | 217 | 46.1 | 116 | 957 | |||
Opponents Totals | 29:14 | 354 | 122 | 197 | 35 | 88 | 202 | 43.6 | 83 | 651 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | ||
Roger Ruzek | 0 | 49 | 52 | 94.2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 100 |
Maurice Carthon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Doug Flutie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Sam Bowers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Clarence Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Walter Broughton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Maurice Clemmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Freddie Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Marcus Hackett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Kerry Justin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Danny Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rod Pegues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jeff Spek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 53 | 49 | 52 | 94.2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 0 | 418 |
Opponents Totals | 47 | 39 | 43 | 90.7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 0 | 377 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 438 | 2411 | 5.5 | 88t | 21 |
Maurice Carthon | 175 | 726 | 4.1 | 55t | 6 |
Doug Flutie | 65 | 465 | 7.2 | 25 | 6 |
Rod Pegues | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 35t | 1 |
Ron Reeves | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 15 | 0 |
Clarence Harmon | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
Rick Partridge | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 17t | 1 |
Jeff Spek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Bowers | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
Team Totals | 704 | 3763 | 5.3 | 88t | 35 |
Opponents Totals | 487 | 1959 | 4.0 | 35 | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Flutie | 281 | 134 | 47.7 | 133 | 2109 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 68 | 13 | 4.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 21 | 174 | 1935 | 67.8 |
Ron Reeves | 71 | 36 | 50.7 | 30 | 461 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 45 | 2 | 2.8 | 5 | 7.0 | 4 | 10 | 451 | 51.4 |
Rod Pegues | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Rick Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 354 | 170 | 48.0 | 164 | 2570 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 68t | 15 | 4.2 | 20 | 5.6 | 25 | 184 | 2386 | 62.9 |
Opponents Totals | 574 | 310 | 54.0 | 239 | 4060 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 73 | 22 | 3.8 | 25 | 4.4 | 40 | 334 | 3726 | 71.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herschel Walker | 37 | 467 | 12.6 | 68t | 1 |
Sam Bowers | 35 | 618 | 17.7 | 46 | 4 |
Clarence Collins | 27 | 566 | 21.0 | 52 | 4 |
Walter Broughton | 21 | 359 | 17.1 | 45 | 3 |
Maurice Carthon | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
Jeff Spek | 13 | 203 | 15.6 | 25 | 1 |
Clarence Harmon | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
Danny Knight | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 21 | 1 |
Marcus Hackett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
Team Totals | 170 | 2570 | 15.1 | 68t | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 310 | 4060 | 13.1 | 73 | 22 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerry Justin | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 42t | 1 |
Gregg Johnson | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
Jerry Holmes | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
John Preston | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
Donnell Daniel | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 59 | 0 |
John Miller | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
Ross Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenny Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 25 | 286 | 11.4 | 59 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 484 | 24.2 | 85t | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Partridge | 66 | 2735 | 41.4 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 278 | 2317 | 35.1 |
Roger Ruzek | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.9 |
Team Totals | 67 | 2771 | 41.4 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 278 | 2353 | 35.1 |
Opponents Totals | 70 | 2869 | 41.0 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 311 | 2458 | 35.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Knight | 26 | 1 | 240 | 9.2 | 45 | 0 |
Donnell Daniel | 13 | 3 | 71 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
Team Totals | 39 | 4 | 311 | 8.0 | 45 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 8 | 278 | 7.5 | 45t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rod Pegues | 28 | 575 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 | |
Danny Knight | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 38 | 0 | |
Marcus Hackett | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 | |
Donnell Daniel | 13 | 232 | 17.8 | 36 | 0 | |
Jeff Spek | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
Sam Bowers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 | |
Clarence Harmon | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
Walter Broughton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wayne Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gregg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 69 | 1277 | 18.5 | 38 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 71 | 19.0 | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
James Lockette | 13.0 | 108.0 |
Jim Byrne | 7.5 | 63.0 |
Freddie Gilbert | 3.5 | 41.0 |
Frank Mattiace | 3.0 | 26.0 |
John Joyce | 3.0 | 17.0 |
Mike Weddington | 2.5 | 23.0 |
Bobby Leopold | 2.0 | 20.0 |
Maurice Clemmons | 1.0 | 18.0 |
Donnell Daniel | 1.0 | 8.0 |
Emanuel Weaver | 1.0 | 6.0 |
Kenny Johnson | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Terry Daniels | 0.5 | 4.0 |
Team Totals | 40.0 | 334.0 |
Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 184.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Borland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Bowers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Walter Broughton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Maurice Carthon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clarence Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Russ Compton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Donnell Daniel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Terry Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Flutie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Freddie Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wayne Harris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Holmes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Gregg Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
John Joyce | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kerry Justin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Knight | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Bobby Leopold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Lynn Madsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Russ Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Partridge | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Pegues | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
John Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Ron Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeff Spek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Herschel Walker | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Weddington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kari Yli-Renko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 37 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1 | |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 1 |
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