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Oklahoma 12 at Houston 31
1984 Week 13 - Sunday, May 20, 1984
Oklahoma Outlaws(6-6) at Houston Gamblers(7-5)(-12.5)
Attendance: 31,142, TV: ABC
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston quarterback Jim Kelly threw three touchdown passes in the first half, including a record breaking 41-yarder to Richard Johnson, as the Gamblers blasted Oklahoma 31- 12 Sunday in a United States Football League game.
The victory boosted Houston to an 8-5 record. The Outlaws dropped to 6-7 with their fifth consecutive defeat.
Kelly, who completed 20 of 31 passes for 281 yards, started the first-half assault on the fourth play of the game with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Johnson. The catch gave Johnson 82 receptions for the season and a new USFL record.
Chicago's Trumaine Johnson held the previous record of 81 catches in a season.
Kelly directed the Gamblers to three scores in their first four possessions. He also hit Todd Fowler on a 36-yard strike following a fumble recovery by Gambler safety Tom Myers.
1 2 3 4 F
OKL 0 3 0 9 - 12
HOU 14 7 3 7 - 31
Scoring
HOU:R. Johnson 41 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, OKL 0
HOU:Fowler 36 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 14, OKL 0
HOU:McNeil 36 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 21, OKL 0
OKL:Herrera 34 yd field goal - HOU 21, OKL 3
HOU:Fritsch 42 yd field goal - HOU 24, OKL 3
HOU:Fowler 4 yd run (Fritsch kick) - HOU 31, OKL 3
OKL:E. Anderson 4 yd run (Herrera kick) - HOU 31, OKL 10
OKL:Safety, Middleton tackled Dillon in end zone - HOU 31, OKL 12
Box Score
OKL HOU
First Downs 14 19
Rushes-Yards 23-97 27-128
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 34-14-146-3 31-20-281-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-41 9-63
Total Plays-Yards 62-202 67-346
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-0
Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-55
Turnovers 5 0
Time of Possession 24:49 35:11
Attendance = 31,142
OKLAHOMA HOUSTON
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Williams D 34 14 146 3 0 17.5 Kelly 31 20 281 0 3 125.9
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Anderson E 18 79 4.4 1 Fowler 20 94 4.7 0
Lazarus 3 8 2.7 0 Kelly 5 31 6.2 0
Sample 1 7 7.0 0 Clark 2 3 1.5 0
Harris 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Wheeler 2 37 18.5 0 Johnson R 4 78 19.5 1
Williams A 3 34 17.0 0 Fowler 4 65 16.3 1
Lazarus 3 32 10.7 0 Moser 1 39 39.0 0
Steptoe 3 21 7.0 0 McNeil 4 36 9.0 1
Sample 1 14 14.0 0 Sanders 4 35 8.8 0
Anderson E 1 6 6.0 0 Verdin 2 15 7.5 0
Ragsdale 1 2 2.0 0 McGhee 1 13 13.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Harris 5 118 23.6 0 Courville 2 52 26.0 0
Sample 1 17 17.0 0 Sanders 1 12 12.0 0
Ragsdale 1 11 11.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Turner 1 3 3.0 0 Sanders 1 7 7.0 0
McNeil 1 5 5.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Herrera 1-1 34 1-1 4 Fritsch 1-1 42 4-4 7
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
deBruijn 5 183 36.6 Walters 4 165 41.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Anderson C 3 18 Fitzpatrick 2 13
Nelson 2 17 Catan 1 11
McMillan 1 9 Crosby 1 10
McClain 1 9 Myers 1 7
West 1 5
Beeson 0.5 2.5
Middleton 0.5 2.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Lewis 2 7 3.5 0
Heath 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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