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San Antonio 20 at Orlando 21
1985 Week 12 - Monday, May 13, 1985
San Antonio Gunslingers(3-8) at Orlando Renegades(2-9)(-2.5)
Attendance: 22,404, TV: ESPN
ORLANDO. Fla. (UPI) - A battle between USFL paupers Monday night saw the San Antonio Gunslingers blow two extra-point attempts in dropping a tense 21-20 decision to the Orlando Renegades.
Both clubs now have 3-9 records.
Orlando's 21-6 halftime bulge shrank after two third-quarter touchdown drives, but the Gunslingers were betrayed by their inability to convert perhaps the most automatic play in pro football.
Orlando cornerback Elbert Gray got a piece of the ball on Nick Mike-Mayer's errant second-quarter kick, and a bad snap following San Antonio's third TD left the Gunslingers a point short.
"All week long, our coaches have drilled us on how their snappers tip their hand on kick attempts," said Gray. "This time he (Joe Silipo) dropped his head just like on film and I got a great break on the snap. The win feels great. It feels like being tied up for four weeks and finally getting out to see the sun shine."
Silipo later injured his right hand, and center Rich Garza snapped the ball short to holder Rick Neuheisel late in the third quarter as the Gunslingers lost a chance to tie the score.
"I just choked," said Garza.
"Unbelievable, it's just unbelievable," moaned San Antonio Coach Jim Bates. "The snaps were just not there."
An estimated crowd of 15,000 watched the Renegades end a three game losing streak and extend San Antonio's losing skein to five. San Antonio's last chance dissolved when the Gunslingers bypassed a 55-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds and Neuheisel's fourth and-16 pass fell incomplete.
Renegade Reggie Collier, who completed 16-of-28 passes for 248 yards, was intercepted three times in the opening half but also had TD passes of 50 yards to Jerry Parrish and 45 yards to Jackie Flowers. Collier's 4-yard scoring run,,just 24 seconds before the half, gave Orlando a 21-6 advantage.
1 2 3 4 F
SA 0 6 14 0 - 20
ORL 7 14 0 0 - 21
Scoring
ORL:Parrish 50 pass from Collier(Brockhaus kick) - ORL 7, SA 0
ORL:Flowers 45 pass from Collier(Brockhaus kick) - ORL 14, SA 0
SA: Stamper 2 run(kick failed) - ORL 14, SA 6
ORL:Collier 4 run(Brockhaus kick) - ORL 21, SA 6
SA: Stamper 1 run(Lockett pass from Neuheisel) - ORL 21, SA 14
SA: Works 30 run(kick failed) - ORL 21, SA 20
Box Score
SA ORL
First Downs 16 14
Rushes-Yards 40-190 19-57
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 27-13-134-1 29-16-221-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-11 3-27
Total Plays-Yards 67-324 48-278
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 9-78 6-48
Turnovers 2 4
Time of Possession 38:19 21:41
Attendance = 22,404
SAN ANTONIO ORLANDO
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Neuheisel 27 13 145 1 0 49.15 Collier 28 16 248 3 2 70.83
Golsteyn 1 0 0 0 0 --
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Works 21 132 6.3 1 Bledsoe 13 54 4.2 0
Stamper 12 29 2.4 2 Perry 1 3 3.0 0
Roberts 3 14 4.7 0 Collier 4 1 0.3 1
Hagen 2 10 5.0 0 Odom 1 -1 -1.0 0
Lockett 1 3 3.0 0
Neuheisel 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Lockett 2 41 20.1 0 Flowers 3 64 21.3 1
Gordon 3 36 12.0 0 Walters 4 62 15.5 0
Williams 1 24 24.0 0 Bledsoe 5 53 10.6 0
Roberts 2 22 11.0 0 Parrish 1 50 50.0 1
Hagen 1 8 8.0 0 Smith 2 18 9.0 0
Works 1 8 8.0 0 Niziolek 1 1 1.0 0
Stamper 3 6 2.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Ulmer 2 31 15.5 0 Parrish 4 76 19.0 0
Hagen 1 11 11.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Ulmer 3 10 3.3 0 V.Jackson 3 15 5.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Mike-Mayer 0-0 -- 1-3 1 Brockhaus 0-0 -- 3-3 3
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Mike-Mayer 6 218 36.3 Cater 5 208 41.6
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Morris 1 13 Kellin 1 11
C.Johnson 1 10
Hanna 1 4
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Minor 1 6 6.0 0 V.Jackson 1 24 24.0 0
Morris 1 4 4.0 0
L.Williams 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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