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Denver 7 at Memphis 48 Playoff
1985 Quarterfinals - Sunday, June 30, 1985
Denver Gold(11-7) at Memphis Showboats(11-7)(-7.5)
Attendance: 34,528
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Ricky Porter rushed for 2 touchdowns to lead the Memphis Showboats to a 48-7 victory over the Denver Gold In the biggest rout in USFL playoff history.
Memphis, which led 13-0 at halftime, opened the third quarter with a 67-yard touchdown drive capped by Porter's 1-yard run, and the Showboats struck for 2 more touchdowns before the period ended.
The Showboats' 48 points were the most ever scored by the team and the margin of victory was the largest in the three years of USFL playoffs.
The Gold rushed for just 30 yards. Denver quarterback Vince Evans completed 13 of 24 passes and threw 2 interceptions.
Tim Spencer led Memphis with 113 yards rushing, and Memphis quarterback Mike Kelley hit on 9 of 19 passes for 171 yards.
1 2 3 4 F
DEN 0 0 0 7 - 7
MEM 7 6 21 14 - 48
Scoring
MEM:Moser 9 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 7, DEN 0
MEM:Duncan 40 FG - MEM 10, DEN 0
MEM:Duncan 19 FG - MEM 13, DEN 0
MEM:Porter 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 20, DEN 0
MEM:L.Williams 35 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 27, DEN 0
MEM:Crawford 63 punt return(Duncan kick) - MEM 34, DEN 0
MEM:Porter 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 41, DEN 0
DEN:Harris 22 pass from Gagliano(Asmus kick) - MEM 41, DEN 7
MEM:Raugh 25 pass from Lewis(Duncan kick) - MEM 48, DEN 7
Box Score
DEN MEM
First Downs 10 21
Rushes-Yards 8-30 46-296
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-19-199-3 21-10-196-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-50 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 40-239 67-492
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0
Penalties-Yards 10-53 9-77
Turnovers 6 1
Time of Possession 23:08 36:52
Attendance = 34,528
DENVER MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Evans 24 13 169 2 0 41.84 Kelley 19 9 171 1 1 74.67
Gagliano 8 6 80 1 1 106.25 Lewis 2 1 25 0 1 135.42
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
B.Johnson 5 32 6.4 0 Spencer 16 113 7.1 0
Evans 1 4 4.0 0 L.Williams 6 51 8.5 1
Gerhart 1 4 4.0 0 Parker 12 49 4.1 0
Asmus 1 -10-10.0 0 Porter 8 42 5.3 2
Kelley 2 35 17.0 0
Heflin 2 6 3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Le.Harris 6 91 15.2 1 Crawford 3 69 23.0 0
K.Johnson 4 54 13.5 0 L.Williams 1 34 34.0 0
Stegall 3 53 17.7 0 Moser 2 27 13.5 1
D.Johnson 2 23 11.5 0 Raugh 1 25 25.0 1
Lewis 2 21 10.5 0 H.Williams 1 17 17.0 0
Turner 2 7 3.5 0 Bradley 1 15 15.0 0
Parker 1 9 9.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lo.Harris 4 70 17.5 0 Crawford 1 24 24.0 0
N.Harris 1 13 13.0 0 Team 1 0 0.0 0
Loberg 1 12 12.0 0
Kalil 2 9 9.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lo.Harris 1 8 8.0 0 Crawford 3 85 28.3 1
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Asmus 0-0 -- 1-1 1 Duncan 2-3 40 6-6 12
miss: -- miss: 27
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Asmus 5 206 41.2 Miller 2 91 45.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- Hammond 2 18
Rose 1 13
White 1 12
Corker 1 7
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Hemphill 1 0 0.0 0 Cade 1 2 2.0 0
Hayes 1 2 2.0 0
Bessillieu 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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