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Denver 14 at Los Angeles 21
1983 Week 18 - Sunday, July 3, 1983
Denver Gold(7-10) at Los Angeles Express(7-10)(-2.5)
Attendance: 11,471
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Express intercepted the Denver Gold 21-14.
Mike Rae passed for two first half touchdowns as Los Angeles, 8-10, intercepted six passes -- five against Denver quarterback Craig Penrose -- to tie a USFL record Chicago set against Tampa Bay.
1983 USFL Regular Season 1983 Week 18 Sunday, July 3, 1983 Denver Gold 14 @ Los Angeles Express 21 Stadium : Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA. Attendance: 11,471 Denver Los Angeles First Downs 15 19 Rushes - Yards 26-98 39-150 Passing Yards 124 150 Return Yards 113 103 Passes 16-30-6 13-27-0 Sacks - Yards Lost 6-59 1-6 Punts - Avg. 4-47.8 6-41.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-3 Penalties-Yards 7-63 8-75 Time of Possession 27:51 32:09 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Denver 0 0 0 14 - 14 Los Angeles 14 7 0 0 - 21 1st Quarter Scoring Los Angeles Express - Townsell 13 yd. Pass from Rae ( Abbott Kick ). Los Angeles Express - Boddie 1 yd. Run ( Abbott Kick ). 2nd Quarter Scoring Los Angeles Express - Allen 9 yd. Pass from Rae ( Abbott Kick ). 3rd Quarter Scoring NO SCORING !! 4th Quarter Scoring Denver Gold - Mortensen 4 yd. Run ( Speelman Kick ). Denver Gold - James 4 yd. Pass from Mortensen ( Speelman Kick ). INDIVIDUAL Statistics Rushing Denver Gold - V. White 9-5, Canada 8-44, Sydney 3-17, Mortensen 2-15, Matthews 2-12, Choate 1-4, Penrose 1-1. Los Angeles Express - Harrington 21-70, Boddie 10-41, Haslip 6-41, Rae 2 for minus 2. Passing Denver Gold - Penrose 7-17-5-64, Mortensen 8-12-1-94, Gortz 1-1-0-25. Los Angeles Express - Rae 13-26-0-156, Allen 0-1-0-0. Receiving Denver Gold - Dirden 3-38, V. White 4-21, Niziolek 3-30, Jones 2-40, , Williams 1-27, Ford 1-25, James 1-4, Canada 1 for minus 2 yds. Los Angeles Express - Allen 4-56, Haslip 4-48, Townsell 2-21, Sherrod 1-16, Ellis 1-9, Harrington 1-6. Kickoff Returns Denver Gold - Ford 3-67, Stamper1-21. Los Angeles Express - Allen 1-16, Townsell 1-8, Ellis 1-0. Punt Returns Denver Gold - Martin 3-27, Stamper 1 for minus 2 yds. Los Angeles Express - Allen 4-18. Punting Denver Gold - Gortz 4-47.8 Yd. Avg. Los Angeles Express - Partridge 6-41.8 Yd. Avg. Field Goals Denver Gold - None Attempted. Los Angeles Express - Abbott 0 of 2 Interceptions Denver Gold - None Los Angeles Express - Fox 1-22, Williams 1-15, Hosea 1-15, Justin 1-6, Rich 1-3, Scoggins 1-0. Sacks Denver Gold - Poremba 1-6. Los Angeles Express - Scoggins 2-25, Weaver 1-10, Alapa 1-8, Fields 1-8.
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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