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Pittsburgh 3 at Oklahoma 7
1984 Week 1 - Sunday, February 26, 1984
Pittsburgh Maulers(0-0) at Oklahoma Outlaws(0-0)(-3)
Attendance: 15,937
TULSA (AP) - Mike Rozier, the second straight Heisman Trophy winner signed by the USFL, slipped and stumbled in a freezing rain to only 27 yards in 18 carries, as his Pittsburgh Maulers dropped a 7-3 decision to the Oklahoma Outlaws in a battle of two of the expansion teams who debuted Sunday.
"I think I ran pretty good, the line blocked well for me," said Rozier, recipient of a $3.1 million, 3-year contract. "You can't say it was the weather because that's the way football is. It was a factor, but it always is."
Doug Williams, who joined the expansion Outlaws from the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, engineered the game's only touchdown drive, 80 yards in 8 plays early in the fourth quarter, capped by his 12-yard pass to Derek Hughes.
Pittsburgh's only points came on a 32-yard field goal by Mickey Barrilla.
1 2 3 4 F
PIT 0 3 0 0 - 3
OKL 0 0 0 7 - 7
Scoring
PIT:Barilla 32 yd field goal - PIT 3, OKL 0
OKL:Hughes 12 yd pass from Williams D (Crum kick) - OKL 7, PIT 3
Box Score
PIT OKL
First Downs 11 9
Rushes-Yards 42-121 26-115
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 21-10-101-2 22-9-62-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-3 2-5
Total Plays-Yards 65-219 50-172
Fumbles-Lost 5-1 3-3
Penalties-Yards 4-32 4-51
Turnovers 3 4
Time of Possession 34:54 25:06
Attendance = 15,937
PITTSBURGH OKLAHOMA
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Carano 21 10 101 2 0 113.2 Williams D 22 9 62 1 1 11.3
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Carano 10 29 2.9 0 Thornton 12 66 5.5 0
Holman 5 28 5.6 0 Ragsdale 7 22 3.1 0
Easley 7 27 3.9 0 Williams D 4 13 3.3 0
Rozier 16 27 1.7 0 James 2 11 5.5 0
Miller 4 10 2.5 0 Hughes 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Anderson 3 45 15.0 0 Turner 2 17 8.5 0
Holman 2 18 9.0 0 Steptoe 2 16 8.0 0
Butts 2 14 7.0 0 Hughes 1 12 12.0 1
Kimichik 1 12 12.0 0 James 2 10 5.0 0
Rozier 1 9 9.0 0 Ragsdale 1 9 9.0 0
Miller 1 3 3.0 0 Thornton 1 -2 -2.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Miller 2 29 14.5 0 Turner 2 19 9.5 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Butts 3 25 8.3 0 Turner 2 3 1.5 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Barilla 1-2 32 0-0 3 Boris 0-0 -- 1-1 1
miss: 40 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Swider 5 208 41.6 Boris 7 266 38.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Griffin 1 1 Anderson 1 2
Graham 0.5 2 Suber 1 1
Langlois 0.5 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Langlois 1 4 4.0 0 Wilson L 1 22 22.0 0
Beeson 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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