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Memphis 14 at New Orleans 37
1984 Week 3 - Sunday, March 11, 1984
Memphis Showboats(1-1) at New Orleans Breakers(2-0)(-7)
Attendance: 45,269
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - John Walton fired two touchdown passes and heralded rookie Marcus Dupree scored twice in his USFL debut to pace the New Orleans Breakers to a 37-14 romp over the Memphis Showboats.
Dupree, the 19-year-old former University of Oklahoma running back who signed a $6 million contract with the Breakers two weeks ago, rolled one yard around the right side for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball in the first quarter.
He added a second score later in the period on a 2-yard run. Dupree finished with 31 yards and 11 carries and caught three passes for 36 yards.
The Breakers drew 45,269 fans for their first game in the Louisiana Superdome.
1 2 3 4 F
MEM 7 7 0 0 - 14
NO 14 3 17 3 - 37
Scoring
NO: Dupree 1 yd run (Mazzetti kick) - NO 7, MEM 0
MEM:Reid 15 yd run (Duncan kick) - MEM 7, NO 7
NO: Dupree 2 yd run (Mazzetti kick) - NO 14, MEM 14
MEM:Carney 30 yd pass from Lewis (Duncan kick) - MEM 14, NO 14
NO: Mazzetti 40 yd field goal - NO 17, MEM 14
NO: Smith 8 yd pass from Walton (Mazzetti kick) - NO 24, MEM 14
NO: Mazzetti 27 yd field goal - NO 27, MEM 14
NO: Lockett 40 yd pass from Walton (Mazzetti kick) - NO 34, MEM 14
NO: Mazzetti 21 yd field goal - NO 37, MEM 14
Box Score
MEM NO
First Downs 6 19
Rushes-Yards 22-93 37-130
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 18-8-79-0 37-21-215-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-14 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 43-158 74-345
Fumbles-Lost 6-4 3-1
Penalties-Yards 5-40 4-50
Turnovers 4 1
Time of Possession 21:54 38:06
Attendance = 45,269
MEMPHIS NEW ORLEANS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Lewis 18 8 79 0 1 75.9 Walton 37 21 215 0 2 91.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Quarles 8 28 3.5 0 Jordan 11 60 5.5 0
Lewis 5 22 4.4 0 Dupree 11 31 2.8 2
Penaranda 4 21 5.3 0 Schellen 10 27 2.7 0
Reid 3 17 5.7 1 Lockett 1 6 6.0 0
Middleton 2 5 2.5 0 Steels 2 4 2.0 0
Walton 2 2 1.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Carney 1 30 30.0 1 Lockett 4 66 16.5 1
Reid 1 14 14.0 0 Ross 4 44 11.0 0
Middleton 3 11 3.7 0 Dupree 3 36 12.0 0
Quarles 1 9 9.0 0 Smith C 4 26 6.5 1
Shirk 1 8 8.0 0 Schellen 4 24 6.0 0
Heflin 1 7 7.0 0 Framz 1 19 19.0 0
Steels 1 0 0.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Crawford 6 148 24.7 0 Wilson 3 48 16.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Dameron 3 14 4.7 0 Wilson 3 41 13.7 0
Crawford 2 1 0.5 0 Franz 1 2 2.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Duncan 0-0 -- 2-2 2 Mazzetti 3-3 40 4-4 13
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Partridge 7 313 44.7 Casarino 6 228 38.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None McClain 1 8
Gaylord 1 3
Needham 1 3
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None None
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Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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