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Memphis 6 at Birmingham 54
1984 Week 4 - Saturday, March 17, 1984
Memphis Showboats(1-2) at Birmingham Stallions(2-1)(-9.5)
Attendance: 41,500, TV: ESPN
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) - Cliff Stoudt, who passed for 273 yards, threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two more Saturday night to spark the Birmingham Stallions to a record 54-6 U.S. Football League rout of the Memphis Showboats.
The Stallions scored on every first-half possession en route to surpassing Jacksonville's previous USFL record of 53 points against Washington earlier this year. The win, before an estimated 41,500, improved Birmingham's record to 3-1. The Showboats fell to 1-3.
Stoudt, who was booed in a season-opening loss to New Jersey, hit on 21 of 29 passes and accounted for two scores in each half before exiting late in the third quarter.
Memphis was down 47-0 midway through the final period when quarterback Ken Johnson came on in relief of former Alabama standout Walter Lewis and hit Derrick Crawford with a two-yard scoring pass.
Birmingham needed only four plays to get the rout started. Stoudt threw 38 yards to rookie receiver Joey Jones, who made a tumbling touchdown catch to make it 7-0 with the game less than five minutes old.
Leon Perry powered under the left side of the Stallions' line from one yard out to cap a 68-yard drive on Birmingham's next possession to make it 14-0.
The Showboats were forced to punt three plays later, and Birmingham defensive back Ricky Ray blasted in to block the kick, which rolled through the end zone for a safety.
1 2 3 4 F
MEM 0 0 0 6 - 6
BIR 14 12 14 14 - 54
Scoring
BIR:Jones 38 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 7, MEM 0
BIR:Perry 1 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 14, MEM 0
BIR:Safety, punt blocked through end zone - BIR 16, MEM 0
BIR:Stoudt 7 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 23, MEM 0
BIR:Miller 31 yd field goal - BIR 26, MEM 0
BIR:Battaglia 2 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 33, MEM 0
BIR:Stoudt 1 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 40, MEM 0
BIR:Gant 2 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 47, MEM 0
MEM:Crawford 2 yd pass from Johnson (pass failed) - BIR 47, MEM 6
BIR:Lane 7 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 54, MEM 6
Box Score
MEM BIR
First Downs 12 25
Rushes-Yards 12-71 39-195
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-12-139-4 30-21-273-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-45 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 49-165 69-468
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-40 3-35
Turnovers 4 1
Time of Possession 23:53 36:07
Attendance = 41,500 (est)
MEMPHIS BIRMINGHAM
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Lewis 19 6 68 1 0 21.4 Stoudt 29 21 273 0 2 124.6
Johnson 13 6 71 3 1 49.4 Lane 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Lewis 2 49 24.5 0 Gant 11 74 6.7 1
Quarles 7 12 1.7 0 Perry 7 24 3.4 1
Johnson 1 7 7.0 0 Cribbs 8 22 2.8 0
Reid 1 5 5.0 0 Jones 1 22 22.0 0
Penaranda 1 -2 -2.0 0 Stoudt 4 19 4.8 2
Johnson 2 15 7.5 0
Talton 5 12 2.4 0
Lane 1 7 7.0 1
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Shirk 5 59 11.8 0 Smith 9 133 14.8 0
Quarles 3 45 15.0 0 Jones 3 60 20.0 1
Crawford 3 22 7.0 1 Cribbs 3 38 12.7 0
Carney 1 13 13.0 0 Toler 1 19 19.0 0
Gant 1 15 15.0 0
Mason 1 7 7.0 0
Battaglia 1 2 2.0 1
Perry 2 -1 -0.5 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Crawford 3 87 29.0 0 Gant 1 26 26.0 0
Reid 4 43 10.8 0 Frederick 1 22 22.0 0
Toler 1 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Dameron 1 0 0.0 0 Frederick 1 0 0.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Duncan 0-1 -- 0-0 0 Miller 1-1 31 7-7 2
miss: 46 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Partridge 5 156 31.2 Johnston 2 82 41.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Perko 2.5 26
Spencer 1.5 9
Boyd 1 10
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Gentry 1 8 8.0 0 None
Evans 1 0 0.0 0
Woodberry 1 0 0.0 0
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