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Houston 28 at Oklahoma 31 OT
1984 Week 6 - Saturday, March 31, 1984
Houston Gamblers(3-2)(-5) at Oklahoma Outlaws(3-2)
Attendance: 17,266, TV: KTXH
TULSA, Okla. (UPI) -- Efren Herrera kicked a 19-yard field goal three minutes into overtime to finish off a sensational comeback and give the Oklahoma Outlaws a 31-28 USFL victory over the Houston Gamblers.
Herrera's overtime kick, his third field goal of the day, followed a 52-yard flea-flicker pass
from Doug Williams to Alfonso Williams, giving Oklahoma a first down at the Houston 2-yard
line.
1 2 3 4 O F
HOU 7 7 14 0 0 - 28
OKL 0 3 10 15 3 - 31
Scoring
HOU:R. Johnson 39 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, OKL 0
HOU:Harrell 1 yd run (Fritsch kick) - HOU 14, OKL 0
OKL:Herrera 45 yd field goal - HOU 14, OKL 3
OKL:D. Williams 6 yd run (Herrera kick) - HOU 14, OKL 10
HOU:Harrell 1 yd run (Fritsch kick) - HOU 21, OKL 10
OKL:Herrera 37 yd field goal - HOU 21, OKL 13
HOU:R. Johnson 25 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 28, OKL 13
OKL:Thornton 1 yd run (Herrera kick) - HOU 28, OKL 20
OKL:A. Williams 48 yd pass from D. Williams (Sample pass from D. Wiiliams) - OKL 28, HOU 28
OKL:Herrera 19 yd field goal - OKL 31, HOU 28
Box Score
HOU OKL
First Downs 19 17
Rushes-Yards 13-59 36-113
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 42-25-325-3 35-16-243-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-34 5-48
Total Plays-Yards 60-350 76-307
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-92 7-65
Turnovers 3 1
Time of Possession 27:45 35:34
Attendance = 17,266
HOUSTON OKLAHOMA
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Kelly 42 25 325 3 2 70.0 Williams D 35 16 243 0 1 78.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Harrell 8 32 4.0 2 Lazarus 10 41 4.1 0
Walters 1 18 18.0 0 Hill 1 20 20.0 0
Kelly 4 9 2.3 0 Sample 7 19 2.7 0
Thornton 10 16 1.6 1
Williams D 5 15 3.0 1
Ragsdale 3 2 0.7 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Johnson R 10 162 16.2 2 Williams A 4 115 28.8 1
McGhee 4 79 19.8 0 Ragsdale 3 26 8.7 0
Moser 3 31 10.3 0 Lazarus 1 26 26.0 0
Sanders 3 24 8.0 0 Hill 2 22 11.0 0
Harrell 3 20 6.7 0 Thornton 2 20 10.0 0
Verdin 2 9 4.5 0 Sample 1 15 15.0 0
Wheeler 2 14 7.0 0
Crane 1 5 5.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Verdin 2 49 24.5 0 Turner 4 70 17.5 0
McGhee 1 18 18.0 0 Ragsdale 1 17 17.0 0
Eason 1 9 9.0 0
DeAyala 1 2 2.0 0
Dykes 1 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Sanders 2 24 12.0 0 Lewis 1 35 35.0 0
Eason 1 1 1.0 0 Turner 1 0 0.0 0
McGhee 1 1 1.0 0 Hill 1 -6 -6.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Fritsch 0-0 -- 4-4 4 Herrera 3-4 45 2-2 8
miss: -- miss: 51
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Walters 6 177 29.5 deBruijn 7 247 35.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Catan 3 30 Beeson 1.5 9
Crosby 1 13 Middleton 1.5 9
DeAyala 0.5 2.5 McClain 1 9
Fitzpatrick 0.5 2.5 Ruyle 0.5 5
Nelson 0.5 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Wilson L 2 30 15.0 0
Copeland 1 22 22.0 0
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