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Michigan 17 at Oklahoma 20
1984 Week 7 - Saturday, April 7, 1984
Michigan Panthers(6-0)(-8) at Oklahoma Outlaws(4-2)
Attendance: 21,510
TULSA, Okla. (UPI) - Efren Herrera kicked a 32-yard field goal with four seconds remaining Saturday to give the Oklahoma Outlaws a 20-17 U.S. Football League triumph over the previously undefeated Michigan Panthers.
A fumbled punt recovered by Oklahoma's Victor Koenning at the 10-yard line in the game's final minute paved the way for the winning field goal.
The defending USFL champions went into Saturday's game at 6-0 on the season and with a 12-game winning streak. The Panthers, trailing 17-14, threatened to take the lead earlier with a pass from quarterback Bobby Hebert, but wide reciever Derek Holloway dropped the ball in the end zone. Seconds later, Michigan's Novo Bojovic tied the score with a 28-yard field goal.
The Outlaws scored first, with quarterback Doug Williams rushing 1 yard for a first-quarter score, ending a scoring drive of 28 yards in three plays.
Michigan moved in to tie the game seconds into the second quarter after Michigan's John Arnaud blocked a punt by Oklahoma's Case deBruijn. Will Cokeley picked up the ball and went 26 yards for the touchdown.
Later in the quarter, Outlaw running back Sidney Thornton lunged 1 yard over the top for an Oklahoma touchdown to break the 7-7 tie, capping a 47-yard, nine-play drive that ate five minutes off the clock.
Late in the second quarter, Panthers tight end Mike Cobb caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Hebert in a brief 63-second scoring drive of 12 yards and three plays. Bojovic kicked the point-after to knot it at 14 at the half.
Herrera broke the tie with a field goal 10 minutes into the third quarter, for the quarter's only scoring.
The Outlaws improved to 6-2 on the season.
1 2 3 4 F MIC 0 14 0 3 - 17 OKL 7 7 3 3 - 20 Scoring OKL:D. Williams 1 yd run (Herrera kick) - OKL 7, MIC 0 MIC:Cokeley 25 yd run with blocked punt (Bojovic kick) - MIC 7, OKL 7 OKL:Thornton 1 yd run (Herrera kick) - OKL 14, MIC 7 MIC:Cobb 8 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 14, OKL 14 OKL:Herrera 29 yd field goal - OKL 17, MIC 14 MIC:Bojovic 28 yd field goal - MIC 17, OKL 17 OKL:Herrera 32 yd field goal - OKL 20, MIC 17 Box Score MIC OKL First Downs 10 9 Rushes-Yards 21-62 31-37 Passing (A-C-Y-I) 34-13-144-4 33-12-115-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-21 1-8 Total Plays-Yards 57-185 65-144 Fumbles-Lost 4-4 7-2 Penalties-Yards 11-64 6-45 Turnovers 8 3 Time of Possession 26:34 33:26 Attendance = 21,510 MICHIGAN OKLAHOMA Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Hebert 34 13 144 4 1 21.8 Williams D 33 12 115 1 0 34.3 Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Lacy 11 40 3.6 0 Thornton 16 32 2.0 1 Williams 5 17 3.4 0 Sample 7 19 2.7 0 Patrick 2 7 3.5 0 Ragsdale 3 -1 -0.3 0 Miller T 1 0 0.0 0 Lazarus 1 -2 -2.0 0 Hebert 2 -2 -1.0 0 Williams D 4 -11 -2.8 1 Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Lacy 3 57 19.0 0 Wheeler 3 44 14.7 0 Broughton 3 34 11.3 0 Thornton 4 24 6.0 0 Holloway 2 23 11.5 0 Williams A 1 23 23.0 0 Williams 3 13 4.3 0 Price 1 10 10.0 0 Patrick 1 9 9.0 0 Lazarus 1 5 5.0 0 Cobb 1 8 8.0 1 Ragsdale 1 5 5.0 0 Crane 1 4 4.0 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Futrell 3 57 19.0 0 Turner 3 76 25.3 0 Crane 1 20 20.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Broughton 1 3 3.0 0 Turner 4 6 1.5 0 Moriarty 1 0 0.0 0 Futrell 1 -5 -5.0 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Bojovic 1-1 28 2-2 5 Herrera 2-3 32 2-2 8 miss: -- miss: 47 Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave Greenwood 7 230 32.9 deBruijn 10 333 33.3 Herrera 1 34 34.0 Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds Greenwood 1 8 Ruyle 1 11 Koenning 1 10 Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Borland 1 0 0.0 0 Middleton 1 12 12.0 0 Wilson L 1 0 0.0 0 Koenning 1 0 0.0 0 Beeson 1 0 0.0 0
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