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Memphis 10 at New Jersey 35
1984 Week 7 - Sunday, April 8, 1984
Memphis Showboats(2-4) at New Jersey Generals(5-1)(-14)
Attendance: 43,671
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (AP) -- Brian Sipe fired three touchdown passes and fullback Maurice Carthon ran for 104 yards and one touchdown, leading the New Jersey Generals to a 35-10 victory Sunday over the Memphis Showboats in the United States Football League.
Sipe threw for three touchdowns, including a fluke 59-yard deflection to Jeff Spek, to lead the Generals. Sipe was 13-for-16 for 193 yards and no interceptions.
Maurice Carthon gained 104 yards, including a 4-yard TD run as the Generals won without injured Herschel Walker.
The Showboats, 2-5, got a 52-yard field goal by Alan Duncan which was the USFL's longest of the season.
April 8, 1984 New Jersey Generals - 35 Memphis Showboats - 10 at Giants Stadium 43,671 Memphis 0 7 3 0 -- 10 New Jersey 0 14 7 14 -- 35 1st Quarter none 2nd Quarter NJ - McConnaughey 9 pass from Sipe (Ruzek kick) MEMP - Penaranda 7 pass from Lewis (Duncan kick) NJ - Collins 30 pass from Sipe (Ruzek kick) 3rd Quarter NJ - Spek 59 pass from Sipe (Ruzek kick) MEMP - FG Duncan 52 4th Quarter NJ - Carthon 4 run (Ruzek kick) NJ - Pegues 1 run (Ruzek kick) TEAM STATS: MEMPHIS NEW JERSEY First downs 17 19 Rushes-yards 31-127 36-201 Passing yards 144 182 Return yards 75 78 Passes 16-26-0 13-16-0 Sacks by 2-11 0-0 Punts 4-42.5 2-40 Fumbles-lost 3-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 2-15 4-45 Time of possession 29:38 30:22 INDIVIDUAL STATS: RUSHING = Memphis: Reid 15-52, Quarles 5-8, Lewis 6-56, B.White 3-7, Penaranda 2-4. New Jersey: Harmon 13-56, Carthon 15-104, Pegues 6-31, Calhoun 2-10. PASSING = Memphis: Lewis 16-26-0-144. New Jersey: Sipe 13-16-0-193. RECEIVING = Memphis: Shirk 4-40, Penaranda 2-8, Crawford 2-41, Heflin 2-19, Reid 4-24, Quarles 2-12. New Jersey: Spek 4-90, McConnaughey 1-9, Harmon 4-40, Collins 3-46, Brown 1-8. MISSED FIELD GOALS = Memphis: Duncan 31, 51.
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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