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Birmingham 31 at Denver 14
1984 Week 10 - Sunday, April 29, 1984
Birmingham Stallions(8-1)(-6) at Denver Gold(7-2)
Attendance: 35,262, TV: ABC
DENVER(AP) - Joe Cribbs ran for 110 yards to become the first 1,000-yard rusher in the USFL this season and he also caught a 50-yard scoring pass from Cliff Stoudt as Birmingham won at Denver 31-14 for its ninth straight victory.
The Stallions are now 9-1 and lead New Orleans by two games in the Southern Division, while the Gold, 7-3, still lead the Pacific Division by three games.
The Stallions took a 14-0 lead on two 2-yard scoring runs by fullback Leon Perry in the first quarter. They widened the margin to 24-7 in the fourth period when Cribbs caught a pass at the Denver 30 and outran the secondary to the end zone.
Craig Penrose threw two touchdown passes to account for Denver's points.
1 2 3 4 F
BIR 0 14 3 14 - 31
DEN 0 7 0 7 - 14
Scoring
BIR:Perry 2 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 7, DEN 0
BIR:Perry 2 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 14, DEN 0
DEN:White 27 yd pass from Penrose (Speelman kick) - BIR 14, DEN 7
BIR:Miller 21 yd field goal - BIR 17, DEN 7
BIR:Cribbs 50 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 24, DEN 7
DEN:Williams 10 yd pass from Penrose (Speelman kick) - BIR 24, DEN 14
BIR:Smith 24 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 31, DEN 14
Box Score
BIR DEN
First Downs 23 23
Rushes-Yards 49-243 20-87
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 14-9-231-1 38-20-328-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-17 4-38
Total Plays-Yards 66-457 62-377
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 11-63 11-45
Turnovers 1 2
Time of Possession 34:48 25:12
Attendance = 35,262
BIRMINGHAM DENVER
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Stoudt 13 9 231 1 2 119.4 Penrose 23 14 253 1 2 109.5
Lane 1 0 0 0 0 39.6 Mortensen 14 6 75 0 0 60.1
Sydney 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Cribbs 20 110 5.5 0 Johnson B 3 37 12.3 0
Perry 18 65 3.6 2 Sydney 11 34 3.1 0
Stoudt 7 46 6.6 0 White 5 15 3.0 0
Talton 2 11 5.5 0 Matthews 1 1 1.0 0
Jones 1 7 7.0 0
Gant 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Cribbs 3 94 31.3 1 Harris 3 75 25.0 0
Jones J 1 51 51.0 0 Williams 3 60 20.0 1
Smith 2 37 18.5 1 Johnson B 3 46 15.3 0
Mason 2 35 17.5 0 White 2 41 20.5 1
Perry 1 14 14.0 0 Sydney 3 36 12.0 0
Niziolek 1 20 20.0 0
Bailey 3 19 6.3 0
Balholm 1 16 16.0 0
Hicks 1 15 15.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Mansfield 3 65 21.7 0 Sullivan 1 18 18.0 0
Williams 1 16 16.0 0
Sydney 1 15 15.0 0
Matthews 1 9 9.0 0
Harris 2 5 2.5 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Frederick 1 3 3.0 0 Martin 1 10 10.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Miller 1-1 21 4-4 7 Speelman 0-0 -- 2-2 2
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Parsons 3 109 36.3 Speelman 4 154 38.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Gentry 2.5 23 Ogrin 2 10
Spencer 1 11 Gerken 1 7
Boyd 0.5 4
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Woodberry 1 7 7.0 0 Dumars 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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