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Oklahoma 21 at Tampa Bay 48
1984 Week 12 - Monday, May 14, 1984
Oklahoma Outlaws(6-5) at Tampa Bay Bandits(8-3)(-13.5)
Attendance: 45,116, TV: ESPN
TAMPA. Fla. (AP)-- John Reaves sparkled Monday night and the Tampa Bay Bandits continued their winning ways, whipping the Oklahoma Outlaws 48-21 for their sixth straight United States Football League victory.
The triumph spoiled the emotional homecoming of Doug Williams, the Oklahoma quarterback who played five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
Reaves, who started the night as the Eastern Conference's fourth-rated passer, threw for a team-record 378 yards and four touchdowns, including scoring passes to Marvin Harvey, Spencer Jackson, Eric Truvillion and Gary Anderson.
Harvey, a tight end. also caught TD tosses from running back Anderson and wide receiver Truvillion. "I don't know if it was my best game as a Bandit." said Reaves, who completed 22 of 31 passes. "Anytime you win. it's the best ... It looked for a while there that we'd have to score on every possession."
The victory boosted Tampa Bay's record to 9-3 and enabled the Bandits to stay a game behind first-place Birmingham in the Southern Division. The loss was the third straight for Oklahoma which trails defending USFL champion Michigan and Houston by a game in the Central Division.
1 2 3 4 F
OKL 7 14 0 0 - 21
TB 7 21 7 13 - 48
Scoring
TB: Harvey 10 yd pass from G. Anderson (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 7, OKL 0
OKL:A. Williams 11 yd pass from D. Williams (Herrera kick) - OKL 7, TB 7
TB: Boone 1 yd run (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 14, OKL 7
TB: Jackson 26 yd pass from Reaves (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 21, OKL 7
OKL:Turner 14 yd pass from D. Williams (Herrera kick) - TB 21, OKL 14
OKL:Price 3 yd pass from D. Williams (Herrera kick) - OKL 21, TB 21
TB: Harvey 10 yd pass from Reaves (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 28, OKL 21
TB: Truvillion 35 yd pass from Reaves (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 35, OKL 21
TB: G. Anderson 6 yd pass from Reaves (kick failed) - TB 41, OKL 21
TB: Harvey 13 yd pass from Truvillion (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 48, OKL 21
Box Score
OKL TB
First Downs 27 28
Rushes-Yards 23-123 28-110
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 48-25-317-3 33-24-401-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 72-435 61-511
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-89 10-84
Turnovers 4 0
Time of Possession 31:59 28:01
Attendance = 45,116
OKLAHOMA TAMPA BAY
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Williams D 48 25 317 3 3 67.8 Reaves 31 22 378 0 4 151.6
Truvillion 1 1 13 0 1 158.3
Anderson G 1 1 10 0 1 147.9
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Sample 8 70 8.8 0 Anderson G 17 49 2.9 0
Hughes 7 29 4.1 0 Williams 4 27 6.8 0
Lazarus 1 12 12.0 0 Boone 6 24 4.0 1
Anderson E 3 10 3.3 0 Christian 1 10 10.0 0
Williams D 3 2 0.7 0
Ragsdale 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Williams A 6 119 19.8 1 Gillespie 5 107 21.4 0
Sample 5 63 12.6 0 Jackson 2 80 40.0 1
Steptoe 5 55 11.0 0 Truvillion 4 74 18.5 1
Turner 3 53 17.7 1 Harvey 5 68 13.6 3
Wheeler 2 27 13.5 0 Boone 3 32 10.7 0
Price 1 3 3.0 1 Brodsky 3 25 8.3 0
Lazarus 1 2 2.0 0 Anderson G 2 15 7.5 1
Hughes 2 -5 -2.5 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Harris 5 112 22.4 0 Bailey 3 61 20.3 0
Lazarus 1 25 25.0 0 Williams 1 23 23.0 0
Sample 1 12 12.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Herrera 0-2 -- 3-3 3 Andrusyshyn 0-0 -- 6-7 6
miss: 37,55 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
None Andrusyshyn 1 33 33.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None Nordgren 1 5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None King 1 37 37.0 0
George 1 14 14.0 0
Henderson 1 0 0.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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