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Jacksonville 12 at Oakland 17
1984 Week 15 - Saturday, June 2, 1984
Jacksonville Bulls(4-10) at Oakland Invaders(5-9)(-7)
Attendance: 29,687
OAKLAND (AP) - Quarterback Fred Besana set a USFL record of 19 consecutive completions to lead Oakland to its sixth straight victory, a 17-12 triumph over the Jacksonville Bulls, and keep the Invaders'playoff hopes alive.
Besana completed his first 17 passes of the game which, coupled with two from the previous week, established the new league mark -- one shy of the National Football League record set in 1983 by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback KennyAnderson.
1 2 3 4 F
JAX 0 6 0 6 - 12
OAK 0 7 0 10 - 17
Scoring
JAX:Franco 21 yd field goal - JAX 3, OAK 0
OAK:Williams 5 yd pass from Besana (Shea kick) - OAK 7, JAX 3
JAX:Franco 32 yd field goal - OAK 7, JAX 6
OAK:Shea 37 yd field goal - OAK 10, JAX 6
OAK:Newton 3 yd run (Shea kick) - OAK 17, JAX 6
JAX:Alexis 2 yd pass from Mahfouz (pass failed) - OAK 17, JAX 12
Box Score
JAX OAK
First Downs 18 18
Rushes-Yards 24-75 26-119
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 38-23-201-2 29-24-214-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 7-46 3-21
Total Plays-Yards 69-230 58-312
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 2-20 11-85
Turnovers 2 1
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04
Attendance = 29,687
JACKSONVILLE OAKLAND
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Robinson 24 14 112 2 0 35.4 Besana 29 24 214 0 1 108.9
Mahfouz 14 9 89 0 1 106.0
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Mason 8 45 5.6 0 Newton 10 72 7.2 1
Lewis 9 25 2.8 0 Whittington 12 39 3.3 0
Mahfouz 1 5 5.0 0 Besana 2 3 1.5 0
Whiting 6 0 0.0 0 Jackson 1 3 3.0 0
Torosian 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Matthews 6 65 10.8 0 Wheeler 8 88 11.0 1
Young 6 59 9.8 0 Banks 4 48 12.0 0
Henderson 2 22 11.0 0 Lewis 4 35 8.8 0
Bergmann 3 19 6.3 0 Newton 3 23 7.7 0
Clark 2 19 9.5 0 Whittington 4 20 5.0 0
Mason 2 9 4.5 0 Van Divier 1 0 0.0 0
Alexis 2 8 4.0 1
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bessillieu 3 46 15.3 0 Lewis 1 22 22.0 0
Shaw 1 18 18.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Kemp 1 0 0.0 0 Lewis 1 11 11.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Franco 2-2 32 0-0 6 Shea 1-2 37 2-2 5
miss: -- miss: 26
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Pierce 5 207 41.2 Talley 4 165 41.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Wampler 2 13 Bennett 2 19
Clasby 1 8 Worthy 1 9
Lucas 1 8
Manumaleuga 1 5
Browning 1 4
Shaw 1 1
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Daniel 2 7 3.5 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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