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Michigan 13 at Oakland 20
1984 Week 16 - Saturday, June 9, 1984
Michigan Panthers(8-7) at Oakland Invaders(6-9)(-2)
Attendance: 23,918, TV: ESPN
OAKLAND, CA (AP) - Tom Newton ran around left end for a 20 yard touchdown with 4 50 remaining to break a 13-13 tie and lead the Oakland Invaders 20-13 over the Michigan Panthers Saturday in a United States Football League game.
The Invaders, who won their seventh consecutive game, led throughout the game until Michigan tied it on a spectacular touchdown pass from Whit Taylor to Derek Holloway on the Panthers first play from scrimmage in the fourth quarter.
The Invaders led 7-6 at halftime and added to their margin when quarterback Fred Besana ran a bootleg around left end for a 7 yard touchdown run with 4:17 to play in the third quarter.
Kicker Kevin Shea, who missed three field goals, including a 22-yarder, missed the extra point as Oakland's lead remained at 13-6.
1 2 3 4 F
MIC 3 3 0 7 - 13
OAK 7 0 6 7 - 20
Scoring
MIC:Bojovic 18 yd field goal - MIC 3, OAK 0
OAK:Williams 11 yd pass from Besana (Shea kick) - OAK 7, MIC 3
MIC:Bojovic 47 yd field goal - OAK 7, MIC 6
OAK:Besana 7 yd run (kick failed) - OAK 13, MIC 6
MIC:Holloway 78 yd pass from Taylor (Bojovic kick) - MIC 13, OAK 13
OAK:Newton 20 yd run (Shea kick) - OAK 20, MIC 13
Box Score
MIC OAK
First Downs 13 20
Rushes-Yards 24-42 32-148
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 31-13-243-2 31-18-171-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-33 4-28
Total Plays-Yards 59-252 67-291
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 3-15 4-35
Turnovers 2 1
Time of Possession 26:41 33:19
Attendance = 23,918
MICHIGAN OAKLAND
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Taylor 31 13 243 2 1 53.6 Besana 30 17 165 1 1 69.4
Lewis 1 1 6 0 0 91.7
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Patrick 5 21 4.2 0 Newton 13 85 6.5 1
Williams J 7 14 2.0 0 Jordan 17 47 2.8 0
Bentley A 3 12 4.0 0 Lewis 1 9 9.0 0
Johnston 1 0 0.0 0 Besana 1 7 7.0 1
Miller T 1 -2 -2.0 0
Lacy 7 -3 -0.4 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Holloway 3 103 34.3 1 Williams 6 65 10.8 1
Cobb 1 36 36.0 0 Newton 5 32 6.4 0
Broughton 3 34 11.3 0 Lewis 2 29 14.5 0
Patrick 3 30 10.0 0 Jordan 3 24 8.0 0
O'Neal 1 16 16.0 0 Banks 2 21 10.5 0
Lacy 1 12 12.0 0
Allen 1 12 12.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bentley A 2 49 24.5 0 Lewis 3 65 21.7 0
Futrell 1 20 20.0 0 Brown O 1 20 20.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Broughton 3 36 12.0 0 Lewis 1 4 4.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Bojovic 2-2 47 1-1 7 Shea 0-3 -- 2-3 2
miss: -- miss: 22,40,36
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Johnston 5 186 37.2 Talley 5 219 43.8
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Rose 2 15 Browning 2 13
Bethea 1 9 Lucas 1.5 15.5
Borland 1 4 Moore 0.5 4.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
McKeever 1 16 16.0 0 Duncan 1 6 6.0 0
Quinn 1 2 2.0 0
Martin 0 28 -.- 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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