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Michigan 21 at Los Angeles 27 3OT Playoff
1984 Quarterfinals - Saturday, June 30, 1984
Michigan Panthers(10-8) at Los Angeles Express(10-8)(-6)
Attendance: 7,964, TV: ABC
LOS ANGELES(AP) - "I've never been through anything like that in my life," said Los Angeles Coach John Hadl -- and neither had anyone else.
The teams played 93 minutes, 33 seconds, breaking the old mark of 82 40 set by the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs in a 1971 National Football League playoff game. Just 8,753 fans witnessed the struggle in the 90,000-seat Los Angeles Coliseum, where the Express downed the Michigan Panthers 27-21 to advance to next weekend's Western Conference Championship.
Ironically, the player who broke up the game, tailback Mel Gray, broke his left arm as he crashed into the end zone on a 24-yard touchdown run at 3:33 of the third overtime.
Kevin Nelson scored his second touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run to bring the Express to within 21-19 with 52 seconds left in regulation time. Quarterback Steve Young followed with a dash around left end for the two-point conversion to set up the overtime.
Michigan had two chances to win, but Novo Bojovic missed a 37-yard field goal attempt with 10:13 left in the first overtime period and a 36-yarder with 36 seconds left in the second.
Michigan Panthers at Los Angeles Express Saturday , June 30, 1984 Michigan 0 14 0 7 0 0 0- 21 Los Angeles 7 3 3 8 0 0 6- 27 LA- Nelson 5 yard run (Zendejas kick), 4:34 1st LA- Zendejas 32 yard field goal, 8:30 2nd MI- C.Miller 3 yard run (Bojovic kick), 13:10 2nd MI- Lacy 22 yard pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick), 13:41 2nd LA- Zendejas 34 yard field goal, 11:03 3rd MI- Cobb 2 yard pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick), 5:57 4th LA- Nelson 1 yard run (Young run), 14:08 4th LA- Gray 24 yard run (no kick), 3:33 3rd overtime Attendance- 7,964 MI LA first downs 24 29 rushes-yards 45-236 54-217 passing-yard 245 285 sacked-yards lost 2-18 1-10 return yards 181 155 passes 16-32-3 23-45-2 punts 4-37.0 7-37.4 fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 penalties-yards 7-54 5-45 time of possesion 41:34 51:59 Rushing MICH- J. Williams 23-113, C.Miller 4-5, Lacy 5-60, T.Miller 13-58 LA- Nelson 15-4, Young 7-44, Gray 31-124, Boddie 1-8 Passing MICH- Hebert 13-27-2-201, Taylor 2-4-1-34, Lacy 1-1-0-28 LA- Young 23-44-2-295, Gray 0-1-0-0 Receiving MICH- O'Neal 2-49, Lacy 4-57, Allen 2-43, Broughton 1-18, Holloway 4-67, Cobb 3-29 LA- Boddie 2-24, Scott 1-8, Gray 3-18, Hersey 5-68, Long 2-42, Townsell 5-96, Moore 3-26, Nelson 2-13 Kickoff Returns MICH- A.Bentley 3-84, Futrell 2-63, Echols 1-1 LA- Gunn 1-38 , Boddie 4-87 Punt Returns MICH- Allen 1-5 LA- Gunn 1-12 Interceptions MICH- Osborne 1-15, R.Bentley 1-13 , LA- Drane 1-minus 7, E.Scott 1-0, Mitchell 1-25 Punting MICH- Johnston 4-37.0 LA- Partridge 7-37.4 Field Goals MICH- Bojovic 0-3 missed 46, 37, 36 LA- Zendejas 2-2 Sacks MICH- Borland 1-10 LA- Weaver 2-18
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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