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Philadelphia 17 at Los Angeles 3
1983 Week 6 - Sunday, April 10, 1983
Philadelphia Stars(4-1) at Los Angeles Express(3-2)(E)
Attendance: 18,671
LOS ANGELES(AP) - Quarterback Chuck Fusina completed 21 of 37 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Stars to a 17-3 United States Football League victory of the Los Angeles Express.
The win was the fifth in six games for the Stars, while the Express fell to 3-3 in losing its first home game of the season after three triumphs.
The game was played before a crowd of 18,671 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Rookie running back Kelvin Bryant, the USFL's leading rusher, gained 81 yards on 21 carries and scored Philadelphia's first touchdown on a 2-yard run with 6:52 remaining in the second quarter.
That gave the Stars a 10-3 lead. Los Angeles took a 3-0 lead on a 42-yard field goal by Vince Abbott, his longest of the season, with 1:12 left in the first quarter.
The Stars tied it 3-3 on a 46-yard field goal by David Trout with 10:34 to go in the second period.
Bryant's touchdown, which put the Stars ahead to stay, capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive after Jonathan Sutton intercepted a Mike Rae pass at the Philadelphia 32.
Fusina hit wide receiver Scott Fitzkee with a 19-yard scoring throw midway through the final period to complete the scoring. The touchdown climaxed a seven-play 43-yard march after a Los Angeles punt.
1 2 3 4 F
PHI 0 10 0 7 - 17
LA 3 0 0 0 - 3
Scoring
LA: Abbott 42 yd field goal - LA 3, PHI 0
PHI:Trout 26 yd field goal - PHI 3, LA 3
PHI:Bryant 2 yd run (Trout kick) - PHI 10, LA 3
PHI:Fitzkee 19 yd pass from Fusina (Trout kick) - PHI 17, LA 3
Box Score
PHI LA
First Downs 19 11
Rushes-Yards 39-147 16-55
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 37-21-214-0 40-16-209-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 6-44 2-8
Total Plays-Yards 82-217 58-256
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-56 5-40
Turnovers 1 3
Time of Possession 36:00 24:00
Attendance = 18,671
PHILADELPHIA LOS ANGELES
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Fusina 37 21 214 0 1 82.5 Rae 26 10 132 2 0 23.2
Ramsey 14 6 77 0 0 60.7
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Bryant 21 81 3.9 1 Harrington 6 14 2.3 0
Fusina 4 29 7.3 0 Haslip 2 11 5.5 0
Harvin 9 17 1.9 0 Boddie 6 11 1.8 0
Riley 2 10 5.0 0 Barnett 1 10 10.0 0
Russell 3 10 3.3 0 Ramsey 1 9 9.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Fitzkee 6 88 14.7 1 Haines 4 66 16.5 0
Collier 5 64 12.8 0 Ellis 5 64 12.8 0
Russell 1 22 22.0 0 Boddie 4 47 11.8 0
Donovan 1 17 17.0 0 Williams, K 1 17 17.0 0
Folsom 3 15 5.0 0 Barnett 1 8 8.0 0
Bryant 4 9 2.3 0 Harrington 1 7 7.0 0
Harvin 1 -1 -1.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Harvin 2 44 22.0 0 Fox 3 64 21.3 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Woerner 5 54 10.8 0 Byers 2 2 1.0 0
Fox 2 0 0.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Trout 1-2 26 2-2 5 Abbott 1-4 42 0-0 3
miss: 54 miss: 48, 48, 47
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Landeta 8 312 39.0 Partridge 5 215 43.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Opfar 1 5 Turner 2.5 16.5
Rosborough 1 3 Scoggins 1.5 15.5
Edwards 1 10
Fields, G 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Woerner 1 4 4.0 0 None
Sutton 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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