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Memphis 19 at Birmingham 34
1985 Week 4 - Sunday, March 17, 1985
Memphis Showboats(3-0) at Birmingham Stallions(2-1)(-4)
Attendance: 34,500
BIRMINGHAM, AL (AP) - Cliff Stoudt passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns for Birmingham while the Stallions sacked quarterback Walter Lewis 10 times for 68 yards as Birmingham downed the Memphis Showboats 34-19.
Linebacker Bill Roe had three of the sacks as Birmingham tied with Memphis and Tampa Bay with 3-1 records.
1 2 3 4 F MEM 0 3 10 6 - 19 BIR 7 14 0 13 - 34 Scoring BIR:Smith 20 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 7, MEM 0 BIR:Mason 1 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 14, MEM 0 MEM:Duncan 47 FG - BIR 14, MEM 3 BIR:Cribbs 8 run(Miller kick) - BIR 21, MEM 3 MEM:Duncan 37 FG - BIR 21, MEM 6 MEM:Moser 57 pass from Lewis(Duncan kick) - BIR 21, MEM 13 MEM:Rose 55 fumble return(pass fail) - BIR 21, MEM 19 BIR:Miller 25 FG - BIR 24, MEM 19 BIR:Miller 22 FG - BIR 27, MEM 19 BIR:Coles 20 run(Miller kick) - BIR 34, MEM 19 Box Score MEM BIR First Downs 14 20 Rushes-Yards 18-69 43-201 Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-14-202-0 20-13-239-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 10-68 1-8 Total Plays-Yards 50-271 63-440 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 9-64 7-50 Turnovers 1 3 Time of Possession 24:54 35:06 Attendance = 34,500 MEMPHIS BIRMINGHAM Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Lewis 32 14 270 0 1 84.11 Stoudt 20 13 247 1 2 120.21 Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Lewis 5 33 6.6 0 Cribbs 11 65 5.9 1 Spencer 6 17 2.8 0 Stoudt 7 53 7.6 0 Parker 3 13 4.3 0 Gant 13 44 3.4 0 Porter 2 4 2.0 0 Coles 12 39 3.3 1 Sydney 2 2 1.0 0 Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Moser 6 172 28.7 1 Jones 3 121 40.3 0 Crawford 3 54 18.0 0 Smith 2 72 36.0 1 Raugh 2 21 10.5 0 Gant 4 28 7.0 0 Shirk 2 21 10.5 0 Cribbs 2 24 12.0 0 Spencer 1 2 2.0 0 Coles 1 1 1.0 0 Mason 1 1 1.0 1 Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Crawford 2 38 19.0 0 Sutton 3 22 7.3 0 H.Williams 3 32 10.7 0 Carruth 1 20 20.0 0 Raugh 1 10 10.0 0 O'Neal 1 2 2.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD H.Williams 1 10 10.0 0 McFadden 2 19 9.5 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Duncan 2-4 47 1-1 7 Miller 2-2 25 4-4 10 miss: 51,54 miss: -- Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave Miller 4 164 41.0 Parsons 3 103 34.3 Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds Corker 1 8 Roe 3 24 Pureifoy 2 15 D.Smith 2 15 Paggett 2 8 Perko 1 6 Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Cade 1 0 0.0 0 None - -- -- -
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Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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