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San Antonio 17 at Jacksonville 28
1985 Week 8 - Friday, April 12, 1985
San Antonio Gunslingers(3-4) at Jacksonville Bulls(2-5)(-5.5)
Attendance: 32,097, TV: ESPN
JACKSONVILLE, FL (AP) - Larry Mason, subbing for the injured Mike Rozier, ran for 100 yards and one touchdown to lead the Jacksonville Bulls to a come-from-behind 28-17 victory over the San Antonio Gunslingers in a United States Football League game Friday night.
Mason, the Bulls' leading rusher last season, carried the ball 16 times, once on a 2-yard touchdown jaunt up the middle early in the final period to give the Bulls a 21-17 lead with 13:31 left to play.
Rozier, the former Heisman Trophy winner who joined the Bulls this season, carried only five times for 26 yards before leaving in the second quarter with a hand injury.
The Bulls, 3-5, finally clinched the victory with 1:38 to play when quarterback Ed Luther scored on a 4-yard keeper. That capped an eight-play, 49-yard drive which started when Van Jakes intercepted a Gunslingers pass and returned it eight yards. The San Antonio coaching staff protested the interception, but the officials, after watching a television replay, decided the theft was legal.
The Gunslingers, 3-5, entered the final period on top by virtue of a 19-yard TD pass from Rick Neuheisel to Jerry Gordon, capping a run-dominated 11-play, 80-yard drive.
George Works contributed runs of 7, 9 and 10 yards during the march, and Larry Canada added a 23-yard scamper on a draw play.
1 2 3 4 F
SA 7 3 7 0 - 17
JAX 7 7 0 14 - 28
Scoring
SA: Hackett 20 pass from Neuheisel(Mike=Mayer kick) - SA 7, JAX 0
JAX:Whiting 1 run(Franco kick) - SA 7, JAX 7
SA: Mike-Mater 27 FG - SA 10, JAX 7
JAX:Lewis 6 run(Franco kick) - JAX 14, SA 10
SA: Gordon 19 pass from Neuheisel(Mike-Mayer kick) - SA 17, JAX 14
JAX:Mason 2 run(Franco kick) - JAX 21, SA 17
JAX:Luther 4 run(Franco kick) - JAX 28, SA 17
Box Score
SA JAX
First Downs 19 19
Rushes-Yards 24-111 33-192
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 29-16-193-1 23-17-136-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-13 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 53-304 56-328
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 8-70 8-70
Turnovers 0 2
Time of Possession 25:28 34:32
Attendance = 32,097
SAN ANTONIO JACKSONVILLE
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Neuheisel 29 16 206 1 2 86.28 Luther 23 17 136 1 0 70.20
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Works 14 58 4.1 0 Mason 16 100 6.3 1
Canada 4 32 8.0 0 Lewis 10 61 6.1 1
Stamper 3 9 3.0 0 Luther 1 4 4.0 1
Roberts 1 8 8.0 0 Whiting 1 1 1.0 0
Neuheisel 1 5 5.0 0
Gordon 1 -1 -1.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Hackett 3 59 19.8 1 Alexis 3 32 10.7 0
Roberts 4 51 12.8 0 Mason 5 31 6.2 0
Gordon 4 44 11.0 1 Keel 1 20 20.0 0
Works 3 44 14.7 0 Clark 2 16 8.0 0
Canada 1 5 5.0 0 Kemp 3 15 5.0 0
Hadnot 1 3 3.0 0 Lewis 2 13 6.5 0
Young 1 9 4.5 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
K.Williams 1 43 43.0 0 Butts 2 33 16.5 0
James 2 30 15.0 0 Kemp 1 18 18.0 0
Bonner 1 20 20.0 0 Dinkel 1 10 10.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bonner 2 14 7.0 0 Clark 1 1 1.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Mike-Mayer 1-3 27 2-2 5 Franco 0-0 -- 4-4 4
miss: 46,47 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Mike-Mayer 3 94 31.3 Swider 3 119 39.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- Millard 1 4
Nelson 1 4
C.Anderson 1 3
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Minor 1 0 0.0 0 Jakes 1 8 8.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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