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San Antonio 20 at Oakland 27
1985 Week 9 - Monday, April 22, 1985
San Antonio Gunslingers(3-5) at Oakland Invaders(4-3-1)(-11)
Attendance: 18,215, TV: ESPN
OAKLAND (AP) -- The Oakland Invaders took advantage of five San Antonio turnovers in the first half to grab a 20-0 lead, then withstood a furious Gunslingers' comeback for a 27-20 victory Monday night in a United States Football League game.
The Invaders, 5-3-1, converted two fumbles by Gunslingers' quarterback Rick Neuheisel into touchdowns in the first quarter, while Oakland place kicker Novo Bojovic booted field goals of 27 and 52 yards to give the Invaders their halftime lead.
1 2 3 4 F
SA 0 0 7 13 - 20
OAK 17 3 0 7 - 27
Scoring
OAK:Jordan 1 run(Bojovic kick) - OAK 7, SA 0
OAK:Pinney 3 pass from Hebert(Bojovic kick) - OAK 14, SA 0
OAK:Bojovic 27 FG - OAK 17, SA 0
OAK:Bojovic 52 FG - OAK 20, SA 0
SA: Gordon 12 pass from Neuheisel(Mike-Mayer kick) - OAK 20, SA 7
OAK:Hebert 1 run(Bojovic kick) - OAK 27, SA 7
SA: Gordon 44 pass from Neuheisel(kick blocked) - OAK 27, SA 13
SA: D.Roberts 7 pass from Neuheisel(Mike-Mayer kick) - OAK 27, SA 20
Box Score
SA OAK
First Downs 16 19
Rushes-Yards 23-81 29-116
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 24-13-161-2 33-15-209-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 6-47 1-6
Total Plays-Yards 47-242 62-325
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-40 10-71
Turnovers 5 2
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03
Attendance = 18,215
SAN ANTONIO OAKLAND
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Neuheisel 22 13 161 2 3 83.52 Hebert 31 15 209 2 1 54.37
Mortensen 2 0 0 0 0 --- Bentley 1 0 0 0 0 ---
Jordan 1 0 0 0 0 ---
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Stamper 6 34 5.7 0 Bentley 9 70 7.8 0
Works 10 19 1.9 0 J.Williams 10 32 3.2 0
Roberts 1 11 11.0 0 Jordan 7 11 1.6 1
Neuheisel 3 7 2.3 0 Newton 2 2 1.0 0
Gordon 1 4 4.0 0 Hebert 1 1 1.0 1
Hadnot 1 4 4.0 0
Canada 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Gordon 4 78 19.5 2 Banks 4 72 18.0 0
Williams 3 43 14.3 0 Cozen 1 40 40.0 0
Works 3 33 11.0 0 A.Carter 2 34 17.0 0
Hackett 1 24 24.0 0 J.Williams 2 27 13.5 0
Coffman 1 23 23.0 0 Holloway 2 21 10.5 0
Roberts 1 7 7.0 1 A.Bentley 2 10 5.0 0
B.Williams 1 8 8.0 0
Pinney 1 3 3.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bonner 4 89 22.3 0 Faulkner 3 54 18.0 0
Hagen 1 27 27.0 0 Hart 1 8 8.0 0
Mathis 1 24 24.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - None - -- -- -
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Mike-Mayer 0-0 -- 2-3 2 Bojovic 2-4 52 3-3 9
miss: -- miss: 41,22
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Mike-Mayer 3 94 31.3 Talley 2 87 43.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Johnson 0.5 3.5 Moore 2 15
Tabor 0.5 3.5 Browning 1 12
R.Bentley 1 7
Plummer 1 7
Shaw 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Morris 1 33 33.0 0 R.Bentley 1 9 9.0 0
Raeford 1 0 0.0 0 Martin 1 0 0.0 0Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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