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Houston 38 at San Antonio 29
1985 Week 10 - Sunday, April 28, 1985
Houston Gamblers(6-3)(-10) at San Antonio Gunslingers(3-6)
Attendance: 9,723
SAN ANTONIO(Daily Herald) - Jim Kelly threw 4 touchdown passes, two each to Gerald McNeil and Richard Johnson, to lead the Houston Gamblers to a 38-29 victory over the San Antonio Gunslingers Sunday.
Kelly, the leader of the USFL's most prolific passing offense, picked the league's second-best pass defense apart, completing 29 of 40 passes for 282 yards.
Houston also received a record breaking performance from Clarence Verdin, who returned a second-quarter kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown. The league record return, which bested a 97-yard effort by Derrick Crawford of the Memphis Showboats last year, was Verdin's third for a touchdown this year.
Houston opened the game's scoring with a 48-yard field goal by Toni Fritsch in the first quarter.
1 2 3 4 F
HOU 3 14 21 0 - 38
SA 0 12 0 17 - 29
Scoring
HOU:Fritsch 48 FG - HOU 3, SA 0
HOU:McNeil 21 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 10, SA 0
SA: Gordon 12 pass from Neuheisel(kick failed) - HOU 10, SA 6
HOU:Verdin 102 kickoff return(Fritsch kick) - HOU 17, SA 6
SA: Gordon 51 pass from Neuheisel(pass failed) - HOU 17, SA 12
HOU:Johnson 3 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 24, SA 12
HOU:Johnson 13 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 31, SA 12
HOU:McNeil 69 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 38, SA 12
SA: Safety, punt blocked out of end zone - HOU 38, SA 14
SA: Roberts 6 pass from Neuheisel(Mike-Mayer kick) - HOU 38, SA 21
SA: Hagen 13 pass from Neuheisel(Neuheisel run) - HOU 38, SA 29
Box Score
HOU SA
First Downs 21 16
Rushes-Yards 17-68 11-18
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 47-31-306-3 40-25-344-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 2-12
Total Plays-Yards 64-374 51-362
Fumbles-Lost 6-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 13-103 11-98
Turnovers 4 3
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18
Attendance = 9,723
HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Kelly 40 29 282 2 4 104.38 Neuheisel 40 25 356 3 4 93.33
Dillon 7 2 31 1 0 85.12
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Kelly 3 27 9.0 0 Stamper 5 9 1.8 0
Fowler 8 25 3.3 0 Roberts 2 5 2.5 0
Harrell 6 16 2.7 0 Neuheisel 1 3 3.0 0
Works 2 1 0.5 0
Worthy 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
McNeil 2 90 45.0 2 Hackett 7 104 14.9 0
Johnson 9 60 6.7 2 Gordon 3 88 29.3 2
Courville 3 50 16.7 0 Coffman 3 42 14.0 0
Verdin 5 28 5.6 0 Hagen 4 36 9.0 1
Harrell 2 23 11.5 0 Roberts 3 34 11.3 1
Potts 5 21 4.2 0 Stamper 1 21 21.0 0
Fowler 2 16 8.0 0 Works 2 20 10.0 0
Barousse 2 16 8.0 0 Williams 1 6 6.0 0
McGhee 1 9 9.0 0 Worthy 1 5 5.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Verdin 1 102 102.0 1 Bonner 3 31 10.3 0
Potts 1 22 22.0 0 Works 1 18 18.0 0
Hagen 1 12 12.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
McNeil 2 20 10.0 0 None - -- -- -
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Fritsch 1-1 48 5-5 8 Mike-Mayer 0-0 -- 1-2 1
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Walters 1 41 41.0 Mike-Mayer 3 136 45.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Hughes 2 12 Hanna 1 7
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Lewis 1 13 13.0 0 Minor 1 22 22.0 0
DeAyala 1 4 4.0 0 Choate 1 7 7.0 0
Bradley 1 1 1.0 0 Oliver 1 5 5.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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