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Birmingham 24 at Memphis 38
1985 Week 11 - Friday, May 3, 1985
Birmingham Stallions(7-3)(-3.5) at Memphis Showboats(5-5)
Attendance: 29,025, TV: ESPN
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Quarterback Mike Kelley completed 21 of 28 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns last night as the Memphis Showboats tamed the Birmingham Stallions 38-24. The victory was Memphis' first in four meeting with Birmingham since the Showboats joined the league last season. The Showboats are now 6-5 while the Stallions dropped to 7-4.
1 2 3 4 F BIR 9 8 0 7 - 24 MEM 7 10 7 14 - 38 Scoring MEM:Raugh 5 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 7, BIR 0 BIR:Miller 31 FG - MEM 7, BIR 3 BIR:Toler 34 pass from Stoudt(kick failed) - BIR 9, MEM 7 MEM:Crawford 9 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 14, BIR 9 MEM:Duncan 20 FG - MEM 17, BIR 9 BIR:J.Smith 15 pass from Stoudt(Toler pass from Stoudt) - MEM 17, BIR 17 MEM:Sydney 18 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 24, BIR 17 MEM:Sydney 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 31, BIR 17 MEM:White 20 fumble recovery(Duncan kick) - MEM 38, BIR 17 BIR:Toler 18 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - MEM 38, BIR 24 Box Score BIR MEM First Downs 18 18 Rushes-Yards 20-88 25-109 Passing (A-C-Y-I) 33-24-227-0 28-21-211-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 0-0 Total Plays-Yards 53-315 52-320 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-33 4-35 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 29:09 30:51 Attendance = 29,025 BIRMINGHAM MEMPHIS Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Stoudt 33 24 240 0 3 123.30 Kelley 28 21 211 1 2 104.91 Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Cribbs 12 69 5.8 0 Sydney 8 37 4.2 2 Stoudt 5 10 2.0 0 Porter 7 37 5.3 0 Carruth 2 8 4.0 0 Lewis 1 22 22.0 0 Coles 1 1 1.0 0 Parker 3 9 3.0 0 Spencer 6 4 0.7 0 Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD J.Smith 7 82 11.8 1 Moser 5 72 14.4 0 Toler 5 53 10.6 2 Raugh 4 36 9.0 1 Earl 4 33 8.3 0 Crawford 3 34 11.3 0 Cribbs 2 29 14.5 0 Porter 3 32 10.7 0 McFadden 2 24 12.0 0 Shirk 2 12 6.0 0 Coles 3 15 5.0 0 Sydney 2 10 5.0 0 Gant 1 4 4.0 0 Parker 1 8 8.0 0 Spencer 1 7 7.0 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Carruth 4 72 18.0 0 Parker 1 25 25.0 0 McFadden 2 50 50.0 0 H.Williams 3 23 7.7 0 Sydney 1 11 11.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD McFadden 1 18 18.0 0 H.Williams 2 9 4.5 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Miller 1-2 31 1-2 4 Duncan 1-1 20 5-5 8 miss: 44 miss: -- Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave Parsons 3 108 36.0 Grupp 2 93 46.5 Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds None - -- Clark 1 8 Corker 1 5 Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Spencer 1 0 0.0 0 None - -- -- -
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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