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Memphis 38 at Tampa Bay 14
1985 Week 13 - Saturday, May 18, 1985
Memphis Showboats(7-5) at Tampa Bay Bandits(9-3)
Attendance: 44,818, TV: ESPN
TAMPA, Fla. (Wire Services) -- Mike Kelley threw three first-quarter touchdown passes -- two to Derrick Crawford -- and the Memphis defense stymied Tampa Bay's as the Showboats cruised to a 38-14 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Bandits.
The triumph was the fourth straight for Memphis since Kelley replaced Walter Lewis -- the USFL'S top-rated passer -- at quarterback and enabled the Showboats (8-5) to move within one game of the Bandits (9-4).
Saturday, May 18, 1985 Memphis Showboats 38 @ Tampa Bay Bandits 14 Stadium : Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL. Attendance: 35,000 ( Estimated Crowd ) Memphis Tampa Bay First Downs 24 23 Rushes - Yards 38-155 12-76 Passing Yards 290 252 Return Yards 61 159 Passes 20-29-1 28-46-2 Sacks by 0-0 0-0 Punts 0-0 1-33 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 12-80 13-48 Time of Possession 35:08 24:52 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Memphis 21 3 14 0 - 38 Tampa Bay 0 7 0 7 - 14 1st Quarter Scoring Memphis Showboats - Crawford 17 yard pass from Kelley ( Duncan Kick ) Memphis Showboats - Crawford 5 yard pass from Kelley ( Duncan Kick ) Memphis Showboats - Moser 13 yard pass from Kelley ( Duncan Kick ) 2nd Quarter Scoring Memphis Showboats - 38 yard Field Goal by Duncan Tampa Bay Bandits - Truvillion 4 yard pass from Reaves ( Andrusyshyn Kick ) 3rd Quarter Scoring Memphis Showboats - Coleman 31 yard fumble return for a TD ( Duncan Kick ) Memphis Showboats - Spencer 2 yard run ( Duncan Kick ) 4th Quarter Scoring Tampa Bay Bandits - Carter 9 yard pass from Jordan ( Andrusyshyn Kick ) INDIVIDUAL Statistics Rushing Memphis Showboats - Spencer 23-91, Williams 9-43, Parker 3-14, Porter 3-7. Tampa Bay Bandits - G. Anderson 6-42, Boone 5-34, Reaves 1-0. Passing Memphis Showboats - Kelley 20-28-0-290, Lewis 0-1-1-0. Tampa Bay Bandits - Reaves 22-39-2-203, Jordan 6-7-0-49. Receiving Memphis Showboats - Moser 7-118, Crawford 7-112, Raugh 2-32, Parker 2-17, Shirk 1-7, L. Williams 1-4. Tampa Bay Bandits - Brodsky 5-67, G. Anderson 5-27, Harvey 4-33, Gillespie 3-34, R. Williams 3-15, Truvillion 2-26, Carter 2-12, Price 2-16, Jackson 1-10, Boone 1-3. Missed Field Goals None
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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