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Denver 3 at Arizona 24
1983 Week 8 - Saturday, April 23, 1983
Denver Gold(4-3)(-2.5) at Arizona Wranglers(3-4)
Attendance: 21,557
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Wranglers have always thought running back Calvin Murray would become an explosive offensive threat in the United States Football league, but the big question was when and where it would happen.
Saturday night here, the ex-Ohio State standout broke loose for 125 yards rushing on 22 carries and turned a simple pass play into a 54-yard touchdown as Arizona beat the Denver Gold 24-3.
It was the first 100-yard game by any Wrangler running back this season.
"My last 100-yard game was in college. I can hardly remember it was so long ago," said Murray, who had gained 72, 70 and 77 yards the past three games. "I knew things would work out if I just stuck with it. I want to do whatever is needed to help this team win."
The victory earned the Wranglers a share of first place in the Pacific Division with Dever and the Los Angeles Express - all with identical 4-4 records.
1 2 3 4 F
DEN 3 0 0 0 - 3
AZ 0 3 7 14 - 24
Scoring
DEN:Speelman 43 yd field goal - DEN 3, ARI 0
AZ: Asmus 22 yd field goal - ARI 3, DEN 3
AZ: Murray 54 yd pass from Risher (Asmus kick) - ARI 10, DEN 3
AZ: Flowers 4 yd pass from Risher (Asmus kick) - ARI 17, DEN 3
AZ: Balholm 4 yd pass from Risher (Asmus kick) - ARI 24, DEN 3
Box Score
DEN ARI
First Downs 16 15
Rushes-Yards 25-189 35-281
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-14-106-5 21-15-154-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 4-14
Total Plays-Yards 57-295 60-421
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-55 5-51
Turnovers 5 1
Time of Possession 27:49 32:11
Attendance = 21,557
DENVER ARIZONA
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Johnson 19 9 53 1 0 32.1 Risher 21 15 154 0 3 131.7
Knapple 13 5 53 4 0 11.5
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Sydney 10 82 8.2 0 Murray 22 125 5.7 0
Canada 10 68 6.8 0 Howell 2 69 34.5 0
Matthews 2 20 10.0 0 Bledsoe 5 60 12.0 0
Miller, T 2 14 7.0 0 Banks 4 13 3.3 0
James 1 5 5.0 0 Risher 2 14 7.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Brown 2 34 17.0 0 Murray 4 78 19.5 1
Canada 2 23 11.5 0 Keel 3 43 14.3 0
Ballage 3 19 6.3 0 Flowers 4 14 3.5 1
Niziolek 2 9 4.5 0 Balholm 2 12 6.0 1
Miller, T 1 7 7.0 0 McKale 1 7 7.0 0
James 2 6 3.0 0 Bledsoe 1 0 0.0 0
Sydney 1 5 5.0 0
Matthews 1 3 3.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Ford 5 148 29.6 0 Wilson 1 27 27.0 0
Blue 1 23 23.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Martin 2 -1 -0.5 0 None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Speelman 1-3 43 0-0 3 Asmus 1-1 22 3-3 6
miss: 48, 24 miss: none
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gortz 4 187 46.8 Asmus 6 255 42.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Short 2 10 None
White 1 2
Whittington 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Wilson 2 36 18.0 0
Apuna 1 17 17.0 0
Wilcox 1 7 7.0 0
Hall 1 2 2.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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