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Jacksonville 0 at Memphis 31
1985 Week 17 - Saturday, June 15, 1985
Jacksonville Bulls(8-8) at Memphis Showboats(9-7)(-7)
Attendance: 31,634
MEMPHIS (AP)- Quarterback Mike Kelley ran for one touchdown and passed for another as the Memphis Showboats clinched a playoff spot with a 31-0 bombing of the Jacksonville Bulls.
It was the worst beating of the year for the Bulls, who are now 8-9.
Kelley completed 9 of 14 passes for 117 yards before backup quarterback Walter Lewis took over late in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, the Memphis defense held the Bulls to just 42 yards rushing while the Showboats were rolling up 219 yards on the ground.
Highlights
1 2 3 4 F
JAX 0 0 0 0 - 0
MEM 0 17 14 0 - 31
Scoring
MEM:Kelley 4 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 7, JAX 0
MEM:Duncan 21 FG - MEM 10, JAX 0
MEM:Parker 3 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 17, JAX 0
MEM:Crawford 60 punt return(Duncan kick) - MEM 24, JAX 0
MEM:Heflin 2 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 31, JAX 0
Box Score
JAX MEM
First Downs 27 20
Rushes-Yards 14-42 37-219
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 45-24-269-3 18-11-168-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14 2-20
Total Plays-Yards 59-311 55-387
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1
Penalties-Yards 8-50 6-60
Turnovers 5 1
Time of Possession 26:17 33:43
Attendance = 31,634
JACKSONVILLE MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Luther 38 21 253 2 0 53.95 Kelley 14 9 117 0 1 114.29
Mahfouz 7 3 30 1 0 16.07 Lewis 4 2 71 0 0 95.83
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Rozier 13 40 3.1 0 Spencer 12 74 6.2 0
Mason 1 2 2.0 0 Williams 9 54 6.0 0
Lewis 3 49 16.3 0
Parker 10 32 3.2 1
Kelley 1 4 4.0 1
Heflin 1 3 3.0 0
Porter 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Kemp 5 88 17.6 0 Moser 3 76 25.3 0
Alexis 7 74 10.6 0 Porter 1 65 65.0 0
Young 4 42 10.5 0 Bradley 2 23 11.5 0
Matthews 3 40 13.3 0 Raugh 1 11 11.0 0
Rozier 3 25 8.3 0 Williams 1 6 6.0 0
Brown 1 12 12.0 0 Crawford 2 5 2.5 0
Mason 1 2 2.0 0 Heflin 1 2 2.0 1
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Matthews 2 39 19.5 0 None - -- -- -
N.Brown 2 26 13.0 0
Whiting 1 24 24.0 0
Butts 1 10 10.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Kemp 1 7 7.0 0 Crawford 3 93 31.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Franco 0-0 -- 0-0 0 Duncan 1-1 21 4-4 7
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Swider 4 188 47.0 Miller 3 116 38.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Clasby 1 10 Clark 1 8
Costello 1 10 Rose 1 8
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - Bussey 1 11 11.0 0
Bessilieu 1 0 0.0 0
Grant 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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