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New Jersey 29 at Oakland 34
1985 Week 17 - Saturday, June 15, 1985
New Jersey Generals(11-5) at Oakland Invaders(11-4-1)(-6.5)
Attendance: 24,338, TV: ESPN
OAKLAND - Albert Bentley bulled over for two 1-yard touchdown runs Saturday night and the Oakland Invaders overcame a more than 200-yard rushing performance by Herschel Walker to clinch the Western Conference title with a 34-29 victory over the New Jersey Generals.
The Invaders improved to 12-4-1 and combined with Denver's loss Friday with Portland clinched their second Western title in three years. New Jersey, which has already clinched a playoff spot, fell to 11-6.
It was the 11th straight week that Walker bettered 100 yards.
June 15, 1985 Oakland Invaders - 34 New Jersey Generals - 29 at Oakland Coliseum 24,338 New Jersey 3 10 0 16 -- 29 Oakland 7 13 14 0 -- 34 1st Qtr ---- OAK - Williams 8 run (Bojovic kick) NJ - FG Ruzek 39 2nd Qtr ---- OAK - A.Bentley 1 run (Bojovic kick) OAK - McKeever 85 interception return (kick blocked) NJ - Gilbert 31 fumble return (Ruzek kick) NJ - FG Ruzek 32 3rd Qtr ---- OAK - Newton 1 run (Bojovic kick) OAK - Holloway 12 pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) 4th Qtr ---- NJ - Walker 1 run (kick failed) NJ - FG Ruzek 21 NJ - Collins 15 pass from Reeves (Ruzek kick) TEAM STATS NEW JERSEY OAKLAND First Downs 20 24 Rushes-Yards 34-228 25-119 Passing Yards 172 239 Return Yards 42 104 Passes 14-25-1 13-21-1 Sacks By 1-12 1-0 Punts 4-39 4-29 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 11-83 7-51 Time of Possession 31:30 28:30 INDIVIDUAL STATS RUSHING = New Jersey: Walker 26-209, Carthon 6-14, Reeves 1-5, Spek 1-0. Oakland: Williams 14-67, Bentley 7-43, Jordan 2-8, Newton 2-1. PASSING = New Jersey: Reeves 14-25-1-172. Oakland: Hebert 13-21-1-263. RECEIVING = New Jersey: Bowers 5-88, Carthon 4-21, Collins 3-34, Walker 1-23, Harmon 1-6. Oakland: Carter 4-98, Banks 4-82, Holloway 2-34, J.Williams 1-21, Cozen 1-20, A.Bentley 1-8. MISSED FIELD GOALS = None
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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