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Arizona 28 at Memphis 38
1985 Week 18 - Saturday, June 22, 1985
Arizona Outlaws(8-9) at Memphis Showboats(10-7)(-9)
Attendance: 32,743, TV: ESPN
MEMPHIS (AP) - Quarterback Mike Kelley ran for one touchdown and threw for another while completing 15-of-19 passes for 214 yards Saturday night as the host Memphis Showboats bombed the Arizona Outlaws 38-28.
The victory assured the Showboats, 11-7, the home-field advantage in
the first round of the United States Football League playoffs, which begin
next weekend. Arizona's season ended with an 8-10 record.
1 2 3 4 F
AZ 14 0 0 14 - 28
MEM 10 21 7 0 - 38
Scoring
MEM:Duncan 39 FG - MEM 3, AZ 0
AZ: Brown 1 run(Zendejas kick) - AZ 7, MEM 3
MEM:Parker 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 10, AZ 7
AZ: Brown 12 pass from Williams(Zendejas kick) - AZ 14, MEM 10
MEM:Kelley 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 17, AZ 14
MEM:Parker 1 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 24, AZ 14
MEM:Bradley 17 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 31, AZ 14
MEM:Heflin 6 pass from Lewis(Duncan kick) - MEM 38, AZ 14
AZ: Anderson 5 pass from Williams(Zendejas kick) - MEM 38. AZ 21
AZ: Clark 25 pass from Williams(Zendejas kick) - MEM 38, AZ 28
Box Score
AZ MEM
First Downs 19 19
Rushes-Yards 18-46 32-150
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 39-23-347-1 23-17-240-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 57-393 55-390
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards 6-60 6-39
Turnovers 2 0
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28
Attendance = 32,743
ARIZONA MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Williams 39 23 347 1 3 103.26 Kelley 19 15 214 0 1 131.14
Lewis 4 2 26 0 1 110.42
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Boatner 10 51 5.1 0 Spencer 12 51 4.3 0
A.Williams 1 8 8.0 0 Porter 4 39 9.8 0
Brown 5 5 1.0 1 Parker 8 27 3.4 2
Clark 1 5 5.0 0 L.Williams 3 21 7.0 0
G.Anderson 1 -13 -13.0 0 Kelley 4 6 1.5 1
Lewis 1 6 6.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
A.Williams 6 130 21.7 0 Raugh 2 46 23.0 0
G.Anderson 6 84 14.0 1 Moser 1 36 36.0 0
Clark 4 61 15.3 1 Crawford 4 34 8.2 0
D.Williams 3 26 8.7 0 Bradley 2 29 14.5 1
Brown 2 25 12.5 1 Parker 2 29 14.5 0
McDade 2 21 10.5 0 H.Williams 1 21 21.0 0
Spencer 2 20 10.0 0
Porter 1 11 11.0 0
Shirk 1 8 8.0 0
Heflin 1 6 6.0 1
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
E.Anderson 4 68 17.0 0 Crawford 2 86 43.0 0
Clark 1 33 33.0 0 Porter 1 26 26.0 0
Mansfield 1 20 20.0 0 Heflin 1 0 0.0 0
E.Williams 1 15 15.0 0
A.Allen 0 20 0.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - Crawford 1 37 37.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Zendejas 0-0 -- 4-4 4 Duncan 1-2 39 5-5 8
miss: -- miss: 24
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
deBruijn 2 84 42.0 Miller 2 75 37.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- White 1 9
Bearden 1 4
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - Osbourne 1 18 18.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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