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Oakland 9 at Birmingham 21
1983 Week 8 - Sunday, April 24, 1983
Oakland Invaders(3-4)(-2.5) at Birmingham Stallions(2-5)
Attendance: 18,500
BIRMINGHAM (AP) - Reggie Collier and Cornelius Quarles found big scoring holes up the middle to lead the Birmingham Stallions to a 21-9 victory over the Oakland Invaders in a United States Football League game Sunday.
Collier scored on a 17-yard quarterback draw, and Quarles sealed the decision with a 25-yard run through the middle. Both went in untouched.
1 2 3 4 F OAK 0 0 7 2 - 9 BIR 7 7 0 7 - 21 Scoring BIR:Collier 17 yd run (Norwood kick) - BIR 7, OAK 0 BIR:Gant 5 yd run (Norwood kick) - BIR 14, OAK 0 OAK:Whittington 2 yd run (Shea kick) - BIR 14, OAK 7 BIR:Quarles 25 yd run (Norwood kick) - BIR 21, OAK 7 OAK:Safety, punt blocked out of end zone - BIR 21, OAK 9 Box Score OAK BIR First Downs 15 20 Rushes-Yards 29-127 47-255 Passing (A-C-Y-I) 27-10-111-1 14-4-58-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 7-74 4-29 Total Plays-Yards 63-164 65-284 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-35 2-12 Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 28:05 31:55 Attendance = 18,500 OAKLAND BIRMINGHAM Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Besana 27 10 111 1 0 34.6 Collier 10 4 58 0 0 59.6 Lane 4 0 0 0 0 39.6 Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Whittington 22 85 3.9 1 Quarles 15 90 6.0 1 Aldridge 2 21 10.5 0 Collier 8 64 8.0 1 James 2 9 4.5 0 White 13 41 3.2 0 Besana 1 7 7.0 0 Gant 9 35 3.9 1 Jackson 1 6 6.0 0 Frederick 1 13 13.0 0 Chester 1 -1 -1.0 0 Lane 1 12 12.0 0 Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Banks 4 47 11.8 0 Mason 2 30 15.0 0 Chester 4 40 10.0 0 Gant 1 21 21.0 0 Henderson 2 24 12.0 0 Smith 1 7 7.0 0 Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD James 4 77 19.3 0 Dirden 1 13 13.0 0 Banks 1 13 13.0 0 Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Banks 3 31 10.3 0 Frederick 4 35 8.8 0 Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Shea 0-0 0 1-1 1 Norwood 0-0 0 3-3 3 miss: none miss: none Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave Talley 9 396 44.0 Bollinger 6 246 41.0 Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds Shaw 1 9 Hickman 2.5 23 Jefferson 1 8 Spencer 2 27 Hardman 1 6 Lewis 2 18 Bennett 1 6 Walker 0.5 6 Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD None Thomas 1 24 24.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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