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Oakland 9 at Tampa Bay 29
1983 Week 12 - Saturday, May 21, 1983
Oakland Invaders(5-6) at Tampa Bay Bandits(8-3)(-5)
Attendance: 43,389, TV: ESPN
Associated Press Report
Mike Kelley, making his first pro start, passed for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns tonight to lead the Tampa Bay Bandits to a 29-9 victory over the Oakland Invaders in the United States Football League. Kelley, who started at quarterback because of injuries to John Reaves and Jimmy Jordan, completed 21 of 40 passes. His touchdown passes were for 21 yards to Eric Truvillion and 16 yards to Willie Gillespie.
1 2 3 4 F
OAK 3 0 0 6 - 9
TB 7 10 6 6 - 29
Scoring
TB: Truvillion 21 yd pass from Kelley (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 7, OAK 0
OAK:Shea 43 yd field goal - TB 7, OAK 3
TB: Andrusyshyn 25 yd field goal - TB 10, OAK 3
TB: Gillespie 16 yd pass from Kelley (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 17, OAK 3
TB: Andrusyshyn 26 yd field goal - TB 20, OAK 3
TB: Andrusyshyn 38 yd field goal - TB 23, OAK 3
OAK:Besana 1 yd run (kick failed) - TB 23, OAK 9
TB: Boone 12 yd run (kick failed) - TB 29, OAK 9
Box Score
OAK TB
First Downs 15 24
Rushes-Yards 17-25 36-128
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 47-27-328-1 41-21-307-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 10-69 3-16
Total Plays-Yards 74-284 80-419
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-3
Penalties-Yards 10-85 8-49
Turnovers 2 3
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37
Attendance = 43,389
OAKLAND TAMPA BAY
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Besana 47 27 328 1 0 70.2 Kelley 40 21 307 0 2 94.5
Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Whittington 9 12 1.3 0 Anderson 16 66 4.1 0
Jackson 4 9 2.3 0 Boone 19 62 3.3 1
Holmes 1 3 3.0 0 Kelley 1 0 0.0 0
Besana 2 1 0.5 1
Aldridge 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Banks 9 128 14.2 0 Buggs 4 72 18.0 0
Henderson 3 43 14.3 0 Anderson 3 55 18.3 0
Whittington 3 41 13.7 0 Truvillion 2 52 26.0 1
Jackson 2 31 15.5 0 Gillespie 4 52 13.0 1
Aldridge 3 27 9.0 0 Boone 4 41 10.3 0
Chester 3 26 8.7 0 Gilbert 2 14 7.0 0
Holmes 1 16 16.0 0 Stephens 1 13 13.0 0
Wheeler 3 16 5.3 0 Young 1 8 8.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lewis 3 104 34.7 0 Bailey 1 25 25.0 0
Jackson 2 32 16.0 0 Anderson 1 11 11.0 0
Yancy 1 10 10.0 0
Moore 1 4 4.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Banks 3 24 8.0 0 Bailey 4 59 14.8 0
Quinn 1 6 6.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Shea 1-2 43 0-1 3 Andrusyshyn 3-3 38 2-3 11
miss: 43 miss: none
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Talley 6 293 48.8 Andrusyshyn 6 224 37.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Hardman 1 6 Times 3 15
Shaw 1 6 Carter 2 18
Manumaleuga 1 4 Nordgren 2 13
Simmons 1 9
Reliford 1 8
Bunche 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None Hanna 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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