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Philadelphia 17 at Memphis 9
1984 Week 1 - Sunday, February 26, 1984
Philadelphia Stars(0-0)(-8.5) at Memphis Showboats(0-0)
Attendance: 28,098
MEMPHIS (AP) - Philadelphia, whose 15-3 mark was the league's best in last year's regular season, used the same formula - tough defense and methodical offense. Chuck Fusina's 42-yard touchdown pass to Steve Folsom put the game away in the fourth quarter and gave the Stars a 17-9 win over the Showboats as 28,098 fans turned out for the USFL's Memphis debut.
Highlights
Highlights
1 2 3 4 F
PHI 0 3 0 14 - 17
MEM 0 3 3 3 - 9
Scoring
PHI:Trout 23 yd field goal - PHI 3, MEM 0
MEM:Duncan 21 yd field goal - MEM 3, PHI 3
MEM:Duncan 29 yd field goal - MEM 6, PHI 3
MEM:Duncan 28 yd field goal - MEM 9, PHI 3
PHI:Folsom 42 yd pass from Fusina (Trout kick) - PHI 10, MEM 9
PHI:Bryant 4 yd run (Trout kick) - PHI 17, MEM 9
Box Score
PHI MEM
First Downs 17 10
Rushes-Yards 38-132 31-108
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 21-15-180-0 17-7-59-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-44 4-20
Total Plays-Yards 62-268 52-147
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-57 12-64
Turnovers 2 2
Time of Possession 31:43 28:17
Attendance = 28,098
PHILADELPHIA MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Fusina 21 15 180 0 1 113.2 Lewis 17 7 59 2 0 11.3
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Fusina 5 52 10.4 0 Lewis 5 34 6.8 0
Bryant 22 40 1.8 1 Reid 13 32 2.5 0
Russell 6 23 3.8 0 Penaranda 6 19 3.2 0
Riley 3 13 4.3 0 Crawford 2 11 5.5 0
Harvin 2 4 2.0 0 Williams 3 10 3.3 0
Middleton 2 2 1.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Folsom 2 47 23.5 1 Crawford 3 33 11.0 0
Dunek 3 31 10.3 0 Shirk 2 11 5.5 0
Collier 2 26 13.0 0 Penaranda 1 8 8.0 0
Donovan 1 23 23.0 0 Reid 1 7 7.0 0
Bryant 3 17 5.7 0
Russell 1 16 16.0 0
Fitzkee 1 12 12.0 0
Harvin 2 8 4.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
McCants 3 94 31.3 0 Crawford 3 69 23.0 0
Donovan 1 0 0.0 0 Reid 1 20 20.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lane 3 19 6.3 0 Dameron 1 2 2.0 0
Woerner 1 4 4.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Trout 1-3 23 2-2 5 Duncan 3-4 29 0-0 9
miss: 41,49 miss: 39
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Landeta 3 101 33.7 Partridge 5 201 40.2
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Lush 1 13 Shoate 1 16
Brooks 1 3 Clark 1 14
Fielder 1 2 Love 1 14
Mills 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Mills 1 12 12.0 0 None
Sutton 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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