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Los Angeles 13 at San Antonio 12
1984 Week 4 - Saturday, March 17, 1984
Los Angeles Express(1-2)(-6) at San Antonio Gunslingers(0-3)
Attendance: 9,821, TV: KTTV - LA
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Los Angeles kicker Tony Zendejas kicked a 39-yard field goal with 1:09 remaining to give the Express a 13-12 United States Football League victory over the San Antonio Gunslingers Saturday afternoon.
The Express evened its record at 2-2, while San Antonio dropped to 0-4.
Zendejas also had a 36-yard field goal with 8:59 left in the final period to pull the Express to within two points, 12-10.
San Antonio had taken a 12-7 advantage with 14:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. Gunslinger running back Scott Stamper went two yards over right guard but San Antonio failed on an attempt at a passing two-point conversion. The touchdown was set up when Gunslinger defensive back Peter Raeford blocked a punt by Jeff Partridge and Maurice Tyler returned the ball from the Los Angeles 32 to the 6-yard line.
The Express held a 7-0 advantage in the first half, thanks to a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Frank Seurer to halfback Ricky Ellis. The extra point by Zendejas was good.
The Gunslingers came back to score with 8:29 remaining in the third period. Linebacker Putt Choate returned a Seurer interception 45 yards for the touchdown. The extra point by Nick Mike-Mayer was blocked by linebacker Howard Carson.
The Express' 7-6 advantage held up through the third quarter until Stamper scored early in the fourth period before a crowd of 9,821.
Los Angeles' $40 million quarterback Steve Young, the All-American from Bngham Young, was on the sidelines but did not suit up. Express coach John Hadl said Young would not play in the Express' game March 25, against the Jacksonville Bulls in Los Angeles. Young is expected to see action on April 1 against the New Jersey Generals, also in Los Angeles.
1 2 3 4 F
LA 7 0 0 6 - 13
SA 0 0 6 6 - 12
Scoring
LA: Ellis 15 yd pass from Seurer (Zendejas kick) - LA 7, SA 0
SA: Choate 35 yd interception return (kick failed) - LA 7, SA 6
SA: Stamper 2 yd run (pass failed) - SA 12, LA 7
LA: Zendejas 36 yd field goal - SA 12, LA 10
LA: Zendejas 39 yd field goal - LA 13, SA 12
Box Score
LA SA
First Downs 15 12
Rushes-Yards 31-92 40-175
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 29-19-208-2 19-6-77-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-13 3-25
Total Plays-Yards 63-287 62-227
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-55 10-66
Turnovers 2 3
Time of Possession 30:15 29:45
Attendance = 9,821
LOS ANGELES SAN ANTONIO
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Seurer 17 11 125 1 1 81.7 Douglass 10 3 25 2 0 0.0
Ramsey 12 8 83 1 0 51.7 Torchio 9 3 52 1 0 14.4
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Nelson 19 43 2.3 0 Stamper 20 87 4.4 1
Gray 9 33 3.7 0 Bonner 10 30 3.0 0
Ramsey 2 15 7.5 0 Penn-White 4 24 6.0 0
Seurer 1 1 1.0 0 Douglass 2 18 9.0 0
Torchio 2 13 6.5 0
Roberts 2 3 1.5 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Allen 3 83 27.7 0 Gordon 3 31 10.3 0
Ellis 4 32 8.0 1 Buggs 2 30 15.0 0
Moore 4 30 7.5 0 Parker 1 7 7.0 0
Hersey 3 22 7.3 0 Garza 0 9 -.- 0
Townsell 2 19 9.5 0
Nelson 2 11 5.5 0
Sherrod 1 11 11.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Boddie 1 29 29.0 0 Bonner 1 23 23.0 0
Gray 1 4 4.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
West 1 45 45.0 0 Tyler 1 9 9.0 0
Allen 1 -10-10.0 0 Bonner 2 4 2.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Zendejas 2-3 39 1-1 7 Mike-Mayer 0-0 -- 0-1 0
miss: 43 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Partridge 7 239 34.1 Hartley 8 317 39.6
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Williams L 2 15 Choate 2 6
Lesnik 1 10 Hanna 1 7
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Justin 1 11 11.0 0 Choate 1 35 35.0 1
Howard 1 8 8.0 0 Richmond 1 0 0.0 0
Drane 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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