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Oakland 10 at San Antonio 14
1984 Week 5 - Saturday, March 24, 1984
Oakland Invaders(0-4) at San Antonio Gunslingers(0-4)(-1.5)
Attendance: 11,012, TV: KGGP-Oak
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Al Penn-White scored on a 1-yard plunge with 1:22 left to give the San Antonio Gunslingers a 14-10 victory over the Oakland Invaders and their first USFL win before 11,012 fans. Penn-White, who was cut once by the Gunslingers this season, had set up the score with a 3-yard dive tor a first down at the one.
Kevin Shea put the winless Invaders ahead 10-7 when he kicked a 36-yard field goal with 7:46 left in the third quarter. It was Shea's first field goal of the year and the first time Oakland had scored in the second half this season.
Rick Neuheisel hit Joey Hackett on a 9-yard scoring pass with 3:11 left in the first half to tie the game at 7-7.
The drive started at the San Antonio 48 after an 18-yard punt by Stan Talley. The Gunslingers kept the drive alive when Putt Choate raced 25 yards with a fake punt on 4th-and-19 from the Oakland 47.
Neuheisel hit Bonner with a 16-yard pass and two plays later connected with Hackett.
The Invaders jumped to a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game when Fred Besana connected with Gordon Banks on a 19-yard toss. Besana hit 5 of 6 passes for 43 yards during the 46-yard drive.
Besana connected on 19 of 34 passes for 154 yards and Banks had six receptions for 81 yards as the Invaders fell to 0-5.
Neuheisel connected on 13 of 26 passes lor 156 yards. Hackett pulled in three passes for 45 yards and Bonner grabbed four for 45 yards.
1 2 3 4 F
OAK 7 0 3 0 - 10
SA 0 7 0 7 - 14
Scoring
OAK:Banks 19 yd pass from Besana (Shea kick) - OAK 7, SA 0
SA: Hackett 9 yd pass from Neuheisel (Mike-Mayer kick) - SA 7, OAK 7
OAK:Shea 36 yd field goal - OAK 10, SA 7
SA: Penn-White 1 yd run (Mike-Mayer kick) - SA 14, OAK 10
Box Score
OAK SA
First Downs 12 17
Rushes-Yards 18-67 34-143
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 34-19-154-0 26-13-156-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-20 4-29
Total Plays-Yards 54-201 64-270
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 5-35 8-55
Turnovers 0 0
Time of Possession 25:37 34:23
Attendance = 11,012
OAKLAND SAN ANTONIO
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Besana 34 19 154 0 1 77.3 Neuheisel 26 13 156 0 1 81.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Whittington 13 43 3.3 0 Stamper 17 46 2.7 0
Besana 3 16 5.3 0 Bonner 7 38 5.4 0
Jordan 1 8 8.0 0 Penn-White 8 34 4.3 1
Newton 1 0 0.0 0 Choate 1 25 25.0 0
Neuheisel 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Banks 6 81 13.5 1 Bonner 4 45 11.3 0
Whittington 5 38 7.6 0 Hackett 3 45 15.0 1
Thompson 3 16 5.3 0 Buggs 2 40 20.0 0
Newton 3 10 3.3 0 Starks 1 13 13.0 0
Smith R 2 9 4.5 0 Penn-White 1 9 9.0 0
Stamper 2 4 2.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Brown 1 31 31.0 0 Ulmer 1 40 40.0 0
Lewis 1 20 20.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Banks 1 17 17.0 0 Bonner 3 22 7.3 0
Lewis 1 7 7.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Shea 1-2 36 1-1 4 Mike-Mayer 0-1 -- 2-2 2
miss: 51 miss: 37
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Talley 7 298 42.6 Hartley 6 276 46.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
McClanahan 2 16 Gillen 1 11
Shaw 1 7 Case 1 9
Browning 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None None
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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