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Michigan 52 at Houston 34
1984 Week 5 - Monday, March 26, 1984
Michigan Panthers(4-0)(-3) at Houston Gamblers(3-1)
Attendance: 38,754
HOUSTON ( UPI ) - While it is the Michigan Panthers that are on a roll, it was the Houston Gamblers that played a game of USFL craps - and lost.
The defending league champion Panthers extended their winning streak to 11 games over two seasons Monday night and in the process set numerous records in a wild 52-34 victory at the Astrodome.
The Gamblers tried but were no match for Michigan's big-play offense.
The Panthers' Bobby Hebert, who entered the game as the league's top quarterback, passed for a USFL record 444 yards and added four touchdowns and 5-0. Michigan had two receivers with over 100 yards in a team-record scoring blitz.
Also, the 86 points for the two clubs is a USFL record for most scored in one game. Despite the offensive onslaught, however. Hebert felt there was nothing special going on.
"I wasn't aware of any record." said Hebert. who completed 26 passes in 37 attempts. "Offensively, we never gave up. It seemed tonight like every time we needed a big play we came up with with it."
Michigan wide receivers Derek Holloway and Anthony Carter had 133 and 111 yards, respectively.
Houston. 3-2. drove 70 yards in five plays to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when rookie quarterback Jim Kelly hit wide receiver Scott McGhee on a 9-yard strike.
Michigan countered with a 14 play, 75-yard drive that took 10:15, in which halfback John Williams ran a yard for a TD.
On their next possession. Kelly moved the Gamblers 75 yards in five plays, culminating with a 9-yard TD pass to running back Richard Johnson.
Michigan countered for a 17-14 halftime lead with Novo Bojovic kicking a 22-yard field goal and Hebert directing a 75-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard toss to Carter.
In the third quarter. Hebert hit Holloway with a 72-yard touchdown pass and connected with halfback Linnie Patrick for a 30-yard TD strike. Patrick also ran 11 yards for another score.
Kelly, who was 13-of-23 for 289 yards, passed to wide receiver Clarence Verdin for 63 yards in the only Gambler score of the third quarter, which ended with Michigan ahead 38-21.
In the fourth quarter. Hebert hit Carter with a 55-yard TD pass and Patrick ran 14 yards for a touchdown. Reserve Houston quarterback Todd Dillon, hit wide receiver Greg Moser
with a 65-yard TD pass with 6:01 left and Todd Fowler scored on a 4-yard run to complete the scoring.
1 2 3 4 F
MIC 7 10 21 14 - 52
HOU 7 7 7 13 - 34
Scoring
HOU:McGhee 9 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, MIC 0
MIC:Williams 1 yd run (Bojovic kick) - MIC 7, HOU 7
HOU:R. Johnson 9 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - HOU 14, MIC 7
MIC:Bojovic 22 yd field goal - HOU 14, MIC 10
MIC:Carter 11 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 17, HOU 14
MIC:Holloway 72 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 24, HOU 14
HOU:Verdin 63 yd pass from Kelly (Fritsch kick) - MIC 24, HOU 21
MIC:Patrick 11 yd run (Bojovic kick) - MIC 31, HOU 21
MIC:Patrick 19 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 38, HOU 21
MIC:Carter 55 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 45, HOU 21
MIC:Patrick 14 yd run (Bojovic kick) - MIC 52, HOU 21
HOU:Moser 65 yd pass from Dillon (Fritsch kick) - MIC 52, HOU 28
HOU:Fowler 4 yd run (run failed) - MIC 52, HOU 34
Box Score
MIC HOU
First Downs 27 17
Rushes-Yards 32-116 13-43
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 37-26-444-0 33-24-434-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-11
Total Plays-Yards 69-560 48-466
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2
Penalties-Yards 7-58 5-39
Turnovers 2 4
Time of Possession 36:03 23:57
Attendance = 38,754
MICHIGAN HOUSTON
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Hebert 37 26 444 0 4 146.7 Kelly 23 18 298 2 3 122.1
Dillon 10 6 136 0 1 137.5
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Patrick 8 48 6.0 2 Kelly 4 27 6.8 0
Williams 9 28 3.1 1 Harrell 6 9 1.5 0
Miller C 8 24 3.0 0 Fowler 1 4 4.0 1
Miller T 5 14 2.8 0 Dillon 2 3 1.5 0
Hebert 1 10 10.0 0
Holloway 1 -8 -8.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Holloway 6 133 22.2 1 Moser 3 83 27.7 1
Carter 5 111 22.2 2 Sanders 7 76 10.9 0
Cobb 7 77 11.0 0 Harrell 2 71 35.5 0
Broughton 2 35 17.5 0 Verdin 1 63 63.0 1
Miller C 2 35 17.5 0 McGhee 4 48 12.0 1
Patrick 1 19 19.0 1 Johnson R 3 36 12.0 1
Miller T 1 18 18.0 0 Fowler 1 30 30.0 0
Williams 2 16 8.0 0 Barousse 1 14 14.0 0
Rush 2 13 6.5 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Broughton 3 61 20.3 0 Heath 4 62 15.5 0
Futrell 1 25 25.0 0 Eason 3 52 17.3 0
Moriarty 2 0 0.0 0 Rush 1 31 31.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None Sanders 1 29 29.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Bojovic 1-1 22 7-7 10 Fritsch 0-0 -- 4-4 4
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Greenwood 1 35 35.0 Walters 0 0 0.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Bethea 1 2 None
Spencer 0.5 4.5
Cline 0.5 4.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Greenwood 1 0 0.0 0 None
Davis 1 -3 -3.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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