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Birmingham 28 at Michigan 17
1984 Week 8 - Sunday, April 15, 1984
Birmingham Stallions(6-1) at Michigan Panthers(6-1)(-3)
Attendance: 42,655, TV: ABC
PONTIAC,MI (AP) -Cliff Stoudt's appearance at the Pontiac Silverdome as quarterback of the Birmingham Stallions was quite a contrast to his last previous visit as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Stoudt had a miserable game last Thanksgiving as the Steelers lost 45-3 to the Detroit Lions, but on Sunday he helped the Stallions win their seventh straight game, 28-17 over Michigan, the defending United States Football League champions.
"My trip to Detroit last time was pretty low," said Stoudt, who completed 15 of 24 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over the Panthers. "It was a rotten way to spend a holiday. But that's in the past now."
Stoudt got plenty of help from former Buffalo Bill Joe Cribbs, who caught one of the TD passes for seven yards, rushed three yards for another score and finished with 116 yards on 20 carries.
Despite Birmingham's lofty 7-1 record under Coach Rollie Dotsch, Stoudt's statistics are undistinguished. He has completed less than 52 percent of his passes, has thrown for an average of only 144 yards per game and has only seven touchdown passes in eight outings.
Michigan, 6-2, playing without star receiver Anthony Carter, who has a broken left arm, took a 7-0 lead before a home crowd of 42,665 on a 38-yard pass play from quarterback Bobby Hebert to Derek Holloway. But Cribbs' two touchdowns before halftime put Birmingham ahead for good.
Stoudt added a 17-yard TD 'pass to Jim Smith in the third quarter.
1 2 3 4 F
BIR 0 14 7 7 - 28
MIC 7 3 0 7 - 17
Scoring
MIC:Holloway 38 yd pass from Hebert (Bojovic kick) - MIC 7, BIR 0
BIR:Cribbs 3 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 7, MIC 7
BIR:Cribbs 7 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 14, MIC 7
MIC:Bojovic 56 yd field goal - BIR 14, MIC 10
BIR:Smith 17 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 21, MIC 10
BIR:Stoudt 2 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 28, MIC 10
MIC:Broughton 20 yd pass from Taylor (Bojovic kick) - BIR 28, MIC 17
Box Score
BIR MIC
First Downs 24 21
Rushes-Yards 38-228 20-88
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 24-15-133-0 36-19-279-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 1-14
Total Plays-Yards 64-348 57-353
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 3-16 10-83
Turnovers 0 1
Time of Possession 33:02 26:58
Attendance = 42,655
BIRMINGHAM MICHIGAN
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Stoudt 24 15 133 0 2 105.0 Hebert 32 17 245 0 1 88.7
Taylor 4 2 34 0 1 118.8
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Cribbs 20 116 5.8 1 Patrick 5 46 9.2 0
Perry 11 75 6.8 0 Williams 8 24 3.0 0
Stoudt 7 37 5.3 1 Lacy 7 18 2.6 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Smith 5 55 11.0 1 Broughton 5 102 20.4 1
Cribbs 4 29 7.3 1 Holloway 4 78 19.5 1
Toler 2 24 12.0 0 Patrick 4 41 10.3 0
Mason 3 19 6.3 0 McClain 3 33 11.0 0
Jones J 1 6 6.0 0 Williams 2 14 7.0 0
Cobb 1 11 11.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Mansfield 1 17 17.0 0 Futrell 2 40 20.0 0
Gant 1 14 14.0 0 Broughton 1 51 51.0 0
Frederick 1 2 2.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None Broughton 1 10 10.0 0
Futrell 1 6 6.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Miller 0-0 -- 4-4 4 Bojovic 1-1 56 2-2 5
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Parsons 5 176 35.2 Greenwood 6 198 33.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Spencer 1 14 Corker 1.5 8
Bethea 0.5 5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None None
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