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Birmingham 35 at Memphis 20
1984 Week 17 - Saturday, June 16, 1984
Birmingham Stallions(13-3)(-9.5) at Memphis Showboats(7-9)
Attendance: 50,079, TV: ESPN
MEMPHIS, TN(AP) - The Birmingham Stallions combined the pinpoint passing of Cliff Stoudt and the running of Joe Crlbbs and Leon Perry to clinch the Southern Division title with a 35-20 USFL win over the Memphis Showboats Saturday night.
A sellout crowd of 50,079 -- only the second sellout in USFL history -- saw the Showboats fail in a bid to gain revenge for a 54-6 shellacking at the hands of the Stallions earlier in the season. Birmingham raised its record to 14-3. Memphis fell to 7-10. Both teams have one game remaining.
The Showboats opened the scoring with less than two minutes gone in the game after Mike Thomas picked up a fumble by Perry and returned it to the Birmingham 30. Four plays later, Alan Duncan kicked a 38-yard field goal.
Birmingham then marched 78 yards in nine plays as Stoudt scored the first of his two touchdowns. The Stallions upped the score to 14-3 early in the second quarter when Crlbbs scampered nine yards for his first touchdown.
Cribbs rushed for 74 yards on 19 carries, while Perry rolled up 56 yards on 15 carries.
1 2 3 4 F
BIR 7 14 7 7 - 35
MEM 3 7 7 3 - 20
Scoring
MEM:Duncan 38 yd field goal - MEM 3, BIR 0
BIR:Stoudt 4 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 7, MEM 3
BIR:Cribbs 9 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 14, MEM 3
MEM:Crawford 7 yd pass from Kelley (Duncan kick) - BIR 14, MEM 10
BIR:Cribbs 31 yd on lateral from Smith following 13 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 21, MEM 10
MEM:Crawford 12 yd pass from Kelley (Duncan kick) - BIR 21, MEM 17
BIR:Smith 50 yd pass from Stoudt (Miller kick) - BIR 28, MEM 17
MEM:Duncan 20 yd field goal - BIR 28, MEM 20
BIR:Perry 3 yd run (Miller kick) - BIR 35, MEM 20
Box Score
BIR MEM
First Downs 20 18
Rushes-Yards 41-169 14-77
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 19-13-282-0 35-26-282-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 5-41
Total Plays-Yards 61-444 54-318
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1
Penalties-Yards 5-35 5-50
Turnovers 2 1
Time of Possession 34:01 25:59
Attendance = 50,079
BIRMINGHAM MEMPHIS
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Stoudt 19 13 282 0 2 146.3 Kelley 35 26 282 0 2 116.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Cribbs 19 74 3.9 1 Ford 9 48 5.3 0
Perry 16 56 3.5 1 Fitzgerald 2 13 6.5 0
Stoudt 4 28 7.0 1 Reid 2 9 4.5 0
Talton 2 11 5.5 0 Kelley 1 7 7.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Smith 8 177 22.1 1 Carney 5 71 14.2 0
Perry 3 42 14.0 0 Crawford 6 52 8.7 2
Mason 2 32 16.0 0 Shirk 4 32 8.0 0
Cribbs 0 31 -.- 1 Ford 3 32 10.7 0
Quarles 2 32 16.0 0
Jordan 1 29 29.0 0
Sandilands 2 25 12.5 0
Reid 3 9 3.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Mansfield 5 106 21.2 0 Crawford 4 60 15.0 0
Ford 1 24 24.0 0
Groves 1 11 11.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Frederick 2 10 5.0 0 None
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Miller 0-0 -- 5-5 5 Duncan 2-2 38 2-2 8
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Parsons 1 33 33.0 Partridge 3 122 40.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Bohannon 1 9 Clancy 1 6
Perko 1 9 Freeman 1 1
Sales 1 8 Hollie 0.5 2.5
Cline 1 8 Griffin 0.5 2.5
Paggett 1 7 Griffin 0.5 2.5
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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