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Orlando 31 at Jacksonville 34 OT
1985 Week 5 - Thursday, March 21, 1985
Orlando Renegades(0-4) at Jacksonville Bulls(1-3)(-14)
Attendance: 31,883, TV: ESPN
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Five yards and a cloud of dust. That's what Jacksonville running back Mike Rozier did on his average run as the Bulls slipped by the winless Orlando Renegades 34- 31 in overtime.
"I really had fun out there tonight," said Rozier, whose 199 yards rushing Thursday night bettered the Bulls' previous single game record by 102.
"This is a passing offense, but we ran this time," said Rozier, who averaged 5.5 yards per carry on 38 rushes.
Rozier, who ran for three touchdowns and scored another on a 5- yard pass reception, also broke the Bulls' single-game touchdown record of two.
The Bulls acquired Rozier, the 1983 Heisman Trophy winner while at Nebraska, early this year from the now-defunct Pittsburgh Maulers.
"Mike Rozier had a great night. He showed tonight why he won the Heisman Trophy. We did a good job establishing the run, and Mike carried the offense," said Bulls Coach Lindy Infante.
Another hero of the game was kicker Brian Franco, who drilled a 29-yard field goal with 9:17 gone in overtime to give the Bulls their second victory in five games this season.
"I was happy for Brian that he had a chance to kick again," said Infante. Franco had missed a 31-yard field goal attempt with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter that would have won the game.
Reggie Collier, in his first start at quarterback for Orlando, also ran for four touchdowns, including a 36-yard romp for a score early in the fourth quarter. Collier rushed 18 times for 171 yards and was 14 of 27 passing for 187 yards. Collier's 15-yard romp with 55 seconds remaining in the game tied it at 31-31, setting up the overtime.
1 2 3 4 O F
ORL 0 10 7 14 0 - 31
JAX 7 7 7 10 3 - 34
Scoring
JAX:Rozier 5 pass from Luther(Franco kick) - JAX 7, ORL 0
ORL:Collier 1 run(Brockhaus kick) - JAX 7, ORL 7
JAX:Rozier 1 run(Franco kick) - JAX 14, ORL 7
ORL:Brockhaus 42 FG - JAX 14, ORL 10
ORL:Collier 6 run(Brockhaus kick) - ORL 17, JAX 14
JAX:Rozier 2 run(Franco kick) - JAX 21, ORL 17
ORL:Collier 36 run(Brockhaus kick) - ORL 24, JAX 21
JAX:Franco 24 FG - ORL 24, JAX 24
JAX:Rozier 6 run(Franco kick) - JAX 31, ORL 24
ORL:Collier 15 run(Brockhaus kick) - JAX 31, ORL 31
JAX:Franco 29 FG - JAX 34, ORL 31
Box Score
ORL JAX
First Downs 22 22
Rushes-Yards 43-263 47-221
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 27-14-178-2 16-9-134-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 70-441 63-355
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1
Penalties-Yards 16-110 4-35
Turnovers 4 2
Time of Possession 34:40 34:47
Attendance = 31,883
ORLANDO JACKSONVILLE
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Collier 27 14 187 2 0 43.29 Luther 16 9 134 1 0 57.81
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Collier 18 171 9.5 4 Rozier 38 199 5.2 4
Bledsoe 21 79 3.8 0 Mason 5 17 3.4 0
Miller 3 9 3.0 0 Lewis 3 9 3.0 0
Flowers 1 4 4.0 0 Luther 1 -4 -4.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Flowers 4 52 13.0 0 Alexis 3 74 24.7 0
Niziolek 2 36 18.0 0 Keel 2 49 24.5 0
Walters 2 31 15.5 0 Rozier 3 11 3.7 0
Miller 2 27 13.5 0 Lewis 1 0 0.0 0
Bledsoe 2 17 8.5 0
Claitt 1 14 14.0 0
Echols 1 10 10.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Parrish 3 61 20.3 0 Kemp 3 67 22.3 0
Clark 1 23 23.0 0
Young 1 3 3.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
V.Jackson 2 7 3.5 0 Kemp 3 9 3.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Brockhaus 1-1 42 4-4 7 Franco 2-3 29 4-4 10
miss: -- miss: 31
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Cater 3 121 40.3 Swider 3 134 44.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- Millard 1 9
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Guess 1 11 11.0 0 Bessillieu 2 55 27.5 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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