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Baltimore 27 at Houston 14
1985 Week 6 - Sunday, March 31, 1985
Baltimore Stars(1-3-1) at Houston Gamblers(5-0)(-7)
Attendance: 24,166, TV: ABC
HOUSTON (AP) - Quarteback Chuck Fusina passed for 310 yards and the Baltimore Stars converted two second half Jim Kelly turnovers into touchdowns to hand the previously undefeated Houston Gamblers a 27-14 loss in United States Football League action Sunday.
Kelly, the USFL's leading passer, threw for two third-quarter interceptions and lost a fumble and an interception in the fourth period as the Baltimore defense applied pressure to Houston's pass-oriented run and shoot offense.
Mike Lush intercepted two Kelly passes, returning one 56 yards for a touchdown that gave Baltimore the lead, 17-14, with4:07 left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth period the Gamblers drove to the Stars' 10, before Kelly was hit while attempting to pass and fumbled the ball away to Baltimore's William Fuller at the Baltimore 21. The Stars then drove to the Houston 36 in six plays, where Fusina lofted a 36-yard touchdown pass to Willie Collier, giving Baltimore a 24-14 lead with 10:35 left to play.
David Trout added a 38-yard field goal for the Stars at 2:26in the fourth quarter before a crowd of 24,166 at the Astrodome.
Fusina completed 18 of 31 and was three yards short of the Baltimore team record for total passing yardage. Kelly completed 33 of 51 for 393 yards.
Houston is 5-1, while the defending USFL champion Stars are 2-3-1.
The Gamblers drove 80 yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game. After missing his first two passes, Kelly completed six straight including a five-yard touchdown toss to Sam Harrell at 8:57in the first period.
Fusina then passed 39 yards to Ken Dunek on the first play of Baltimore's next possession. The Stars drove to the Houston 10 where Trout kicked a 27-yard field goal at 4:42 in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter Fusina passed 37 yards to Scott Fitzkee to set up the Stars' first touchdown. Seven plays later, Allen Harvin ran three yards for the touchdown and Trout converted. Baltimore led at halftime 10-7.
Kelly passed 50 yards to Gerald McNeil for a touchdown on the second play of the second half to give Houston a 14-10 lead.
1 2 3 4 F
BAL 3 7 7 10 - 27
HOU 7 0 7 0 - 14
Scoring
HOU:Harrell 5 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 7, BAL 0
BAL:Trout 27 FG - HOU 7, BAL 3
BAL:Harvin 3 run(Trout kick) - BAL 10, HOU 7
HOU:McNeill 50 pass from Kelly(Fritsch kick) - HOU 14, BAL 10
BAL:Lush 58 interception return(Trout kick) - BAL 17, HOU 14
BAL:Collier 36 pass from Fusina(Trout kick) - BAL 24, HOU 14
BAL:Trout 38 FG - BAL 27, HOU 14
Box Score
BAL HOU
First Downs 24 24
Rushes-Yards 35-131 8-37
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-18-307-1 51-33-362-3
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-31 1-3
Total Plays-Yards 67-438 59-399
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2
Penalties-Yards 6-58 3-23
Turnovers 1 5
Time of Possession 35:04 24:56
Attendance = 24,166
BALTIMORE HOUSTON
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Fusina 31 18 310 1 1 89.45 Kelly 51 33 393 3 2 76.67
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Harvin 28 113 4.1 1 Fowler 7 23 3.3 0
Thomas 4 13 3.3 0 Kelly 1 14 14.0 0
Riley 3 5 1.7 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Fitzkee 4 80 20.0 0 McNeil 9 152 16.9 1
Collier 3 69 23.0 1 Verdin 9 106 11.8 0
Dunek 2 68 34.0 0 Harrell 5 56 11.2 1
Riley 5 51 10.2 0 Barrousse 3 37 12.3 0
Harvin 4 42 10.5 0 Fowler 2 17 8.5 0
Courville 2 14 7.0 0
McGhee 2 11 6.5 0
Rosado 1 0 0.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
McCants 3 65 21.7 0 Verdin 2 49 24.5 0
McGhee 2 37 18.5 0
Courville 1 22 22.0 0
Eason 1 13 13.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - None - -- -- -
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Trout 2-3 38 3-3 9 Fritsch 0-0 - 2-2 2
miss: 27 miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Landeta 1 47 47.0 Walters 2 67 33.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Walker 2 14 L.Lewis 1 13
Fuller 1 11
Moor 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Lush 2 83 41.5 1 Bradley 1 0 0.0 0
Sutton 1 20 20.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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