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Philadelphia 17 at Oakland 7
1983 Week 7 - Saturday, April 16, 1983
Philadelphia Stars(5-1)(-2.5) at Oakland Invaders(3-3)
Attendance: 34,901, TV: ESPN
OAKLAND (UPI) - Kelvin Bryant, the USFL's leading rusher, gained 118 yards and scored one touchdown Saturday to lead the Philadelphia Stars to a 17-7 victory over the Oakland Invaders to improve their record to 6-1.
It was the Stars' third straight victory while the Invaders fell to 3-4. Bryant, who was held to under 100 yards the previous two games because of a bruised sternum, exploded for 99 yards in the second period, setting up a field goal with a 45-yard run and then scoring on a 37-yarder.
Oakland quarterback Fred Besana completed 26 of 42 passes. Although the Invaders dominated the early action, Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead with 2:35 left in the first half on a 39-yard field goal by Dayid Trout .
Moments later, Philadelphia safety Frank Lush intercepted a Besana pass and returned it 33 yards. Earlier Oakland failed to capitalize on three scoring bids. Fullback Jairo Penaranda fumbled in the end zone on a two-yard plunge with two minutes left in the first quarter and Kevin Shea missed on field goal attempts of 46 and 42 yards.
Philadelphia had held its opponents scoreless for 12 consecutive quarters until Oakland's Wyatt Henderson caught a controversial 8-yard touchdown pass from Besana with 0:08 remaining in the third quarter.
1 2 3 4 F
PHI 0 10 0 7 - 17
OAK 0 0 7 0 - 7
Scoring
PHI:Trout 39 yd field goal - PHI 3, OAK 0
PHI:Bryant 37 yd run (Trout kick) - PHI 10, OAK 0
OAK:Henderson 8 yd pass from Besana (Shea kick) - PHI 10, OAK 7
PHI:Donovan 18 yd pass from Fusina (Trout kick) - PHI 17, OAK 7
Box Score
PHI OAK
First Downs 12 23
Rushes-Yards 22-155 33-107
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 17-9-146-0 42-26-271-2
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-31 4-39
Total Plays-Yards 44-270 79-339
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1
Penalties-Yards 5-72 8-75
Turnovers 0 3
Time of Possession 25:08 34:52
Attendance = 34,901
PHILADELPHIA OAKLAND
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Fusina 16 9 146 0 1 107.8 Besana 42 26 271 2 1 68.7
Harvin 1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Bryant 14 118 8.4 1 Whittington 27 89 3.3 0
Russell 3 21 7.0 0 Henderson 1 5 5.0 0
Harvin 4 14 3.5 0 Besana 2 5 2.5 0
Fusina 1 2 2.0 0 James 1 4 4.0 0
Penaranda 2 4 2.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Collier 2 57 28.5 0 Henderson 5 78 15.6 1
Folsom 1 45 45.0 0 Banks 4 59 14.8 0
Donovan 1 18 18.0 1 Chester 6 51 8.5 0
Fitzkee 1 12 12.0 0 Penaranda 5 38 7.6 0
Russell 2 8 4.0 0 Whittington 5 30 6.0 0
Bryant 2 6 3.0 0 Torosian 1 10 10.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Harvin 2 32 16.0 0 James 2 43 21.5 0
Jackson 2 27 13.5 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Woerner 1 11 11.0 0 Banks 5 43 8.6 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Trout 1-2 39 2-2 5 Shea 0-2 0 1-1 1
miss: 42 miss: 46, 42
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Landeta 6 263 43.8 Talley 3 123 41.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Fielder 1 11 Hardman 2 15
Mills 1 11 Jefferson 1 7
Opfar 1 11 McClain 1 7
Rosborough 1 6 Moore 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Lush 1 33 33.0 0 None
Woerner 1 0 0.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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