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Tampa Bay 3 at Birmingham 30
1985 Week 9 - Sunday, April 21, 1985
Tampa Bay Bandits(6-2) at Birmingham Stallions(6-2)(-3)
Attendance: 28,900, TV: ESPN
Birmingham (AP) - Cliff Stoudt and Joe Cribbs did their part and then said it is up to others to keep the Birmingham Stallions alive in the USFL.
"As long as we keep our end of the bargain on the field, somebody will come along and help out on our financial problems," said Stoudt, after passing for 168 yards and two touchdowns in Birmingham's 30-3 victory over Tampa Bay Sunday.
Birmingham has been seeking money in the recent weeks to finish the season since losing its major investor.
"We're the No.1 team in the league and I don't see how the No.l team would fold," said Cribbs, who scored on a pass and a run and had his best game of the year as Birmingham increased its record to 7-2, tops in the USFL.
The teams entered the game tied for the Eastern Conference lead, but the Bandits fell to 6-3.
James Harrell, Bandit linebacker, said Stoudt "can read defensive coverages very well and did a great job against us.
"It was pretty hot and we wanted to hold Birmingham so that our offense could be on the field to score some points."
Instead, Birmingham had possession of the ball for 40:07 of the 60 minutes, gambling successfully three times on fourth down on its first scoring drive.
1 2 3 4 F
TB 0 3 0 0 - 3
BIR 7 7 6 10 - 30
Scoring
BIR:Cribbs 2 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 7, TB 0
TB: Andrusyshyn 29 FG - BIR 7, TB 3
BIR:Smith 15 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 14, TB 3
BIR:Miller 37 FG - BIR 17, TB 3
BIR:Miller 53 FG - BIR 20, TB 3
BIR:Cribbs 19 run(Miller kick) - BIR 27, TB 3
BIR:Miller 42 FG - BIR 30, TB 3
Box Score
TB BIR
First Downs 11 21
Rushes-Yards 11-96 37-157
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 32-14-117-5 25-15-134-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 2-29
Total Plays-Yards 43-213 62-291
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-20 3-20
Turnovers 5 0
Time of Possession 19:53 40:07
Attendance = 28,900
TAMPA BAY BIRMINGHAM
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Reaves 24 11 115 2 0 25.52 Stoudt 25 15 163 0 2 105.92
Jordan 8 3 18 3 0 6.25
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Boone 3 37 12.3 0 Cribbs 27 117 4.3 1
Williams 4 18 4.5 0 Stoudt 5 31 6.2 0
Jordan 1 7 7.0 0 Perry 5 10 2.0 0
G.Anderson 3 -2 -0.7 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Gillespie 3 49 16.3 0 Smith 4 57 14.3 1
Harvey 4 39 9.8 0 Toler 2 33 16.5 0
Boone 3 19 6.3 0 Cribbs 5 32 6.4 1
Brodsky 1 9 9.0 0 Mason 2 21 10.5 0
Price 1 8 8.0 0 Jones 2 20 10.0 0
Williams 1 5 5.0 0
Fitzpatrick 1 4 4.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Bailey 5 94 18.8 0 Carruth 1 23 23.0 0
D.Anderson 1 21 21.0 0 Sutton 1 21 21.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Vaughan 1 3 3.0 0 McFadden 1 4 4.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Andrusyshyn 1-1 29 0-0 3 Miller 3-3 53 3-3 12
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Andrusyshyn 3 107 35.7 Miller 2 79 39.5
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Johnson 1 20 Spencer 1.5 12
Kirchbaum 1 9 Kelley 0.5 4
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - Spencer 2 10 5.0 0
Roe 1 10 10.0 0
Clanton 1 7 7.0 0
Woodberry 1 6 6.0 0
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Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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