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Memphis 33 at Denver 17
1985 Week 10 - Friday, April 26, 1985
Memphis Showboats(4-5) at Denver Gold(6-3)(-7)
Attendance: 8,207, TV: ESPN
DENVER(AP) - Memphis beat Denver 33-17 before the smallest crowd in the history of the Gold.
Denver, once among the strongest USFL franchises, attracted only 8,207 fans.
"When I was here they had good crowds, 30,000 or more," said Harry Sydney, who led the Gold in rushing the past two seasons but was traded to Memphis last December. "It felt odd playing before so few fans."
Sydney scored the Showboats' decisive TD on a 12-yard run midway in the fourth period, breaking a 17-17 tie.
Complete Game
Highlights
1 2 3 4 F
MEM 0 17 0 16 - 33
DEN 7 7 0 3 - 17
Scoring
DEN:Johnson 2 run(Asmus kick) - DEN 7, MEM 0
MEM:Duncan 41 FG - DEN 7, MEM 3
MEM:Raugh 5 pass from Kelley(Duncan kick) - MEM 10, DEN 7
DEN:White 13 pass from Gagliano(Asmus kick) - DEN 14, MEM 10
MEM:Parker 13 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 17, DEN 14
DEN:Asmus 43 FG - MEM 17, DEN 17
MEM:Sydney 12 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 24, DEN 17
MEM:Safety, Gagliano tackled by White in end zone - MEM 26, DEN 17
MEM:Kelley 18 run(Duncan kick) - MEM 33, DEN 17
Box Score
MEM DEN
First Downs 22 20
Rushes-Yards 31-150 13-38
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 30-16-264-1 45-23-210-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-9 8-75
Total Plays-Yards 61-414 58-248
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 10-72 4-30
Turnovers 1 1
Time of Possession 31:15 28:45
Attendance = 8,207
MEMPHIS DENVER
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Kelley 30 16 273 1 1 81.67 Gagliano 45 23 285 1 1 69.21
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Sydney 7 41 5.9 1 B.Johnson 9 15 1.7 1
Parker 5 32 6.4 1 Gagliano 3 15 5.0 0
Porter 6 28 4.7 0 Hemphill 1 8 8.0 0
Spencer 11 27 2.5 0
Kelley 2 22 11.0 1
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Crawford 3 92 30.7 0 Harris 5 83 16.6 0
Moser 4 77 19.3 0 White 8 78 9.8 1
Shirk 3 35 11.7 0 Lewis 5 76 15.2 0
Parker 1 25 25.0 0 Turner 3 27 9.0 0
Raugh 2 16 8.0 1 T.Johnson 1 16 16.0 0
Sydney 2 16 8.0 0 B.Johnson 1 5 5.0 0
Porter 1 12 12.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
H.Williams 5 93 18.6 0 T.Johnson 4 77 19.3 0
Porter 1 15 15.0 0 Carswell 1 15 15.0 0
N.Harris 1 3 3.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
H.Williams 1 12 12.0 0 Martin 2 -2 -1.0 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Duncan 1-1 41 4-4 7 Asmus 1-2 43 2-2 5
miss: -- miss: 48
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Grupp 4 152 38.0 Speelman 4 165 41.3
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
White 2 16 C.Turner 1 6
Clark 2 12 Nevens 1 3
Corker 1.5 18.5
B.Williams 1 13
Rose 1 6
Hammond 0.5 9.5
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Bessilieu 1 1 1.0 0 N.Miller 1 29 29.0 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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