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Portland 0 at Birmingham 14
1985 Week 12 - Saturday, May 11, 1985
Portland Breakers(3-8) at Birmingham Stallions(7-4)(-16)
Attendance: 28,500, TV: ESPN
BIRMINGHAM, AL (AP) - It's no secret to Coach Dick Coury why his Portland Breakers have scored only seven points in two games this week.
"Our defense stinks. There's no other way around it" Coury said after the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Breakers 14-0 in an United States Football League game Saturday Night.
The Houston Gamblers shellacked Portland 45-7, Monday night.
"We can't seem to score any points and we played lousy," Coury said. "But the Stallions defense had a lot to do with that".
Birmingham held Portland to 186 yards, only 63 in the second half.
"In the first half, the offense didn't play so hot," Stallions quarterback Cliff Stoudt said. "But I think we did make a decent comeback"
Coach Rollie Dotsch said his Birmingham defense "dominated the tone of play and the line of scrimmage."
Birmingham's David Dumars intercepted a Matt Robinson pass a nd returned it 14 yards to the Portland 25 in the final period. Stoudt hit Jim Smith for 16 yards and then flipped a nine-yarder to Smith for the touchdown.
Though Portland's Buford Jordan gained 96 yards in the first half,
including a 41-yard scamper, the Breakers started each drive deep
in their own territory and never mounted a scoring threat.
1 2 3 4 F
POR 0 0 0 0 - 0
BIR 0 0 7 7 - 14
Scoring
BIR:Toler 15 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 7, POR 0
BIR:Smith 9 pass from Stoudt(Miller kick) - BIR 14, POR 0
Box Score
POR BIR
First Downs 9 17
Rushes-Yards 26-121 24-73
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 26-10-65-1 33-18-194-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-24 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 52-186 57-267
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-55 5-30
Turnovers 1 0
Time of Possession 27:39 32:21
Attendance = 28,500
PORTLAND BIRMINGHAM
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Robinson 26 10 89 1 0 32.37 Stoudt 33 18 194 0 2 92.23
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Jordan 18 107 5.9 0 Cribbs 18 48 2.7 0
Williams 4 15 3.8 0 Coles 5 24 4.8 0
Jackson 1 6 6.0 0 Carruth 1 1 1.0 0
Hall 1 0 0.0 0
Robinson 2 -7 -3.5 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Allen 3 34 11.3 0 Smith 7 99 14.1 1
Franz 1 16 16.0 0 Toler 5 52 10.4 1
Hall 1 16 16.0 0 Cribbs 4 22 4.5 0
Jordan 1 11 11.0 0 Mason 2 21 10.5 0
Beverly 2 7 3.5 0
Jackson 2 5 2.5 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
J.Jackson 1 23 23.0 0 None - -- -- -
Ricks 1 12 12.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Hall 3 22 7.3 0 McFadden 5 16 3.2 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Mazzetti 0-0 -- 0-0 0 Miller 0-0 -- 2-2 2
miss: -- miss: --
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Gossett 9 373 41.4 Parsons 7 280 40.0
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- Taylor 2 17
Boyd 1 7
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
None - -- -- - Dumars 1 14 14.0 0
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