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Denver 27 at Los Angeles 20
1985 Week 15 - Thursday, May 30, 1985
Denver Gold(9-5)(-12) at Los Angeles Express(3-11)
Attendance: 3,059, TV: ESPN
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Quarterback Bob Gagliano completed 33 of 47 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns Thursday night to lead the Denver Gold to a 27-20 United States Football League victory over the Los Angeles Express.
The game, the Express' final of the season at the Coliseum, was played before 3,059, the smallest crowd in USFL history.
Gagliano teamed with receiver Gil Stegall for two of Denver's touchdowns. Stegall caught 16 passes in the game to set a new USFL mark for most receptions in a single game, breaking the record of 15 set by Richard Johnson of the Houston Gamblers last year.
After the Express took a 3-0 lead on a 34-yard field goal by Tony Zendejas, Gagliano threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Stegall to give Denver a 7-3 lead with 43 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Express then drove 67 yards for their first touchdown and a 10-7 advantage as Frank Suerer hit David Hersey for a 5-yard scoring pass with 10:57 left in the first half.
Denver regained the lead with eight seconds left in the first half when running back Bill Johnson scored on a 1-yard plunge.
1 2 3 4 F
DEN 7 7 10 3 - 27
LA 3 7 3 7 - 20
Scoring
LA: Zendejas 34 FG - LA 3, DEN 0
DEN:Stegall 5 pass from Gagliano(Asmus kick) - DEN 7, LA 3
LA: Hersey 5 pass from Seurer(Zendejas kick) - LA 10, DEN 7
DEN:Johnson 1 run(Asmus kick) - DEN 14, LA 10
DEN:Asmus 42 FG - DEN 17, LA 10
LA: Zendejas 45 FG - DEN 17, LA 13
DEN:Stegall 59 pass from Gagliano(Asmus kick) - DEN 24, LA 13
DEN:Asmus 26 FG - DEN 27, LA 20
LA: Haines 35 pass from Seurer(Zendejas kick) - DEN 27, LA 20
Box Score
DEN LA
First Downs 24 17
Rushes-Yards 17-71 19-114
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 48-34-377-2 41-17-224-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 0-0
Total Plays-Yards 65-448 60-338
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 10-64 5-65
Turnovers 2 1
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38
Attendance = 3,059
DENVER LOS ANGELES
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Gagliano 47 33 252 2 2 79.39 Seurer 41 17 224 1 2 65.50
Hempfield 1 1 25 0 0 118.75
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
B.Johnson 7 48 6.9 1 Gunn 1 47 47.0 0
Gerhart 8 26 3.3 0 Gray 10 35 3.5 0
Gagliano 2 -3 -1.5 0 Warren 6 22 3.7 0
Seurer 2 10 5.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Stegall 16 177 11.1 2 Haines 4 86 21.5 1
Calip 5 51 10.2 0 Townsell 3 53 17.7 0
Le.Harris 7 40 5.7 0 Gunn 3 32 10.7 0
T.Johnson 2 28 14.0 0 Lowell 3 31 10.3 0
Loveall 1 25 25.0 0 Hersey 2 18 9.0 1
Turner 1 24 24.0 0 Boddie 1 2 2.0 0
Lewis 1 18 18.0 0 Gray 1 2 2.0 0
Gerhart 1 14 14.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lo.Harris 4 100 25.0 0 Boddie 4 86 21.5 0
Gunn 2 28 14.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Lo.Harris 2 4 2.0 0 None - -- -- -
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Asmus 2-2 42 3-3 9 Zendejas 2-3 45 2-2 8
miss: -- miss: 39
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Asmus 2 91 45.5 Partridge 3 122 40.7
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
None - -- Achica 1 6
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Hemphill 1 6 6.0 0 Scott 1 36 36.0 0
Henderson 1 19 19.0 0
Smith 0 19 -- 0
Archived news report
Supplemental information courtesy of Chris Blackburn
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