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Arizona 14 at Tampa Bay 20
1983 Week 11 - Sunday, May 15, 1983
Arizona Wranglers(4-6) at Tampa Bay Bandits(7-3)(-4.5)
Attendance: 32,327
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Gary Anderson, in his United States Football League debut, rushed for 99 yards and one touchdown Sunday as the Tampa Bay Bandits defeated the Arizona Wranglers20-14.
Anderson gave a dazzling display of open-field moves and also caught four passes for 54 yards. He overshadowed the performance of quarterback Mike Kelley, who was making his first appearance in the absence of John Reaves and Jimmy Jordan, who are both injured.
Anderson swept right end for 12 yards and a touchdown to give Tampa Bay a 20-7 lead with 13:43 left in the third quarter. The elusive runner from Arkansas bolted 26 yards with a screen pass to set up one of two field goals by Zenon Andrusyshyn. The win made Tampa Bay's record 8-3, while Arizona dropped to 4-7.
Arizona didn't make a first down until 10:45 remained in the half and Alan Risher connected with Neil Balholm for an 11-yard pass. Three plays later, Harold Blue burst through the middle, cut outside and ran 25 yards for a touchdown and a 7-3 Arizona lead.
1 2 3 4 F
AZ 0 7 0 7 - 14
TB 3 7 3 7 - 20
TB: Andrusyshyn 49 yd field goal - TB 3, ARI 0
AZ: Blue 25 yd run (Denfeld kick) - ARI 7, TB 3
TB: Truvillion 4 yd pass from Kelley (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 10, ARI 7
TB: Andrusyshyn 46 yd field goal - TB 13, ARI 7
TB: Anderson 12 yd run (Andrusyshyn kick) - TB 20, ARI 7
AZ: Johnson 16 yd pass from Lane (Norwood kick) - TB 20, ARI 14
Box Score
ARI TB
First Downs 10 21
Rushes-Yards 26-102 31-149
Passing (A-C-Y-I) 28-13-126-5 41-21-239-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 5-31 7-48
Total Plays-Yards 59-197 79-340
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 7-3
Penalties-Yards 4-30 10-72
Turnovers 6 4
Time of Possession 25:04 34:56
Attendance = 32,327
ARIZONA TAMPA BAY
Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate Passing Att Cmp Yds In Td Rate
Risher 25 13 126 4 1 40.2 Kelley 39 21 239 1 1 70.3
Manucci 3 0 0 1 0 0.0 Koonce 2 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing Att Yds Ave TD Rushing Att Yds Ave TD
Murray 16 57 3.6 0 Anderson 18 99 5.5 1
Blue 6 36 6.0 1 Boone 7 34 4.9 0
Risher 3 7 2.3 0 Platt 3 7 2.3 0
Clark, D 1 2 2.0 0 Kelley 2 5 2.5 0
Truvillion 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave TD
Keel 3 45 15.0 0 Buggs 6 87 14.5 0
Flowers 2 38 19.0 0 Anderson 4 54 13.5 0
Balholm 3 26 8.7 0 Gillespie 2 31 15.5 0
MaGee 1 9 9.0 0 Truvillion 4 18 4.5 1
Blue 1 7 7.0 0 Platt 2 16 8.0 0
Henry 1 3 3.0 0 Gilbert 1 15 15.0 0
Murray 2 -2 -1.0 0 Stephens 1 14 14.0 0
Boone 1 4 4.0 0
Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD Kick Returns No Yds Ave TD
Blue 2 31 15.5 0 Gillespie 2 23 11.5 0
Henry 1 22 22.0 0 Hanna 1 12 12.0 0
Redd 1 10 10.0 0
Banks 1 7 7.0 0
Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD Punt Returns No Yds Ave TD
Henry 1 11 11.0 0 Bailey 4 17 4.3 0
Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts Kicking Fg Lg Xp Pts
Denfeld 0-0 0 2-2 2 Andrusyshyn 2-3 49 2-2 8
miss: none miss: 51
Punting No Yds Ave Punting No Yds Ave
Mees 7 265 37.9 Andrusyshyn 5 221 44.2
Sacks Sk Yds Sacks Sk Yds
Clark, C 3 18 Johnson 2 13
Nelson 2 18 Goedecker 1 9
Norris 1 8 Hayes 1 7
Fisher 1 4 Ramey 1 2
Interceptions No Yds Ave TD Interceptions No Yds Ave TD
Norris 1 0 0.0 0 Hanna 3 31 10.3 0
George 1 1 1.0 0
Taylor 1 0 0.0 0
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