1984 Los Angeles Express Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 10-8
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John Hadl (10-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 148,615, Avg. 16,513 in 9 home dates
1984 Los Angeles Express StatisticsTeam Record: 10-8
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John Hadl (10-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 148,615, Avg. 16,513 in 9 home dates
1984 Los Angeles Express Results
The Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Express netted 338 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 373. Steve Young tossed for 2,361 yards. Jo-Jo Townsell grabbed 58 passes for 889 yards.
Kevin Nelson carried the ball for a team-best 828 yards for Los Angeles, and Mel Gray additionally aided the ground game.
Troy West seized 6 opponent throws. Lee Williams topped pass rushers with 13 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
John Hadl coached the team. The 1984 Los Angeles Express lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | George Achica | DT/DE | December 19, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | USC | , American Samoa | 18 | 18 |
| 77 | Mark Adickes | OT | April 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 278 | Baylor | Badconstadt, Germany | 2 | 2 |
| 87 | Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 8 | 3 |
| 24 | Tony Boddie | RB | November 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 195 | Montana St. | Portsmith, WA USA | 18 | 1 |
| 54 | Howard Carson | LB | February 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 233 | Howard Payne | Hico, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 78 | Gus Coppens | T | February 7, 1955 | 6'5" | 270 | UCLA | Lynwood, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| Pat Cornelius | T/C/DT | March 17, 1958 | 6'2" | 260 | Utah State | Green Bay, WI | |||
| 69 | Terry Crouch | G | July 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 278 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| Rich Dimler | DT/DE | July 18, 1956 | 6'6" | 260 | USC | Bayonne, NJ USA | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | Dwight Drane | S | May 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Michael Durrette | G | August 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ferrum | Charlottesville, VA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 74 | Dennis Edwards | DE/DT | October 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | USC | Stockton, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 88 | Ricky Ellis | TE/RB | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | 7 |
| 66 | Chris Foote | C | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 71 | Dewey Forte | DT | October 31, 1961 | 6'4" | 275 | Bethune-Cookman | Lakeland, FL | 13 | 1 |
| 27 | Mike Fox | S/CB | October 26, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego State | Fontana, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Mel Gray | RB | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 83 | Duane Gunn | WR | November 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 166 | Indiana | Ipswich, England | 14 | 2 |
| 32 | LaRue Harrington | RB | June 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Jeff Hart | T | September 10, 1953 | 6'5" | 266 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Wymon Henderson | CB | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 81 | David Hersey | RB | May 3, 1960 | 6'2" | 226 | Tulsa | Elgin, IL | 18 | 9 |
| 58 | David Howard | LB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| Gordon Hudson | TE/HB | June 22, 1962 | 6'4" | 241 | BYU | Kennewick, WA USA | |||
| 28 | Ronnie James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Texas A&M | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | Fletcher Jenkins | DE | November 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 258 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Russ Jensen | QB | July 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Cal Lutheran | Whittier, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Denver Johnson | T | October 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 275 | Tulsa | Seminole, OK | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Wayne Jones | G/C | February 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah | Grand Island, NE USA | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Tyrone Justin | CB | January 17, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Fullerton State | New Orleans, LA | 16 | 13 |
| 70 | Derek Kennard | G | September 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 285 | Nevada-Reno | Stockton, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 95 | Ivan Lesnik | DT/DE | May 30, 1962 | 6'2" | 256 | Arizona | Chalfont, PA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Greg Loberg | T/C/G | December 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 264 | California | San Rafael, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Darren Long | TE | July 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Long Beach St. | Exeter, CA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 43 | Gary Lowell | S/WR | December 30, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Sherman, TX | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Dann Lute | LB | March 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina State | Fort Collins, CO | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Kevin Mack | RB | August 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 224 | Clemson | Kings Mountain, NC USA | 12 | 2 |
| 59 | Ed Martin | LB | March 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 220 | Indiana State | Evanston, IL | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Aaron Mitchell | S | December 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 196 | Morris Brown | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 84 | Malcolm Moore | WR | June 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 240 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Kevin Nelson | RB | June 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 191 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | 9 |
| Tommy Norman | WR | October 25, 1961 | 5'11" | 174 | Jackson State | ||||
| 55 | Sam Norris | LB | September 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 218 | East Carolina | Houston, TX | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeff Partridge | P | September 13, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Washington | Orange, CA | 18 | 0 |
| 46 | Darrell Pattillo | CB/S | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 194 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| David Rackley | CB | February 2, 1961 | 5'9" | 172 | Texas Southern | Miami, FL USA | |||
| 14 | Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 189 | UCLA | Encino, CA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Danny Rich | LB | August 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | Weber State | Ogden, UT | 17 | 17 |
| 99 | James Robinson | DT | March 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 290 | Clemson | Charleston, SC | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | Mike Ruether | C | September 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 279 | Texas | Inglewood, CA USA | 17 | 15 |
| 23 | Ed Scott | CB | February 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 182 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 87 | Freddie Scott | WR | August 5, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Amherst | Grady, AR USA | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Frank Seurer | QB | August 16, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | Kansas | Huntington Beach, CA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 86 | Mike Sherrod | TE | January 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 240 | Illinois | Robbins, IL | 15 | 13 |
| 21 | Allanda Smith | CB/S | March 7, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | 13 | 2 |
| 26 | Jo-Jo Townsell | WR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 18 | 17 |
| 52 | John Truitt | DE/LB | October 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma | Travis County, TX | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 223 | Pacific | Fremont, CA USA | 18 | 4 |
| 79 | Charles Ussery | DT | September 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern California | Long Beach, CA | 15 | 13 |
| 29 | Reggie Van Brown | RB | March 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 211 | Oregon | Dendron, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| Kirby Warren | RB | March 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Pacific | Dallas, TX | |||
| 61 | Eddie Weaver | DT/DE | March 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 257 | Georgia | Haines City, FL | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Doug West | LB | November 2, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | UCLA | San Diego, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Troy West | S | August 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 205 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 2 |
| Timmy White | WR/RB | March 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern California | Neptune, NJ | |||
| 55 | Greg Williams | LB | November 10, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Lee Williams | DT | October 15, 1962 | 6'6" | 269 | Bethune-Cookman | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 18 | 0 |
| 56 | Gary Zimmerman | T/G/C | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 17 | 16 |
