1985 Oakland Invaders Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 13-4-1
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Championship
Coach: Charlie Sumner (13-4-1)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 157,489, Avg. 17,499 in 9 home dates
1985 Oakland Invaders StatisticsTeam Record: 13-4-1
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Championship
Coach: Charlie Sumner (13-4-1)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 157,489, Avg. 17,499 in 9 home dates
1985 Oakland Invaders Results
The Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the USFL's Western Conference.
Charlie Sumner coached the team. The 1985 Oakland Invaders lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | Monte Bennett | DE/DT | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas St. | Sterling, KS USA | ||
| 32 | Albert Bentley | RB | August 15, 1960 | 5'11" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Naples, FL USA | 18 | |
| 50 | Ray Bentley | LB | November 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | ||
| 84 | Paul Bergmann | TE | March 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 13 | |
| 14 | Fred Besana | QB | March 9, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | California | Roseville, CA | 0 | |
| 79 | Larry Bethea | DE/DT | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | ||
| 3 | Novo Bojovic | K | November 2, 1959 | 5'10" | 172 | Central Michigan | Titograd, Yugoslavia | 18 | |
| 23 | Otis Brown | RB | February 3, 1960 | 5'11" | 206 | Jackson State | Monroe, LA | 2 | |
| 73 | Dave Browning | DE/DT | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | ||
| 1 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 17 | |
| 52 | Thomas Carter | LB | February 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | |
| 89 | Doug Cozen | TE/T | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 241 | Illinois | Palatine, IL | ||
| 21 | Oliver Davis | CB/S | August 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 203 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | ||
| 55 | Rich Dixon | LB | August 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | California | Roswell, NM USA | ||
| 28 | Shawn Faulkner | RB | June 22, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Western Michigan | Port Huron, MI | 18 | |
| 64 | Tracy Franz | G/T | March 26, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 18 | |
| 25 | Bobby Futrell | CB | August 4, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | Elizabeth City State | Ahoskie, NC | 6 | |
| 86 | Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 1 | |
| 31 | David Greenwood | S/P | March 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Park Falls, WI USA | 16 | |
| 7 | Daryl Hart | CB | January 10, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Lane College (TN) | Memphis, TN | 14 | |
| 11 | Bobby Hebert | QB | August 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 99 | Doug Hollie | DE | December 15, 1960 | 6'4" | 265 | SMU | Detroit, MI USA | 18 | |
| 29 | Derek Holloway | WR | January 17, 1961 | 5'7" | 166 | Arkansas | Riverside, NJ USA | 18 | |
| 80 | Wes Howell | WR | March 8, 1960 | 6'3" | 212 | California | Castro Valley, CA | ||
| 85 | Reggie Irving | G | December 22, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Grambling State | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 34 | Mike Jones | RB | March 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina A&T | Youngstown, OH | ||
| 20 | Eric Jordan | RB | November 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Pineville, LA | 15 | |
| 63 | Jim Leonard | C/G | October 19, 1957 | 6'3" | 258 | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz, CA USA | 18 | |
| 48 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Dale Markham | T | July 24, 1957 | 6'8" | 280 | North Dakota | Whitewater, WI USA | ||
| 24 | Derrick Martin | CB | May 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | ||
| 36 | Vito McKeever | CB | October 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Inverness, FL USA | 18 | |
| 92 | Tim Moore | DE/DT | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 270 | Southern | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 45 | Tom Newton | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Carmel, FL USA | ||
| 74 | Ray Pinney | T/G | June 29, 1954 | 6'4" | 251 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 18 | |
| 51 | Gary Plummer | LB | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 244 | California | Fremont, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 40 | Marcus Quinn | S | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Tylertown, MS USA | 2 | 2 |
| Charles Riggins | DE | November 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 295 | Bethune-Cookman | Sanford, FL USA | |||
| 58 | Dave Shaw | LB | May 27, 1957 | 6'0" | 225 | California | Norco, CA | ||
| 85 | Mike Shumann | WR | October 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 178 | Florida St. | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| 54 | Ed Smith | LB | May 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 216 | Vanderbilt | Knoxville, TN USA | ||
| 59 | Angelo Snipes | LB/S | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 222 | West Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 18 | |
| 90 | Bob Standifer | DE/DT | June 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 257 | Tennessee - Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | 4 | |
| 96 | Carl Sullivan | DE/DT | April 30, 1962 | 6'4" | 248 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 18 | |
| 41 | John Sullivan | S | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 196 | California | Hartford, CT USA | 18 | |
| 10 | Stan Talley | P | September 5, 1958 | 6'5" | 220 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | Lynn Thomas | S | July 9, 1959 | 5'11" | 181 | Pittsburgh | Pascagoula, MS USA | ||
| 15 | J Torchio | QB | September 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 205 | California | Oakland, CA | ||
| 56 | Tom Turnure | C | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 18 | |
| 77 | Ruben Vaughan | DT | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 261 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| Darnell Wall | DE | April 27, 1961 | 6'4" | 266 | Virginia Union | ||||
| 81 | Brian Williams | TE | October 14, 1957 | 6'5" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | ||
| 43 | John Williams | RB | October 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 213 | Wisconsin | Muskegon, MI USA | 18 | |
| 63 | Jeff Wiska | G | October 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 18 | |
| 70 | Steve Wright | T | April 8, 1959 | 6'6" | 271 | Northern Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 18 |
