1985 Tampa Bay Bandits Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 10-8
Finishing 5th in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Spurrier (10-8)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 395,653, Avg. 43,961 in 9 home dates
1985 Tampa Bay Bandits StatisticsTeam Record: 10-8
Finishing 5th in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Steve Spurrier (10-8)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 395,653, Avg. 43,961 in 9 home dates
1985 Tampa Bay Bandits Results
The Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the USFL's Eastern Conference.
The Bandits chalked up 405 points, but the defensive unit allowed 422. John Reaves triggered the aerial attack, passing for 4,193 yards. Gary Anderson snagged 72 passes, while Larry Brodsky accumulated 1,071 receiving yards, while Marvin Harvey provided receiving help, too.
Gary Anderson carried the ball for a team-best 1,207 yards for Tampa Bay.
Marcus Quinn picked off 7 opponent throws. Fred Nordgren topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
Steve Spurrier coached the team. The 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Dwayne Anderson | CB/S | December 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 205 | SMU | St. Louis, MD USA | 17 | |
| 43 | Gary Anderson | RB | April 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Arkansas | Columbia, MO USA | 18 | 17 |
| 9 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K/P | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 18 | |
| 25 | Alvin Bailey | S/CB | August 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 183 | Alcorn State | Port Gibson, MS | ||
| 28 | Doug Beaudoin | S | May 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Minnesota | Dickinson, ND USA | ||
| 22 | Joel Blunk | RB | November 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 195 | Duke | Martinsville, IN | ||
| 21 | Greg Boone | RB | January 8, 1962 | 5'9" | 196 | Duke | Aberdeen, MA USA | 17 | 15 |
| 85 | John Brinkman | TE | March 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | Duke | Norwich, CT | ||
| 84 | Larry Brodsky | WR | January 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami | Miami, FL | 18 | |
| 60 | Rufus Brown | T/G | June 19, 1962 | 6'2" | 295 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | ||
| 77 | Mike Butler | DE | April 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Washington, DC USA | 17 | |
| 11 | Steve Carter | WR | September 12, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 | Albany State (GA) | New York, NY USA | 18 | |
| 75 | Walter Carter | DE/DT | December 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 276 | Florida St. | Richmond, VA USA | ||
| 10 | Bret Clark | S | February 24, 1961 | 6'3" | 198 | Nebraska | Nebraska City, NE USA | 7 | |
| 56 | Keith Clark | LB | July 27, 1958 | 6'4" | 225 | Memphis State | Memphis, TN | ||
| 79 | Mike Clark | DE | March 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | ||
| 14 | Jeff Davis | K | November 25, 1960 | 5'6" | 140 | Miami | 0 | ||
| 73 | Dan Fike | T | June 16, 1961 | 6'7" | 280 | Florida | Mobile, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 83 | Jim Fitzpatrick | WR | August 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois State | Omaha, NE | ||
| Harry Flaherty | LB | December 25, 1961 | 6'1" | 232 | Holy Cross | Red Bank, NJ | |||
| 62 | Chris Foote | C | December 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | USC | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Jerrell Franklin | G/LB | May 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 287 | Kansas St. | Houston, TX USA | 4 | |
| 34 | Bobby Futrell | CB | August 4, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | Elizabeth City State | Ahoskie, NC | 8 | |
| 33 | Jeff George | CB | December 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Illinois St. | Atchison, KS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Willie Gillespie | WR | October 24, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Starkville, MS USA | 13 | 11 |
| David Graham | DT/DE | April 6, 1959 | 6'6" | 250 | Morehouse | Chicago, IL USA | |||
| 20 | Warren Hanna | CB/S | July 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida State | Miami Beach, FL | ||
| 50 | James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 15 | |
| 87 | Marvin Harvey | TE | October 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 220 | Southern Miss | Donalsonville, GA USA | ||
| Dwayne Henderson | CB | Southern Methodist | |||||||
| 23 | Zac Henderson | S | October 14, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma | Jena, LA USA | ||
| 32 | Walter Holman | RB | April 6, 1959 | 5'10" | 208 | West Virginia St. | Vaiden, MS USA | ||
| 88 | Spencer Jackson | WR | March 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Boynton Beach, FL | ||
| 58 | Alonzo Johnson | LB/DE | November 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 222 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 15 | Jimmy Jordan | QB | February 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | ||
| 38 | Tim King | S | March 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware St. | New York, NY USA | ||
| 51 | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | June 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Fort Knox, KY USA | ||
| 57 | Kevin McClelland | LB | September 21, 1961 | 6'1" | 219 | Kentucky | Canton, OH | ||
| 55 | Sankar Montoute | LB | February 2, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | Wisconsin | , Trinidad | ||
| 87 | Mike Morgan | DT/DE | May 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 262 | Brigham Young | Salt Lake City, UT | ||
| Wilford Morgan | WR/TE | January 31, 1961 | 6'1" | 200 | Bethune-Cookman | Belle Glade, FL | |||
| 61 | Nate Newton | T/G | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 68 | Fred Nordgren | DT | December 11, 1959 | 6'0" | 240 | Portland St. | Hillsboro, OR USA | 11 | |
| 66 | Lee North | C | February 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 258 | Tennessee | Atlanta, GA | ||
| 52 | Tony Office | LB | February 24, 1960 | 6'2" | 250 | Illinois St. | Tifton, GA USA | ||
| 64 | Chuck Pitcock | G/C/T | February 20, 1958 | 6'4" | 272 | Tulane | Homestead, FL USA | ||
| 86 | Jerry Price | TE | April 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Mississippi State | Meridian, MS | ||
| 72 | David Pyles | T/TE | September 3, 1960 | 6'5" | 275 | Miami (OH) | Portsmouth, OH USA | 18 | |
| 40 | Marcus Quinn | S | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Tylertown, MS USA | ||
| 78 | Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 261 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| 7 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 59 | Al Richardson | LB | November 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 230 | LSU | New Orleans, LA | 18 | |
| Charles Riggins | DE | November 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 295 | Bethune-Cookman | Sanford, FL USA | |||
| 12 | Ron Sally | QB | January 1, 1963 | 6'3" | 200 | Duke | St. Louis, MO | ||
| 74 | Ron Simmons | DT/G | May 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Florida State | Perry, GA | ||
| 65 | Reggie Smith | T | August 29, 1961 | 6'5" | 295 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 31 | Mike Thurman | DB | June 27, 1959 | 6'0" | 184 | James Madison | Roanoke, VA | ||
| 70 | Ken Times | DT/DE | January 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 246 | Southern | Deerfield Beach, FL USA | ||
| 84 | Eric Truvillion | WR | June 18, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida A&M | New York, NY USA | 7 | |
| 30 | Bruce Vaughan | CB | January 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 176 | Florida | Cherry Point, SC | ||
| Brett Williams | DE/DT/LB | May 23, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | Austin Peay | Norfolk, VA | |||
| 44 | Ricky Williams | RB | March 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 173 | Florida State | Griffin, GA |
