1985 Memphis Showboats Statistics
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Pepper Rodgers (11-7)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 278,473, Avg. 30,941 in 9 home dates
1985 Memphis Showboats Results
The Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Eastern Conference.
Memphis ran up 429 points, while the solid defense conceded 337. Mike Kelley threw for 2,186 yards, and Walter Lewis played quarterback, too. Derrick Crawford snagged 70 passes, while Greg Moser accumulated 1,145 receiving yards.
Tim Spencer carried the ball for a team-best 789 yards for the Showboats.
Don Bessillieu, Ron Osborne and Barney Bussey each intercepted 3 opponent throws. Reggie White topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks.
Pepper Rodgers coached the team. The 1985 Memphis Showboats lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Kelley | 260 | 165 | 63.5 | 2186 | 8.4 | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 46 | 14 | 94 | 79.1 |
Walter Lewis | 184 | 97 | 52.7 | 1593 | 8.7 | 16 | 8.7 | 5 | 2.7 | 65 | 34 | 259 | 99.8 |
Totals | 444 | 262 | 59.0 | 3779 | 8.5 | 25 | 5.6 | 19 | 4.3 | 65 | 48 | 353 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Spencer | 198 | 789 | 4.0 | 41 | 3 |
Walter Lewis | 65 | 591 | 9.1 | 43 | 4 |
Leonard Williams | 88 | 463 | 5.3 | 37 | 0 |
Harry Sydney | 76 | 341 | 4.5 | 18t | 4 |
Anthony Parker | 67 | 285 | 4.3 | 26 | 8 |
Ricky Porter | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 |
Mike Kelley | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 18t | 6 |
Ron O'Neal | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
Derrick Crawford | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Van Heflin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Henry Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Totals | 567 | 2775 | 4.9 | 43 | 25 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derrick Crawford | 70 | 1057 | 15.1 | 46 | 9 |
Greg Moser | 57 | 1145 | 20.1 | 59 | 6 |
Mark Raugh | 34 | 516 | 15.2 | 50 | 4 |
Gary Shirk | 23 | 236 | 10.3 | 27 | 1 |
Ricky Porter | 14 | 210 | 15.0 | 65 | 0 |
Anthony Parker | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
Tim Spencer | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 11 | 0 |
Harry Sydney | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 15 | 0 |
Leonard Williams | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 |
Gerald Bradley | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 33 | 1 |
Henry Williams | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 26t | 1 |
Van Heflin | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 32 | 2 |
Dave Huffman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
Totals | 262 | 3779 | 14.4 | 65 | 25 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Duncan | 48 | 45 | 93.8 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 93 |
Chuck Bushbeck | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 5 |
Totals | 50 | 47 | 94.0 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 98 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Miller | 37 | 1498 | 40.5 | 53 |
Bob Grupp | 26 | 1056 | 40.6 | 55 |
Mike Kelley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 |
Totals | 64 | 2568 | 40.1 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Williams | 31 | 257 | 8.3 | 47 | 0 |
Derrick Crawford | 8 | 184 | 23.0 | 60t | 1 |
Totals | 39 | 441 | 11.3 | 60 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Williams | 36 | 711 | 19.8 | 49 | 0 |
Derrick Crawford | 11 | 263 | 23.9 | 62 | 0 |
Anthony Parker | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
Ricky Porter | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
Harry Sydney | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
Mark Raugh | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Ron O'Neal | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Van Heflin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Will Cokeley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 63 | 1120 | 17.8 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Osborne | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 |
Barney Bussey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Don Bessillieu | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Leonard Coleman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Will Cokeley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mossy Cade | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Grant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Reggie White | 11.5 | 93.5 | 8.1 |
John Corker | 5.5 | 43.5 | 7.9 |
Calvin Clark | 5.0 | 27 | 5.4 |
Sam Clancy | 4.0 | 28 | 7.0 |
Brett Williams | 3.0 | 28 | 9.3 |
Steve Hammond | 2.5 | 20.5 | 8.2 |
Carlton Rose | 2.0 | 16 | 8.0 |
Will Cokeley | 1.5 | 9.5 | 6.3 |
Leonard Coleman | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
Jay Hayes | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
Barney Bussey | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Steve Bearden | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Totals | 39.0 | 288 | 7.4 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Alan Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |||
Derrick Crawford | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||
Anthony Parker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
Mike Kelley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | |||
Greg Moser | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | |||
Harry Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
Walter Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
Mark Raugh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
Tim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
Van Heflin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
Dave Huffman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Gerald Bradley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Henry Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Gary Shirk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Chuck Bushbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
Reggie White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
Totals | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 410 |