1985 New Jersey Generals Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Walt Michaels (11-7)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 372,133, Avg. 41,348 in 9 home dates
1985 New Jersey Generals RosterTeam Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Walt Michaels (11-7)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 372,133, Avg. 41,348 in 9 home dates
1985 New Jersey Generals Results
The New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Eastern Conference.
New Jersey netted 418 points, while the defense conceded 378. Herschel Walker piled up yardage, accumulating a 2,411 yards for the Generals.
Doug Flutie threw for 2,109 yards. Herschel Walker grabbed 37 passes, while Sam Bowers accumulated 618 receiving yards. Clarence Collins provided receiving help also.
Kerry Justin picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition. James Lockette topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.
Walt Michaels coached the team. The 1985 New Jersey Generals lost in the Quarterfinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 281 | 134 | 47.7 | 2109 | 7.5 | 13 | 4.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 68 | 21 | 174 | 67.8 |
| Ron Reeves | 71 | 36 | 50.7 | 461 | 6.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 5 | 7.0 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 51.4 |
| Rod Pegues | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Rick Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 354 | 170 | 48.0 | 2570 | 7.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 20 | 5.6 | 68 | 25 | 184 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 438 | 2411 | 5.5 | 88t | 21 |
| Maurice Carthon | 175 | 726 | 4.1 | 55t | 6 |
| Doug Flutie | 65 | 465 | 7.2 | 25 | 6 |
| Rod Pegues | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Ron Reeves | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Partridge | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 17t | 1 |
| Jeff Spek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Bowers | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Totals | 704 | 3763 | 5.3 | 88 | 35 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 37 | 467 | 12.6 | 68t | 1 |
| Sam Bowers | 35 | 618 | 17.7 | 46 | 4 |
| Clarence Collins | 27 | 566 | 21.0 | 52 | 4 |
| Walter Broughton | 21 | 359 | 17.1 | 45 | 3 |
| Maurice Carthon | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Jeff Spek | 13 | 203 | 15.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Danny Knight | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Marcus Hackett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Totals | 170 | 2570 | 15.1 | 68 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Partridge | 66 | 2735 | 41.4 | 61 |
| Roger Ruzek | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 |
| Totals | 67 | 2771 | 41.4 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Knight | 26 | 240 | 9.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Donnell Daniel | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 311 | 8.0 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Pegues | 28 | 575 | 20.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Donnell Daniel | 13 | 232 | 17.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Danny Knight | 9 | 200 | 22.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Marcus Hackett | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam Bowers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Spek | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wayne Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Broughton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 69 | 1277 | 18.5 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Justin | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 42t | 1 |
| Gregg Johnson | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Holmes | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Preston | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Donnell Daniel | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 59 | 0 |
| John Miller | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ross Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 286 | 11.4 | 59 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Lockette | 13.0 | 108 | 8.3 |
| Jim Byrne | 7.5 | 63 | 8.4 |
| Freddie Gilbert | 3.5 | 41 | 11.7 |
| Frank Mattiace | 3.0 | 26 | 8.7 |
| John Joyce | 3.0 | 17 | 5.7 |
| Mike Weddington | 2.5 | 23 | 9.2 |
| Bobby Leopold | 2.0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Maurice Clemmons | 1.0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Donnell Daniel | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Emanuel Weaver | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Kenneth Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Terry Daniels | 0.5 | 4 | 8.0 |
| Totals | 39.0 | 334 | 8.6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Herschel Walker | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |||
| Roger Ruzek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Doug Flutie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Maurice Carthon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Clarence Collins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Sam Bowers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Walter Broughton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Rod Pegues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Rick Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Danny Knight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Kerry Justin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jeff Spek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Marcus Hackett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Freddie Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
