1985 Birmingham Stallions Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (13-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 288,585, Avg. 32,065 in 9 home dates
1985 Birmingham Stallions StatisticsTeam Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (13-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 288,585, Avg. 32,065 in 9 home dates
1985 Birmingham Stallions Results
The Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Eastern Conference.
Birmingham piled up points with 436 points, while the solid defense gave up 299. Cliff Stoudt led the charge, throwing for 3,358 yards. Jim Smith caught 87 passes for 1,322 yards.
Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-best 1,047 yards for the Stallions.
Chuck Clanton intercepted 16 errant tosses from the opposition. Bill Roe sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Rollie Dotsch coached the team. The 1985 Birmingham Stallions lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Buddy Aydelette | G/T | August 19, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | |
| 59 | Mark Battaglia | G/C/TE | December 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 249 | Penn State | Youngstown, OH | ||
| 65 | Joe Bock | C | July 21, 1959 | 6'4" | 256 | Virginia | Rochester, NY USA | 17 | |
| 52 | Thomas Boyd | LB | November 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | ||
| 84 | Jim Brown | TE | September 23, 1961 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Birmingham, AL | ||
| 42 | Paul Ott Carruth | RB | July 22, 1961 | 6'1" | 220 | Alabama | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 18 | 1 |
| 24 | Chuck Clanton | S/CB | July 15, 1962 | 5'11" | 192 | Auburn | Richmond, VA USA | 18 | |
| 98 | Jackie Cline | DT/DE | March 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 279 | Alabama | Kansas City, KS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 35 | Joel Coles | RB | February 7, 1960 | 6'0" | 215 | Penn State | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| Don Corbin | G/T | December 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 254 | Kentucky | Miami, FL | |||
| 20 | Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Sulligent, AL USA | 17 | |
| Joe Cugliari | DE/DT | December 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Indiana (PA) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 82 | Larry Douglas | WR | April 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 187 | Southern | Independence, LA | ||
| 22 | Dave Dumars | S | January 21, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Northeastern Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA | ||
| 89 | Robin Earl | TE | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | ||
| 26 | David Evans | CB | May 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Central Arkansas | Naples, TX USA | 18 | |
| 57 | Doak Field | LB | October 8, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Burnet, TX USA | ||
| 40 | Larry Friday | S | January 23, 1958 | 6'4" | 215 | Alcorn St. | Jackson, MS USA | 9 | |
| 23 | Earl Gant | RB | July 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 207 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| 34 | Bob Gentry | CB | March 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 204 | Kansas | Hot Springs, AR | ||
| 57 | Greg Gerken | LB | April 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Northern Arizona | Denver, CO | ||
| Dallas Hickman | LB/DL | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | |||
| Otha Hill | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Central State | ||||
| 4 | Joey Jones | WR | October 29, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 17 | |
| 56 | Ken Kelley | LB | June 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 226 | Penn State | Darby, PA | 18 | |
| 62 | Scott LaFond | G | April 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 261 | Massachusetts | Laconia, NH | ||
| 12 | Bob Lane | QB | April 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Louisiana - Monroe | Lake Charles, LA | ||
| 43 | Fletcher Louallen | DB | September 12, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | West Alabama | Jefferson, SC USA | 8 | |
| 81 | Darryl Mason | TE | October 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 216 | Arkansas | Hope, AR | ||
| 79 | Lindsey Mason | T/G | August 1, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Baltimore, MD USA | 2 | 2 |
| Derek McClanahan | DB | December 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | Jackson State | Birmingham, AL | |||
| 80 | Thad McFadden | WR | August 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Wisconsin | Flint, MI USA | 17 | |
| 73 | Phil McKinnely | T | July 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | ||
| 1 | Dan Miller | K | December 30, 1960 | 5'10" | 172 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 18 | 0 |
| 50 | Kevin Murphy | LB | 6'1" | 235 | Holy Cross | ||||
| 99 | Ronnie Paggett | DE/DT | January 1, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Jackson Parish, LA | ||
| 89 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 0 | |
| 69 | Mike Perko | DE/DT | March 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 235 | Gonzaga | Seattle, WA USA | ||
| 30 | Leon Perry | RB | August 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 224 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | ||
| 71 | Pat Phenix | T | October 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 282 | Mississippi | Worcester, MA | ||
| 78 | Dave Pureifory | DE/DT/G | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | ||
| 76 | Don Reese | DE | September 4, 1951 | 6'6" | 254 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | ||
| 88 | Jay Repko | TE | June 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | Ursinus | Pottstown, PA USA | ||
| 52 | Bill Roe | LB/DT | February 6, 1958 | 6'3" | 233 | Colorado | South Bend, IN USA | ||
| 14 | Tom Rozantz | QB | April 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | William & Mary | Erie, PA | ||
| 74 | Pat Saindon | G | March 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 273 | Vanderbilt | Nice, France | 18 | |
| 58 | Taft Sales | LB | November 13, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO | ||
| 37 | Ted Sample | RB | August 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 225 | Texas Tech | Miami, OK | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Mike Simeta | DT | May 29, 1959 | 6'3" | 284 | Kansas State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 97 | Doug Smith | DT | June 13, 1959 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Mesic, NC USA | 17 | 17 |
| 72 | Franky Smith | T | January 16, 1956 | 6'6" | 279 | Alabama A&M | Birmingham, AL USA | ||
| 86 | Jim Smith | WR | July 20, 1955 | 6'2" | 205 | Michigan | Harvey, IL USA | 17 | |
| 55 | Herb Spencer | LB | September 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | Newberry | Charleston, SC USA | ||
| Mike St. Clair | DE | September 2, 1953 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa Central | Cleveland, OH USA | |||
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | March 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 215 | Youngstown St. | Oberlin, OH USA | 18 | 18 |
| 25 | Mickey Sutton | CB | August 28, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Montana | Greenville, MS USA | ||
| 70 | Malcolm Taylor | DE | June 20, 1960 | 6'6" | 288 | Tennessee St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 15 | |
| 28 | Andre Thomas | RB | November 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi | Tupelo, MS USA | ||
| 85 | Ken Toler | WR | April 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | ||
| 64 | Mike Turner | G/T/C | September 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Oceanside, CA USA | ||
| 31 | Ted Walton | CB/S | August 11, 1957 | 5'10" | 200 | Connecticut | Robersonville, NC | ||
| 21 | Dennis Woodberry | CB | April 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 183 | Southern Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 18 |
