
1985 New Jersey Generals Roster
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 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.
The Generals netted 418 points, while the defense conceded 378. Herschel Walker piled up yardage, accumulating a 2,411 yards for New Jersey.
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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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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86 | Marcus Anderson | WR | June 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | Tulane | Port Arthur, TX USA | ||
28 | Ross Armstrong | S | 6'3" | 195 | Pennsylvania | ||||
Chris Babini | C | January 21, 1961 | 6'3" | 272 | Eastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | |||
Gary Barbaro | S | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | |||
Paul Bergmann | TE | March 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | |||
50 | Kyle Borland | LB | July 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 232 | Wisconsin | Denison, IA USA | 16 | |
89 | Sam Bowers | TE | December 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee St. | White Plains, NY USA | ||
85 | Walter Broughton | RB/WR | October 20, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Jacksonville St. | Brewton, AL USA | 15 | |
74 | Jim Byrne | DE/DT | December 30, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Wisconsin - La Crosse | New York, NY | 18 | |
33 | Maurice Carthon | RB | April 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | |
59 | Maurice Clemmons | LB | August 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 235 | Kent State | Bluefield, WV | ||
82 | Clarence Collins | WR | February 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Illinois St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 18 | |
Russ Compton | C | March 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Indiana | Boise, ID | |||
93 | Charles Cook | DT | May 13, 1959 | 6'3" | 255 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | ||
23 | Donnell Daniel | S/CB | February 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Illinois | Elgin, IL | ||
24 | Terry Daniels | CB | December 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Sebring, FL | ||
56 | Jim Dumont | LB | July 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 224 | Rutgers | Bristol, PA USA | ||
21 | Frank Duncan | S | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | ||
22 | Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Boston Col. | Manchester, MD USA | 15 | 15 |
90 | Freddie Gilbert | DE | April 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 275 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 11 | |
84 | Marcus Hackett | WR | February 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Syracuse | Gainesville, AL | ||
38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 204 | Mississippi St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 18 | |
64 | Wayne Harris | G/T | November 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 269 | Mississippi State | Water Valley, MS | 18 | |
16 | Fred Hessen | QB | April 14, 1960 | 6'0" | 200 | LaMarch | Torrance, CA | ||
29 | Bill Hill | CB | April 21, 1959 | 5'9" | 172 | Rutgers | Neptune, NJ USA | ||
37 | Jerry Holmes | CB | December 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Chowan | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | |
58 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
54 | Lemont Jeffers | LB | April 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | Tennessee | Newport, VA | ||
70 | John Jewell | G | December 31, 1959 | 6'2" | 255 | Kent State | Warren, OH | ||
27 | Gregg Johnson | S | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 191 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 18 | |
32 | Kenneth Johnson | CB | December 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Weir, MS USA | 17 | |
47 | John Joyce | LB | October 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 230 | Colgate | Harrisburg, PA | ||
26 | Kerry Justin | CB | May 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 17 | |
80 | Danny Knight | WR | May 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 210 | Mississippi State | Natchez, MS | 18 | |
62 | Dave Lapham | G | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | ||
58 | Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 6 | 6 |
40 | Weldon Ledbetter | RB | October 23, 1960 | 6'1" | 217 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO | 8 | |
53 | Bobby Leopold | LB | October 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 215 | Notre Dame | Port Arthur, TX USA | 13 | |
96 | James Lockette | DE | April 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 259 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 18 | |
73 | Doug Mackie | T | February 18, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ohio St. | Malden, MA USA | 14 | |
72 | Lynn Madsen | DT/DE | August 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Blair, NE USA | 10 | |
76 | Don Maggs | T | November 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 287 | Tulane | Youngstown, OH USA | 18 | 18 |
75 | Frank Mattiace | DT/DE | January 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 264 | Holy Cross | Paterson, NJ USA | 17 | |
57 | John Miller | LB | September 22, 1960 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi St. | Oberlin, OH USA | ||
67 | Russell Mitchell | T | December 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 288 | Mississippi | El Campo, TX USA | ||
55 | Gary Moten | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 210 | SMU | Galveston, TX USA | ||
78 | Tony Osbun | T/DT/DE | May 1, 1958 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Kenton, OH | ||
17 | Rick Partridge | P | August 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Utah | Orange, CA USA | 18 | 0 |
30 | Rod Pegues | RB | September 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 204 | Oklahoma | Gainesville, TX | 18 | |
25 | John Preston | S | August 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 207 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | |
11 | Ron Reeves | QB | March 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | 3 | |
9 | Roger Ruzek | K/P | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 18 | 0 |
81 | Jeff Spek | TE | October 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | UNLV | Calgary, AB Canada | 17 | |
66 | Vince Stroth | T | November 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 267 | BYU | San Jose, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 18 | 18 |
69 | Emanuel Weaver | DT | June 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | South Carolina St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | |
52 | Mike Weddington | LB/DE | October 9, 1960 | 6'4" | 245 | Oklahoma | Belton, TX USA | 18 | |
71 | Tom Woodland | DT | January 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | ||
Doug Woodward | QB | September 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 196 | Pace | Peekskill, NY | 0 | ||
68 | Kari Yli-Renko | T/G | November 17, 1959 | 6'5" | 271 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON |