1984 Birmingham Stallions Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (14-4)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 331,783, Avg. 36,865 in 9 home dates
1984 Birmingham Stallions RosterTeam Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (14-4)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 331,783, Avg. 36,865 in 9 home dates
1984 Birmingham Stallions Results
The Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Stallions moved the ball well, scoring 539 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 316. Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-best 1,467 yards for Birmingham.
Cliff Stoudt tossed for 3,121 yards. Jim Smith caught 89 passes for 1,481 yards.
Chuck Clanton intercepted 10 opponent throws. Dave Pureifory topped pass rushers with 10 quarterback sacks.
Rollie Dotsch coached the team. The 1984 Birmingham Stallions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Stoudt | 366 | 212 | 57.9 | 3121 | 8.5 | 26 | 7.1 | 7 | 1.9 | 67 | 28 | 217 | 101.6 |
| Bob Lane | 70 | 34 | 48.6 | 508 | 7.3 | 3 | 4.3 | 2 | 2.9 | 44t | 2 | 11 | 75.2 |
| Totals | 436 | 246 | 56.4 | 3629 | 8.3 | 29 | 6.7 | 9 | 2.1 | 67 | 30 | 228 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cribbs | 297 | 1467 | 4.9 | 52 | 8 |
| Leon Perry | 189 | 774 | 4.1 | 29t | 13 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 68 | 440 | 6.5 | 30 | 9 |
| Earl Gant | 53 | 273 | 5.2 | 39t | 4 |
| Ken Talton | 36 | 149 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 24 | 115 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Bob Lane | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Andre Thomas | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Skip Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 688 | 3313 | 4.8 | 52 | 37 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 89 | 1481 | 16.6 | 56 | 8 |
| Joe Cribbs | 39 | 500 | 12.8 | 50t | 5 |
| Darryl Mason | 37 | 399 | 10.8 | 27t | 3 |
| Joey Jones | 26 | 584 | 22.5 | 67 | 6 |
| Leon Perry | 18 | 131 | 7.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Ken Toler | 17 | 315 | 18.5 | 55t | 2 |
| Robin Earl | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 39t | 3 |
| Earl Gant | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ken Talton | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jay Repko | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Battaglia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 246 | 3629 | 14.8 | 67 | 29 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Miller | 62 | 60 | 96.8 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 90 |
| Scott Norwood | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 13 |
| Totals | 66 | 64 | 97.0 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 103 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 42 | 1625 | 38.7 | 63 |
| Skip Johnston | 25 | 941 | 37.6 | 54 |
| Totals | 67 | 2566 | 38.3 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Frederick | 26 | 191 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 198 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Johnson | 19 | 441 | 23.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Von Mansfield | 20 | 393 | 19.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Earl Gant | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Fred Bohannon | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Frederick | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Horton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Talton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dallas Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 64 | 1165 | 18.2 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clanton | 10 | 249 | 24.9 | 53t | 3 |
| Dennis Woodberry | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 27 | 0 |
| David Evans | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Bob Gentry | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ricky Ray | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Perko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Roe | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 425 | 15.2 | 55 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pureifory | 10.0 | 82.5 | 8.2 |
| Mike Perko | 8.5 | 86.5 | 10.2 |
| Herb Spencer | 5.5 | 57.5 | 10.5 |
| Jackie Cline | 4.0 | 37 | 9.2 |
| Bob Gentry | 3.0 | 31 | 10.3 |
| Joe Cugliari | 2.5 | 22 | 8.8 |
| Fred Bohannon | 2.5 | 21 | 8.4 |
| Ronnie Paggett | 2.0 | 21 | 10.5 |
| Thomas Boyd | 1.5 | 14 | 9.3 |
| Taft Sales | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Fred Anderson | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Joe Gary | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Mike Murphy | 0.5 | 8 | 16.0 |
| Bill Roe | 0.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 |
| Phil Boren | 0.5 | 5 | 10.0 |
| Totals | 44.0 | 410 | 9.3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Dan Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |||
| Leon Perry | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||
| Joe Cribbs | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||
| Cliff Stoudt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | |||
| Jim Smith | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Joey Jones | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | |||
| Earl Gant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Darryl Mason | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Robin Earl | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Chuck Clanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Scott Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||
| David Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Toler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Ken Talton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bob Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mark Battaglia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jackie Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 539 |
