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1984 Houston Gamblers Statistics
Team Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (13-5)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 253,372, Avg. 28,152 in 9 home dates
1984 Houston Gamblers Results
The Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference.
Offensively, Houston paced the circuit with 618 points. On the other side of the ball, the defensive unit allowed 400 points. Jim Kelly led the charge, passing for 5,219 yards. Richard Johnson snagged 115 passes for 1,455 yards. Ricky Sanders provided receiving help, too.
Todd Fowler ran for a team-best 1,003 yards for the Gamblers.
Will Lewis picked off 8 opponent throws. Pete Catan topped the defensive unit with 16 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.
Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1984 Houston Gamblers 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Kelly | 587 | 370 | 63.0 | 5219 | 8.9 | 44 | 7.5 | 26 | 4.4 | 77t | 75 | 450 | 98.2 |
Todd Dillon | 80 | 39 | 48.8 | 574 | 7.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 65t | 66.4 | ||
Dale Walters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Totals | 668 | 409 | 61.2 | 5793 | 8.7 | 45 | 6.7 | 28 | 4.2 | 77 | 75 | 450 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd Fowler | 170 | 1003 | 5.9 | 53 | 11 |
Sam Harrell | 120 | 697 | 5.8 | 53t | 14 |
Jim Kelly | 85 | 493 | 5.8 | 26 | 5 |
Ricky Sanders | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
Darryl Clark | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
Todd Dillon | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
Richard Johnson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
Dale Walters | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
Donnie Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Vince Courville | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Gerald McNeil | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Clarence Verdin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Kevin McLain | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
Totals | 412 | 2373 | 5.8 | 53 | 30 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Johnson | 115 | 1455 | 12.7 | 53t | 15 |
Ricky Sanders | 101 | 1378 | 13.6 | 77t | 11 |
Scott McGhee | 40 | 637 | 15.9 | 54 | 5 |
Greg Moser | 36 | 685 | 19.0 | 65t | 4 |
Gerald McNeil | 33 | 501 | 15.2 | 49 | 1 |
Sam Harrell | 25 | 304 | 12.2 | 50 | 2 |
Todd Fowler | 24 | 301 | 12.5 | 36t | 2 |
Clarence Verdin | 16 | 315 | 19.7 | 63t | 3 |
Mark Barousse | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 18 | 1 |
Vince Courville | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 32 | 1 |
Mark Rush | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 17 | 0 |
Walter Poole | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
Jim Kelly | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
Totals | 409 | 5793 | 14.2 | 77 | 45 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toni Fritsch | 69 | 67 | 97.1 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 130 |
Jeff Brockhaus | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 8 |
Totals | 75 | 72 | 96.0 | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 138 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald McNeil | 30 | 325 | 10.8 | 43t | 1 |
Ricky Sanders | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 |
Scott McGhee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Calvin Eason | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Loyd Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 52 | 478 | 9.2 | 43 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clarence Verdin | 25 | 643 | 25.7 | 94t | 1 |
Calvin Eason | 16 | 357 | 22.3 | 38 | 0 |
Vince Courville | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 36 | 0 |
Richard Johnson | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 28 | 0 |
Jo Jo Heath | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 |
Mark Rush | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 31 | 0 |
Ricky Sanders | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
Scott McGhee | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Reggie Vonner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
Kevin McLain | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
Ron Reliford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Kiki DeAyala | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Donald Dykes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 77 | 1519 | 19.7 | 94 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Lewis | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 34t | 1 |
Michael Mitchell | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 22 | 0 |
Tom Myers | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 27 | 0 |
Calvin Eason | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
Mike Hawkins | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Reggie Vonner | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
Donald Dykes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Hollis Hall | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Kiki DeAyala | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Jo Jo Heath | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 24 | 283 | 11.8 | 34 | 1 |
Sacks:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
Pete Catan | 16.0 | 146.5 | 9.2 |
Tony Fitzpatrick | 13.0 | 101 | 7.8 |
Cleveland Crosby | 11.5 | 100.5 | 8.7 |
Hosea Taylor | 5.5 | 34 | 6.2 |
Tom Myers | 4.5 | 39.5 | 8.8 |
Loyd Lewis | 3.0 | 12 | 4.0 |
Kiki DeAyala | 1.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
Andy Hawkins | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
Ricky Young | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
Anthony Brock | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
Brad Anae | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Joe Bock | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
Charles Davis | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
Michael Mitchell | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 |
Totals | 62.0 | 490 | 7.9 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Toni Fritsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | |||
Sam Harrell | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | |||
Richard Johnson | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |||
Todd Fowler | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||
Ricky Sanders | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
Jim Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | |||
Scott McGhee | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
Greg Moser | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
Clarence Verdin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
Gerald McNeil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
Jeff Brockhaus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
Will Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Pete Catan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mark Barousse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Vince Courville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
Totals | 30 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 618 |