1985 Houston Gamblers Statistics
Team Record: 10-8
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Jack Pardee (10-8)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 170,739, Avg. 18,971 in 9 home dates
1985 Houston Gamblers Results
The Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Western Conference.
The Gamblers piled up points with 544 points, and the defense conceded 388. Jim Kelly led the charge, passing for 4,623 yards. Richard Johnson paced the receiving corps, snagging 103 passes for 1,384 yards, while Clarence Verdin and Gerald McNeil contributed to the receiving game, too.
Todd Fowler ran for a team-best 402 yards for Houston, while Sam Harrell also buoyed the ground attack.
Luther Bradley intercepted 12 errant tosses from the opposition. Pete Catan topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
Jack Pardee coached the team. The 1985 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 | 567 | 360 | 63.5 | 4623 | 8.2 | 39 | 6.9 | 19 | 3.4 | 74t | 35 | 247 | 97.9 |
| Todd Dillon | 225 | 121 | 53.8 | 1495 | 6.6 | 9 | 4.0 | 9 | 4.0 | 47t | 13 | 94 | 71.3 |
| Bruce Threadgill | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Ricky Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 799 | 484 | 60.6 | 6181 | 7.7 | 48 | 6.0 | 30 | 3.8 | 74 | 48 | 341 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Fowler | 92 | 402 | 4.4 | 26 | 3 |
| Sam Harrell | 69 | 326 | 4.7 | 27 | 7 |
| Jim Kelly | 28 | 170 | 6.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Todd Dillon | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 36t | 2 |
| Darryl Clark | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Ricky Sanders | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Bruce Threadgill | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Kidd | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shawn Potts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 1192 | 5.0 | 36 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 103 | 1384 | 13.4 | 52t | 14 |
| Clarence Verdin | 84 | 1004 | 12.0 | 74t | 9 |
| Gerald McNeil | 58 | 1017 | 17.5 | 69t | 6 |
| Sam Harrell | 51 | 491 | 9.6 | 55 | 2 |
| Ricky Sanders | 48 | 538 | 11.2 | 43 | 7 |
| Scott McGhee | 47 | 671 | 14.3 | 46 | 3 |
| Todd Fowler | 27 | 239 | 8.9 | 47t | 1 |
| Vince Courville | 25 | 473 | 18.9 | 50t | 4 |
| Mark Barousse | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 40 | 1 |
| Darryl Clark | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Shawn Potts | 8 | 50 | 6.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Chris Riehm | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Rosado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 484 | 6181 | 12.8 | 74 | 48 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Walters | 38 | 1499 | 39.4 | 56 |
| Frank Corral | 24 | 961 | 40.0 | 57 |
| Team | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 65 | 2460 | 37.8 | 57 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McNeil | 39 | 505 | 12.9 | 79t | 2 |
| Calvin Eason | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 508 | 12.7 | 79 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Verdin | 28 | 746 | 26.6 | 102t | 3 |
| Vince Courville | 18 | 434 | 24.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Calvin Eason | 8 | 146 | 18.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Scott McGhee | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Shawn Potts | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Gerald McNeil | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ricky Young | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Adrian Simpson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1657 | 21.0 | 102 | 3 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Bradley | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 36t | 1 |
| Durwood Roquemore | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Kiki DeAyala | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Michael Mitchell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Loyd Lewis | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Dennis DeVaughn | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Andy Hawkins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13t | 1 |
| Mike Hawkins | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Eason | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Adrian Simpson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tom Myers | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 631 | 17.1 | 70 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Catan | 11.0 | 75.5 | 6.9 |
| Van Van Hughes | 7.0 | 53 | 7.6 |
| Hosea Taylor | 6.5 | 51.5 | 7.9 |
| Kiki DeAyala | 5.0 | 37 | 7.4 |
| Loyd Lewis | 5.0 | 22 | 4.4 |
| Tony Fitzpatrick | 4.0 | 28 | 7.0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 4.0 | 27 | 6.8 |
| Rayford Cooks | 3.5 | 27.5 | 7.9 |
| Tony Holyfield | 3.0 | 26 | 8.7 |
| Cleveland Crosby | 2.0 | 11 | 5.5 |
| Andy Hawkins | 1.5 | 20 | 13.3 |
| Luther Bradley | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Ross Browner | 0.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 |
| Totals | 54.0 | 392 | 7.3 |
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 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | |||
| Richard Johnson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||
| Clarence Verdin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||
| Sam Harrell | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | |||
| Gerald McNeil | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Ricky Sanders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Todd Fowler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Vince Courville | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |||
| Scott McGhee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Todd Dillon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Andy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Dennis DeVaughn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Shawn Potts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mark Barousse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Luther Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Loyd Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 13 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 544 |
