1985 Los Angeles Express Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 3-15
Finishing 7th in the USFL's Western Conference
Coach: John Hadl (3-15)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 75,733, Avg. 8,415 in 9 home dates
1985 Los Angeles Express RosterTeam Record: 3-15
Finishing 7th in the USFL's Western Conference
Coach: John Hadl (3-15)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 75,733, Avg. 8,415 in 9 home dates
1985 Los Angeles Express Results
The Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 3 wins and 15 losses, finishing seventh in the USFL's Western Conference.
The Express scored only 266 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad yielded 456. Steve Young tossed for 1,741 yards, and Frank Seurer took a significant amount of snaps, too. Jo-Jo Townsell grabbed 47 passes for 777 yards, while Duane Gunn provided receiving help as well.
Mel Gray carried the ball for a team-best 526 yards for Los Angeles, and Kirby Warren also contributed to the rushing attack.
Darrell Pattillo snatched 6 opponent throws. Ben Rudolph sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
John Hadl coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 250 | 137 | 54.8 | 1741 | 7.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 13 | 5.2 | 66t | 63.1 |
| Frank Seurer | 242 | 120 | 49.6 | 1479 | 6.1 | 7 | 2.9 | 18 | 7.4 | 71 | 47.5 |
| Tony Boddie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Jeff Partridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 494 | 257 | 52.0 | 3220 | 6.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 31 | 6.3 | 71 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 125 | 526 | 4.2 | 26 | 1 |
| Kirby Warren | 97 | 452 | 4.7 | 20 | 6 |
| Steve Young | 56 | 368 | 6.6 | 28 | 2 |
| Kevin Nelson | 103 | 355 | 3.4 | 32 | 1 |
| Tony Boddie | 49 | 208 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Frank Seurer | 16 | 96 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Duane Gunn | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Robert Alexander | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| David Hersey | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 455 | 2096 | 4.6 | 47 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 47 | 777 | 16.5 | 64t | 6 |
| Gordon Hudson | 34 | 476 | 14.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Duane Gunn | 32 | 585 | 18.3 | 71 | 1 |
| David Hersey | 27 | 303 | 11.2 | 41 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 20 | 101 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 19 | 359 | 18.9 | 66t | 2 |
| Tony Boddie | 17 | 124 | 7.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Kirby Warren | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Nelson | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrod | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Gary Lowell | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Ken O'Neal | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Darren Long | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Leroy Campbell | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Robert Alexander | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 257 | 3220 | 12.5 | 71 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Zendejas | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 100 |
| Totals | 23 | 22 | 95.7 | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 100 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Gunn | 17 | 171 | 10.1 | 45t | 1 |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Trent Bryant | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 207 | 8.0 | 45 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Boddie | 29 | 517 | 17.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Duane Gunn | 9 | 212 | 23.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 11 | 203 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Kevin Nelson | 10 | 196 | 19.6 | 54 | 0 |
| Robert Alexander | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 26 | 0 |
| John Warren | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| David Howard | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 1510 | 18.0 | 54 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Pattillo | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Wymon Henderson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Troy West | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Ed Scott | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Andrew Melontree | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Howard Carson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| David Howard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 333 | 15.9 | 42 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rudolph | 8.0 | 45.5 | 5.7 |
| Eddie Weaver | 7.0 | 65.5 | 9.4 |
| George Achica | 7.0 | 32 | 4.6 |
| Ray Cattage | 3.0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| David Howard | 3.0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| Fletcher Jenkins | 3.0 | 13 | 4.3 |
| Howard Carson | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Totals | 32.0 | 235 | 7.3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Tony Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Kirby Warren | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | |||
| Jo-Jo Townsell | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Tony Boddie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Steve Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Kris Haines | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Duane Gunn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Ken O'Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Mike Sherrod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Troy West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Kevin Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| David Hersey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 260 |
