1984 Oakland Invaders Statistics
Team Record: 7-11
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Ralston (0-3)
Coach: Chuck Hutchison (7-8)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 205,897, Avg. 22,877 in 9 home dates
1984 Oakland Invaders Results
The Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Invaders managed just 242 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad conceded 348. Fred Besana passed for 2,792 yards. Gordon Banks paced the receiving corps, snagging 64 passes for 937 yards.
Eric Jordan ran for a team-best 744 yards for Oakland, while Tom Newton also contributed to the rushing attack.
Marcus Quinn picked off 12 errant tosses from the opposition. Dave Browning topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
John Ralston and Chuck Hutchison coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Besana | 446 | 257 | 57.6 | 2792 | 6.3 | 14 | 3.1 | 12 | 2.7 | 59t | 59 | 454 | 75.4 |
| Tom Ramsey | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 116 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 48.5 |
| Steve Grant | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 52 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13.0 | 20 | 6 | 47 | 0.4 |
| Marc Lewis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Totals | 484 | 272 | 56.2 | 2966 | 6.1 | 14 | 2.9 | 16 | 3.3 | 59 | 69 | 524 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Jordan | 135 | 744 | 5.5 | 80t | 6 |
| Tom Newton | 146 | 571 | 3.9 | 35 | 5 |
| Arthur Whittington | 115 | 419 | 3.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Louis Jackson | 38 | 144 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Besana | 35 | 142 | 4.1 | 14 | 3 |
| Otis Brown | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Jerry Aldridge | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grant | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Marc Lewis | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Torosian | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Ramsey | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 512 | 2150 | 4.2 | 80 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Banks | 64 | 937 | 14.6 | 48 | 5 |
| Brian Williams | 43 | 508 | 11.8 | 45 | 4 |
| Tom Newton | 36 | 283 | 7.9 | 37 | 1 |
| Arthur Whittington | 28 | 219 | 7.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Marc Lewis | 23 | 348 | 15.1 | 55 | 2 |
| Eric Jordan | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Louis Jackson | 19 | 133 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lewis Gilbert | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 39 | 1 |
| John Thompson | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Torosian | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Holden Smith | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Dave Stief | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Al Hill | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Aldridge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Randy Van Divier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Brown | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 272 | 2966 | 10.9 | 59 | 14 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Banks | 25 | 147 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Marc Lewis | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 195 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Brown | 33 | 691 | 20.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Marc Lewis | 19 | 413 | 21.7 | 37 | 0 |
| Eric Jordan | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Dean Moore | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Holden Smith | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Shaw | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Thomas Carter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| David Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Louis Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 1359 | 19.4 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Quinn | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 80 | 0 |
| Kenny Daniel | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Derrick Martin | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Frank Duncan | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Plummer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Drake | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Frank Manumaleuga | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 449 | 16.0 | 80 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Browning | 14.0 | 104 | 7.4 |
| Monte Bennett | 8.5 | 62.5 | 7.4 |
| Tim Lucas | 5.5 | 47.5 | 8.6 |
| Dave Shaw | 4.5 | 23.5 | 5.2 |
| Fred Worthy | 4.0 | 32 | 8.0 |
| Randy McClanahan | 3.0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| Frank Manumaleuga | 3.0 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Mitch Callahan | 2.0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| Roger Levasa | 1.0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Gary Plummer | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Marcus Quinn | 1.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Rick Mohr | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| John Sullivan | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Carl Sullivan | 1.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| David Jefferson | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Don Drake | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Tim Moore | 0.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 |
| Totals | 53.0 | 388 | 7.3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Kevin Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |||
| Tom Newton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Eric Jordan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||
| Gordon Banks | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Brian Williams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Fred Besana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Marc Lewis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Carl Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Derrick Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Holden Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ron Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Otis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
