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| 1985 USFL season | |
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| Duration | February 23 – June 24, 1985 |
| Eastern Conference champions (regular season) champions | Birmingham Stallions |
| Western Conference champions (regular season) champions | Oakland Invaders |
| Date | July 14, 1985 |
| Finals venue | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. |
| Finals champions | Baltimore Stars |
The 1985 USFL season was the third and final season of the United States Football League (USFL), and the last by a league using that name until the 2022 USFL season.
Rule changes
Adopted instant replay for the 1985 season. Under the instant-replay rule, a team may have one appeal per half in three situations:[1]
- A fumble or no-fumble situation.
- Whether a pass is complete, incomplete or intercepted.
- Whether the ball has penetrated the goal line.
The team asking for the replay would lose a time out if they were wrong. The replay was available only in games televised by ABC.[2]
Franchise changes
- Pittsburgh Maulers fold.
- Chicago Blitz suspend operations.
- Michigan Panthers merge with the Oakland Invaders.
- Arizona Wranglers and the Oklahoma Outlaws merge and create the Arizona Outlaws.
- New Orleans Breakers relocate to Portland, Oregon as the Portland Breakers.
- Philadelphia Stars move games to College Park, Maryland, with plans to move to Baltimore in 1986, team is renamed the Baltimore Stars.
- Washington Federals are sold and relocate to Orlando, Florida, as the Orlando Renegades.
General news
August 22, 1984, the owners voted to move to a fall schedule starting in 1986.
Harry Usher became the new commissioner of the USFL in January 1985.
The USFL and the United States Football League Players Association (USFLPA) agreed on a four-year agreement in March 1985.[3]
On April 29, 1985, the league's owners voted 13–2 to reaffirm their decision to begin playing a fall season in 1986.[4]
Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
y = Division Champion, x = Wild Card
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Stadium | 1985 Capacity | Avg. Att. | Avg. % Filled | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Birmingham Stallions | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 436 | 299 | Legion Field | 77,000 | 32,065 | 42% | Rollie Dotsch |
| x-New Jersey Generals | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 418 | 378 | Giants Stadium | 76,891 | 41,268 | 54% | Walt Michaels |
| x-Memphis Showboats | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 429 | 337 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 50,180 | 30,948 | 62% | Pepper Rodgers |
| x-Baltimore Stars | 10 | 7 | 1 | .583 | 368 | 260 | Byrd Stadium | 51,500 | 14,275 | 28% | Jim Mora |
| x-Tampa Bay Bandits | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 405 | 422 | Tampa Stadium | 72,812 | 45,220 | 62% | Steve Spurrier |
| Jacksonville Bulls | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 407 | 402 | Gator Bowl Stadium | 80,100 | 44,325 | 55% | Lindy Infante |
| Orlando Renegades | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 308 | 481 | Orlando Stadium | 52,000 | 24,136 | 46% | Lee Corso |
| Western Conference | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Stadium | 1985 Capacity | Avg. Att. | Avg. % Filled | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Oakland Invaders | 13 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 473 | 359 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,615 | 17,509 | 32% | Charlie Sumner |
| x-Denver Gold | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 433 | 389 | Mile High Stadium | 75,123 | 14,446 | 19% | Darrell "Mouse" Davis |
| x-Houston Gamblers | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 544 | 388 | Houston Astrodome | 47,695 | 19,120 | 40% | Jack Pardee |
| Arizona Outlaws | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 376 | 405 | Sun Devil Stadium | 70,030 | 17,881 | 26% | Frank Kush |
| Portland Breakers | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 275 | 422 | Civic Stadium | 32,500 | 19,919 | 61% | Dick Coury |
| San Antonio Gunslingers | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 296 | 436 | Alamo Stadium | 32,000 | 11,721 | 37% | Jim Bates/Gil Steinke |
| Los Angeles Express | 3 | 15 | 0 | .167 | 266 | 456 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 94,000 | 8,415 | 9% | John Hadl |
New Jersey finished ahead of Memphis based on a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage (2-0-0).
Playoffs
| Away team | Score | Home team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | |||
| Houston Gamblers | 20-22 | Birmingham Stallions | June 29, 1985 |
| Denver Gold | 7-48 | Memphis Showboats | June 29, 1985 |
| Tampa Bay Bandits | 27-30 | Oakland Invaders | June 30, 1985 |
| Baltimore Stars | 20-17 | New Jersey Generals | July 1, 1985 |
| Semifinals | |||
| Baltimore Stars | 28-14 | Birmingham Stallions | July 6, 1985 |
| Oakland Invaders | 28-19 | Memphis Showboats | July 7, 1985 |
| USFL Championship Game Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||
| Baltimore Stars | 28-24 | Oakland Invaders | July 14, 1985 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | USFL Championship | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 20 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Birmingham | 22 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Birmingham | 14 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Baltimore | 28 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Baltimore | 20 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | New Jersey | 17 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Baltimore | 28 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Oakland | 24 | ||||||||||||
| E5 | Tampa Bay | 27 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Oakland | 30 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Oakland | 28 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Memphis | 19 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Denver | 7 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Memphis | 48 | ||||||||||||
Statistics
1985 regular season stat leaders
| 1985 Passing Stats (all) | ||||||||||
| Name, Team | Att | Comp | % | yards | YDs/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Lewis, MEM | 184 | 97 | 52.7 | 1593 | 8.66 | 16 | 8.7 | 5 | 2.7 | 99.8 |
| Jim Kelly, HOU | 567 | 360 | 63.5 | 4623 | 8.15 | 39 | 6.9 | 19 | 3.4 | 97.9 |
| Fred Besana, OAK | 58 | 34 | 58.6 | 494 | 8.51 | 6 | 10.3 | 4 | 6.9 | 92.2 |
| Brian Sipe, JACK | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 685 | 7.97 | 4 | 4.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 91.3 |
| Cliff Stoudt, BIRM | 444 | 266 | 59.9 | 3358 | 7.56 | 34 | 7.7 | 19 | 4.3 | 91.2 |
| Tim Riordan, BAL | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 260 | 7.22 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 90.0 |
| Bobby Hebert, OAK | 456 | 244 | 53.5 | 3811 | 8.36 | 30 | 6.6 | 19 | 4.2 | 86.1 |
| Chuck Fusina, BAL | 496 | 303 | 61.1 | 3496 | 7.05 | 20 | 4.0 | 14 | 2.8 | 84.0 |
| Mike Kelley, MEM | 260 | 165 | 63.5 | 2186 | 8.41 | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 79.1 |
| Bob Lane, BIRM | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 255 | 7.73 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.2 |
| Doug Williams, ARZ | 509 | 271 | 53.2 | 3673 | 7.22 | 21 | 4.1 | 17 | 3.3 | 76.4 |
| Bob Gagliano, DENV | 358 | 205 | 57.3 | 2695 | 7.53 | 13 | 3.6 | 17 | 4.7 | 73.5 |
| John Reaves, TB | 561 | 314 | 56.0 | 4193 | 7.47 | 25 | 4.5 | 29 | 5.2 | 73.2 |
| Ed Luther, JACK | 400 | 240 | 60.0 | 2792 | 6.98 | 15 | 3.8 | 21 | 5.3 | 71.8 |
| Todd Dillon, HOU | 225 | 121 | 53.8 | 1495 | 6.65 | 9 | 4.0 | 9 | 4.0 | 71.3 |
| Rick Neuheisel, SA | 421 | 239 | 56.8 | 3068 | 7.29 | 18 | 4.3 | 25 | 5.9 | 69.3 |
| Doug Flutie, NJ | 281 | 134 | 47.7 | 2109 | 7.51 | 13 | 4.6 | 14 | 5.0 | 67.8 |
| Rick Johnson, ARZ | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 318 | 7.40 | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 67.8 |
| Reggie Collier, ORL | 427 | 229 | 53.6 | 2578 | 6.04 | 13 | 3.0 | 16 | 3.7 | 66.5 |
| Vince Evans, DENV | 325 | 157 | 48.3 | 2259 | 6.95 | 12 | 3.7 | 16 | 4.9 | 63.1 |
| Steve Young, LA | 250 | 137 | 54.8 | 1741 | 6.97 | 6 | 2.4 | 13 | 5.2 | 63.1 |
| Matt Robinson, POR | 310 | 156 | 50.3 | 2182 | 7.04 | 15 | 4.8 | 20 | 6.5 | 62.6 |
| Buck Belue, JACK | 68 | 37 | 54.4 | 299 | 4.40 | 3 | 4.4 | 3 | 4.4 | 62.1 |
| Jerry Golsteyn, ORL | 135 | 65 | 48.1 | 647 | 4.79 | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 5.2 | 50.4 |
| Jimmy Jordan, TB | 93 | 54 | 58.1 | 601 | 6.46 | 3 | 3.2 | 11 | 11.8 | 48.6 |
| Doug Woodward, POR | 155 | 62 | 40.0 | 831 | 5.36 | 3 | 1.9 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1985_USFL_season|||