1984 Birmingham Stallions Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (14-4)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 331,783, Avg. 36,865 in 9 home dates
1984 Birmingham Stallions StatisticsTeam Record: 14-4
Finishing 1st in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (14-4)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 331,783, Avg. 36,865 in 9 home dates
1984 Birmingham Stallions Results
The Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the USFL's South Division of the Eastern Conference.
Birmingham moved the ball well, scoring 539 points, while the rigid defensive squad yielded 316. Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-best 1,467 yards for the Stallions.
Cliff Stoudt tossed for 3,121 yards. Jim Smith caught 89 passes for 1,481 yards.
Chuck Clanton intercepted 10 opponent throws. Dave Pureifory topped pass rushers with 10 quarterback sacks.
Rollie Dotsch coached the team. The 1984 Birmingham Stallions lost in the Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Fred Anderson | DE/DT | October 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 238 | Oregon St. | Toppenish, WA USA | ||
| 78 | Buddy Aydelette | G/T | August 19, 1956 | 6'4" | 256 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 17 | 17 |
| 54 | Tom Banks | C | August 20, 1948 | 6'1" | 245 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 59 | Mark Battaglia | G/C/TE | December 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 249 | Penn State | Youngstown, OH | 15 | 10 |
| 41 | Fred Bohannon | S/CB | May 31, 1958 | 6'0" | 201 | Miss. Valley St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 17 | |
| 76 | Phil Boren | T | February 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 264 | Arkansas | Dallas, TX | ||
| 53 | Thomas Boyd | LB | November 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 13 | 2 |
| Jim Brown | TE | September 23, 1961 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Birmingham, AL | |||
| 22 | Don Burrell | CB/S | August 2, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi State | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Andy Cannavino | LB | April 20, 1959 | 6'1" | 225 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH | |||
| 24 | Chuck Clanton | S/CB | July 15, 1962 | 5'11" | 192 | Auburn | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Jackie Cline | DT/DE | March 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 279 | Alabama | Kansas City, KS USA | 15 | 13 |
| Ray Coley | DE | September 29, 1959 | 6'4" | 258 | Alabama A&M | ||||
| Russ Compton | C | March 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Indiana | Boise, ID | |||
| 20 | Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Sulligent, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Joe Cugliari | DE/DT | December 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Indiana (PA) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 17 | 15 |
| 97 | Larry Curtis | DT | October 27, 1960 | 6'5" | 250 | Virginia Union | Detroit, MI | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Robin Earl | TE | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | David Evans | CB | May 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Central Arkansas | Naples, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 50 | Milton Fields | LB | December 3, 1960 | 6'1" | 218 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | ||
| 82 | Ron Frederick | WR | December 23, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Duke | Goldsboro, NC | 16 | |
| Mike Fuller | DB | April 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | Auburn | Jackson, MS USA | |||
| 23 | Earl Gant | RB | July 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 207 | Missouri | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 2 |
| 90 | Joe Gary | DT | May 13, 1959 | 6'5" | 273 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 34 | Bob Gentry | CB | March 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 204 | Kansas | Hot Springs, AR | 17 | 8 |
| 52 | Danny Gooch | LB | 5'11" | 213 | Morehead State | ||||
| 80 | Joe Hartsfield | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 156 | Jacksonville State | Atlanta, GA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Dallas Hickman | LB/DL | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Mike Horton | RB | July 19, 1955 | 5'10" | 206 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||
| 33 | Lonnie Johnson | RB | June 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 207 | Indiana | Frankfurt, West Germany | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Skip Johnston | P | August 8, 1957 | 6'1" | 173 | Auburn | Auburn, AL | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Joey Jones | WR | October 29, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 51 | Max Jones | LB | October 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 227 | Massachusetts | |||
| Lonnie Kennell | DT | February 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 248 | Wichita State | Crescent City, FL | 1 | ||
| Phil Kessel | QB | April 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 197 | Northern Michigan | Ann Arbour, MI | |||
| Scott LaFond | G | April 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 261 | Massachusetts | Laconia, NH | |||
| 12 | Bob Lane | QB | April 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Louisiana - Monroe | Lake Charles, LA | 15 | 1 |
| 45 | Von Mansfield | CB/S | July 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Wisconsin | Anderson, IN USA | 11 | 2 |
| 81 | Darryl Mason | TE | October 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 216 | Arkansas | Hope, AR | 18 | 18 |
| 1 | Dan Miller | K | December 30, 1960 | 5'10" | 172 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| Russell Mitchell | T | December 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 288 | Mississippi | El Campo, TX USA | |||
| 56 | Mike Murphy | LB | January 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 222 | SW Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | |
| 60 | Dan Niederhofer | LB | January 14, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | Abilene Christian | Richmond, TX | 1 | |
| 4 | Scott Norwood | K/P | July 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | James Madison | Alexandria, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Ronnie Paggett | DE/DT | January 1, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Jackson Parish, LA | 7 | 3 |
| 87 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 69 | Mike Perko | DE/DT | March 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 235 | Gonzaga | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Leon Perry | RB | August 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 224 | Mississippi | Gloster, MS USA | 18 | 16 |
| 71 | Pat Phenix | T | October 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 282 | Mississippi | Worcester, MA | 15 | 15 |
| 77/75 | Dave Pureifory | DE/DT/G | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | 17 | 17 |
| 27 | Ricky Ray | CB | May 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Waynesboro, VA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 88 | Jay Repko | TE | June 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | Ursinus | Pottstown, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Bill Roe | LB/DT | February 6, 1958 | 6'3" | 233 | Colorado | South Bend, IN USA | 7 | 7 |
| 74 | Pat Saindon | G | March 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 273 | Vanderbilt | Nice, France | 18 | 11 |
| 58 | Taft Sales | LB | November 13, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO | 18 | 6 |
| 25 | Kenny Simon | RB | November 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 202 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL | ||
| 86 | Jim Smith | WR | July 20, 1955 | 6'2" | 205 | Michigan | Harvey, IL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 55 | Herb Spencer | LB | September 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | Newberry | Charleston, SC USA | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | March 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 215 | Youngstown St. | Oberlin, OH USA | 17 | 17 |
| 32 | Ken Talton | RB | June 25, 1956 | 6'0" | 208 | Cornell | Mansfield, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Andre Thomas | RB | November 28, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Mississippi | Tupelo, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | CB | April 6, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Tennessee State | Lynchburg, VA | 3 | ||
| 85 | Ken Toler | WR | April 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Mike Turner | G/T/C | September 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Oceanside, CA USA | 17 | 4 |
| 75 | Jimmy Walker | DT/DE | December 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 265 | Arkansas | Camden, AR USA | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Dennis Woodberry | CB | April 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 183 | Southern Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 17 | 17 |
| 72 | Robert Woods | T | July 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Florence, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| Ernie Young | DB | February 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Alcorn State |
