1985 Denver Gold Roster
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Darrel Davis (11-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 130,113, Avg. 14,457 in 9 home dates
1985 Denver Gold Results
The Denver Gold of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Western Conference.
The Gold scored 433 points, and the defense gave up 389. Bob Gagliano passed for 2,695 yards, and Vince Evans spent time under center, too. Leonard Harris topped the receiving corps, catching 101 balls for 1,432 yards. Marc Lewis provided receiving help also.
Bill Johnson rushed for a team-leading 1,261 yards for Denver.
Steve Trimble and Nate Miller each seized 5 opponent throws. Bruce Thornton led the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks.
Darrel Davis coached the team. The 1985 Denver Gold lost in the Quarterfinal.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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84 | John Arnold | WR | October 5, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Wyoming | Shizuoka, Japan | ||
9 | Jim Asmus | P/K | December 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Hawaii | Meppal, Holland | 10 | 0 |
22 | Kerry Baird | CB | October 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Kentucky | Franklin, KY | ||
50 | Stan Blinka | LB | April 29, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Sam Houston St. | Columbus, OH USA | ||
65 | Mark Buben | DT/DE | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Tufts | Auburn, MA USA | ||
57 | John Bungartz | LB | September 16, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Fullerton State | Glendale, CA | ||
83 | Brad Calip | WR | December 12, 1962 | 5'10" | 173 | East Central Oklahoma | Hobart, OK | ||
24 | Ernie Carswell | S | December 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 203 | Alabama State | New York, NY | ||
Bryan Dausin | T/G | January 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | 5 | ||
52 | Tom Davis | C | July 31, 1955 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE | ||
40 | Jeff Delaney | S | October 25, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | ||
63 | Walt Downing | G | June 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Michigan | Coatesville, PA USA | ||
Dennis Edwards | DE/DT | October 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | USC | Stockton, CA USA | |||
8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | ||
75 | Greg Feasel | T/G | November 7, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Abilene Christian | Barstow, GA USA | 8 | |
11 | Mike Fisher | QB | December 29, 1960 | 6'3" | 223 | North Texas | Mena, AR | ||
10 | Bob Gagliano | QB | September 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | |
37 | Todd Gerhart | RB | December 8, 1962 | 5'11" | 235 | Fullerton State | La Mirada, CA | 18 | |
Greg Gerken | LB | April 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Northern Arizona | Denver, CO | |||
Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | |||
80 | Leonard Harris | WR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 18 | |
81 | Lonnie Harris | WR | April 22, 1959 | 5'6" | 170 | North Carolina A&T | Dayton, OH | ||
42 | Nate Harris | S | September 28, 1962 | 5'9" | 172 | Tulsa | 18 | ||
67 | Ron Hausauer | G | August 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Jamestown | Hazen, ND | 4 | |
25 | Darryl Hemphill | S | March 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 195 | West Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | ||
30 | Norman Hill | LB | January 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 205 | Texas Tech | Nashville, TN | ||
54 | Neil Hope | LB | March 22, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | USC | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | |
56 | Terry Irvin | LB | August 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 238 | Colorado | |||
87 | Kelley Johnson | WR | June 3, 1962 | 5'8" | 168 | Colorado | Carlsbad, NM USA | 13 | |
72 | Steve Johnson | DE | January 6, 1961 | 6'5" | 225 | Oregon | Longview, WA | ||
89 | Troy Johnson | WR | October 20, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | SE Louisiana | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | |
34 | Bill Johnson | RB | October 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Poughkeepsie, NY USA | 18 | |
67 | Frank Kalil | C/G | September 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Arizona | Ajo, AZ | ||
58 | Tom Kilkenny | LB | August 27, 1958 | 6'2" | 237 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA | 18 | |
88 | Marc Lewis | WR | May 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 169 | Missouri Western State | Columbia, MO | ||
61 | Greg Loberg | T/C/G | December 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 264 | California | San Rafael, CA USA | 14 | |
27 | Calvin Loveall | CB | July 23, 1962 | 5'9" | 180 | Idaho | Kennewick, WA USA | 18 | |
13 | David Martin | CB | March 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 191 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
53 | Mike McKibben | LB | September 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | Kent St. | Mount Carmel, IL USA | ||
70 | Doug Mikolas | DE | June 7, 1962 | 6'1" | 270 | Oregon Tech | Manteca, CA USA | 16 | |
23 | Matt Miller | T | July 30, 1956 | 6'6" | 270 | Colorado | Durango, CO USA | ||
76 | Nate Miller | CB | March 21, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Cameron | Railto, CA | ||
74 | Mike Nease | G | October 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 272 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Morristown, TN USA | ||
59 | John Nevens | LB | May 9, 1963 | 6'0" | 230 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
79 | Pat Ogrin | DT | February 10, 1958 | 6'5" | 265 | Wyoming | Butte, MT USA | ||
28 | Lance Shields | CB | April 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 179 | Drake | Buffalo, NY | ||
77 | Reggie Singletary | DT | May 3, 1962 | 6'3" | 272 | Kansas State | Tampa, FL | ||
3 | Brian Speelman | K/P | March 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Capital | Columbus, OH | ||
85 | Gill Stegall | WR | April 30, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Harding | Little Rock, AR | ||
32 | Tom Sullivan | S | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | UCLA | South Bend, IN | ||
73 | Mike Taliferro | DT | August 23, 1961 | 6'4" | 280 | Texas Christian | Riviera Beach, FL | ||
60 | Bruce Thornton | DE | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | ||
47 | Steve Trimble | S/CB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | ||
95 | Calvin Turner | DE | April 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | West Virginia | Fairmont, WV USA | ||
82 | Lonnie Turner | WR | August 31, 1960 | 5'7" | 165 | Cal Poly-Ponoma | Compton, CA | 17 | |
78 | Ray Wagner | T | November 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 290 | Kent St. | Altoona, PA USA | ||
56 | Craig Walls | LB/DB | December 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 215 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 18 | |
44 | Vincent White | RB | August 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 190 | Stanford | Kansas City, MO | ||
Brian Williams | TE | October 14, 1957 | 6'5" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | |||
33 | Donnie Williams | RB | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 197 | SW Texas State | |||
Kevin Williams | WR | January 7, 1958 | 5'8" | 164 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | |||
66 | George Yarno | G/C | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 18 | 18 |