1985 New Jersey Generals Roster

United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Walt Michaels (11-7)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 372,133, Avg. 41,348 in 9 home dates

1985 New Jersey Generals Statistics
1985 New Jersey Generals Results

The New Jersey Generals 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 Eastern Conference.

New Jersey netted 418 points, while the defense conceded 378. Herschel Walker piled up yardage, accumulating a 2,411 yards for the Generals.

Doug Flutie threw for 2,109 yards. Herschel Walker grabbed 37 passes, while Sam Bowers accumulated 618 receiving yards. Clarence Collins was targeted regularly also.

Kerry Justin picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition. James Lockette topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Walt Michaels coached the team. The 1985 New Jersey Generals lost in the Quarterfinal.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
86	Marcus Anderson	WR	June 12, 1959	5'11"	178	Tulane	Port Arthur, TX USA
28	Ross Armstrong	S		6'3"	195	Pennsylvania
	Chris Babini	C	January 21, 1961	6'3"	272	Eastern Michigan	Detroit, MI
	Gary Barbaro	S	February 11, 1954	6'4"	203	Nicholls St.	New Orleans, LA USA
	Paul Bergmann	TE	March 30, 1961	6'3"	225	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA
50	Kyle Borland	LB	July 5, 1961	6'3"	232	Wisconsin	Denison, IA USA	16
89	Sam Bowers	TE	December 22, 1957	6'4"	250	Tennessee St.	White Plains, NY USA
85	Walter Broughton	RB/WR	October 20, 1962	5'10"	180	Jacksonville St.	Brewton, AL USA	15
74	Jim Byrne	DE/DT	December 30, 1958	6'3"	270	Wisconsin - La Crosse	New York, NY	18
33	Maurice Carthon	RB	April 24, 1961	6'1"	225	Arkansas St.	Chicago, IL USA	18
59	Maurice Clemmons	LB	August 10, 1960	6'1"	235	Kent State	Bluefield, WV
82	Clarence Collins	WR	February 1, 1962	6'1"	180	Illinois St.	St. Louis, MO USA	18
	Russ Compton	C	March 25, 1955	6'3"	260	Indiana	Boise, ID
93	Charles Cook	DT	May 13, 1959	6'3"	255	Miami (FL)	Gainesville, FL USA
23	Donnell Daniel	S/CB	February 26, 1962	6'0"	185	Southern Illinois	Elgin, IL
24	Terry Daniels	CB	December 30, 1960	5'11"	181	Tennessee	Sebring, FL
56	Jim Dumont	LB	July 16, 1961	6'1"	224	Rutgers	Bristol, PA USA
21	Frank Duncan	S	November 16, 1956	6'1"	190	San Francisco St.	San Francisco, CA USA
22	Doug Flutie	QB	October 23, 1962	5'10"	180	Boston Col.	Manchester, MD USA	15	15
90	Freddie Gilbert	DE	April 8, 1962	6'4"	275	Georgia	Griffin, GA USA	11
84	Marcus Hackett	WR	February 22, 1962	6'1"	190	Syracuse	Gainesville, AL
38	Clarence Harmon	RB	November 30, 1955	5'11"	204	Mississippi St.	Kosciusko, MS USA	18
64	Wayne Harris	G/T	November 7, 1961	6'2"	269	Mississippi State	Water Valley, MS	18
16	Fred Hessen	QB	April 14, 1960	6'0"	200	LaMarch	Torrance, CA
29	Bill Hill	CB	April 21, 1959	5'9"	172	Rutgers	Neptune, NJ USA
37	Jerry Holmes	CB	December 22, 1957	6'2"	175	Chowan	Newport News, VA USA	14
58	Kent Hull	C	January 13, 1961	6'5"	284	Mississippi St.	Pontotoc, MS USA	18	18
54	Lemont Jeffers	LB	April 15, 1960	6'3"	220	Tennessee	Newport, VA
70	John Jewell	G	December 31, 1959	6'2"	255	Kent State	Warren, OH
27	Gregg Johnson	S	October 20, 1958	6'1"	191	Oklahoma St.	Houston, TX USA	18
32	Kenneth Johnson	CB	December 28, 1963	6'0"	185	Mississippi St.	Weir, MS USA	17
47	John Joyce	LB	October 12, 1959	6'1"	230	Colgate	Harrisburg, PA
26	Kerry Justin	CB	May 3, 1955	5'11"	175	Oregon St.	New Orleans, LA USA	17
80	Danny Knight	WR	May 30, 1960	5'11"	210	Mississippi State	Natchez, MS	18
62	Dave Lapham	G	June 24, 1952	6'4"	259	Syracuse	Melrose, MA USA
58	Jim LeClair	LB	October 30, 1950	6'3"	234	North Dakota	St. Paul, MN USA	6	6
40	Weldon Ledbetter	RB	October 23, 1960	6'1"	217	Oklahoma	St. Louis, MO	8
53	Bobby Leopold	LB	October 18, 1957	6'1"	215	Notre Dame	Port Arthur, TX USA	13
96	James Lockette	DE	April 7, 1960	6'4"	259	Missouri	St. Louis, MO	18
73	Doug Mackie	T	February 18, 1957	6'4"	280	Ohio St.	Malden, MA USA	14
72	Lynn Madsen	DT/DE	August 8, 1960	6'4"	260	Washington	Blair, NE USA	10
76	Don Maggs	T	November 1, 1961	6'5"	287	Tulane	Youngstown, OH USA	18	18
75	Frank Mattiace	DT/DE	January 20, 1961	6'1"	264	Holy Cross	Paterson, NJ USA	17
57	John Miller	LB	September 22, 1960	6'2"	218	Mississippi St.	Oberlin, OH USA
67	Russell Mitchell	T	December 28, 1960	6'5"	288	Mississippi	El Campo, TX USA
55	Gary Moten	LB	April 3, 1961	6'1"	210	SMU	Galveston, TX USA
78	Tony Osbun	T/DT/DE	May 1, 1958	6'4"	255	Michigan	Kenton, OH
17	Rick Partridge	P	August 26, 1957	6'1"	175	Utah	Orange, CA USA	18	0
30	Rod Pegues	RB	September 14, 1958	6'0"	204	Oklahoma	Gainesville, TX	18
25	John Preston	S	August 28, 1962	6'0"	207	TCU	Dallas, TX USA	16
11	Ron Reeves	QB	March 4, 1960	6'2"	215	Texas Tech	Lubbock, TX		3
9	Roger Ruzek	K/P	December 17, 1960	6'1"	195	Weber St.	San Francisco, CA USA	18	0
81	Jeff Spek	TE	October 1, 1960	6'3"	240	UNLV	Calgary, AB Canada	17
66	Vince Stroth	T	November 25, 1960	6'4"	267	BYU	San Jose, CA USA	18	18
34	Herschel Walker	RB	March 3, 1962	6'1"	225	Georgia	Wrightsville, GA USA	18	18
69	Emanuel Weaver	DT	June 28, 1960	6'4"	260	South Carolina St.	New Orleans, LA USA	12
52	Mike Weddington	LB/DE	October 9, 1960	6'4"	245	Oklahoma	Belton, TX USA	18
71	Tom Woodland	DT	January 7, 1959	6'1"	270	Missouri	St. Louis, MO
	Doug Woodward	QB	September 12, 1958	6'3"	196	Pace	Peekskill, NY		0
68	Kari Yli-Renko	T/G	November 17, 1959	6'5"	271	Cincinnati	Sudbury, ON