1985 Birmingham Stallions Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (13-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 288,585, Avg. 32,065 in 9 home dates
1985 Birmingham Stallions RosterTeam Record: 13-5
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Eastern Conference
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Rollie Dotsch (13-5)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Attendance: 288,585, Avg. 32,065 in 9 home dates
1985 Birmingham Stallions Results
The Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Eastern Conference.
The Stallions piled up points with 436 points, and the solid defense gave up 299. Cliff Stoudt led the charge, throwing for 3,358 yards. Jim Smith caught 87 passes for 1,322 yards.
Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-best 1,047 yards for Birmingham.
Chuck Clanton intercepted 16 errant tosses from the opposition. Bill Roe sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Rollie Dotsch coached the team. The 1985 Birmingham Stallions lost in the Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Stoudt | 444 | 266 | 59.9 | 3358 | 7.6 | 34 | 7.7 | 19 | 4.3 | 56t | 31 | 224 | 91.2 |
| Bob Lane | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 255 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 77.2 |
| Totals | 477 | 284 | 59.5 | 3613 | 7.6 | 35 | 7.3 | 20 | 4.2 | 56 | 31 | 224 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cribbs | 267 | 1047 | 3.9 | 28 | 7 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 80 | 437 | 5.5 | 28 | 5 |
| Joel Coles | 86 | 406 | 4.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Paul Ott Carruth | 57 | 265 | 4.6 | 38 | 2 |
| Earl Gant | 59 | 183 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 0 | 22 | 22t | 1 | |
| Bob Lane | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andre Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Darryl Mason | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Sample | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 579 | 2463 | 4.3 | 38 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 87 | 1322 | 15.2 | 56t | 20 |
| Joey Jones | 43 | 751 | 17.5 | 53t | 7 |
| Joe Cribbs | 41 | 287 | 7.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Darryl Mason | 34 | 324 | 9.5 | 41 | 3 |
| Ken Toler | 32 | 490 | 15.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Earl Gant | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 19 | 1 |
| Joel Coles | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 26t | 1 |
| Thad McFadden | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Jay Repko | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Paul Ott Carruth | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Otha Hill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 284 | 3613 | 12.7 | 56 | 35 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 67 | 2626 | 39.2 | 52 |
| Totals | 67 | 2626 | 39.2 | 52 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad McFadden | 33 | 328 | 9.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 328 | 9.6 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ott Carruth | 26 | 477 | 18.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 15 | 244 | 16.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Thad McFadden | 10 | 201 | 20.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Otha Hill | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joel Coles | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Gant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 973 | 17.1 | 28 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clanton | 16 | 275 | 17.2 | 49t | 1 |
| Dennis Woodberry | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Herb Spencer | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Roe | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Dumars | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mickey Sutton | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ted Walton | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 |
| David Evans | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jackie Cline | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 500 | 13.2 | 49 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Roe | 8.5 | 60 | 7.1 |
| Herb Spencer | 6.5 | 50 | 7.7 |
| Ken Kelley | 5.5 | 50 | 9.1 |
| Ronnie Paggett | 5.0 | 49 | 9.8 |
| Jackie Cline | 5.0 | 47 | 9.4 |
| Doug Smith | 5.0 | 33 | 6.6 |
| Malcolm Taylor | 4.0 | 33 | 8.2 |
| Dave Pureifory | 4.0 | 31 | 7.8 |
| Don Reese | 2.0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Thomas Boyd | 2.0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Mike Perko | 1.5 | 10 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Murphy | 1.0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Totals | 50.0 | 410 | 8.2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |||
| Dan Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | |||
| Joe Cribbs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Joey Jones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Cliff Stoudt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| Darryl Mason | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Ken Toler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Paul Ott Carruth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Leon Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ted Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Joel Coles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Chuck Clanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Earl Gant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Robin Earl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Jackie Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 436 |
