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It was a glorious first year of gunslinging, wide-open football... Here are the results.

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1984 Game Results

Week
Date
Home
Visitor
Attendance
Television
1
Feb. 26
Bandits 20
Gamblers 17
42,915
None
2
Mar. 5
Gunslingers 7
Gamblers 35
10,023
ESPN
3
Mar. 11
Blitz 36
Gamblers 45
7,808
None
4
Mar. 18
Gamblers 32
Generals 25
35,532
ABC
5
Mar. 26
Gamblers 34
Panthers 52
38,754
None
6
Mar. 31
Outlaws 31
Gamblers 28 (OT)
17,266
KTXH 20
7
Apr. 9
Gamblers 31
Federals 13
16,710
None
8
Apr. 16
Invaders 27
Gamblers 35
18,320
KTXH 20
9
Apr. 21
Gamblers 37
Wranglers 24
23,117
ESPN
10
Apr. 30
Gamblers 24
Express 27 (OT)
30,727
ESPN
11
May 6
Panthers 31
Gamblers 28 (OT)
29,068
ABC
12
May 12
Maulers 26
Gamblers 47
24,880
ESPN
13
May 20
Gamblers 31
Outlaws 12
31,142
ABC
14
May 25
Bulls 7
Gamblers 54
31,638
KTXH 20
15
Jun. 3
Gold 20
Gamblers 36
50,057
ABC
16
Jun. 10
Gamblers 38
Blitz 13
24,243
ABC
17
Jun. 18
Gamblers 29
Gunslingers 26
30,184
ESPN
18
Jun. 25
Gamblers 37
Showboats 3
22,963
ESPN
Quarter-
final
Jul. 1
Gamblers 16
Wranglers 17
32,713
 

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Passing

Player
Att.
Comp.
Yards
Pct.
Avg.
TD
Int.

Long

Rtg.
Kelly
587
370
5,219
63.0
8.89
44
26
77T
96.2
Dillon
80
39
574
48.8
7.18
1
2
65T
66.4
Walters
1
0
0
0.0
0.00
0
0

0

39.6
Total
668
409
5,793
61.2
8.67
45
28
77T

94.2

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Receiving

Player
No.
Yards
Avg.
Long
TD
Johnson R.
115
1,455
12.7
53T
15
Sanders
101
1,378
13.6
77T
11
McGhee
40
637
15.9
54
5
Moser
36
685
19.0
65T
4
McNeil
33
501
15.2
49
1
Harrell

25

304
12.2
50
2
Fowler
24
301
12.5
36T
2
Verdin
16
315
19.7
63T
3
Barousse
7
73
10.4
18
1
Courville
4
83
20.8
32
1
Rush
4
45
11.3
17
0
Poole
3
29
9.7
13
0
Kelly
1
-1
-1.0
-1
0
Total
409
5,793
14.2
77T
45

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Rushing

Player
No.
Yards
Avg.
Long
TD
Fowler
170
1,003
5.9
53
11
Harrell
120
697
5.8
53T
14
Kelly
85
493
5.8
26
5
Sanders
10
58
5.8
11
0
Clark
9
43
4.8
12
0
Dillon
7
21
3.0
16
0

Johnson R

4
19
4.8
15
0
Walters
2
12
6.0
18
0
Williams
1
11
11.0
11
0
McNeil
1
11
11.0
11
0
Courville
1
11
11.0
11
0
Verdin
1
-2
-2.0
-2
0
McLain
1
-4
-4.0

-4

0
Total
412
2,373
5.8
53T
30

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Interceptions

Player
No.
Yards

Avg.

Long
TD
Lewis W
8
83
10.4
34T
1
Mitchell M
4
43
10.8
22
0
Myers
3
59
19.7
27
0
Eason
3
16
5.3
14
0
Hawkins M
1
24
24.0
24
0
Vonner
1
21
21.0
21
0
Dykes
1
18
18.0
18
0
Hall
1
12
12.0
12
0
DeAyala
1
7
7.0
7
0
Heath
1
0
0.0
0
0
Total
24
283
11.8
34T
1

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Punting

Player
No.
Yards
Avg.
TB
Long
Walters
64
2,625
41.0
8
63
Team
2
0
0.0
0
0
Total
66
2,625
38.5
8
63

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Punt Returns

Player
No.
Yards
Avg.
FC
Long
TD
McNeil
30
325
10.8
6
43T
1
Sanders
19
151
7.9
1
29
0
Eason
1
1
1.0
0
1
0
McGhee
1
1
1.0
0
1
0
Lewis W
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Total
52
478
9.2
7
43T
1

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Kickoff Returns

Player
No.
Yards
Avg.
Long
TD
Verdin
25
643
25.7
94T
1
Eason
16
357
22.3
38
0
Courville
9
171
19.0
36
0
Heath
6
106
17.7
26
0
Johnson R
5
109
21.8
28
0
Rush
3
58
19.3
31
0
McLain
3
9
3.0
9
0
Sanders
2
28
14.0
16
0
Vonner
2
15

7.5

11
0
McGhee
1
18
18.0
18
0
Reliford
1
3
3.0
3
0
DeAyala
1
2
2.0
2
0
Dykes
1
0
0.0
0
0
Kidd
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
1
0
0.0
0
0
Total
77
1,519
19.7
94T
1

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Field Goals

Player
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
Total
Fritsch
1-1
8-8
6-9
6-8
0-0
21-26
Brockhaus
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-1
0-0
1-2
Total
1-1
9-9
6-9
6-9
0-0
22-28