1985 Los Angeles Express Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 3-15
Finishing 7th in the USFL's Western Conference
Coach: John Hadl (3-15)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 75,733, Avg. 8,415 in 9 home dates
1985 Los Angeles Express StatisticsTeam Record: 3-15
Finishing 7th in the USFL's Western Conference
Coach: John Hadl (3-15)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 75,733, Avg. 8,415 in 9 home dates
1985 Los Angeles Express Results
The Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 3 wins and 15 losses, finishing seventh in the USFL's Western Conference.
Los Angeles scored only 266 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad yielded 456. Steve Young tossed for 1,741 yards, and Frank Seurer took a significant amount of snaps, too. Jo-Jo Townsell grabbed 47 passes for 777 yards, while Duane Gunn was targeted regularly as well.
Mel Gray carried the ball for a team-best 526 yards for the Express, and Kirby Warren also contributed to the rushing attack.
Darrell Pattillo snatched 6 opponent throws. Ben Rudolph sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
John Hadl coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | George Achica | DT/DE | December 19, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | USC | , American Samoa | 18 | |
| 77 | Mark Adickes | OT | April 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 278 | Baylor | Badconstadt, Germany | 11 | |
| 36 | Robert Alexander | RB | April 21, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | West Virginia | Charleston, WV USA | ||
| 24 | Tony Boddie | RB | November 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 195 | Montana St. | Portsmith, WA USA | 13 | |
| Trent Bryant | CB | August 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Arkansas | Arkadelphia, AR USA | |||
| 87 | Leroy Campbell | WR | October 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Sonoma State | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 54 | Howard Carson | LB | February 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 233 | Howard Payne | Hico, TX USA | ||
| 93 | Ray Cattage | DE | September 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Spokane, WA | 13 | |
| 71 | Dan Doubiago | T/G | September 25, 1960 | 6'5" | 283 | Utah | Escondido, CA USA | ||
| 33 | Dwight Drane | S | May 6, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 15 | |
| 60 | Michael Durrette | G | August 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ferrum | Charlottesville, VA USA | 15 | |
| 67 | Ed Fisher | G | May 31, 1949 | 6'3" | 249 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | ||
| 30 | Mel Gray | RB | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | |
| 83 | Duane Gunn | WR | November 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 166 | Indiana | Ipswich, England | 14 | |
| 80 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | ||
| 72 | Jeff Hart | T | September 10, 1953 | 6'5" | 266 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | ||
| 22 | Wymon Henderson | CB | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 18 | |
| 81 | David Hersey | RB | May 3, 1960 | 6'2" | 226 | Tulsa | Elgin, IL | ||
| 20 | John Higgins | S/CB | January 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 200 | UNLV | Oklahoma City, OK | ||
| 58 | David Howard | LB | December 8, 1961 | 6'2" | 232 | Oregon St. | Enterprise, AL USA | 18 | |
| 88 | Gordon Hudson | TE/HB | June 22, 1962 | 6'4" | 241 | BYU | Kennewick, WA USA | 11 | |
| 90 | Fletcher Jenkins | DE | November 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 258 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 17 | |
| Russ Jensen | QB | July 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Cal Lutheran | Whittier, CA | |||
| Don Jones | DB | March 28, 1958 | 6'0" | 183 | Southern California | San Francisco, CA | |||
| 65 | Wayne Jones | G/C | February 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah | Grand Island, NE USA | 17 | |
| 70 | Derek Kennard | G | September 9, 1962 | 6'3" | 285 | Nevada-Reno | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 62 | Greg Loberg | T/C/G | December 7, 1961 | 6'4" | 264 | California | San Rafael, CA USA | ||
| 89 | Darren Long | TE | July 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Long Beach St. | Exeter, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Gary Lowell | S/WR | December 30, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Sherman, TX | ||
| 63 | Joe Lukens | G | September 2, 1961 | 6'3" | 255 | Ohio State | Cincinnati, OH | ||
| 59 | Ed Martin | LB | March 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 220 | Indiana State | Evanston, IL | 5 | |
| 52 | Andrew Melontree | LB | December 1, 1957 | 6'4" | 228 | Baylor | Tyler, TX USA | ||
| 55 | Gary Moten | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 210 | SMU | Galveston, TX USA | ||
| 3 | Kevin Nelson | RB | June 22, 1962 | 5'11" | 191 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Harold Norfleet | T | June 3, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Prairie View A&M | Baytown, TX | |||
| 85 | Ken O'Neal | TE/RB | June 21, 1962 | 6'3" | 240 | Idaho St. | San Francisco, CA USA | ||
| 16 | Jeff Partridge | P | September 13, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Washington | Orange, CA | 18 | 0 |
| 46 | Darrell Pattillo | CB/S | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 194 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| 12 | Mike Rae | QB | July 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 193 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 0 | |
| 53 | Danny Rich | LB | August 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | Weber State | Ogden, UT | ||
| 99 | James Robinson | DT | March 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 290 | Clemson | Charleston, SC | ||
| Carlton Rose | LB | February 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 220 | Michigan | Pompano Beach, FL USA | |||
| 76 | Ben Rudolph | DT/DE | August 29, 1957 | 6'5" | 271 | Long Beach St. | Evergreen, AL USA | 18 | |
| 57 | Mike Ruether | C | September 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 279 | Texas | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | |
| 78 | Clay Ruyle | DE | October 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 267 | Stephen F. Austin | Dallas, TX | ||
| 23 | Ed Scott | CB | February 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 182 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | |
| 10 | Frank Seurer | QB | August 16, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | Kansas | Huntington Beach, CA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 86 | Mike Sherrod | TE | January 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 240 | Illinois | Robbins, IL | ||
| 21 | Allanda Smith | CB/S | March 7, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | 10 | |
| Eric Thomson | QB | 6'4" | 205 | Arizona | |||||
| 26 | Jo-Jo Townsell | WR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 16 | |
| 50 | Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 223 | Pacific | Fremont, CA USA | ||
| 79 | Charles Ussery | DT | September 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern California | Long Beach, CA | ||
| 37 | John Warren | CB | April 25, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | Virginia Union | Washington, DC | 15 | |
| 49 | Kirby Warren | RB | March 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Pacific | Dallas, TX | ||
| 61 | Eddie Weaver | DT/DE | March 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 257 | Georgia | Haines City, FL | ||
| 47 | Troy West | S | August 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 205 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | ||
| 8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 13 | 13 |
| 11 | Tony Zendejas | K | May 15, 1960 | 5'8" | 165 | Nevada-Reno | Curimeo, Mexico | 18 | 0 |
| 56 | Gary Zimmerman | T/G/C | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 17 |
