1985 Oakland Invaders Statistics
Team Record: 13-4-1
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Western Conference
Lost Championship
Coach: Charlie Sumner (13-4-1)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 157,489, Avg. 17,499 in 9 home dates
1985 Oakland Invaders Results
The Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the USFL's Western Conference.
The Invaders moved the ball well, scoring 473 points, and the defensive squad gave up 359. Bobby Hebert directed the offense, passing for 3,811 yards. Anthony Carter paced the receiving corps, snagging 70 passes for 1,323 yards, while Gordon Banks contributed to the receiving game, too.
Albert Bentley ran for a team-best 1,020 yards for Oakland, while John Williams also buoyed the ground attack.
Vito McKeever and Derrick Martin each picked off 6 opponent throws. Angelo Snipes topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 56 sacks.
Charlie Sumner coached the team. The 1985 Oakland Invaders lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hebert | 456 | 244 | 53.5 | 3811 | 8.4 | 30 | 6.6 | 19 | 4.2 | 66 | 25 | 219 | 86.1 |
| Fred Besana | 58 | 34 | 58.6 | 494 | 8.5 | 6 | 10.3 | 4 | 6.9 | 63t | 10 | 86 | 92.2 |
| John Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Eric Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 519 | 278 | 53.6 | 4305 | 8.3 | 36 | 6.9 | 23 | 4.4 | 66 | 36 | 313 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Bentley | 191 | 1020 | 5.3 | 57 | 4 |
| John Williams | 186 | 857 | 4.6 | 44t | 9 |
| Eric Jordan | 60 | 204 | 3.4 | 19 | 3 |
| Tom Newton | 57 | 165 | 2.9 | 9 | 3 |
| Fred Besana | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Shawn Faulkner | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Totals | 518 | 2362 | 4.6 | 57 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Carter | 70 | 1323 | 18.9 | 62t | 14 |
| Gordon Banks | 62 | 1115 | 18.0 | 66 | 5 |
| Derek Holloway | 47 | 824 | 17.5 | 64t | 7 |
| Albert Bentley | 42 | 441 | 10.5 | 33t | 3 |
| Mike Shumann | 15 | 201 | 13.4 | 29 | 1 |
| John Williams | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Tom Newton | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Doug Cozen | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 40 | 1 |
| Brian Williams | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Eric Jordan | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Steve Wright | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Totals | 278 | 4305 | 15.5 | 66 | 36 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Talley | 66 | 2922 | 44.3 | 76 |
| Totals | 66 | 2922 | 44.3 | 76 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Faulkner | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 228 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Faulkner | 27 | 624 | 23.1 | 57 | 0 |
| Eric Jordan | 16 | 372 | 23.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 7 | 177 | 25.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Otis Brown | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Daryl Hart | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Gary Plummer | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Randy McClanahan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Angelo Snipes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Shaw | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Sullivan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 1453 | 20.8 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito McKeever | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 85t | 1 |
| Derrick Martin | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Sullivan | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Greenwood | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Ray Bentley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Plummer | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tim Lucas | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Shaw | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Thomas Carter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 348 | 12.9 | 85 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Snipes | 11.5 | 93 | 8.1 |
| Monte Bennett | 7.0 | 48 | 6.9 |
| Ruben Vaughan | 6.0 | 40 | 6.7 |
| Dave Browning | 5.5 | 46 | 8.4 |
| Randy McClanahan | 3.5 | 25 | 7.1 |
| Ed Smith | 3.0 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Doug Hollie | 3.0 | 9 | 3.0 |
| Ray Bentley | 2.0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Dave Shaw | 2.0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Tim Moore | 2.0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| David Greenwood | 2.0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Tim Lucas | 2.0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| Oliver Davis | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Larry Bethea | 1.5 | 14 | 9.3 |
| John Sullivan | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Gary Plummer | 1.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Vito McKeever | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Totals | 56.0 | 377 | 6.7 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Novo Bojovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |||
| Anthony Carter | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||
| John Williams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||
| Derek Holloway | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Albert Bentley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Gordon Banks | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | |||
| Tom Newton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Eric Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Steve Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Brian Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Mike Shumann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Doug Cozen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Ray Pinney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Vito McKeever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 455 |
