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Memphis was part of the expansion of the league season started between 1983 and 1984 and although fairly average in both attack and defense, the franchise was building on the solid and long term.

Mike KELLEY and Walter LEWIS shared playing time at QB position for a rookie to the sweet name of Reggie WHITE (Green Bay Packers NFL) began a career of sacks.

With a strengthening of the defense in-season and the arrival of new as Leonard Coleman and Mossy CADE and Mike KELLEY with a more powerful 1985 should be the year results. And as shown by the stats, it is with 11 victories that season Showboats fenced off.

The good results sent in the playoffs against Memphis in the first round, the Denver Gold ambitious. It is probably in this game as Memphis carved epaulettes great team with a 48-07 victory and inflicting 35 points on a very good defense in the second half, to add to the three forced fumbles and three interceptions . Expected in the semifinals by the Oakland Invaders, they could not repeat a feat and had to bow 28-19.

Without stopping the current in the USFL in 1986, this team would have been a safe bet for a championship, but the great merit of the Memphis franchise is to be able to prove to the NFL competitor that team was viable in this city. Is it any wonder therefore seeing to create, at the dawn of the new millennium, the Tennessee Titans?

 

 

  owner(s) coach(es) stadium stats spectators  

1984 - 1985

 1984-85

William DUNAVANT

Logan YOUNG Jr.

 1984-85

Pepper RODGERS

 1984-85

Liberty Bowl

(50.180 capacity)

1984

07 - 11

1984

27.599

  
       

1985

11 - 07

1985

30.948