'86 USFL: Season Opener

Event Date: November 14th, 1986

Event Description: '86 Season Opener

Source: League Office

Game Summary

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11-13-86 Tampa Stadium  Temp:63 Wind:0-5  Line: Bandits -3  MVP: David Martin                           

                                                                                                    

                                 1   2   3   4       Tot                                            

Arizona Outlaws (1-0)            3   7   7  11        28                                            

Tampa Bay Bandits (0-1)          0  14   7   0        21                                            

The Arizona Outlaws opened their 1986 campaign with a win on the road at Tampa Bay.

Quarterback Doug Williams led the way with a pair of touchdown passes to ex-Bandit 

Eric Truvillion as the Outlaws bested the Bandits by a score of 28-21. Both Truvillion 

and Al Williams finished with 80 yards receiving respectively.

Williams finished 217 yards passing on 17-0f-32 efficiency with one interception and 

one sack.

Tampa Bay led 14-10 at the half as Fred Besana tossed a pair of short touchdowns to 

Larry Brodsky and Willie Gillespie. The Outlaws defense intercepted Bandits' pivot 

Fred Besana three times, with David Martin returning one for a touchdown to start the 

third quarter.

Kirby Warren put the Bandits back ahead after a 13-yard touchdown scamper late in the 

third, but a Luis Zendejas field goal and a 33-yard pass from Williams to Truvillion sealed 

the win for Arizona.

 Rushing 

  AZ: Brown 21/42, Boatner 7/19, Williams 2/8                                                       

  TB: Warren 10/28 TD, Boone 5/13, Besana 2/11 

                                                     

 Receiving 

  AZ: AWilliams 5/80, Truvillion 4/80 2 TDs, Boatner 3/12, Brown 2/16, Keel 2/14                    

  TB: Gillespie 5/63 TD, Brodsky 5/71 TD, Harvey 5/69, Warren 5/31 

                                 

 Passing 

  AZ: Williams 32/17 217 Yds 2 TDs Int                                                              

  TB: Besana 33/20 234 Yds 2 TDs 3 Int  

                                                            

 Defense 

  AZ: Gheesling 2-Sks 6-Tk, DeAyala Int Sk 6-Tk, Martin Int(TD) 6-Tk, West Int 6-Tk                 

  TB: Choate 9-Tk, Plummer 9-Tk, Crosby 9-Tk, Clark FF 5-Tk, Quinn Int 3-Tk 

For the full boxscore go here;