1985 Los Angeles Express season

September 2026 Los Angeles Express (USFL) Los Angeles Express 1985 7th, Western Conference John Hadl Sam Gunnelsen Mike Ackerley 3-15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Did not qualify 1984 true Express seasons The 1985 season was the third and final season for the Los Angeles Express in the final year of United States Football League. Season summary The Express finished 3–15–0 in the regular season, placing 7th in the Western Conference with a .167 win percentage.https://www.profootballarchives.com/1985usflla.html 1985 USFL season Pro Football Archives (profootballarchives.comn 2026-06-06 They were ownerless for the season after J. William Oldenburg had lost ownership of the team due to financial issues.https://www.usflsite.com/express.php Los Angeles Express USFLsite.com (United States Football League) 2026-06-06 The 1985 season was a complete collapse from the Express’ 1984 playoff run, where they reached the Western Conference final. Ownerless, injury-plagued, and with poor attendance, the team struggled to field a competitive roster. Starting quarterback Steve Young, injured for most of the season, later bought out his massive contract to join the NFL. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 February 24, 1985 Houston Gamblers L 33–34 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 18,828 2 March 2, 1985 at Portland Breakers L 10–14 0–2 Civic Stadium 25,232 3 March 11, 1984 at New Jersey Generals L 24–35 0–3 Giants Stadium 58,741 4 March 16 San Antonio Gunslingers W 38–7 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 10,410 5 March 23 Arizona Outlaws L 13–27 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 20,835 6 March 31 Oakland Invaders L 6-30 1–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 11,619 7 April 7, 1985 at Baltimore Stars L 6–17 1–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 5,637 8 April 14, 1985 at Houston Gamblers W 18–17 2–6 Astrodome 20,193 9 April 20 at Denver Gold L 0–51 2–7 Mile High Stadium 13,165 10 April 27, 1985 Portland Breakers W 17–12 3–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 8,410 11 May 4, 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits L 14–24 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4,912 12 May 11 at Oakland Invaders L 6–27 3–9 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 12,482 13 May 19 Birmingham Stallions L 7-44 3–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4,658 14 May 25 at Jacksonville Bulls L 7-21 3–11 Gator Bowl 51,033 15 May 30 Denver Gold L 20–27 3–12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 3,059 16 June 9, 1985 at San Antonio Gunslingers L 27–31 3–13 Alamo Stadium 4,963 17 June 15 Arizona Outlaws L 10–21 3–14 Shephard Stadium 8,200 18 June 18, 1985 Orlando Renegades L 10–17 3–15 Orlando Stadium 22,865https://www.statscrew.com/football/results/t-USFLPHI/y-1984 1985 Los Angeles Express football Game-by-Game Results on StatsCrew.com www.statscrew.comhttp://www.usflsite.com/1985season.php 1985 USFL Season - USFL (United States Football League) www.usflsite.comhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1985usflla.html 1985 Los Anglees Express (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft www.profootballarchives.com Final roster 1985 Los Angeles Express final roster Quarterbacks 8 Steve Young 15 Mike Rae 10 Frank Seurer Running backs  3 Kevin Nelson FB 27 Kevin Mack FB 25 Mel Gray return specialist RB 24 Tony Boddie RB 49 Kirby Warren RB 31 Robert Alexander RB Wide receivers 87 LeRoy Campbell 26 JoJo Townsell 83 Duane Gunn 80 Kris Haines 82 Gary Lowell 81 David Hersey Tight ends 85 Ken O'Neal RB/TE 86 Mike Sherrod WR/TE 84 Darren Long Offensive linemen 56 Gary Zimmerman T 63 Joe Lukens LG 65 Wayne Jones C 67 Ed Fisher T/G 70 Derrick Kennard G 60 Mike Durrette LG 72 Jeff Hart gridiron football RG 67 Michael Wilson offensive lineman G/T 66 Dan Doubiago G/T 55 Mike Ruether OL/TE/LB 62 Greg Loberg OL/C Defensive linemen 78 Clay Ruyle LDE 61 Eddie Weaver RDT 75 George Achica DT 90 Fletcher Jenkins DE/DT 93 Ray Cattage DE 99 James Robinson LDT 79 Charles Ussery RDE Linebackers 52 Andy Melontree LB 53 Danny Rich LLB 55 Gary Moten RLB 58 David Howard linebacker RLB 59 Ed Martin American football LB 54 Howard Carson American football RLB 50 Kevin Turner linebacker LB Defensive backs 22 Wymon Henderson LCB/FS 43 Dwight Drane DB 46 Darrell Patillo FS 23 Ed Scott CB 47 Troy West FS 20 John Higgins SS 27 Don Jones DB Special teams 11 Tony Zendejas K  16 Jeff Partridge P Developmental squad None - N/A Injured reserve None - N/A rookies in italics References Los Angeles Express 1985 Los Angeles Express