1985 Los Angeles Express season

1985 Los Angeles Express season
Head coach	John Hadl
Offensive coordinator	Sam Gunnelsen
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ackerley
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	3-15
Conference place	7th, Western Conference
Playoffs	Did not qualify

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. They were ownerless for the season after J. William Oldenburg had lost ownership of the team due to financial issues.

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	at Portland Breakers	L 10–14	0–2	Civic Stadium	25,232
3	March 11	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	at Baltimore Stars	L 6–17	1–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	5,637
8	April 14	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	Portland Breakers	W 17–12	3–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	8,410
11	May 4	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	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	22,865

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 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 RG 67 Michael Wilson 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 58 David Howard 59 Ed Martin LB 54 Howard Carson 50 Kevin Turner LB Defensive backs 22 Wymon Henderson /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