USFL Playoffs : Oakland Beats Memphis, Gains Title Game
Quarterback Bobby Hebert teamed with wide receiver Anthony Carter for nine pass completions, 154 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Oakland Invaders advanced to the United States Football League championship game with a 28-19 win over the Memphis Showboats.
“They’ve got one of the most impressive passing games I’ve seen,” Coach Pepper Rodgers of Memphis said. “Hebert is a tremendous passer, and we did everything we knew of to stop Anthony Carter, and we never could come up with the right kind of coverage. He’s just a tremendous pass catcher.”
Hebert, a third-year professional from Northwest Louisiana State, also scored on a one-yard run late in the final period.
“Hebert and Carter have been great all year,” Coach Charlie Sumner of Oakland said. “I felt we were in good shape at the half. We were only down by three points. We knew what we had to do.”
In the July 14 championship game at East Rutherford, N.J., the Invaders (15-4-1) will play the winner of today’s Birmingham-Baltimore game.
The Showboats finished with a 12-8 record.
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