Dateline: Sunday, April 13, 1986. After their close loss to Michigan last week, Houston got back into the win column this week against the Invaders. Quarterback Jim Kelly only threw the ball 17 times. However, he completed 12 and threw for one touchdown. Sam Harrell made up the difference, running for 138 yards and 3 touchdowns.
For Oakland, quarterback Fred Besana threw 4 touchdowns. However, he also threw 2 costly interceptions, sealing Oakland’s fate and their loss. Their new running back Nu’u Fa’aola ran for 80 yards in the game on only 8 attempts.
Houston battles struggling San Antonion on Monday next week. Oakland visits a suddenly dangerous Las Vegas team.
