Things are getting exciting nearly 2/3 of the way through the season. In the south, only one loss separates the two teams at the top, Jacksonville and Birmingham. With consecutive losses and wins respectively, the Gamblers are now tied with the Panthers for the Central lead. Perhaps most exciting of all, the Las Vegas Ace have played themselves into playoff seeding and they are only 2 games off of the lead in the Pacific.

The only race that isn’t much of one right now is in the east where the Breakers defeated the Generals to put them one more game back in the division. As the weeks go on, teams will continue to jockey for seeding in the playoffs and hope to get hot at the right time and punch their ticket to Michigan and a spot in the USFL Championship Game.

1986 Week 11 USFL Stat Leaders

Scores

Friday

Oakland Invaders 21, Las Vegas Ace 27

Saturday

Michigan Panthers 9, Birmingham Stallions 31

Los Angeles Express 38, Denver Gold 36

Sunday

New Jersey Generals 28, Boston Breakers 45

Washington Federals 28, Pittsburgh Maulers 49

Memphis Showboats 7, Jacksonville Bulls 19

Tampa Bay Bandits 48, New Orleans Brass 44

Chicago Blitz 28, Oklahoma Outlaws 31

Philadelphia Stars 20, Arizona Wrangler 13

Monday

Houston Gambler 42, San Antonio Gunslingers 17

Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Rusty Hilger, QB, New Orleans Brass. Hilger did all he could to get his team a victory in the SuperDome. He threw for 496 yards on 28/38 passing for 6 touchdowns. Unfortuantely, it wasn’t enough and the Brass fell just short.

Defense: Reggie White, DL, Memphis Showboats. White had one heck of a game in a loss to Jacksonville, he recorded 10 tackles, 2 sacks, and a forced fumble in the game.

Special Teams: Duane Gunn, PR, Los Angeles Express. Gunn returned 2 punts for 65 yards, including a rare punt return for a touchdown to help the LA Express edge the Denver Gold.