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| Tony Smith, QB, Gunslingers |
Leon Crisman made nine tackles and had one of four interceptions by the Gunslingers, who led from start to finish while avenging a Week 3 loss to Oklahoma.
The Outlaws must still play Detroit (10-1) and Arizona (10-1) down the stretch, while San Antonio doesn't play a team with a winning record after this week's matchup with the Chicago Blitz.
In other Week 11 Games:
- Tampa Bay WR Michael Popa caught 14 passes for 356 yards and five TDs as the Bandits destroyed the Los Angeles Express, 61-24, in a battle of division leaders. Popa tied the league record for receptions in a game held jointly by Thomas Canale, New Orleans, 1974 and Brian Wesley, San Jose (now Portland), 1974. He fell two TDs short of Canale's 1974 single-game record and 28 yards shy of Canale's single-game record of 384.
- The Oakland Invaders pulled themselves right back into the playoff picture with a 35-31 win over the Georgia Force. Oakland trailed, 24-13, with fewer than 8 minutes to play but won the game on a 101-yard kickoff return by Christopher Curtis with 1:25 remaining.
- The New Orleans VooDoo (8-3) pulled within one game of the Georgia Force (9-2) in the South Division by edging the Birmingham Stallions, 23-19. New Orleans QB Ty Fleming threw a pair of TD passes in the first quarter, and the defense made that early lead stand up.
- The Southern California Sun have won back-to-back games for only the second time in franchise history, following up on last week's shocker over Chicago by edging the Michigan Panthers, 26-23. SoCal K James Hodge provided the margin of victory with a 32-yard field goal with 3:39 to go and SLB Jeffrey Crossman's interception with 13 seconds remaining sealed the outcome.
- The Philadelphia Bell nearly had their first victory of the season. Philadelphia led Boston, 23-10, entering the fourth quarter, but Roger Boyer threw a pair of TD passes in the final 4 minutes, including the game-winner on a defensive overuse penalty, to give the Breakers a 32-25 win.
- The Cleveland Thunderbolts snapped New Jersey's five-game winning streak, CB Steven Flanagan's pickoff of a Doug Fluty pass sealing a 20-17 win for the 'Bolts.
- Baltimore Stars QB Victor Gorman, playing on a bum ankle, still managed to throw for 580 yards and 8 TDs, one shy of the league record, during a 61-9 win over the Houston Gamblers.
- The Shreveport Steamer have won three of four after a 1-6 start, including a 10-6 victory at Portland in Week 11. Shreveport SS Mark Suazo clinched the win by picking off William Hill with 1:37 to go.
