Sports season
1983 USFL season |
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Duration | March 6 – July 3, 1983 |
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Date | July 17, 1983 |
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Finals venue | Denver, Colorado |
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Finals champions | Michigan Panthers |
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USFL teams: Pacific, Central, Atlantic The 1983 USFL season was the inaugural season of the United States Football League.
Expansion cities for 1984
During the 1983 season, the USFL announced expansion cities for the 1984 season.
Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
y = Division Champion, x = Wild Card
Atlantic Division
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Team |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
Stadium |
1983 Capacity |
Avg. Att. |
Avg. % filled |
Coach
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y-Philadelphia Stars
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15 |
3 |
0 |
.833 |
379 |
204 |
Veterans Stadium |
72,204 |
18,650 |
26% |
Jim Mora
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Boston Breakers
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11 |
7 |
0 |
.611 |
399 |
334 |
Nickerson Field |
21,000 |
12,817 |
61% |
Dick Coury
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New Jersey Generals
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6 |
12 |
0 |
.333 |
314 |
437 |
Giants Stadium |
76,891 |
35,004 |
46% |
Chuck Fairbanks
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Washington Federals
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4 |
14 |
0 |
.222 |
297 |
422 |
RFK Stadium |
54,794 |
13,850 |
25% |
Ray Jauch
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Central Division
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Team |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
Stadium |
1983 Capacity |
Avg. Att. |
Avg. % filled |
Coach
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y-Michigan Panthers
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12 |
6 |
0 |
.667 |
451 |
337 |
Silverdome |
80,638 |
22,250 |
28% |
Jim Stanley
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x-Chicago Blitz
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12 |
6 |
0 |
.667 |
456 |
271 |
Soldier Field |
65,793 |
18,133 |
28% |
George Allen
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Tampa Bay Bandits
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11 |
7 |
0 |
.611 |
363 |
378 |
Tampa Stadium |
72,812 |
39,896 |
55% |
Steve Spurrier
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Birmingham Stallions
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9 |
9 |
0 |
.500 |
343 |
326 |
Legion Field |
77,000 |
22,046 |
29% |
Rollie Dotsch
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Pacific Division
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Team |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
Stadium |
1983 Capacity |
Avg. Att. |
Avg. % filled |
Coach
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y-Oakland Invaders
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9 |
9 |
0 |
.500 |
319 |
319 |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
54,615 |
31,211 |
57% |
John Ralston
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Los Angeles Express
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8 |
10 |
0 |
.444 |
296 |
370 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
94,000 |
19,002 |
20% |
Hugh Campbell
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Denver Gold
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7 |
11 |
0 |
.389 |
284 |
304 |
Mile High Stadium |
75,123 |
41,736 |
56% |
Red Miller/Charley Armey/Craig Morton
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Arizona Wranglers
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4 |
14 |
0 |
.222 |
261 |
442 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
70,030 |
25,776 |
37% |
Doug Shively
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Michigan won the tiebreaker with Chicago based on season series 2-0-0
Playoffs[edit]
Statistics[edit]
1983 regular season stat leaders[edit]
1983 Passing Leaders (over 100 attempts)
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Name, Team |
Att |
Comp |
% |
yards |
YDs/Att |
TD |
TD % |
Long |
INT |
INT % |
Rating
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Bobby Hebert, MICH |
451 |
257 |
57.0 |
3568 |
7.91 |
27 |
6.0 |
t81 |
17 |
3.8 |
86.8
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Fred Besana, OAK |
550 |
345 |
62.7 |
3980 |
7.24 |
21 |
3.8 |
t80 |
16 |
2.9 |
85.1
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Greg Landry, CHIC |
334 |
188 |
56.3 |
2383 |
7.13 |
16 |
4.8 |
52 |
9 |
2.7 |
83.5
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Jimmy Jordan, TB |
238 |
145 |
60.9 |
1831 |
7.69 |
14 |
5.9 |
49 |
14 |
5.9 |
80.0
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Chuck Fusina, PHIL |
421 |
238 |
56.5 |
2718 |
6.46 |
15 |
3.6 |
52 |
10 |
2.4 |
78.1
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Alan Risher, ARIZ |
424 |
236 |
55.7 |
2672 |
6.30 |
20 |
4.7 |
t98 |
16 |
3.8 |
74.7
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Johnnie Walton, BOS |
589 |
330 |
56.0 |
3772 |
6.40 |
20 |
3.4 |
t86 |
18 |
3.1 |
74.0
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Mike Rae, LA |
319 |
175 |
54.9 |
1964 |
6.16 |
11 |
3.4 |
t61 |
10 |
3.1 |
71.9
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Mike Hohensee, WASH |
190 |
92 |
48.4 |
1297 |
6.83 |
9 |
4.7 |
t80 |
7 |
3.7 |
71.3
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Bobby Scott, NJ/CHIC |
374 |
210 |
56.1 |
2813 |
7.52 |
11 |
2.9 |
t65 |
19 |
5.1 |
68.9
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Tom Ramsey, LA |
307 |
160 |
52.1 |
1975 |
6.43 |
13 |
4.2 |
t82 |
14 |
4.6 |
67.4
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Mike Kelley, TB |
166 |
81 |
48.8 |
1003 |
6.04 |
4 |
2.4 |
43 |
5 |
3.0 |
63.4
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Bob Lane, BIRM |
346 |
175 |
50.6 |
2264 |
6.54 |
14 |
4.0 |
53 |
18 |
5.2 |
63.3
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Kim McQuilken, WASH |
334 |
188 |
56.3 |
1912 |
5.72 |
7 |
2.1 |
55 |
14 |
4.2 |
62.4
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John Reaves, TB |
259 |
139 |
53.7 |
1726 |
6.66 |
9 |
3.5 |
51 |
16 |
6.2 |
60.4
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Ken Johnson, DENV |
248 |
121 |
48.8 |
1115 |
4.50 |
6 |
2.4 |
t56 |
12 |
4.8 |
49.4
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Joe Gilliam, WASH |
102 |
40 |
39.2 |
673 |
6.60 |
5 |
4.9 |
t52 |
12 |
11.8 |
39.0
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Reggie Collier, BIRM |
108 |
47 |
43.5 |
604 |
5.59 |
1 |
0.9 |
t46 |
7 |
6.5 |
37.7
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Dan Manucci, ARIZ |
119 |
52 |
43.7 |
577 |
4.85 |
2 |
1.7 |
t48 |
8 |
6.7 |
36.3
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Jeff Knapple, DENV/NJ |
213 |
105 |
49.3 |
1191 |
5.59 |
3 |
1.4 |
41 |
19 |
8.9 |
34.0
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1983 Rushing leaders
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POS Name, Team |
Att |
Yds |
Avg. |
Long |
TDs
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HB Herschel Walker, NJ |
412 |
1812 |
4.4 |
t83 |
17
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HB Kelvin Bryant, PHIL |
318 |
1442 |
4.5 |
45 |
16
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HB Ken Lacy, MI |
232 |
1180 |
5.1 |
59 |
6
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HB Tim Spencer, CHIC |
300 |
1157 |
3.9 |
25 |
6
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HB Arthur Whittington, OAK |
282 |
1043 |
3.7 |
24 |
6
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HB Kevin Long, CHIC |
262 |
1022 |
3.9 |
33 |
12
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HB Richard Crump, BOS |
190 |
990 |
5.2 |
62 |
8
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HB Ken Talton, BIRM |
228 |
907 |
4.0 |
28 |
5
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HB Craig James, WASH |
202 |
823 |
4.1 |
24 |
4
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HB Harry Sydney, DENV |
176 |
801 |
4.6 |
45 |
9
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HB Billy Taylor, WASH |
171 |
757 |
4.4 |
34 |
5
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HB Calvin Murray, ARIZ |
179 |
699 |
3.9 |
34 |
4
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HB Greg Boone, TB |
174 |
694 |
4.0 |
21 |
5
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HB Allen Harvin, PHIL |
139 |
681 |
4.9 |
49 |
7
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HB Larry Canada, DENV |
142 |
631 |
4.4 |
t24 |
3
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1983 Receiving Leaders
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POS Name, Team |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg. |
Long |
TDs
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WR Trumaine Johnson, CHIC |
81 |
1322 |
16.3 |
56 |
10
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WR Danny Buggs, TB |
76 |
1146 |
15.1 |
51 |
5
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WR Ricky Ellis, LA |
69 |
716 |
10.4 |
36 |
6
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TE Raymond Chester, OAK |
68 |
951 |
14.0 |
57 |
5
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WR Eric Truvillion, TB |
66 |
1080 |
16.4 |
46 |
15
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HB Arthur Whittington, OAK |
66 |
584 |
8.8 |
3.7 |
2
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TE Mark Keel, ARIZ |
65 |
802 |
12.3 |
27 |
2
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HB Billy Taylor, WASH |
64 |
523 |
8.2 |
55 |
2
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WR Joey Walters, WASH |
63 |
959 |
15.2 |
42 |
6
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WR Jackie Flowers, ARIZ |
63 |
869 |
13.8 |
t98 |
11
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WR Neil Balholm, ARIZ |
63 |
703 |
11.2 |
27 |
5
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WR Nolan Franz, BOS |
62 |
848 |
13.7 |
50 |
4
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WR Gordon Banks, OAK |
61 |
855 |
14.0 |
41 |
2
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TE Michael Cobb, MICH |
61 |
746 |
12.2 |
31 |
5
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WR Anthony Carter, MICH |
60 |
1181 |
19.7 |
t81 |
9
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WR Scott Fitzkee, PHIL |
55 |
731 |
13.3 |
44 |
3
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WR Charles Smith, BOS |
54 |
1009 |
18.7 |
t58 |
5
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WR Wyatt Henderson, OAK |
54 |
801 |
14.8 |
t53 |
9
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HB Herschel Walker, NJ |
53 |
489 |
9.2 |
t65 |
1
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HB Kelvin Bryant, PHIL |
53 |
410 |
7.7 |
50 |
1
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Offense[edit]
Position
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Player(s)
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Quarterback
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11 Bobby Hebert, Michigan Panthers
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Running back
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34 Herschel Walker, New Jersey Generals 44 Kelvin Bryant, Philadelphia Stars
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Wide receiver
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2 Trumaine Johnson, Chicago Blitz 84 Eric Truvillion, Tampa Bay Bandits
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Tight end
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87 Raymond Chester, Oakland Invaders
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Offensive tackle
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75 Irv Eatman, Philadelphia Stars 74 Ray Pinney, Michigan Panthers
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Guard
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78 Buddy Aydelette, Birmingham Stallions 63 Thom Dornbrook, Michigan Panthers
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Center
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67 Bob Van Duyne, Tampa Bay Bandits
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Defense[edit]
Position
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Player(s)
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Defensive end
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79 Mike Raines, Birmingham Stallions 70 Kit Lathrop, Chicago Blitz
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Defensive tackle
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68 Fred Nordgren, Tampa Bay Bandits
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Linebacker
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57 John Corker, Michigan Panthers 52 Stan White, Chicago Blitz 54 Sam Mills, Philadelphia Stars 56 Marcus Marek, Boston Breakers
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Cornerback
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33 Jeff George, Tampa Bay Bandits 34 David Martin, Denver Gold
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Safety
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27 Luther Bradley, Chicago Blitz 25 Scott Woerner, Philadelphia Stars
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Special teams[edit]
Season awards[edit]
References[edit]
See also[edit]
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