1983 United States Football League season
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Regular season
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Duration
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March 6 – July 3, 1983
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2024-03-06 | 1983-07-03 | 1983 United States Football League season
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Playoffs
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Start date |
July 9, 1983
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1983-07-09 | 1983-07-17 | Playoffs
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Championship
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Date |
July 17, 1983
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Site |
Denver, Colo.
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Champions |
Michigan Panthers
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1983-07-17
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Denver, Colo.
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Michigan Panthers
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The 1983 USFL season was the inaugural season of the United States Football League.
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 |
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 |
Meadowlands |
76,891 |
35,004 |
46% |
Chuck Fairbanks
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Washington Federals
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4 |
14 |
0 |
.222 |
297 |
422 |
RFK |
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 |
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 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 |
LA 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 |
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 |
70,030 |
25,776 |
37% |
Doug Shivley
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Playoffs[]
Home team in CAPITALS
- Divisional Playoffs:
- PHILADELPHIA 44, Chicago 38 (OT)
- MICHIGAN 37, Oakland 21
- USFL Championship game (at Denver, Colorado)
- Michigan 24, Philadelphia 22
Statistics[]
1983 regular season stat leaders[]
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 |
Ave. |
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 Art 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 Leon 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 |
Ave. |
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 Art 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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Awards[]
1983 USFL All-League Team
- WR Trumaine Johnson, CHIC
- WR Eric Truvillion, TB
- TE Raymond Chester, OAKL
- T Irv Eatman, PHIL
- T Ray Pinney, MICH
- G Buddy Aydelette, BIRM
- G Thom Dornbrook, MICH
- C Bob Van Duyne, TB
- QB Bobby Hebert, MICH
- HB Herschel Walker, NJ
- HB Kelvin Bryant, PHIL
- DE Mike Raines, BIRM
- DE Kit Lathrop, CHIC
- NT Fred Nordgren, TB
- OLB John Corker, MICH
- OLB Stan White, CHIC
- ILB Sam Mills, PHIL
- ILB Marcus Marek, BOS
- CB Jeff George, TB
- CB David Martin, DENV
- S Luther Bradley, CHIC
- S Scott Woerner, PHIL
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1983 The Sporting News USFL All-Star Team
- DE Mike Raines, BIRM
- DE Calvin Turner, DENV
- NT Kit Lathrop, CHIC
- DT Eddie Weaver, LA
- OLB John Corker, MICH
- OLB Ben Needham, BOS
- ILB Sam Mills, PHIL
- ILB Ray Bentley, MICH
- CB Clarence Chapman, MICH
- CB David Martin, DENV
- S David Greenwood, MICH
- S Scott Woerner, PHIL
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See also[]