1983 USFL Week 1

Invaders 24, Wranglers 0
MARCH 6 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Oakland  ..........................  7     0     0   17--24 
Arizona  ..........................  0     0     0    O-- 0 

SCORING 
Oakland--Henderson 53 pass from Besana (Shea 
kick). 

Oakland--Whittington 2 run (Shea kick ). 

Oakland--Field goal Shea 45. 

Oakland--Henderson 19 pass from Besana (Shea 
kick ). 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                          Oakland      Arizona 
First downs  ...........................     16          12 
Rushes-Yards  .......................... 29-130      31-102 
Passing yards  .........................    215        ].08 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................   2-21        5.32 
Return yards  ..........................     70          92 
Passes  ................................  16-23-0     15-32-1 
Punts  .................................   4-44.3      7-30.4 
Fumbles-Lost  ..........................    3-2         1-1 
Penalties-Yards  .......................   2-20        3-20 
Time of possession  ....................  28:26       31:34 
Attendance--45,167. 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
Rushing--Oakland, Whittington 12-69, Jackson 5- 
23, Torosian 5-18, Henderson 1-23, Daniel 1-4, Be- 
sana 1-1, Banks 1-minus 10, James 3-2; Arizona, 
Clark 15-47, Murray 5-31, Blue 8-15, Howell 1-5, 
Biedsoe 1-2, Risher 1-2. 

Passing--Oakland, Besana 15-22-0--239, Grant 
1-1-0--minus 3; Arizona, Krueger 10-19-0--96, 
Risher 5-13-1--44. 

Receiving--Oakland, Whittington 5-31, Jackson 3- 
22, Henderson 3-92, Banks 3-74, James 1-minus 3, 
Chester 1-20; Arizona, Blue 4-27, Murray 1-7, Bled- 
soe 1-minus 2, Balholm 4-57, Denfeld 1-6, Keel 1-10, 
Smith 3-35. 

Kickoff Returns--Oakland, James 1-26; Arizona, 
Murray 2-48, Jones 2-44. 

Punt Returns--Oakland, Yancy 4-32; Arizona, none. 

Interceptions--Oakland, Manumaleuga :1-12. 

Punting--Oakland, Talley 4-44.3; Arizona, Asmus 
7- 30.4. 

Field Goals--Oakland, Shea 1-2; Arizona, Asmus 0- 
2. 

Sacks--Oakland, Liles 2-9, Manumaleuga 2-15, 
Hardman 1-8; Arizona, Kimmel 1-7, Larry 1-14. 

Bandits 21, Breakers 17 
MARCH 6 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Boston  ....................... 3   7   7   0--17 
Tampa Bay  .................... 0   7   7   7--21 

SCORING 
Boston--Field goal Mazzetti 30. 

Tampa Bay--R. Williams 5 pass from Reaves (Andru- 
syshyn kick). 

Boston--Steels 6 pass from Walton (Mazzetti kick ). 

Tampa Bay--Truvillion 6 pass from Reaves (Andrusy- 
shyn kick ). 

Boston-- Davis 1 run (Mazzetti kick). 

Tampa Bay--Gillespie 33 pass from Reaves (Andrusy- 
shyn kick ). 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                          Boston   Tampa Bay 
First downs  ...........................    14          26
Rushes-Yards  .......................... 26-70      31-112 
Passing yards..:  ......................   155         358 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................   1-8         O-0 
Return yards  ..........................   144          84 
Passes  ................................ 17-28-1     28-40-2 
Punts  .................................  5-42.0      3-33.0 
Fumbles- Lost  .........................   0-0         0-0 
Penalties-Yards  .......................  4-28        6-44 
Time u! possession  .................... 31:02       28:58 
At tendance--42,437. 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
Rushing--Boston, Crump 7-17, Davis 12-29, Steels 
6-23, Walton 1-1; Tampa Bay, R. Williams 25-97, 
Boone 6-15. 

Passing--Boston, Walton 17-28-1--163; Tampa 
Bay, Reaves 28-39-2--358, R. Williams O-1-0--0. 

Receiving--Boston, Franz 3-18, Davis 2-13, Steels 
4-35, Crump 2-15, Taylor 1-1, C. Smith 2-48, Coash 
3-33; Tampa Bay, R. Williams 6-49, Gilbert 2-15, 
Buggs 7-112, Truvillion 6-88, Cox 1-22, Boone 5-39, 
Gillespie 1-33. 

Kickoff Returns--Boston, Steels 2-30; Tampa Bay, 
Gillespie 2-25, Ragsdale 1-10, Bailey 1-19. 

Punt Returns--Boston, Steels 1-10; Tampa Bay, 
Cox 4-27. 

Interceptions--Boston, Love 1-102, Needham 1-2; 
Tampa Bay, Taylor 1-3. 

Punting--Boston, Hoopes 5-42.0; Tampa Bay, An- 
drusyshyn 3-33.0. 

Field Goals--Boston, Mazzetti 1-2, Tampa Bay, An- 
drusyshyn O- 1. 

Sacks--Boston, none; Tampa Bay, Groves 1-8. 

Stars 13, Gold 7
MARCH 6 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Philadelphia  .....................  7   3   3   0--13 
Denver  ...........................  0   0   0   7-- 7

SCORING 
Philadelphia--Fusina 2 run (Trout kick). 

Philadelphia--Field goal Trout 50. 

Philadelphia--Field goal Trout 29. 

Denver--Johnson 1 run (Speelman kick). 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                      Philadelphia     Denver 
First downs  ...........................     13          15 
Rushes-Yards  .......................... 34-103      31-103 
Passing yards  .........................    129         112 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................    1-8        2-24 
Return yards  ..........................     64         104 
Passes  ................................  16-29-0     17-33-4 
Punts  .................................   6-44.8      5-38.6 
Fumbles-Lost  ..........................    3-1         4-2 
Penalties-Yards  .......................   9-49        4-20 
Time of possession  ....................  29:44       30:16 
Attendance--45,102. 


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
Rushing--Philadelphia, Bryant 18-51, Harvin 3-17, 
Russell 4-23, Fusina 7-25, Krohn 2-minus 13; Denver, 
Matthews 3-minus 1, Sydney 9-50, Canada 7-20, T. 
Miller 7-25, Ballage 1-0, Knapple 1-minus 3, Ford 1- 
6, Johnson 2-6. 

Passing--Philadelphia, Fusina 16-29-0 -137; Den- 
ver, Knapple 11-23-4--70, Johnson 6-10-0--66. 

Receiving--Philadelphia, Riley 2-13, Bryant 6-34, 
Donovan 2-20, Fitzkee 3-46, Russell 1-9, Harvin 1-5, 
Folsom 1-10; Denver, Niziolek 3-34, Canada 5-27, 
Phea 3-19, Sydney 2-5, T. Miller 1-8, James 2-38, 
Matthews 1-5. 

Kickoff Returns--Philadelphia, Harvin 1-22; Den- 
ver, Ballage 2-51, James 1-21. 

Punt Returns--Philadelphia, Woerner 3-25; Denver, 
Martin 3-32 
Interceptions--Philadelphia, Woerner 1-2, Jackson 
1-0, Howard 1-0, Brooks 1-15. 

Punting--Philadelphia, Landeta 4-44.8; Denver, 
Gortz 5- 38.6. 

Field Goals-Philadelphia, Trout 2-3; Denver, none 
attempted. 

Sacks--Philadelphu, Cooper 1/2-5 1/2, Mills l/2-5 1/2, 
Howard 1-13; Denver, Gerken 1-8 

Blitz 28, Federals 7
MARCH 6 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Chicago  ..................  7  14  0  7--28 
Washington  ...............  0   0  7  7-- 7 

SCORING 
Chicago--Buggs fumble recovery in end zone 
(Corral kick). 

Chicago--Long 4 run (Corral kick ). 

Chicago--Johnson 23 pass from Landry 
(Corral kick). 

Chicago--Ricker 10 pass from Landry (Cor- 
ral kick). 

Washington--Lee 19 pass from Hohensee 
(Ariri kick ). 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                          Chicago   Wash. 
First downs  ...........................     24       11 
Rushes- Yards  .........................4.5-143    15-36 
Passing yards  .........................    212      172 
Sacked- Yards Lost  ....................   5-39     2-30 
Return yards  ..........................     54       90 
Passes  ................................  19-27-0  18-35-2 
Funbles- Lost  .........................    1-0      3-1 
Penalties-Yards  .......................   6-55    .5-45 
Time of possession  ....................  38:55    21:05 
Attendance--38,010. 


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing--Chicago, Spencer 17-69, Long 
13-37, Dennison 3-9, Stone 8-24, Buggs 1- 
2, Landry 2-5, Koegel 1-minus 3; Washing- 
ton, James 14-34, Hohensee 1-2. 

Passing--Chicago, Landry 19-27-0--251; 
Washington, McQuilken 2-7-0--24, Hohen- 
see 16-28-2--178. 

Receiving--Chicago, Johnson 11-158, 
Ricker 3-32, Buggs 1-15, Willis 1-10, Long 
1-12, Spencer 2-24; Washington, R. Smith 
4-62, Walters 5-72, M. Brown 1-18, James 
4-16, Hardeman 1-3, Lee 2-32, Mayberry 
1- minus 1. 

Kickoff Returns--Chicago, Stone 1-23; 
Washington, R. Smith 5-83. 

Punt Returns--Chicago, Brown 1-11, 
Willis 1-16; Washington, R. Smith 1-7. 

Interceptions--Chicago, Bradley 2-4. 

Punting--Chicago, Corral 4-41.5; Wash- 
ington, Hoffman 9-33.7. 

Field Goals--Chicago, Corral 0-2; Wash- 
ington, none attempted. 

Sacks--Chicago, Ah You 1-22, Ehrmann 
1-8; Washington, Estay 1-13, Taylor 1-6, 
Greene 1-5, B. Smith 1-11, Bacon 1-4. 

Express 20, Generals 15
MARCH 6
SCORE BY PERIODS 
New Jersey   ............  9   0  0  6--15 
Los Angeles  ............  3  10  7  0--20 

SCORING 
Los Angeles--Field goal Abbott 23. 

New Jersey--Walker 5 run (kick failed). 

New Jersey--Field goal Jacobs 38. 

Los Angeles--Field goal Abbott 27. 

Los Angeles--Boddie 11 pass from Ramsey 
(Abbott kick). 

Los Angeles--Hayes 24 pass from Ramsey 
(Abbott kick). 

New Jersey--McConnaughey 10 pass from 
Scott (pass failed). 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                            N.J.    L.A. 
First downs  ...........................     22       16 
Rushes-Yards  .......................... 33-147   33-169 
Passing yards  .........................    219      127 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................   4-32     2-12 
Return yards  ..........................    106      127 
Passes  ................................  24-38-3  11-27-1 
Punts  .................................   1-34.0   4-31.0 
Fumbles-Lost  ..........................    3-2      0-0 
Penalties-Yards  .......................   6-35     4-32 
Time of possession  ....................  34:09    25:51 
Attendance--34,002. 


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing--New Jersey, Walker 16-65, Sul- 
livan 7-35, Coffey 6-20, Slawson 1-6, 
Carthon 3-21; Los Angeles, Boddie 13-77, 
Harrington 8-30, Rae 3-22, Haslip 2-15, 
Ramsey 3-20, Davis 3-10, K. Williams 1- 
minus 5. 

Passing--New Jersey, Scott 24-38-3-- 
251; Los Angeles, Rae 3-7-0--22, Ramsey 
8-20-1--117. 

Receiving--New Jersey, Hicks 5-69, Cof- 
fey 4-18, Friede 2-17, Walker 1-3, Sullivan 
2-13, Slawson 2-34, Brodsky 3-29, McCon- 
naughey 4-61, Bowers 1-7; Los Angeles, 
Hayes 4-60, Sherrod 1-10, K. Williams 1-20, 
Boddie 5-49. 

Kickoff Returns--New Jersey, Sullivan 1- 
18, Lott 3-78, Weddington 1-10; Los An- 
geles, Turner 2-58, Fox 2-36. 

Punt Returns--New Jersey, none; Los An- 
geles, Fox 1-17. 

Interceptions--New Jersey, Moody 1-0; 
Los Angeles, Byers 2-16, Scoggins 1-0. 

Punting--New Jersey, Jacobs 1-34.0; Los 
Angeles, Walker 4-31.0. 

Field Goals--New Jersey, Jacobs 1-2; Los 
Angeles, Abbott 2-2.

Sacks--New Jersey, Lockette 1-9, Wil- 
liamson 1-3; Los Angeles, Scoggins 1-6, Ed- 
wards 2-17, G. Fields 1-9. 

Panthers 9, Stallions 7
MONDAY, MARCH 7 
SCORE BY PERIODS 
Michigan  .......................  6   3   0    0--9 
Birmingham  .....................  0   7   0    0--7 

SCORING 
Michigan--Field goal Bojovic 49. 

Michigan--Field goal Bojovic 49. 

Birmingham--Collier 3 run (Norwood kick). 

Michigan--Field goal Bojovic 48. 

TEAM STATISTICS 
                                         Michigan   Birmingham 
First downs  ...........................     17         15 
Rushes-Yards  .......................... 36-144     43-169 
Passing yards  .........................    115         40 
Sacked-Yards lost  .....................   2-16        1-9 
Return yards  ..........................     56         75 
Passes  ................................  11-20-0     6-14-3 
Punts  .................................   2-38.0     2-43.0 
Fumbles-Lost  ..........................   4- 2        1-1 
Penalties- Yards  ......................   2-22       2-10 
Time of possession  ....................  29:24      30:36 
Attendance--30,305. 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 
Rushing--Michigan, Ellis 20-74, Hagen 8-57, Carter 
1-9, Hargrove 2-4, Hebert 3-4, Williams 2-minus 4; 
Birmingham, Collier 13-76, Talton 19-52, Gant 9-27, 
Frederick 2-14. 

Passing--Michigan, Hebert 11-20-0--131; Bir- 
mingham, Collier 6-14-3--49. 

Receiving--Michigan, Cobb 3-39, Holloway 2-31, 
Hargrove 2-24, Hagen 2-23, McClain 1-12, Williams 
1-2; Birmingham, Mason 2-22, Talton 2-14, Gant 2- 
13. 

Kickoff RetUrns--Michigan, Williams 1-0, Ingram 
1-18; Birmingham, Kincaid 3-67. 

Punt Returns--Michigan, Carter 1-16; Birmingham, 
Kincaid 1-8. 

Interceptions--Michigan, Bentley 2-11, Corker 1- 
11. 

Punting--Michigan, Greenwood 2-38.0; Birming- 
ham, Casarino 2-43.0. 

Field Goals- Michigan, Bojovic 3-4; Birmingham, 
Norwood O- 1. 

Sacks--Michigan, Greenwood 1-9; Birmingham, 
Raines 2-16. 

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