1983 USFL Season


We currently have 442 game stories, 413 boxscores, 10 photos and 943 video clips online for 455 USFL games (including preseason and playoffs) from 1983-1985. Please contact us if you have any of the preceding or additional information about USFL broadcasts. Thank you to Chris Blackburn for videos, boxscores and supplementary material throughout. Additional thanks to rambler11370 and Matco Sports for assistance with video clips and Tom Hefner for help with boxscores.

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Week 1
Sunday, March 6, 1983 Boston 17 at Tampa Bay 21 42,437   S B 1 H
Sunday, March 6, 1983 Chicago 28 at Washington 7 38,010   ABC S B 1 P,G,H
Sunday, March 6, 1983 New Jersey 15 at Los Angeles 20 34,002   ABC S B 1 P,G,H
Sunday, March 6, 1983 Oakland 24 at Arizona 0 45,167   S B 1 H
Sunday, March 6, 1983 Philadelphia 13 at Denver 7 45,102   ABC S B 1 P,G,H
Monday, March 7, 1983 Michigan 9 at Birmingham 7 38,352   ESPN S B G,H
 
Week 2
Saturday, March 12, 1983 Chicago 29 at Arizona 30 28,434   ESPN S B 1 P,G,H
Saturday, March 12, 1983 Michigan 7 at Tampa Bay 19 38,789   S B H
Sunday, March 13, 1983 Birmingham 20 at Oakland 14 OT 47,344   S B H
Sunday, March 13, 1983 Boston 21 at Denver 7 41,926   S B H
Sunday, March 13, 1983 New Jersey 0 at Philadelphia 25 38,205   ABC S B P,G,H
Monday, March 14, 1983 Washington 3 at Los Angeles 20 22,453   ESPN S B H
 
Week 3
Saturday, March 19, 1983 Los Angeles 14 at Arizona 21 29,335   S B H
Saturday, March 19, 1983 Oakland 33 at Michigan 27 28,952   ESPN S B P,G,H
Sunday, March 20, 1983 Denver 16 at Chicago 13 26,949   ABC S B P,G,H
Sunday, March 20, 1983 Tampa Bay 32 at New Jersey 9 53,307   S B P,H
Sunday, March 20, 1983 Washington 16 at Boston 19 18,430   S B 1 P,H
Monday, March 21, 1983 Philadelphia 17 at Birmingham 10 12,850   ESPN S B H
 
Week 4
Saturday, March 26, 1983 Arizona 7 at Birmingham 16 5,000   ESPN S B H
Sunday, March 27, 1983 Boston 31 at New Jersey 21 41,218   S B H
Sunday, March 27, 1983 Los Angeles 14 at Chicago 20 10,936   ABC S B H
Sunday, March 27, 1983 Michigan 16 at Washington 22 OT 11,404   S B H
Sunday, March 27, 1983 Tampa Bay 27 at Philadelphia 22 18,718   ABC S B G,H
Monday, March 28, 1983 Oakland 12 at Denver 22 38,720   ESPN S B H
 
Week 5
Saturday, April 2, 1983 Birmingham 16 at Boston 27 10,976   S B H
Saturday, April 2, 1983 Chicago 42 at Tampa Bay 3 46,585   ESPN S B H
Sunday, April 3, 1983 New Jersey 35 at Arizona 21 31,382   S B H
Sunday, April 3, 1983 Oakland 7 at Los Angeles 10 23,538   S B H
Sunday, April 3, 1983 Washington 3 at Philadelphia 34 14,576   ABC S B H
Monday, April 4, 1983 Denver 29 at Michigan 21 11,279   KUSA S B H
 
Week 6
Saturday, April 9, 1983 Tampa Bay 22 at Denver 16 OT 46,848   ESPN, WTOG S B P,G,H
Sunday, April 10, 1983 Birmingham 11 at Chicago 22 13,859   ABC S B P,H,P
Sunday, April 10, 1983 Michigan 21 at New Jersey 6 17,648   S B H
Sunday, April 10, 1983 Oakland 26 at Boston 7 7,984   ABC S B P,G,H
Sunday, April 10, 1983 Philadelphia 17 at Los Angeles 3 18,671   S B H
Monday, April 11, 1983 Arizona 22 at Washington 21 13,936   ESPN S B H
 
Week 7
Saturday, April 16, 1983 Philadelphia 17 at Oakland 7 34,901   ESPN S B H
Sunday, April 17, 1983 Boston 44 at Arizona 23 20,911   S B H
Sunday, April 17, 1983 Chicago 12 at Michigan 17 11,634   ABC S B H
Sunday, April 17, 1983 Denver 9 at Birmingham 7 26,250   S B H
Sunday, April 17, 1983 Washington 22 at New Jersey 23 35,381   ABC S B G,H
Monday, April 18, 1983 Los Angeles 18 at Tampa Bay 13 32,223   ESPN S B H
 
Week 8
Saturday, April 23, 1983 Denver 3 at Arizona 24 21,557   S B H
Saturday, April 23, 1983 Los Angeles 24 at Michigan 34 13,184   ESPN S B P,G,H
Sunday, April 24, 1983 Boston 16 at Philadelphia 23 10,257   ABC S B P,H
Sunday, April 24, 1983 Oakland 9 at Birmingham 21 18,500   S B H
Sunday, April 24, 1983 Tampa Bay 30 at Washington 23 9,070   S B H
Monday, April 25, 1983 New Jersey 14 at Chicago 17 OT 32,182   ESPN S B P,G,H
 
Week 9
Saturday, April 30, 1983 Philadelphia 24 at Tampa Bay 10 41,559   ESPN S B H
Sunday, May 1, 1983 Birmingham 35 at Washington 3 12,818   S B H
Sunday, May 1, 1983 Chicago 38 at Los Angeles 17 21,123   S B H
Sunday, May 1, 1983 Michigan 28 at Boston 24 10,971   ABC S B P,G,H
Sunday, May 1, 1983 New Jersey 34 at Denver 29 47,940   ABC S B P,G,H
Monday, May 2, 1983 Arizona 20 at Oakland 34 27,460   ESPN S B H
 
Week 10
Saturday, May 7, 1983 Boston 20 at Los Angeles 23 16,307   ESPN, WNEV S B P,G,H
Saturday, May 7, 1983 Michigan 21 at Arizona 10 20,423   ESPN S B P,H
Sunday, May 8, 1983 Denver 3 at Philadelphia 6 14,306   ABC S B H
Sunday, May 8, 1983 Tampa Bay 17 at Oakland 10 26,989   ABC S B H
Sunday, May 8, 1983 Washington 3 at Chicago 31 11,300   S B H
Monday, May 9, 1983 Birmingham 22 at New Jersey 7 38,734   ESPN S B H
 
Week 11
Saturday, May 14, 1983 Los Angeles 20 at Birmingham 35 42,212   ESPN, KTTV S B H
Sunday, May 15, 1983 Arizona 14 at Tampa Bay 20 32,327   S B H
Sunday, May 15, 1983 Chicago 24 at Philadelphia 31 25,251   ABC S B H
Monday, May 16, 1983 Denver 9 at Boston 17 4,173   S B H
Monday, May 16, 1983 New Jersey 24 at Michigan 31 32,862   ESPN S B P,G,H
Monday, May 16, 1983 Washington 27 at Oakland 34 25,900   S B H
 
Week 12
Saturday, May 21, 1983 Oakland 9 at Tampa Bay 29 43,389   ESPN, KBHK S B H
Sunday, May 22, 1983 Boston 21 at Washington 14 7,303   S B H
Sunday, May 22, 1983 Chicago 19 at New Jersey 13 OT 33,812   ABC S B H
Sunday, May 22, 1983 Los Angeles 14 at Denver 10 32,963   ABC S B H
Sunday, May 22, 1983 Philadelphia 24 at Arizona 7 18,151   S B H
Monday, May 23, 1983 Birmingham 23 at Michigan 20 OT 20,042   ESPN S B P,G,H
 
Week 13
Friday, May 27, 1983 Birmingham 19 at Denver 21 38,829   ESPN S B H
Sunday, May 29, 1983 Los Angeles 10 at Oakland 20 28,967   S B H
Sunday, May 29, 1983 New Jersey 32 at Washington 29 11,264   S B H
Sunday, May 29, 1983 Philadelphia 17 at Boston 21 15,668   ABC S B P,G,H
Monday, May 30, 1983 Arizona 11 at Chicago 36 13,952   ESPN S B H
Monday, May 30, 1983 Tampa Bay 7 at Michigan 43 23,976   ESPN S B P,G,H
 
Week 14
Friday, June 3, 1983 Washington 12 at Denver 24 40,671   S B H
Saturday, June 4, 1983 New Jersey 21 at Oakland 34 32,908   ESPN S B P,G,H
Sunday, June 5, 1983 Arizona 13 at Los Angeles 17 13,826   S B H
Sunday, June 5, 1983 Birmingham 17 at Tampa Bay 45 35,623   ABC S B H
Sunday, June 5, 1983 Michigan 20 at Philadelphia 29 19,727   ABC S B H
Monday, June 6, 1983 Chicago 15 at Boston 21 15,087   ESPN S B H
 
Week 15
Saturday, June 11, 1983 Boston 19 at Birmingham 31 20,500   S B H
Saturday, June 11, 1983 Washington 18 at Arizona 11 16,656   S B H
Sunday, June 12, 1983 Michigan 42 at Los Angeles 17 16,023   S B H
Sunday, June 12, 1983 Philadelphia 23 at New Jersey 9 32,521   S B H
Sunday, June 12, 1983 Tampa Bay 8 at Chicago 31 21,249   ABC S B H
Monday, June 13, 1983 Denver 10 at Oakland 16 26,840   ESPN S B P,G,H
 
Week 16
Friday, June 17, 1983 Arizona 6 at Denver 32 42,621   S B H
Friday, June 17, 1983 Chicago 29 at Birmingham 14 23,459   ABC S B P,G,H
Friday, June 17, 1983 Los Angeles 13 at New Jersey 20 31,807   ABC S B H
Sunday, June 19, 1983 Tampa Bay 17 at Boston 24 15,530   WNEV, WTOG? S B H
Monday, June 20, 1983 Oakland 6 at Philadelphia 12 16,933   ESPN S B H
Monday, June 20, 1983 Washington 25 at Michigan 27 26,418   S B H
 
Week 17
Saturday, June 25, 1983 Arizona 14 at New Jersey 21 30,612   ESPN S B H
Saturday, June 25, 1983 Boston 16 at Oakland 17 30,396   ESPN S B P,G,H
Sunday, June 26, 1983 Birmingham 10 at Philadelphia 31 17,973   S B H
Sunday, June 26, 1983 Los Angeles 21 at Washington 28 9,792   ABC? S B H
Sunday, June 26, 1983 Michigan 34 at Chicago 19 25,041   ABC S B P,G,H
Monday, June 27, 1983 Denver 23 at Tampa Bay 26 46,128   ESPN S B G,H
 
Week 18
Saturday, July 2, 1983 Tampa Bay 17 at Birmingham 29 20,300   ESPN S B H
Sunday, July 3, 1983 Arizona 7 at Michigan 33 31,905   ABC S B P,G,H
Sunday, July 3, 1983 Denver 14 at Los Angeles 21 11,471   S B H
Sunday, July 3, 1983 New Jersey 10 at Boston 34 15,798   S B H
Sunday, July 3, 1983 Oakland 7 at Chicago 31 12,346   ABC S B P,H
Sunday, July 3, 1983 Philadelphia 14 at Washington 21 11,039   S B 1 H
 
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, July 9, 1983 Chicago 38 at Philadelphia 44 OT 15,686   ABC S B P,G,H
Sunday, July 10, 1983 Oakland 21 at Michigan 37 60,237   ABC S B G,H
 
Championship
Sunday, July 17, 1983 Michigan 24 at Philadelphia 22 (Denver, CO) 50,906   ABC S B P,G,H