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The 1983 USFL season was the inaugural season of the
United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...
.


Rules differences from NFL

*Optional 2 point conversion after touchdown (the NFL would add this rule in 1994). *Optional 1 inch kicking tee for extra points and field goal attempts. *Clock stop on first downs within the last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters. *Intentional and unintentional pass interference. *Six member officiating crew (no side judge). *The USFL game ball was inch (1 cm) shorter than the NFL game ball (both made by
Wilson Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...
). *There were no preseason games.


Expansion cities for 1984

During the 1983 season, the USFL announced expansion cities for the 1984 season. *
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
April 2

*San Diego May 16; moved to Arizona Outlaws, Tulsa July

* Houston Gamblers, Houston May 1

* Jacksonville Bulls, Jacksonville June 1

* San Antonio Gunslingers, San Antonio July 1

* Memphis Showboats, Memphis July 1


Regular season

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against'' '' = Division Champion, = Wild Card''
''Michigan won the tiebreaker with Chicago based on season series 2-0-0''


Playoffs


Statistics


1983 regular season stat leaders


Awards

1983 USFL All-League Team * WR Trumaine Johnson (wide receiver), Trumaine Johnson, CHIC * WR Eric Truvillion, TB * TE Raymond Chester, OAKL * T
Irv Eatman Irvin Humphrey "Irv" Eatman (born January 1, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle, who played professionally for 3 seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with the National Football League (NFL). Playi ...
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Ray Pinney Raymond Earl Pinney Jr. (born June 29, 1954) is a former American football offensive tackle and guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected by the Steelers in the second rou ...
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Buddy Aydelette William Leslie "Buddy" Aydelette (born August 19, 1956) is a former American football guard. He began his career with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Packers in the 7th round (169th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft. He w ...
, BIRM * G Thom Dornbrook, MICH * C
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Bobby Hebert Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced ; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster and former professional football quarterback. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to ...
, MICH * HB
Herschel Walker Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. ...
, NJ * HB Kelvin Bryant,
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* DE
Mike Raines Vaughn Michael Raines (born February 14, 1953) is a former professional and college football player. Raines was an Associated Press second-team All American his senior year at Alabama and was also chosen for the All-SEC defensive team. Raines w ...
, BIRM * DE
Kit Lathrop Kit Douglas Lathrop (born August 10, 1956) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and in the United States Football League (USFL). College career He played college football at West Valley College a ...
, CHIC * NT Fred Nordgren, TB * OLB
John Corker John B. Corker (born December 29, 1958) is a former American football linebacker who played four seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Houston Oilers, and eight seasons in the Arena Football League. In 2002, Corker was elected i ...
, MICH * OLB Stan White, CHIC * ILB Sam Mills,
PHIL Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...
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* CB
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Luther Bradley Luther Alexander Bradley (born May 7, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played four seasons for the Detroit Lions. He later played with the Chicago Blitz, Arizona Wranglers and Houston Gamblers of the USFL. He is the USF ...
, CHIC * S Scott Woerner,
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* K Tim Mazzetti,
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* KR Eric Robinson,
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, DENV 1983 The Sporting News USFL All-Star Team * WR Trumaine Johnson (wide receiver), Trumaine Johnson, CHIC * WR Eric Truvillion, TB * TE Raymond Chester, OAKL * T
Irv Eatman Irvin Humphrey "Irv" Eatman (born January 1, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle, who played professionally for 3 seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) and 11 seasons with the National Football League (NFL). Playi ...
PHIL Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...
* T
Ray Pinney Raymond Earl Pinney Jr. (born June 29, 1954) is a former American football offensive tackle and guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected by the Steelers in the second rou ...
MICH * G
Buddy Aydelette William Leslie "Buddy" Aydelette (born August 19, 1956) is a former American football guard. He began his career with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Packers in the 7th round (169th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft. He w ...
, BIRM * G Tyrone McGriff, MICH * C Bart Oates,
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* QB
Bobby Hebert Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced ; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster and former professional football quarterback. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to ...
, MICH * HB
Herschel Walker Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. ...
, NJ * HB Kelvin Bryant,
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* DE
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, BIRM * DE
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Kit Lathrop Kit Douglas Lathrop (born August 10, 1956) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and in the United States Football League (USFL). College career He played college football at West Valley College a ...
, CHIC * DT
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BOS ''Bos'' (from Latin '' bōs'': cow, ox, bull) is the genus of wild and domestic cattle. ''Bos'' is often divided into four subgenera: ''Bos'', ''Bibos'', ''Novibos'', and ''Poephagus'', but including these last three divisions within the gen ...
* ILB Sam Mills,
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* ILB Ray Bentley, MICH * CB
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, MICH * S Scott Woerner,
PHIL Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...
* K Tim Mazzetti,
BOS ''Bos'' (from Latin '' bōs'': cow, ox, bull) is the genus of wild and domestic cattle. ''Bos'' is often divided into four subgenera: ''Bos'', ''Bibos'', ''Novibos'', and ''Poephagus'', but including these last three divisions within the gen ...
* KR Eric Robinson,
WASH WASH (or Watsan, WaSH) is an acronym that stands for "water, sanitation and hygiene". It is used widely by non-governmental organizations and aid agencies in developing countries. The purposes of providing access to WASH services include achievi ...
* P Sean Landeta,
PHIL Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...
* PR Anthony Carter, MICH


Season awards


See also

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1983 NFL season The 1983 NFL season was the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The Colts played their final season in Baltimore before the team's relocation to Indianapolis the following season. The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when ...
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