1983 Arizona Wranglers season

1983 Arizona Wranglers season
OwnerJim Joseph
Head coachDoug Shively
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place2nd Atlantic Division
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Arizona Wranglers in the United States Football League. The Generals were led by head coach Doug Shively and finished with a 4–14 record.[1]

USFL draft

Main article: 1983 USFL draft
Arizona Wranglers 1983 USFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes
Round Choice Overall
1 2 2 Traded to the Chicago Blitz
1 6 6 Eric Dickerson RB 6'2" 190 Southern Methodist
2 23 23 Gary Williams WR 6'2" 215 Ohio State
3 26 26 Sid Abramowitz OT 6'6" 280 Tulsa
4 47 47 Rob Fada OG 6'2" 265 Pittsburgh
6 27 196 Jamar Wall CB 5'10" 204 Texas Tech
7 27 234 Sean Lissemore NT/DE 6'4" 298 William & Mary


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 6 Oakland Invaders L 0–24 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 45,167
2 March 12 Chicago Blitz W 30–29 1–1 Sun Devil Stadium 28,434
3 March 19 Los Angeles Express W 21–14 2–1 Sun Devil Stadium 29,335
4 March 26 at Birmingham Stallions L 7–16 2–2 Legion Field 5,000
5 April 3 New Jersey Generals L 21–35 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 31,382
6 April 11 at Washington Federals W 22–21 3–3 RFK Stadium 13,936
7 April 17 Boston Breakers L 23–44 3–4 Sun Devil Stadium 20,911
8 April 23 Denver Gold W 24–3 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 21,557
9 May 2 at Oakland Invaders L 20–23 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 27,460
10 May 7 Michigan Panthers L 10–21 4–6 Sun Devil Stadium 20,423
11 May 15 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 14–20 4–7 Tampa Stadium 32,327
12 May 22 Philadelphia Stars L 7–24 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 18,151
13 May 30 at Chicago Blitz L 11–36 4–9 Soldier Field 13,952
14 June 5 at Los Angeles Express L 13–17 4–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 13,826
15 June 11 Washington Federals L 11–18 4–11 Sun Devil Stadium 16,656
16 June 17 at Denver Gold L 6–32 4–12 Mile High Stadium 42,621
17 June 25 at New Jersey Generals L 14–21 4–13 Giants Stadium 30,612
18 July 3 at Michigan Panthers L 7–33 4–14 Pontiac Silverdome 31,905

Standings

USFL Pacific Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Invaders 9 9 0 .500 4–2 319 319 W1
Los Angeles Express 8 10 0 .444 3–3 296 370 W1
Denver Gold 7 11 0 .389 2–4 284 304 L2
Arizona Wranglers 4 14 0 .222 2–4 261 442 L10

References

  1. ^ "1983 Arizona Wranglers (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft". Pro Football Archives. January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Arizona Wranglers Game-by-Game Results
  3. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season
  4. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Arizona Wranglers (USFL)
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