1983 Birmingham Stallions season

1983 Birmingham Stallions season
OwnerMarvin L. Warner
Head coachRollie Dotsch
Home stadiumLegion Field
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th Pacific Division
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Birmingham Stallions in the United States Football League. The Stallions were led by head coach Rollie Dotsch and finished with a 4–14 record.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 7 Michigan Panthers L7–9 0–1 Legion Field 30,305
2 March 13 at Oakland Invaders W 20–14 (OT) 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,344
3 March 21 Philadelphia Stars L 10–17 1–2 Legion Field 12,850
4 March 26 Arizona Wranglers W 16–7 2–2 Legion Field 5,000
5 April 2 at Boston Breakers L 16–27 2–3 Nickerson Field 10,976
6 April 10 at Chicago Blitz L 11–22 2–4 Soldier Field 13,859
7 April 17 Denver Gold L 7–9 2–5 Legion Field 26,250
8 April 24 Oakland Invaders W 21–9 3–5 Legion Field 18,500
9 May 1 at Washington Federals W 35–3 4–5 RFK Stadium 12,818
10 May 9 at New Jersey Generals W 22–7 5–5 Giants Stadium 38,734
11 May 14 Los Angeles Express W 35–20 6–5 Legion Field 42,212
12 May 23 at Michigan Panthers W23-20 7–5 Pontiac Silverdome 20,042
13 May 27 at Denver Gold L 19–21 7–6 Mile High Stadium 38,829
14 June 5 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 17–45 7–7 Tampa Stadium 35,623
15 June 12 Boston Breakers W 31–19 8–7 Legion Field 20,500
16 June 17 Chicago Blitz L 14–29 8–8 Legion Field 22,500
17 June 26 at Philadelphia Stars L 10–31 8–9 Veterans Stadium 17,973
18 July 2 Tampa Bay Bandits W 29–17 9–9 Legion Field 20,300

Sources[2][3][4]

Standings

USFL Central Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Michigan Panthers 12 6 0 .667 4–2 451 337 W4
Chicago Blitz 12 6 0 .667 4–2 456 271 W1
Tampa Bay Bandits 11 7 0 .611 2–4 363 378 L1
Birmingham Stallions 9 9 0 .500 2–4 343 326 W1

Statistics

1983 Birmingham Stallions statistics

No. Rushing Pos GP-GS Car Yds Avg Lng TDs
32 Ken Talton FB 15-11 228 907 4.0 28 5
23 Earl Gant RB 17-14 133 530 4.0 19 2
40 Cornelius Quarles FB 15-7 107 495 4.6 39 3
45 Billy White RB 16-4 117 349 3.0 14 2
10 Reggie Collier QB 8-5 39 253 6.5 30 4
30 Lonnie Johnson RB 11-0 52 181 3.5 22 3
12 Bobby Lane RB 18-13 42 178 4.2 32 3
11 Melvin Williams QB 10-0 7 58 8.3 17 0
86 Jim Smith WR 12-10 5 39 7.8 21 0
82 Ron Frederick WR 15-4 4 19 4.8 17 0
31 John Skibinski FB 17-0 6 13 2.2 4 0
84 Sylvester Moy WR 13-2 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0
Total 741 3,017 4.1 39 22
Opponents 520 2,330 4.5 73 18
No. Passing Pos GP-GS Cmp-Att Yds Lng Pct TD IC Skd Lost
12 Bobby Lane QB 18-13 175-346 2,264 53 50.6% 14 18 15 106
10 Reggie Collier QB 8-5 47-108 604 46 43.5% 1 7 14 132
11 Melvin Williams QB 10-0 9-21 131 39 42.9% 0 2 1 5
Total   231-475 2,999 53 48.6% 15 27 30 243
Opponents   278-554 3,520 81 50.2% 22 22 51 414
No. Receiving Pos GP-GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
86 Jim Smith WR 12-10 51 756 14.8 39 3
81 Darryl Mason TE 18-18 45 547 12.2 33 2
83 Greg Anderson WR 18-16 28 529 18.9 50 5
23 Earl Gant RB 17-14 24 299 12.5 37 1
32 Ken Talton RB 15-11 21 156 7.4 25 0
82 Ron Frederick WR 15-4 16 290 18.1 46 2
84 Sylvester Moy WR 13-2 12 203 16.9 53 0
40 Cornelius Quarles FB 15-7 12 86 7.2 17 0
45 Billy White RB 16-4 7 47 6.7 8 0
88 Steve Stephens TE 14-3 6 36 6.0 17 1
85 Johnnie Dirden WR 8-0 3 22 7.3 12 0
31 John Skibinski FB 17-0 2 13 6.5 8 0
30 Lonnie Johnson RB/KR 11-0 2 12 6.0 16 1
80 Mike Kincaid WR/KR 10-0 1 3 3.0 3 0
4 Scott Norwood K 18-0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 231 2,999 13.0 53 15
Opponents 278 3,520 12.7 81 22
No. Kickoff returns Pos GP-GS KOR Yds Avg Lng TDs
80 Mike Kincaid WR/KR 10-0 19 404 21.3 43 0
85 Johnnie Dirden WR/KR 8-0 16 322 20.1 41 0
30 Lonnie Johnson RB/KR 11-0 10 190 19.0 39 0
21 Charles Grandjean SS 18-6 8 97 12.1 26 0
87 Kevin Miller WR 5-1 2 34 17.0 21 0
45 Billy White WR 16-4 1 27 27.0 27 0
82 Ron Frederick WR 15-4 1 14 14.0 14 0
40 Charlie Trotman CB 3-0 1 11 11.0 11 0
59 Mark Battaglia G/C 18-11 1 10 10.0 10 0
57 Dallas Hickman LB 18-16 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 60 1,109 18.5 43 0
Opponents 71 1,183 16.7 67 0
No. Punt returns Pos GP-GS PR FC Yds Avg Lng TDs
82 Ron Frederick WR/KR 15-4 23 6 170 7.4 15 0
80 Mike Kincaid WR/KR 10-0 15 1 100 6.7 14 0
45 Billy White RB 16-4 1 0 15 15.0 15 0
87 Kevin Miller WR/KR 5-1 4 1 6 1.5 3 0
85 Johnnie Dirden WR/KR 8-0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
32 Ken Talton FB 15-11 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Total 45 8 291 6.5 15 0
Opponents 45 7 380 8.4 31 0
No. Kicking Pos GP-GS FGM FGA XPM XPA PTS
4 Scott Norwood K 18-0 25 34 34 35 109
Total 25 34 34 35 109
Opponents 14 27 34 37 76
No. PUNTING Pos GP-GS Pnt Yds Avg Lng TB In20
7 Alan Bollinger P 11-0 51 2,008 39.4 56 7 11
8 Skip Johnston P 4-0 21 870 41.4 63 2 2
8 Dario Casarino P 3-0 12 437 36.4 52 1 1
Total 84 3,315 39.5 63 9 13
Opponents 88 3,674 41.8 70 8 27
No. Defense Pos GP-GS Tkl Ast Tot Skd PD FR IC Yds
55 Herb Spencer LB 16-12 83 22 105 7.5 5 2 1 42
44 Billy Cesare SS 18-18 66 23 89 0.0 18 2 4 52
53 Rich D'Amico LB 16-16 71 13 84 1.0 0 2 0 0
57 Dallas Hickmam LB 18-16 61 14 75 6.5 3 0 1 7
28 Frank Reed CB 15-14 59 14 73 1.0 13 1 3 24
75 Jimmy Walker NT 18-16 49 14 63 5.0 3 1 1 27
20 Emmuel Thompson CB 18-13 48 10 58 0.0 19 0 5 24
98 Jackie Cline DE 17-16 38 11 49 5.5 0 1 0 0
49 Mike Thomas FS 18-17 41 8 49 0.0 12 0 2 27
97 Reggie Lewis DE 14-3 33 15 48 2.0 0 0 0 0
79 Mike Raines DE 17-13 31 17 48 8.0 2 0 0 0
50 Larry McPherson LB 16-16 29 14 43 4.0 0 2 4 55
21 Charles Grandjean CB 18-6 26 12 38 0.0 0 0 0 0
42 Mike Hatchett SS 18-0 23 11 34 0.0 0 0 0 0
56 Mike Murphy LB 13-2 27 5 32 1.5 0 0 0 0
26 David Evans CB 4-3 21 7 28 0.0 2 0 0 0
96 Charles Martin NT 14-2 20 7 27 0.0 0 1 0 0
51 Freddie Smith LB 9-2 11 3 14 3.0 0 0 0 0
99 Moochie Allen NT 7-0 6 7 13 0.5 0 0 0 0
77 Drew Taylor DE 7-4 10 0 10 4.5 0 0 0 0
63 Brett Williams DE 5-0 3 3 6 1.0 0 0 0 0
60 Melvin Land LB 7-4 5 1 6 0.0 0 0 1 9
24 Charlie Trotman CB 3-0 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0
90 Wendell Ray LB 3-2 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0
58 Lester Dickey LB 2-2 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0
38 David Smilo FS 6-1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0
51 Carl McGee LB 2-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 771 234 1,005 51.0 77 12 22 267
Opponents --- --- --- 30.0 -- -- 27 283
No. Offensive linemen Pos GP-GS
72 Robert Woods LT 16-15
71 Pat Phenix RT 16-16
70 Mark Goodspeed OT 1-0
78 Buddy Aydelette LG/T 18-18
59 Mark Battaglia RG 18-11
74 Pat Saindon RG 10-6
64 Mike Turner RG/T 14-2
69 Bill Searcey OG 5-0
54 Tom Banks C 18-18

References

  1. ^ "1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft". Pro Football Archives. January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Birmingham Stallions Game-by-Game Results Retrieved January 5, 2019
  3. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved January 5, 2019
  4. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL) Retrieved January 5, 2019
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