1983 Denver Gold season

1983 Denver Gold season
OwnerRon Blanding
Head coachRed Miller
Charley Armey (interim)
Craig Morton
Home stadiumMile High Stadium
Results
Record7–11
Division place3rd Pacific Division
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Denver Gold in the United States Football League. The Gold finished with a 7–11 record.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 6 Philadelphia Stars L 7–13 0–1 Mile High Stadium 45,102
2 March 13 Boston Breakers L 7–21 0–2 Mile High Stadium 41,926
3 March 20 at Chicago Blitz W 16–13 1–2 Soldier Field 22,600
4 March 28 Oakland Invaders W 22–12 2–2 Mile High Stadium 38,720
5 April 4 at Michigan Panthers W 29–21 3–2 Pontiac Silverdome 11,279
6 April 9 Tampa Bay Bandits L 16–22 OT 3–3 Mile High Stadium 46,848
7 April 17 at Birmingham Stallions W 9–7 4–3 Legion Field 26,250
8 April 23 at Arizona Wranglers L 3–24 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 21,557
9 May 1 New Jersey Generals L 29–34 4–5 Mile High Stadium 37,940
10 May 8 at Philadelphia Stars L 3–6 4–6 Veterans Stadium 14,306
11 May 15 at Boston Breakers L 9–17 4–7 Nickerson Field 4,173
12 May 22 Los Angeles Express L 10–14 4–8 Mile High Stadium 32,963
13 May 27 Birmingham Stallions W 21–19 5–8 Mile High Stadium 38,829
14 June 3 Washington Federals W 24–12 6–8 Mile High Stadium 40,671
15 June 13 at Oakland Invaders L 10–16 6–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 26,840
16 June 17 Arizona Wranglers W 32–6 7–9 Mile High Stadium 42,621
17 June 27 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 23–26 7–10 Tampa Stadium 46,128
18 July 3 at Los Angeles Express L 14–21 7–11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 11,471
Source:[2][3][4]

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 Denver Gold (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft". Pro Football Archives. January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Denver Gold Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 29, 2018
  3. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 29, 2018
  4. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Denver Gold (USFL) Retrieved December 29, 2018
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