1983 Oakland Invaders season

1983 Oakland Invaders season
Head coachJohn Ralston
Home stadiumOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record9–9
Division place1st Pacific Division
PlayoffsLost Divisional to Panthers, 21–37

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Oakland Invaders in the United States Football League. The Generals were led by head coach John Ralston and finished with a 9–9 record.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 6 at Arizona Wranglers W 24–0 1–0 Sun Devil Stadium 45,167
2 March 13 Birmingham Stallions L 14–20 (OT) 1–1 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 47,344
3 March 19 at Michigan Panthers W 33–27 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 28,952
4 March 28 at Denver Gold L 12–22 2–2 Mile High Stadium 38,720
5 April 3 at Los Angeles Express L 7–10 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,538
6 April 10 at Boston Breakers W 26–7 3–3 Nickerson Field 7,984
7 April 16 Philadelphia Stars L 7–17 3–4 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 34,901
8 April 24 at Birmingham Stallions L 9–21 3–5 Legion Field 18,500
9 May 2 Arizona Wranglers W 34–20 4–5 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 27,460
10 May 8 Tampa Bay Bandits L 10–17 4–6 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 26,989
11 May 16 Washington Federals W 34–27 5–6 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 25,900
12 May 21 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 9–29 5–7 Tampa Stadium 43,389
13 May 29 Los Angeles Express W 20–10 6–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 28,967
14 June 4 New Jersey Generals W 34–21 7–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 32,908
15 June 13 Denver Gold W 16–10 8–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 26,840
16 June 20 at Philadelphia Stars L 6–12 8–8 Veterans Stadium 16,933
17 June 25 Boston Breakers W 17–16 9–8 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 30,396
18 July 3 at Chicago Blitz L 7–31 9–9 Soldier Field 12,346

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Divisional
Playoff
July 10 at Michigan Panthers L 21–37 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 60,237

Sources[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 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft". Pro Football Archives. January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Oakland Invaders Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018
  3. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018
  4. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018