1983 Tampa Bay Bandits season

1983 Tampa Bay Bandits season
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Home stadiumTampa Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd Central Division
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Tampa Bay Bandits in the United States Football League. The Bandits were led by head coach Steve Spurrier and finished with a 11–7 record.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 March 6 Boston Breakers W 21–17 1–0 Tampa Stadium 42,437
2 March 12 Michigan Panthers W 19–7 2–0 Tampa Stadium 38,789
3 March 20 at New Jersey Generals W 32–9 3–0 Giants Stadium 53,307
4 March 27 at Philadelphia Stars W 27–22 4–0 Veterans Stadium 18,718
5 April 2 Chicago Blitz L 3–42 4–1 Tampa Stadium 46,585
6 April 9 at Denver Gold W 22–16 (OT) 5–1 Mile High Stadium 46,848
7 April 18 Los Angeles Express L 13–18 5–2 Tampa Stadium 32,223
8 April 24 at Washington Federals W 30–23 6–2 RFK Stadium 9,070
9 April 30 Philadelphia Stars L 10–24 6–3 Tampa Stadium 41,559
10 May 8 at Oakland Invaders W 17–10 7–3 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 26,989
11 May 15 Arizona Wranglers W 20–14 8–3 Tampa Stadium 32,327
12 May 21 Oakland Invaders W 29–9 9–3 Tampa Stadium 43,389
13 May 30 at Michigan Panthers L 7–43 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 23,976
14 June 5 Birmingham Stallions W 45–17 10–4 Tampa Stadium 35,623
15 June 12 at Chicago Blitz L 9–31 10–5 Soldier Field 21,249
16 June 19 at Boston Breakers L 17–24 10–6 Nickerson Field 15,530
17 June 27 Denver Gold W 26–23 11–6 Tampa Stadium 46,128
18 July 2 at Birmingham Stallions L 17–29 11–7 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

Roster

1983 Tampa Bay Bandits roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

added during season

rookies in italics

References

  1. ^ "1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft". Pro Football Archives. January 26, 2026.
  2. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018
  3. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018
  4. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018
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