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1983 Chicago Blitz (USFL)

2nd place Central 12-6-0 ,667
1983 USFL Next SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: George Allen
Joe HaeringLinebackers
Paul LanhamPassing Coordinator
John PayneOffensive Line
John TeerlinckDefensive Line
Dick WalkerDefensive Secondary
Charlie WallerOffensive Coordinator
Ray WietechaOffensive Backs
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sun3/6/1983AWashington Federals28-7WWashington, DCRFK Stadium38010
Sat3/12/1983AArizona Wranglers29-30LTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium28434
Sun3/20/1983HDenver Gold13-16LChicago, ILSoldier Field22600
Sun3/27/1983HLos Angeles Express20-14WChicago, ILSoldier Field10936
Sat4/2/1983ATampa Bay Bandits42-3WTampa, FLTampa Stadium46585
Sun4/10/1983HBirmingham Stallions22-11WChicago, ILSoldier Field13859
Sun4/17/1983AMichigan Panthers12-17LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome11634
Mon4/25/1983HNew Jersey Generals17-14WOTChicago, ILSoldier Field32182
Sun5/1/1983ALos Angeles Express38-17WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum21123
Sun5/8/1983HWashington Federals31-3WChicago, ILSoldier Field11030
Sun5/15/1983APhiladelphia Stars24-31LPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium20931
Sun5/22/1983ANew Jersey Generals19-13WOTEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium33812
Mon5/30/1983HArizona Wranglers36-11WChicago, ILSoldier Field13952
Mon6/6/1983ABoston Breakers15-21LBoston, MANickerson Field15087
Sun6/12/1983HTampa Bay Bandits31-8WChicago, ILSoldier Field21249
Fri6/17/1983ABirmingham Stallions29-14WBirmingham, ALLegion Field22500
Sun6/26/1983HMichigan Panthers19-34LChicago, ILSoldier Field25041
Sun7/3/1983HOakland Invaders31-7WChicago, ILSoldier Field12346
Playoff
Sat7/9/1983APhiladelphia Stars38-44LOTPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium15684
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
77Junior Ah YouRDE6-223335Arizona State
32Carl AllenCB6-018628Southern Mississippi133
80Marcus AndersonWR6-017524Tulane180
54Robert BarnesOG-C6-425525Southern Methodist140
43Mack BoatnerFB6-022025Southeastern Louisiana120
27Luther BradleyFS6-219428Notre Dame1717
59Bruce BranchOG6-325823Scottsdale CC; Arizona State20
25Eddie BrownS5-1119031Tennessee181
63Mark BubenDT6-326526Tufts180
88Wamon BuggsWR6-220023Vanderbilt1818
72Bob CobbOT-DT6-425026Northeast Mississippi CC; Cincinnati; Arizona20
3Frank CorralK-P6-223328Riverside CC; UCLA150
84Doug CozenTE6-424126Illinois180
21Doug DennisonHB6-020532Kutztown180
82Larry DouglasWR6-118726Southern University10
31Walt EasleyFB6-122626West Virginia10
74Joe EhrmannLDT6-425634Syracuse1818
78Nick EyreROT6-527424Brigham Young1818
55Jim FahnhorstMLB6-423025Minnesota1818
51Joe FederspielLB6-223033Kentucky30
57Doak FieldLB6-222625Baylor180
5Frank GarciaP6-020026Nevada-Las Vegas; Arizona30
58Bruce GheeslingLB6-121223Furman150
76Ken GillenDE6-424023Illinois50
77Tim JamesC6-228027Elon10
2Trumaine JohnsonWR6-119623Grambling State1818
14Tim KoegelQB6-420125Notre Dame164
50Jack LaffertyC6-423525Eastern Illinois20
11Greg LandryQB6-420537Massachusetts1212
70Kit LathropRDT6-426027West Valley JC; Arizona State1818
64John LeeDE6-225930Nebraska151
24Virgil LiversRCB-LCB5-818331Western Kentucky1818
62Jim LohmannOG6-526528Texas-El Paso51
48Kevin LongFB6-122528South Carolina1818
71Karl LorchLDE6-426033Arizona Western JC; Southern California1818
53Andy MelontreeLB6-322826Tyler JC; Baylor180
1Frank MinnifieldCB5-918023Louisville11
79Bob NewtonLOG6-526034Cerritos JC; Nebraska11
68Tim NormanROG6-627324Illinois1717
65Wally PesuitC6-425529Kentucky1818
59Tom PietteC6-425023Michigan State80
34Walter PooleHB5-1118523Southern Illinois10
86Paul RickerTE6-324327Norwich1818
7John RovetoK5-1117825Louisiana-Lafayette30
15Tom RozantzQB6-119426William & Mary30
37Pat SchmidtS6-219027UCLA; Hawaii20
28Don SchwartzSS6-119127Washington State1817?
10Bobby ScottQB6-120134Tennessee42
22Lance ShieldsLCB6-017823Drake1712
56Ed SmithLLB6-221726Vanderbilt1818
46Tim SpencerHB6-122523Ohio State1818
73Mark StevensonLOG6-328527Missouri; Western Illinois66
42Jim StoneFB6-121425Notre Dame60
75Rob TaylorLOT6-629023Northwestern1818
61Tom ThayerLOG6-427222Notre Dame108
79Troy ThomasOT-DT6-625027Grambling State103
50Steve TobinC6-425826Minnesota60
20Maurice TylerCB6-018633Baltimore JC; Morgan State52
29Ted WaltonCB5-1020026Connecticut151
52Stan WhiteRLB6-122434Ohio State1818
89Lenny WillisWR5-1118030Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State180
81Tim WrightmanTE6-323623UCLA90
69Kari Yli-RenkoLOG6-527024Cincinnati73
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL
PlayerPosCollege
Larry AlleyneLBNorthern Illinois
Charles ArmsteadDBIllinois
Rich BarrentGNorthern Illinois
Mike BassKIllinois
Dennis BishopDBIllinois
Darryl ByrdLBIllinois
Phil CarterRBNotre Dame
Bob ClasbyDENotre Dame
Joe CurtisRBIllinois
Dave DuersonDBNotre Dame
Tony EasonQBIllinois
Mark FischerCNotre Dame
Dan GregusDEIllinois
Chris HintonTNorthwestern
Tony HunterTENotre Dame
J.D. JohnsonDEWestern Illinois
Adam LingnerCIllinois
Mike MartinWRIllinois
Larry MoriartyRBNotre Dame
Bob PrattGNorthwestern
John StadnikTWestern Illinois
Jerome StellyWRWestern Illinois
Tom ThayerGNotre Dame
Oliver WilliamsWRIllinois
Mark ZavagninLBNotre Dame
DRAFT LIST - OPEN
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
12Tim SpencerRBOhio State
111Trumaine JohnsonWRGrambling State
219Johnny HectorRBTexas A&M
330Frank MinnifieldDBLouisville
443Matt VandenBoomDBWisconsin
447Rob FadaGPittsburgh
11126Pat DunsmoreTEDrake
13150Ron VersnikCWisconsin
14163Jim KellyQBMiami (Florida)
15174Matt HernandezDTPurdue
16187Reggie RobyPIowa
17198Chuck EhinDEBrigham Young
18211Andy GiblerTEMissouri
19222Shamus McDonoughDTIowa State
20235Babe LaufenbergQBIndiana
21246Karl MecklenburgDEMinnesota
22259Mark RushRBMiami (Florida)
23270Chuck NelsonKWashington
24283Dennis TalbotLBRhode Island
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals102124991229
Opponents Totals317368990
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushPassPen3RD DOWNAttPct4TH DOWNAttPctPENYDS
Team Totals33:263561381724611128139.51291138
Opponents Totals26:34252107115307125527.81481145
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Frank Corral0374092.511224153.70105
Kevin Long13000000078
Trumaine Johnson10000000060
Tim Spencer8000000048
Lenny Willis6000000036
Paul Ricker5000000030
John Roveto099100.0004750.0018
Mack Boatner100000006
Luther Bradley100000006
Eddie Brown100000006
Wamon Buggs100000006
Doug Cozen100000006
Doug Dennison100000006
Walt Easley100000006
Tim Koegel100000006
Greg Landry100000006
Don Schwartz100000006
Lance Shields100000006
Jim Stone100000006
Kit Lathrop000000012
Tom Rozantz000010000
Bobby Scott000020000
(Team)000000024
Team Totals54464993.914264854.23456
Opponents Totals33222781.546132065.02271
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Tim Spencer30011573.9256
Kevin Long26210223.93312
Mack Boatner452565.7321
Doug Dennison421343.2100
Greg Landry21673.2111
Jim Stone15412.781
Trumaine Johnson7405.7120
Bobby Scott9343.8110
Walt Easley7233.381
Tim Koegel461.55t1
Tom Rozantz111.010
Walter Poole210.520
Frank Garcia1-13-13.0-130
Team Totals71627693.93323
Opponents Totals53521053.93414
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Greg Landry33418856.313723837.112.752164.892.731233215083.5
Tim Koegel894247.2455576.313.35655.622.2108647176.8
Bobby Scott784355.13163919.214.94545.133.8119054983.2
Tom Rozantz3266.71217.010.51100.000.0002186.8
Trumaine Johnson100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Tim Spencer100.0100.000.000.000039.6
Team Totals 50ts?50627554.321736007.113.156254.9142.852409319182.0
Opponents Totals49524048.521828985.912.157183.6377.560521264747.9
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Trumaine Johnson81132216.35610
Wamon Buggs4049312.3260
Paul Ricker3949312.6435
Tim Spencer383629.543t2
Kevin Long281926.9231
Lenny Willis1936619.342t5
Doug Dennison1516611.1311
Tim Wrightman68614.3240
Marcus Anderson44210.5130
Mack Boatner36321.0230
Walt Easley11010.0100
Doug Cozen155.05t1
Team Totals275360013.15625
Opponents Totals240289812.15718
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Luther Bradley1216713.993t1
Eddie Brown68814.7350
Ed Smith581.650
Virgil Livers44310.8240
Don Schwartz34515.045t1
Lance Shields14444.044t1
Ted Walton13131.0310
Jim Fahnhorst11919.0190
Stan White11515.0150
Karl Lorch155.050
Carl Allen100.000
Maurice Tyler100.000
Team Totals3746512.693t4
Opponents Totals141309.3230
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Frank Corral74298940.4701124
Frank Garcia1867537.55428
Team Totals94366439.07021332273339136.1
Opponents Totals123480839.1751101633.0
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lenny Willis54144899.140t1
Trumaine Johnson112626.0260
Eddie Brown212914.5180
Marcus Anderson1000.000
Team Totals58165449.440t1
Opponents Totals3972737.0410
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lenny Willis3062620.9390
Marcus Anderson11818.0180
Jim Stone610217.0230
Doug Dennison45614.0270
Eddie Brown6559.2250
Andy Melontree166.060
Mark Buben100.000
Larry Douglas01616L0
Team Totals4987917.9390
Opponents Totals79128216.2410
SACKSNOYDS
Joe Ehrmann13.592.0
Junior Ah You11.5120.5
Kit Lathrop8.074.0
Karl Lorch6.053.5
Mark Buben4.040.0
John Lee4.035.0
Stan White4.034.0
Ed Smith2.017.0
Don Schwartz1.010.0
Ken Gillen1.09.0
Jim Fahnhorst1.09.0
Eddie Brown1.09.0
Carl Allen1.08.0
Team Totals60.0521.0
Opponents Totals52.0409.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Mack Boatner20000
Luther Bradley0001100
Eddie Brown001100
Wamon Buggs001101
Doug Dennison10000
Jim Fahnhorst0003360
Frank Garcia11100
Trumaine Johnson32200
Greg Landry95500
Kit Lathrop0003300
Virgil Livers11100
Kevin Long61100
Karl Lorch0001100
Andy Melontree111200
Bobby Scott2000
Lance Shields0002200
Ed Smith00044400
Tim Spencer21100
Jim Stone21100
Rob Taylor001100
Troy Thomas0001100
Stan White0003300
Lenny Willis108800
Team Totals4016242044461
Opponents Totals52203216480
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