1983 Tampa Bay Bandits season

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.

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 March 6 Boston Breakers W 21–17 1–0 Tampa Stadium 42,437 2 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 Chicago Blitz L 3–42 4–1 Tampa Stadium 46,585 6 at Denver Gold W 22–16 5–1 Mile High Stadium 46,848 7 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 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 Oakland Invaders W 29–9 9–3 Tampa Stadium 43,389 13 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 Denver Gold W 26–23 11–6 Tampa Stadium 46,128 18 at Birmingham Stallions L 17–29 11–7 Legion Field 20,300 Sourcesstatscrew.com 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018profootballarchives.com 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018

Standings

Roster 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight endsOffensive linemen

Defensive linemen Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams Reserve lists

added during season

rookies in italics

References