The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Arizona Wranglers in the United States Football League. The Wranglers were led by head coach Doug Shively and finished with a 4–14 record.
USFL draft
+ Arizona Wranglers 1983 USFL Draft selections Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Contract Notes Round Choice Overall 1 2 2Traded to the Chicago Blitz 1 6 6 Eric Dickerson RB 6'2" 190 Southern Methodist 2 23 23 Gary Williams WR 6'2" 215 Ohio State 3 26 26 Sid Abramowitz OT 6'6" 280 Tulsa 4 47 47 Rob Fada OG 6'2" 265 Pittsburgh 6 27 196 Jamar Wall CB 5'10" 204 Texas Tech 7 27 234 Sean Lissemore NT/DE 6'4" 298 William & Mary
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 March 6 Oakland Invaders L 0–24 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 45,167 2 Chicago Blitz W 30–29 1–1 Sun Devil Stadium 28,434 3 Los Angeles Express W 21–14 2–1 Sun Devil Stadium 29,335 4 at Birmingham Stallions L 7–16 2–2 Legion Field 5,000 5 April 3 New Jersey Generals L 21–35 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 31,382 6 at Washington Federals W 22–21 3–3 RFK Stadium 13,936 7 April 17 Boston Breakers L 23–44 3–4 Sun Devil Stadium 20,911 8 Denver Gold W 24–3 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 21,557 9 at Oakland Invaders L 20–23 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 27,460 10 Michigan Panthers L 10–21 4–6 Sun Devil Stadium 20,423 11 May 15 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 14–20 4–7 Tampa Stadium 32,327 12 May 22 Philadelphia Stars L 7–24 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 18,151 13 at Chicago Blitz L 11–36 4–9 Soldier Field 13,952 14 June 5 at Los Angeles Express L 13–17 4–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 13,826 15 Washington Federals L 11–18 4–11 Sun Devil Stadium 16,656 16 at Denver Gold L 6–32 4–12 Mile High Stadium 42,621 17 at New Jersey Generals L 14–21 4–13 Giants Stadium 30,612 18 July 3 at Michigan Panthers L 7–33 4–14 Pontiac Silverdome 31,905 Sourcesstatscrew.com 1983 Arizona Wranglers Game-by-Game Resultsusflsite.com 1983 USFL Seasonprofootballarchives.com 1983 Arizona Wranglers (USFL)
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