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.
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 1–1 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 47,344 3 at Michigan Panthers W 33–27 2–1 Pontiac Silverdome 28,952 4 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 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 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 Washington Federals W 34–27 5–6 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 25,900 12 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 New Jersey Generals W 34–21 7–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 32,908 15 Denver Gold W 16–10 8–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 26,840 16 at Philadelphia Stars L 6–12 8–8 Veterans Stadium 16,933 17 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 DivisionalPlayoff July 10 at Michigan Panthers L 21–37 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 60,237 Sourcesstatscrew.com 1983 Oakland Invaders Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018profootballarchives.com 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018
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