1983 Los Angeles Express Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 8-10
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Pacific Division
Coach: Hugh Campbell (8-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 171,013, Avg. 19,001 in 9 home dates
1983 Los Angeles Express StatisticsTeam Record: 8-10
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Pacific Division
Coach: Hugh Campbell (8-10)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 171,013, Avg. 19,001 in 9 home dates
1983 Los Angeles Express Results
The Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Pacific Division.
The Express racked up 296 points, but the defensive squad allowed 370. Tom Ramsey passed for 1,975 yards, and Mike Rae spent time under center as well. Ricky Ellis grabbed 69 passes for 716 yards. Kris Haines and Anthony Allen contributed to the receiving game.
LaRue Harrington carried the ball for a team-best 547 yards for Los Angeles.
Mike Fox seized 5 opponent throws. Eric Scoggins topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
Hugh Campbell coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vince Abbott | K | May 31, 1958 | 5'11" | 207 | Washington | London, England | 18 | 0 |
| 75 | George Achica | DT/DE | December 19, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | USC | , American Samoa | 6 | 5 |
| 70 | Clifton Alapa | DE/DT | December 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 238 | Arizona State | Kahuku, HI | 17 | 5 |
| 87 | Anthony Allen | WR | June 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | McComb, MS USA | 8 | 8 |
| 50 | Carl Allen | OC | April 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 237 | Long Beach State | San Jose, CA | 11 | 10 |
| 54 | David Aupiu | LB | February 10, 1961 | 6'2" | 235 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 52 | John Barefield | LB/S | March 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 224 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Victoria, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | John Barnett | RB | February 1, 1961 | 5'11" | 205 | Oregon Tech | Rosedale, MS | 15 | 6 |
| 24 | Tony Boddie | RB | November 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 195 | Montana St. | Portsmith, WA USA | 18 | 12 |
| Brian Broomell | QB | June 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Temple | Somerdale, NJ | |||
| 40 | Al Burleson | S | September 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 180 | Washington | San Francisco, CA | 11 | 11 |
| 42 | Scott Byers | S/CB | July 3, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach St. | Bayonne, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 78 | Gus Coppens | T | February 7, 1955 | 6'5" | 270 | UCLA | Lynwood, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 69 | Pat Cornelius | T/C/DT | March 17, 1958 | 6'2" | 260 | Utah State | Green Bay, WI | 10 | 3 |
| 21 | David Croudip | CB | January 25, 1958 | 5'8" | 183 | San Diego St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 18 | 6 |
| 38 | Anthony Davis | RB | September 8, 1952 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Huntsville, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | Rich Dimler | DT/DE | July 18, 1956 | 6'6" | 260 | USC | Bayonne, NJ USA | 13 | 5 |
| 60 | Michael Durrette | G | August 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ferrum | Charlottesville, VA USA | 17 | 12 |
| 74 | Dennis Edwards | DE/DT | October 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | USC | Stockton, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 88 | Ricky Ellis | TE/RB | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | 17 | 17 |
| 71 | Wayne Faalafua | T | November 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 285 | Brigham Young | San Francisco, CA | 18 | 12 |
| 99 | Greg Fields | DE | January 23, 1955 | 6'7" | 260 | Grambling St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 79 | Mike Fields | G/T | March 31, 1959 | 6'3" | 278 | Jackson State | Jackson, MS | 10 | 9 |
| 73 | Junior Filiaga | DT/G | November 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Brigham Young | Auto, American Samoa | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Fox | S/CB | October 26, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego State | Fontana, CA | 18 | 12 |
| 55 | Jerome Franey | LB | September 4, 1960 | 6'1" | 210 | San Diego State | Bakersfield, CA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | 13 | 11 |
| 32 | LaRue Harrington | RB | June 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 18 | 11 |
| 89 | Mike Harris | WR | May 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Wilbert Haslip | RB | December 8, 1956 | 5'11" | 212 | Hawaii | El Centro, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 85 | Vister Hayes | WR | June 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Mississippi Valley State | Merigold, MS | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Wymon Henderson | CB | December 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 190 | UNLV | North Miami Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| Alvin Hooks | WR | May 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 170 | Cal State-Northridge | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | Bobby Hosea | S/CB | December 5, 1955 | 6'1" | 183 | UCLA | Murfreesboro, TN | 12 | 7 |
| Russ Jensen | QB | July 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Cal Lutheran | Whittier, CA | |||
| 76 | Denver Johnson | T | October 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 275 | Tulsa | Seminole, OK | 2 | |
| 65 | Wayne Jones | G/C | February 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Utah | Grand Island, NE USA | 13 | 2 |
| 20 | Tyrone Justin | CB | January 17, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Fullerton State | New Orleans, LA | 18 | 15 |
| 57 | Dann Lute | LB | March 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina State | Fort Collins, CO | 18 | 12 |
| 72 | Eric Moran | T | June 10, 1960 | 6'5" | 285 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Greg Moser | WR | May 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Fort Collins, CO | 7 | 0 |
| Phil Murphy | T/DT | September 26, 1957 | 6'5" | 290 | South Carolina St. | New London, CT USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 58 | Rickey Orange | LB | June 9, 1956 | 6'0" | 218 | San Diego State | Oakland, CA | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeff Partridge | P | September 13, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Washington | Orange, CA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Charles Philyaw | DE/DT | February 25, 1954 | 6'9" | 276 | Texas Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 64 | Chuck Pitcock | G/C/T | February 20, 1958 | 6'4" | 272 | Tulane | Homestead, FL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Mike Rae | QB | July 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 193 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 17 | 13 |
| 80 | Vic Rakhshani | TE | July 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern California | Long Beach, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 189 | UCLA | Encino, CA USA | 17 | 5 |
| 53 | Danny Rich | LB | August 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 220 | Weber State | Ogden, UT | 18 | 18 |
| Grady Richardson | WR/TE | April 2, 1952 | 6'4" | 225 | Cal State-Fullerton | Houston, TX USA | |||
| 51 | Eric Scoggins | LB | January 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 59 | Ron Seawell | LB | February 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 230 | Portland State | Portland, OR | 18 | 10 |
| 86 | Mike Sherrod | TE | January 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 240 | Illinois | Robbins, IL | 13 | 2 |
| 28 | Robert Sparks | DB/WR | January 23, 1953 | 5'10" | 188 | San Francisco State | Tulsa, OK | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Mark Tolbert | WR | February 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 175 | El Camino JC/Cal Poly (Pomona) | Kilgore, TX | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Jo-Jo Townsell | WR | November 4, 1960 | 5'9" | 180 | UCLA | Reno, NV USA | 5 | 4 |
| 81 | Lonnie Turner | WR | August 31, 1960 | 5'7" | 165 | Cal Poly-Ponoma | Compton, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Glen Walker | P | January 16, 1952 | 6'1" | 210 | USC | Torrance, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Eddie Weaver | DT/DE | March 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 257 | Georgia | Haines City, FL | 18 | 18 |
| 38 | Rodney Weber | S | April 1, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | Fullerton State | Los Angeles, CA | 12 | 0 |
| 56 | Greg Williams | LB | November 10, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | 18 | 5 |
| 84 | Kevin Williams | WR | January 7, 1958 | 5'8" | 164 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 67 | Mike Wilson | G | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 8 | 5 |
