1983 New Jersey Generals Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 6-12
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (6-12)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 304,396, Avg. 33,822 in 9 home dates
1983 New Jersey Generals StatisticsTeam Record: 6-12
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (6-12)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 304,396, Avg. 33,822 in 9 home dates
1983 New Jersey Generals Results
The New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 6 wins and 12 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Atlantic Division.
The Generals chalked up 314 points, but the defensive squad conceded 437. Herschel Walker piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,812 yards for New Jersey.
Bobby Scott passed for 2,174 yards. Herschel Walker paced the receiving corps, grabbing 53 passes, while Sam Bowers accumulated 715 receiving yards, while Tom McConnaughey contributed to the receiving game also.
Mike Williams intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition. Mike Weddington sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Allen | CB | January 13, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas Christian | Houston, TX | |||
| 44 | Vickey Anderson | RB | May 3, 1956 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 7 | 1 |
| Earnest Barnes | DT | February 10, 1961 | 6'4" | 262 | Mississippi St. | Moss Point, MS USA | |||
| Dave Betz | K | November 28, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Louisville | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dave Boisture | QB | February 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 192 | Holy Cross | Detroit, MI | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Sam Bowers | TE | December 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee St. | White Plains, NY USA | 18 | 9 |
| 12 | Gene Bradley | QB | November 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 215 | Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Larry Brodsky | WR | January 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami | Miami, FL | 11 | 9 |
| 48 | Andy Carino | LB | July 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Rutgers | New York, NY | ||
| 33 | Maurice Carthon | RB | April 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 75 | Ted Cirillo | T | August 17, 1960 | 6'5" | 276 | Syracuse | Gloversville, NY | 5 | 2 |
| 59 | Maurice Clemmons | LB | August 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 235 | Kent State | Bluefield, WV | 17 | 13 |
| 35 | Larry Coffey | RB | June 7, 1959 | 5'10" | 198 | Wesleyan | Daytona Beach, FL | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Ray Costict | LB | March 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 217 | Mississippi St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 95 | Joe Cugliari | DE/DT | December 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Indiana (PA) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Terry Daniels | CB | December 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Sebring, FL | 18 | 9 |
| Scott Dawson | DT/DE | February 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 268 | Oklahoma | Shawnee, OK | 3 | 1 | |
| Chris Dolce | G | October 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Clemson | Rockville Centre, NY | |||
| Kolas Elion | WR | January 10, 1958 | 5'11" | 198 | Middle Tenn State | Memphis, TN | |||
| Ron Fernandes | DE | September 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 251 | East. Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | |||
| 88 | Mike Friede | WR | September 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Indiana | Havre, MT USA | 18 | 11 |
| Joey Hackett | TE | September 29, 1958 | 6'5" | 267 | Elon | Greensboro, NC USA | |||
| Leamon Hall | QB | November 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 217 | Army | Apopka, FL | |||
| 54 | Steve Hammond | LB | February 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 225 | Wake Forest | Hartford, CT USA | 15 | 2 |
| 26 | Don Harris | S | February 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Rutgers | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 8 | 2 |
| 64 | Wayne Harris | G/T | November 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 269 | Mississippi State | Water Valley, MS | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Warren Harvey | CB | September 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 173 | Syracuse | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 81 | Victor Hicks | TE | January 19, 1957 | 6'3" | 250 | Oklahoma | Lubbock, TX USA | 17 | 9 |
| 23 | William Holliday | CB | June 17, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Bowie State | Baltimore, MD | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 1 | Dave Jacobs | K/P | July 1, 1957 | 5'7" | 151 | Syracuse | Scranton, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | John Jewell | G | December 31, 1959 | 6'2" | 255 | Kent State | Warren, OH | 14 | 8 |
| 28 | Eric Johnson | S | July 23, 1952 | 6'1" | 192 | Washington St. | Ephrata, WA USA | ||
| 47 | John Joyce | LB | October 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 230 | Colgate | Harrisburg, PA | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | Jeff Knapple | QB | August 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Wurzburg, Germany | 8 | 6 |
| 49 | Fred Lang | LB | January 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Syracuse | Passaic, NJ | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | James Lockette | DE | April 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 259 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 18 | 14 |
| 36 | Thomas Lott | RB | August 1, 1957 | 5'11" | 205 | Oklahoma | San Antonio, TX USA | 18 | 0 |
| 90 | Mel Lunsford | DE | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 67 | Mike Mason | T | December 30, 1958 | 6'6" | 280 | UCLA | St. Joseph, MI | 0 | |
| 43/50 | Reggie Mathis | LB | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Oklahoma | Chattanooga, TN USA | ||
| Marc May | TE | January 1, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | |||
| 86 | Tom McConnaughey | WR | August 1, 1957 | 6'1" | 182 | Central Arkansas | Amarillo, TX | 17 | 17 |
| 53 | Mike McKibben | LB | September 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | Kent St. | Mount Carmel, IL USA | 17 | 9 |
| 63 | Troy McMillin | G | January 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | Iowa Falls, IA | 16 | |
| 76 | Bryan Millard | T/G | December 2, 1960 | 6'5" | 282 | Texas | Sioux City, IA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Keith Moody | S/CB | June 13, 1953 | 5'11" | 171 | Syracuse | Salisbury, NC USA | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Moore | C | January 10, 1957 | 6'4" | 251 | Wisconsin | ||||
| 93 | Richard Murray | DE | December 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX | 5 | |
| 78 | Greg Murtha | T/DT | April 23, 1957 | 6'6" | 268 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 51 | Frank Naylor | G/C | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 248 | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA | 17 | 0 |
| 37 | Dana Noel | CB/S | August 27, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Minnesota | Chicago, IL | 17 | 17 |
| John Nord | G/T | October 18, 1959 | 6'5" | 280 | Montana State | ||||
| 22 | Lance Olander | RB/P | May 19, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado | Des Moines, IA | 11 | 0 |
| Cal Perkins | DT | 6'3" | 275 | Michigan State | |||||
| 20 | Terry Porter | RB | October 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Montclair State | Gary, WV | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Robinson | T | October 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Ohio State | Fort Wayne, IN | 0 | ||
| 4 | John Roveto | K | February 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | La-Lafayette | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| Marlin Russell | LB | 6'1" | 225 | Toledo | |||||
| 10 | Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 201 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 56 | Rod Shoate | LB | April 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 214 | Oklahoma | Spiro, OK USA | 17 | 13 |
| Rod Skillman | DT | April 23, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Missouri | Moberly, MO | 8 | 0 | |
| 85 | Mark Slawson | WR | June 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | The Citadel | Sherman, TX | 15 | 1 |
| 27 | Sam Sopp | S/CB | February 16, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Kent State | Canton, OH | 18 | 8 |
| Shafer Suggs | S | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 200 | Ball St. | Elkhart, IN USA | |||
| 46 | Dwight Sullivan | RB | April 24, 1959 | 5'10" | 210 | North Carolina State | Hattiesburg, MS | 18 | 5 |
| 77 | Todd Thomas | T | December 2, 1959 | 6'5" | 261 | North Dakota | Mankato, MN USA | 18 | 11 |
| 84 | Walter Tullis | WR | April 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Delaware St. | Americus, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 95 | Ben Watts | DT/DE | March 18, 1960 | 6'2" | 270 | Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | 5 | |
| 52 | Mike Weddington | LB/DE | October 9, 1960 | 6'4" | 245 | Oklahoma | Belton, TX USA | 18 | 12 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | CB | December 21, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX | 18 | 18 |
| 79 | Steve Williams | G | May 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 280 | Oklahoma | 2 | ||
| 98 | Ricky Williamson | DE | July 26, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Mars Hill | Reidsville, NC | 17 | |
| 71 | Tom Woodland | DT | January 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 15 | 10 |
| 68 | Kari Yli-Renko | T/G | November 17, 1959 | 6'5" | 271 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 6 | 4 |
