1984 Oakland Invaders Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 7-11
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Ralston (0-3)
Coach: Chuck Hutchison (7-8)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 205,897, Avg. 22,877 in 9 home dates
1984 Oakland Invaders StatisticsTeam Record: 7-11
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Ralston (0-3)
Coach: Chuck Hutchison (7-8)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 205,897, Avg. 22,877 in 9 home dates
1984 Oakland Invaders Results
The Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 7 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the USFL's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Invaders managed just 242 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad conceded 348. Fred Besana passed for 2,792 yards. Gordon Banks paced the receiving corps, snagging 64 passes for 937 yards.
Eric Jordan ran for a team-best 744 yards for Oakland, while Tom Newton also contributed to the rushing attack.
Marcus Quinn picked off 12 errant tosses from the opposition. Dave Browning topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
John Ralston and Chuck Hutchison coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Jerry Aldridge | RB | September 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | Jacksonville, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | George Atiyeh | DT | March 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Allentown, PA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 26 | Derrick Batiste | CB | March 9, 1952 | 5'9" | 181 | McNeese State | San Francisco, CA | 12 | 0 |
| 91 | Monte Bennett | DE/DT | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas St. | Sterling, KS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | Fred Besana | QB | March 9, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | California | Roseville, CA | 18 | 16 |
| Jerome Boyd | LB | September 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio St. | Highland, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Otis Brown | RB | February 3, 1960 | 5'11" | 206 | Jackson State | Monroe, LA | 18 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | DE/DT | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 18 | 18 |
| Jerome Byrd | LB | September 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 221 | Oregon State | ||||
| 99 | Mitch Callahan | DT | February 19, 1961 | 6'2" | 249 | Arizona State | Phoenix, AZ | 12 | 3 |
| 52 | Thomas Carter | LB | February 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | San Diego State | Los Angeles, CA | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Kenny Daniel | CB | June 1, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jose St. | Martinez, CA USA | 18 | 17 |
| 77 | Mike Daum | T/DE | October 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 256 | California Polytechnic State | Kenosha, WI | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Don Drake | DT/DE | August 20, 1959 | 6'3" | 245 | Cal Poly-Ponoma | Omaha, NE | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Frank Duncan | S | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 68 | Jerrell Franklin | G/LB | May 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 287 | Kansas St. | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Tracy Franz | G/T | March 26, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 86 | Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 13 | 3 |
| 61 | Kevin Graffis | G | October 1, 1957 | 6'6" | 276 | Washington State | Wenatchee, WA | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Steve Grant | QB | April 12, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington State | Berkeley, CA | 4 | 1 |
| Jeff Harper | C | October 27, 1957 | 6'2" | 252 | Georgia | Macon, GA | |||
| 7 | Daryl Hart | CB | January 10, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Lane College (TN) | Memphis, TN | 15 | 1 |
| 82 | Al Hill | WR | July 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Arizona | Kansas City, MO | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Steve Houston | G | March 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Fresno State | Mesa, AZ | 7 | 6 |
| Cleveland Jackson | TE | October 1, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Michigan St. | Crossett, AR USA | |||
| Jeff Jackson | DE/DT | August 21, 1959 | 6'7" | 265 | Toledo | Toledo, OH | |||
| 31 | Louis Jackson | RB | January 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Fresno, CA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 55 | David Jefferson | LB | November 24, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | Miami | Winter Park, FL | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | RB | March 4, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina A&T | Youngstown, OH | |||
| 20 | Eric Jordan | RB | November 17, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Purdue | Pineville, LA | 14 | 7 |
| 63 | Jim Leonard | C/G | October 19, 1957 | 6'3" | 258 | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 56 | Roger Levasa | C | May 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 250 | Oregon State | Apia, Western Samoa | 18 | 17 |
| 80 | Marc Lewis | WR | May 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 169 | Missouri Western State | Columbia, MO | 16 | 13 |
| 70 | Chris Linnin | DE/DT | May 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 255 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 50 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 18 | 13 |
| 54 | Frank Manumaleuga | LB | May 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Salelavalu, HI Western Samoa | 18 | 18 |
| 72 | Dale Markham | T | July 24, 1957 | 6'8" | 280 | North Dakota | Whitewater, WI USA | 18 | 18 |
| 74 | Dupre Marshall | DT | December 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 258 | California | San Francsico, CA | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Derrick Martin | CB | May 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 71 | Lindsey Mason | T/G | August 1, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 8 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 5 | 5 |
| Rick Mohr | DE | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | California - Davis | San Francisco, CA | 2 | 0 | |
| 89 | Mitch Montgomery | TE | August 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 230 | Grambling State | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Dean Moore | LB | January 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 210 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 18 | 1 |
| 92 | Tim Moore | DE/DT | September 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 270 | Southern | New Orleans, LA | 7 | 5 |
| 45 | Tom Newton | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Carmel, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | Gary Plummer | LB | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 244 | California | Fremont, CA USA | 17 | 17 |
| 40 | Marcus Quinn | S | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Tylertown, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | Tom Ramsey | QB | July 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 189 | UCLA | Encino, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| Ron Reliford | LB | December 12, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | Louisiana - Monroe | Shreveport, LA | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | Chris Riehm | T | April 14, 1961 | 6'6" | 275 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Dave Shaw | LB | May 27, 1957 | 6'0" | 225 | California | Norco, CA | 18 | 18 |
| 17 | Kevin Shea | K | January 28, 1957 | 6'2" | 198 | St. Mary's | San Francisco, CA | 18 | 0 |
| 83 | Holden Smith | WR | November 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 191 | California | San Jose, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | WR | November 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Lakeland, FL USA | 5 | 5 |
| Kevin Starkey | QB | July 9, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | Long Beach State | Santa Monica, CA | |||
| 85 | Dave Stief | WR | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | Carl Sullivan | DE/DT | April 30, 1962 | 6'4" | 248 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | John Sullivan | S | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 196 | California | Hartford, CT USA | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Stan Talley | P | September 5, 1958 | 6'5" | 220 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 18 | 0 |
| 18 | Lynn Thomas | S | July 9, 1959 | 5'11" | 181 | Pittsburgh | Pascagoula, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Thompson | TE | September 17, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | ||
| 82 | John Thompson | TE | January 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | Weber St. | Jackson, MS USA | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Ted Torosian | RB | April 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 227 | Fresno State | Fresno, CA | 15 | 2 |
| Tyler Toussaint | FB | March 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | Washington | ||||
| 79 | Randy Van Divier | T/G | June 5, 1958 | 6'5" | 274 | Washington | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 15 | 8 |
| 81 | Brian Williams | TE | October 14, 1957 | 6'5" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 68 | Fred Worthy | DE/TE | May 25, 1959 | 6'5" | 255 | Clemson | Summerville, SC | 10 | 0 |
