1983 Philadelphia Stars Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 15-3
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jim Mora (15-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 173,558, Avg. 19,284 in 9 home dates
1983 Philadelphia Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 15-3
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jim Mora (15-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 173,558, Avg. 19,284 in 9 home dates
1983 Philadelphia Stars Results
The Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Atlantic Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Stars relinquished 204 points, fewest in the league. Philadelphia ran up 379 points. Kelvin Bryant carried the ball for a team-leading 1,442 yards.
Chuck Fusina threw for 2,718 yards. Scott Fitzkee grabbed 55 passes, while Willie Collier added 771 receiving yards. Kelvin Bryant provided receiving help, too.
Scott Woerner intercepted 8 opponent throws. Don Fielder sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.
Jim Mora coached the team. The 1983 Philadelphia Stars lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | John Alford | DT/DE | January 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 277 | South Carolina State | Dillon, SC | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Brad Anae | DE/DT | October 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 250 | Brigham Young | Compton, CA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Anthony Anderson | RB | September 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Temple | Wilmington, DE USA | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Bradley | LB | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 223 | Penn State | Johnstown, PA | |||
| 53 | Jon Brooks | LB | June 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 215 | Clemson | Saluda, SC USA | 18 | 18 |
| 44 | Kelvin Bryant | RB | September 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina | Tarboro, NC USA | 17 | 17 |
| 59 | John Bunting | LB | July 15, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | North Carolina | Portland, ME USA | 15 | 13 |
| 65 | Scott Burris | G | May 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 265 | Ohio State | Gallipolis, OH | 11 | 0 |
| 95 | Frank Case | DE | August 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 243 | Penn St. | Jacksonville, NC USA | 18 | 18 |
| 86 | Willie Collier | WR | June 17, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Pittsburgh | Cordele, GA | 18 | 17 |
| 69 | Chuck Commiskey | G | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 290 | Mississippi | Killeen, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 56 | George Cooper | LB | December 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 5 |
| Rich D'Amico | LB | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 238 | Penn State | Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| 52 | Vince DeMarinis | LB | August 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Montclair State | New York, NY | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Rick Donaldson | LB | December 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn State | Dunkirk, NY | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Kevin Donnalley | CB/S | January 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 177 | North Dakota St. | Warren, OH USA | 17 | 0 |
| 87 | Tom Donovan | WR | January 13, 1957 | 5'11" | 179 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 17 | 1 |
| 80 | Ken Dunek | TE | June 20, 1957 | 6'6" | 235 | Memphis | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 2 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | T | January 1, 1961 | 6'7" | 293 | UCLA | Birmingham, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 96 | Don Fielder | DE | October 20, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Kentucky | Las Cruces, NM USA | 18 | 18 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Penn St. | York, PA USA | 17 | 13 |
| 89 | Steve Folsom | TE | March 21, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | Chuck Fusina | QB | May 31, 1957 | 6'1" | 197 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 57 | Jeff Gabrielson | LB | August 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI | 17 | 1 |
| 61 | Rich Garza | G | March 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 257 | Temple | Bethlehem, PA | 18 | 18 |
| 23 | Antonio Gibson | CB/S | July 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 206 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 63 | George Gilbert | G | March 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Emira, NY | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Joe Happe | C/G | June 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 255 | Georgia | West Chester, PA | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Allen Harvin | RB | March 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 200 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 18 | 1 |
| 51 | Glenn Howard | LB | November 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | Minnesota | Camden, NJ | 17 | 17 |
| 24 | Roger Jackson | CB/S | December 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Penn State | South River, NJ | 17 | 9 |
| 21 | Hugh Jernigan | CB | August 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Johnson | DB | November 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 179 | North Carolina | ||||
| 85 | Al Kimichik | TE | March 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 214 | Michigan State | Norway, MI | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Jerome King | CB | January 4, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Purdue | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Krohn | QB | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | Sean Landeta | P | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Towson St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 18 | 0 |
| Gerald Lucear | WR | October 24, 1959 | 5'11" | 184 | Temple | Atlanta, GA | |||
| 27 | Mike Lush | S | April 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | East Stroudsburg | Allentown, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Mark McCants | S | February 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 193 | Temple | Quakertown, PA | 18 | 0 |
| 54 | Sam Mills | LB | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 229 | Montclair St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 18 | 18 |
| 91 | Buddy Moor | DE/DT | December 1, 1958 | 6'5" | 250 | East. Kentucky | Greenville, MS USA | 18 | 0 |
| 50 | Bart Oates | C | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 275 | BYU | Mesa, AZ USA | 17 | 17 |
| 70 | Brad Oates | T | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 18 | 18 |
| 94 | Dave Opfar | DT/DE | January 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| Artie Owens | WR | January 14, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | West Virginia | Montgomery, AL USA | |||
| 83 | Rodney Parker | WR | July 18, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Mobile, AL USA | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Missouri | Florissant, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | David Riley | RB | June 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 215 | West Virginia | Northfork, WV | 18 | 0 |
| 34 | Jeff Rodenberger | RB/TE | November 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 235 | Maryland | Quakertown, PA USA | 18 | 0 |
| 76 | Willie Rosborough | DE/DT | January 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 243 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | Booker Russell | RB | February 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas St. | Belton, TX USA | 18 | 16 |
| 26 | Jon Sutton | CB | July 2, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | New Mexico | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 1 | David Trout | K | November 12, 1957 | 5'6" | 165 | Pittsburgh | Mount Pleasant, PA USA | 18 | 0 |
| Dwayne Wilson | WR | July 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | Rutgers | ||||
| 25 | Scott Woerner | S | December 18, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Baytown, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
