1983 Arizona Wranglers Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 4-14
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Pacific Division
Coach: Doug Shively (4-14)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 232,005, Avg. 25,778 in 9 home dates
1983 Arizona Wranglers RosterTeam Record: 4-14
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Pacific Division
Coach: Doug Shively (4-14)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 232,005, Avg. 25,778 in 9 home dates
1983 Arizona Wranglers Results
The Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 4 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the USFL's Pacific Division.
The Wranglers managed just 261 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 442, most in the circuit. Alan Risher passed for 2,672 yards. Mark Keel paced pass catchers, snagging 65 passes, while Jackie Flowers accumulated 869 receiving yards, while Neil Balholm provided receiving help, too.
Calvin Murray carried the ball for a team-best 699 yards for Arizona.
Tommy Wilcox picked off 6 opponent throws. Darryl Clark sacked opposing passers 6.5 times.
Doug Shively coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Risher | 424 | 236 | 55.7 | 2672 | 6.3 | 20 | 4.7 | 16 | 3.8 | 98t | 47 | 317 | 74.7 |
| Dan Manucci | 119 | 52 | 43.7 | 577 | 4.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 8 | 6.7 | 48t | 13 | 99 | 36.3 |
| Todd Krueger | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 161 | 4.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 49.8 |
| Jim Asmus | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Harold Blue | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 |
| Curtis Bledsoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 581 | 308 | 53.0 | 3447 | 5.9 | 23 | 4.0 | 27 | 4.6 | 98 | 62 | 434 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murray | 179 | 699 | 3.9 | 34 | 4 |
| Steve Howell | 96 | 380 | 4.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Alan Risher | 57 | 231 | 4.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Darryl Clark | 81 | 219 | 2.7 | 16 | 3 |
| Curtis Bledsoe | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Harold Blue | 34 | 123 | 3.6 | 25t | 1 |
| Dan Manucci | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Doug Banks | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Todd Krueger | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jackie Flowers | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Denfeld | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Keith MaGee | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Jim Asmus | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Totals | 527 | 1975 | 3.7 | 67 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Keel | 65 | 802 | 12.3 | 27 | 2 |
| Jackie Flowers | 63 | 869 | 13.8 | 98t | 11 |
| Neil Balholm | 63 | 703 | 11.2 | 27 | 5 |
| Calvin Murray | 40 | 390 | 9.8 | 79t | 3 |
| Steve Howell | 17 | 123 | 7.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Harold Blue | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis Bledsoe | 12 | 75 | 6.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Smith | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Keith MaGee | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Darryl Clark | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Wally Henry | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 48 | 1 |
| Phil Denfeld | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Banks | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Verlon Redd | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Alan Risher | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill McKale | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 308 | 3447 | 11.2 | 98 | 23 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Asmus | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 44 |
| Phil Denfeld | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 19 |
| Totals | 22 | 21 | 95.5 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 63 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Henry | 20 | 161 | 8.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jamie Boone | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy Eppes | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 232 | 7.0 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Henry | 32 | 676 | 21.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Harold Blue | 15 | 282 | 18.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Calvin Murray | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Kirk Wilson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Keith MaGee | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Jackie Flowers | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilcox | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hollis Hall | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Banks | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Verlon Redd | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Darryl Clark | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Eppes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Ryckman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 1318 | 17.6 | 30 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Wilcox | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 66 | 0 |
| Eddie Ray Walker | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Kirk Wilson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ben Apuna | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Sam Norris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Hollis Hall | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry McCoy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 337 | 16.8 | 66 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Clark | 6.5 | 42 | 6.5 |
| Bob Nelson | 6.0 | 44 | 7.3 |
| Sam Norris | 4.0 | 33 | 8.2 |
| Robin Fisher | 4.0 | 24 | 6.0 |
| Ray Cattage | 3.0 | 32 | 10.7 |
| Joel Peters | 2.0 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Jon Kimmel | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Randy Jostes | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Glenn Perkins | 0.5 | 6 | 12.0 |
| Totals | 28.0 | 202 | 7.2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jackie Flowers | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
| Jim Asmus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |||
| Calvin Murray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Neil Balholm | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | |||
| Phil Denfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |||
| Darryl Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Mark Keel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Harold Blue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||
| Mike Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Wally Henry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Steve Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 261 |
