1983 Boston Breakers Statistics
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Dick Coury (11-7)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 114,617, Avg. 12,735 in 9 home dates
1983 Boston Breakers RosterTeam Record: 11-7
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Dick Coury (11-7)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 114,617, Avg. 12,735 in 9 home dates
1983 Boston Breakers Results
The Boston Breakers of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Atlantic Division.
Boston ran up 399 points, while the defense surrendered 334. John Walton led the charge, passing for 3,772 yards. Nolan Franz hauled in 62 passes, while Charlie Smith accumulated 1,009 receiving yards.
Richard Crump carried the ball for a team-best 990 yards for the Breakers.
Marcus Marek and Woodrow Wilson each picked off 4 opponent throws. Ray Phillips, Daryl Wilkerson and Larry McClain each sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Dick Coury coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Walton | 589 | 330 | 56.0 | 3772 | 6.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 18 | 3.1 | 86t | 7 | 56 | 74.0 |
| Doug Woodward | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 136 | 5.2 | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 3.8 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 97.6 |
| Tim Mazzetti | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 617 | 347 | 56.2 | 3923 | 6.4 | 23 | 3.7 | 19 | 3.1 | 86 | 8 | 64 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Crump | 190 | 990 | 5.2 | 62 | 8 |
| Tony Davis | 139 | 443 | 3.2 | 21 | 6 |
| Anthony Steels | 55 | 237 | 4.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 44 | 165 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| John Walton | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 10 | 2 |
| Doug Woodward | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Derek Hughes | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Lockett | 8 | -7 | -0.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Joe Restic | 1 | -21 | -21.0 | -21 | 0 |
| Totals | 476 | 1941 | 4.1 | 62 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Franz | 62 | 848 | 13.7 | 50 | 4 |
| Charlie Smith | 54 | 1009 | 18.7 | 58t | 5 |
| Richard Crump | 44 | 315 | 7.2 | 22 | 4 |
| Tony Davis | 42 | 260 | 6.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Frank Lockett | 37 | 535 | 14.5 | 86t | 3 |
| Beau Coash | 25 | 343 | 13.7 | 44 | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 23 | 110 | 4.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Anthony Steels | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 27 | 3 |
| Andy Johnson | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 16t | 1 |
| David Bayle | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Dwayne Strozier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Combs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 347 | 3923 | 11.3 | 86 | 23 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Mazzetti | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 119 |
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 119 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Casarino | 55 | 2345 | 42.6 | 72 |
| Mitch Hoopes | 23 | 866 | 37.7 | 60 |
| Joe Restic | 11 | 386 | 35.1 | 51 |
| Totals | 89 | 3597 | 40.4 | 72 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Anthony Steels | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Nolan Franz | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 255 | 6.2 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | 15 | 336 | 22.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Anthony Steels | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Derek Hughes | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Frank Lockett | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Gompf | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Charles Harbison | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Richard Crump | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ben Needham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 1121 | 18.4 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Wilson | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Marcus Marek | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ben Needham | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Restic | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Terry Love | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 102 | 0 |
| Charles Harbison | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tim Smith | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ray Phillips | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lyndell Jones | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Brewington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| M.L. Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 362 | 14.5 | 102 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Wilkerson | 6.0 | 45 | 7.5 |
| Ray Phillips | 6.0 | 39 | 6.5 |
| Larry McClain | 6.0 | 38 | 6.3 |
| Jeff Gaylord | 4.0 | 41 | 10.2 |
| Oudious Lee | 4.0 | 36 | 9.0 |
| Terry Love | 3.0 | 24 | 8.0 |
| Ben Needham | 2.0 | 18 | 9.0 |
| Charles Harbison | 2.0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Joe Restic | 2.0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| Bill Roe | 2.0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| Ernie Price | 1.0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Robert Geathers | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 |
| Billy Don Jackson | 1.0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| Marcus Marek | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Marcus Tarver | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Totals | 42.0 | 302 | 7.2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Marek | 1 | ||||||
| Frank Lockett | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Tim Mazzetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | |||
| Richard Crump | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | |||
| Tony Davis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Charlie Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | |||
| Nolan Franz | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Frank Lockett | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Anthony Steels | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Ben Needham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Walton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Beau Coash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Louie Giammona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Marcus Marek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 399 |
