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Tanenbaum. He had originally wanted to name the team the Stallions in honor of <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Balboa" title="Rocky Balboa">Rocky Balboa</a>, who was nicknamed "The Italian Stallion." However, when the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions" title="Birmingham Stallions">Birmingham entry</a> snapped up the Stallions name, Tanenbaum settled on "Stars." <a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a> was originally named as the team's head coach in July 1982. Perles, previously an assistant coach for the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, never coached a game for the Stars, opting to take the head coach position for <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football">Michigan State</a> instead. On January 15, 1983, the Stars hired Jim Mora to be their head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Stars began in Philadelphia in the USFL's inaugural <a href="/wiki/1983_USFL_season" title="1983 USFL season">1983 season</a> and played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a> (the "Vet"). They compiled the league's best regular season record of 15–3 (.833), and advanced to the 1983 USFL championship game. Their "Doghouse Defense" allowed only 204 points in an 18-game season—the least in the history of the league. The Stars were led by fourth-year quarterback <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a> (<a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season#Heisman_Trophy" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">1978</a> <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> runner-up), fifth-year wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzkee" title="Scott Fitzkee">Scott Fitzkee</a>, rookie halfback <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a>, rookie offensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Irv_Eatman" title="Irv Eatman">Irv Eatman</a> of <a href="/wiki/1982_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1982 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a>, rookie linebacker <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a>, and second-year safety <a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a>. The team also featured <a href="/wiki/Towson_Tigers_football" title="Towson Tigers football">Towson</a>'s all-star rookie punter <a href="/wiki/Sean_Landeta" title="Sean Landeta">Sean Landeta</a>. At the conclusion of the regular season, Bryant was named the USFL's Player of the Year by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Stars entered the playoffs as the top-seeded team. In the Semi-Finals, the Stars defeated the preseason favorites to win the 1983 title—<a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">George Allen</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blitz" title="Chicago Blitz">Chicago Blitz</a>—by withstanding seven turnovers and erasing a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 44–38 in overtime.<sup id="cite_ref-bhbfopr_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhbfopr-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bssrsincb_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bssrsincb-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the league title game at <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> on July 17, the Stars lost to <a href="/wiki/Jim_Stanley_(American_football)" title="Jim Stanley (American football)">Jim Stanley</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1983_Michigan_Panthers_season" title="1983 Michigan Panthers season">Michigan Panthers</a>, 24–22.<sup id="cite_ref-mhmtitg_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mhmtitg-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just as they had against the Blitz, the Stars opened the game sluggishly, but finished with a flourish, after allowing the Panthers to carry a 17–3 lead into the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-afrfttl_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afrfttl-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-srap83ti_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srap83ti-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many observers of the time believed that the Stars, Panthers and Blitz were almost NFL-quality units. </p><p>One of the few blemishes on the Stars' first season was the box office. They only attracted 18,650 fans per game. In addition to bad weather, there were lingering memories of a gate-papering scandal involving the <a href="/wiki/World_Football_League" title="World Football League">World Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Bell" title="Philadelphia Bell">Philadelphia Bell</a> in 1974. The Bell had claimed that a total of over 120,000 fans had attended their first two games, but it subsequently emerged that all but 19,000 of the tickets had been given away for free or for significantly reduced prices. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff">Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #C10230; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #FFB71B"><b>1983 Philadelphia Stars staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Owner – Myles Tanenbaum</li> <li>General manager – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Peterson" title="Carl Peterson">Carl Peterson</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Jim_E._Mora" title="Jim E. Mora">Jim Mora</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive Coordinator - <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pendry" title="Joe Pendry">Joe Pendry</a></li> <li>Quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pendry" title="Joe Pendry">Joe Pendry</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Skipper" title="Jim Skipper">Jim Skipper</a></li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pendry" title="Joe Pendry">Joe Pendry</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Smith_(American_football)" title="Carl Smith (American football)">Carl Smith</a></li> <li>Offensive line – Jim Erkenbeck</li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive Coordinator - <a href="/wiki/Vince_Tobin" title="Vince Tobin">Vince Tobin</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/John_Pease_(American_football)" title="John Pease (American football)">John Pease</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kuharich" title="Bill Kuharich">Bill Kuharich</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/John_Rosenberg_(American_football)" title="John Rosenberg (American football)">John Rosenberg</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Smith_(American_football)" title="Carl Smith (American football)">Carl Smith</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;; text-align: center;"><b>1983 Philadelphia Stars roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Krohn" title="Jim Krohn">Jim Krohn</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Pisarkiewicz" title="Steve Pisarkiewicz">Steve Pisarkiewicz</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Anderson (American football)">Anthony Anderson</a> HB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a> HB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> HB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">35</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Riley_(American_football)" title="David Riley (American football)">David Riley</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rodenberger" title="Jeff Rodenberger">Jeff Rodenberger</a> HB/TE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Booker_Russell" title="Booker Russell">Booker Russell</a> FB</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">86</span> Willie Collier</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Donovan_(American_football)" title="Tom Donovan (American football)">Tom Donovan</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">81</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzkee" title="Scott Fitzkee">Scott Fitzkee</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Parker" title="Rodney Parker">Rodney Parker</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dunek" title="Ken Dunek">Ken Dunek</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Folsom" title="Steve Folsom">Steve Folsom</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">85</span> Al Kimichik</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">65</span> Scott Burris G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Commiskey" title="Chuck Commiskey">Chuck Commiskey</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">75</span> <a href="/wiki/Irv_Eatman" title="Irv Eatman">Irv Eatman</a> OT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">61</span> Rich Garza G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">63</span> George Gilbert G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">55</span> Joe Happe C/G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Bart_Oates" title="Bart Oates">Bart Oates</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Oates" title="Brad Oates">Brad Oates</a> OT</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">99</span> John Alford DT/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Anae" title="Brad Anae">Brad Anae</a> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Case_(American_football)" title="Frank Case (American football)">Frank Case</a> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">96</span> Don Fielder DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">91</span> Buddy Moor DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Opfar" title="Dave Opfar">Dave Opfar</a> DT/DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">76</span> Willie Rosborough DE/DT</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Brooks_(American_football)" title="Jon Brooks (American football)">Jon Brooks</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">59</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Bunting_(American_football)" title="John Bunting (American football)">John Bunting</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">56</span> George Cooper</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">52</span> Vince DeMarinis</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">58</span> Rick Donaldson</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">57</span> Jeff Gabrielson</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">51</span> Glenn Howard</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Donnalley_(American_football,_born_1958)" title="Kevin Donnalley (American football, born 1958)">Kevin Donnalley</a> CB/S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gibson_(safety)" title="Antonio Gibson (safety)">Antonio Gibson</a> CB/S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Jackson_(defensive_back)" title="Roger Jackson (defensive back)">Roger Jackson</a> CB/S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">21</span> Hugh Jernigan CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">43</span> Jerome King CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lush" title="Mike Lush">Mike Lush</a> S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_McCants" title="Mark McCants">Mark McCants</a> S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">26</span> Jon Sutton CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a> S</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Trout" title="David Trout">David Trout</a> K</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Landeta" title="Sean Landeta">Sean Landeta</a> P</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #FFB71B"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="USFL_Draft">USFL Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: USFL Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1983_USFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 USFL Draft">1983 USFL Draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;" width="7%">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Pick </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Position </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">School </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Irv_Eatman" title="Irv Eatman">Irv Eatman</a> </td> <td align="center">Offensive Tackle </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Bart_Oates" title="Bart Oates">Bart Oates</a> </td> <td align="center">Center </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football">BYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td align="center">32 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hill_(cornerback)" title="Greg Hill (cornerback)">Greg Hill</a> </td> <td align="center">Defensive Back </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys football">Oklahoma State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td align="center">41 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gibson_(safety)" title="Antonio Gibson (safety)">Antonio Gibson</a> </td> <td align="center">Defensive Back </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_football" title="Cincinnati Bearcats football">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td align="center">56 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> </td> <td align="center">Running Back </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_football" title="Cincinnati Bearcats football">Cincinnati</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td align="center">65 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Caldwell" title="Tony Caldwell">Tony Caldwell</a> </td> <td align="center">Linebacker </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td align="center">80 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Turner_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Turner (American football)">Jimmy Turner</a> </td> <td align="center">Defensive Back </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td align="center">89 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Richard Dent</a> </td> <td align="center">Defensive End </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_University" title="Tennessee State University">Tennessee State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td align="center">93 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Kraynak" title="Rich Kraynak">Rich Kraynak</a> </td> <td align="center">Linebacker </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td align="center">104 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Caver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Caver (page does not exist)">James Caver</a> </td> <td align="center">Wide Receiver </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td align="center">113 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_Dow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Don Dow (page does not exist)">Don Dow</a> </td> <td align="center">Offensive Tackle </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td align="center">128 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Worthy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gary Worthy (page does not exist)">Gary Worthy</a> </td> <td align="center">Running Back </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_College_(Ohio)" title="Wilmington College (Ohio)">Wilmington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td align="center">137 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Allama_Matthews" title="Allama Matthews">Allama Matthews</a> </td> <td align="center">Tight End </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_football" title="Vanderbilt Commodores football">Vanderbilt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td align="center">152 </td> <td align="center">John Walker </td> <td align="center">DefensiveTackle </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha" title="University of Nebraska Omaha">Nebraska-Omaha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td align="center">161 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sean_Landeta" title="Sean Landeta">Sean Landeta</a> </td> <td align="center">Punter </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Towson_University" title="Towson University">Towson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="40" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Week </th> <th rowspan="2" width="80" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Day </th> <th rowspan="2" width="90" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Date </th> <th rowspan="2" width="60" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">TV </th> <th rowspan="2" width="200" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Opponent </th> <th colspan="2" width="200" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Results </th> <th rowspan="2" width="200" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Location </th> <th rowspan="2" width="200" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <th width="60" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Score </th> <th width="60" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Record </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>1 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>March 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Denver_Gold" title="Denver Gold">Denver Gold</a> </td> <td>13-7 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>45,102 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>2 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>March 13 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Jersey_Generals_season" title="1983 New Jersey Generals season">New Jersey Generals</a> </td> <td>25-0 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a> </td> <td>38,205 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>Monday </td> <td>March 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions" title="Birmingham Stallions">Birmingham Stallions</a> </td> <td>17-10 </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Legion_Field" title="Legion Field">Legion Field</a> </td> <td>12,850 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc"> <th>4 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>March 27 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Bandits" title="Tampa Bay Bandits">Tampa Bay Bandits</a> </td> <td>22-27 </td> <td>3-1 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>18,718 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>5 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>April 3 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Federals_season" title="1983 Washington Federals season">Washington Federals</a> </td> <td>34-3 </td> <td>4-1 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>14,576 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>6 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>April 10 </td> <td> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Express_(USFL)" title="Los Angeles Express (USFL)">Los Angeles Express</a> </td> <td>17-3 </td> <td>5-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>18,671 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>7 </th> <td>Saturday </td> <td>April 16 </td> <td>ESPN </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Invaders" title="Oakland Invaders">Oakland Invaders</a> </td> <td>17-7 </td> <td>6-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda Coliseum">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum</a> </td> <td>34,901 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>8 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>April 24 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Boston_Breakers_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Boston Breakers Season">Boston Breakers</a> </td> <td>23-16 </td> <td>7-1 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>10,257 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>9 </th> <td>Saturday </td> <td>April 30 </td> <td>ESPN </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Bandits" title="Tampa Bay Bandits">Tampa Bay Bandits</a> </td> <td>24-10 </td> <td>8-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Stadium" title="Tampa Stadium">Tampa Stadium</a> </td> <td>41,559 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>10 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>May 8 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Gold" title="Denver Gold">Denver Gold</a> </td> <td>6-3 </td> <td>9-1 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>14,306 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>11 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>May 15 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blitz" title="Chicago Blitz">Chicago Blitz</a> </td> <td>31-24 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>25,251 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>May 22 </td> <td> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wranglers" title="Arizona Wranglers">Arizona Wranglers</a> </td> <td>24-7 </td> <td>11-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Devil Stadium">Sun Devil Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,151 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffccc"> <th>13 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>May 29 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Boston_Breakers_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Boston Breakers Season">Boston Breakers</a> </td> <td>17-21 </td> <td>11-2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Nickerson Field</a> </td> <td>15,668 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>June 5 </td> <td>ABC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Michigan_Panthers_season" title="1983 Michigan Panthers season">Michigan Panthers</a> </td> <td>29-20 </td> <td>12-2 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>19,727 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>15 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>June 12 </td> <td> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_New_Jersey_Generals_season" title="1983 New Jersey Generals season">New Jersey Generals</a> </td> <td>23-9 </td> <td>13-2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> </td> <td>32,521 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>16 </th> <td>Monday </td> <td>June 20 </td> <td>ESPN </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Invaders" title="Oakland Invaders">Oakland Invaders</a> </td> <td>12-6 </td> <td>14-2 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>16,933 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <th>17 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>June 26 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions" title="Birmingham Stallions">Birmingham Stallions</a> </td> <td>31-10 </td> <td>15-2 </td> <td>Veterans Stadium </td> <td>17,973 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffccc"> <th>18 </th> <td>Sunday </td> <td>July 3 </td> <td> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Federals_season" title="1983 Washington Federals season">Washington Federals</a> </td> <td>14-21 </td> <td>15-3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RFK_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="RFK Stadium">RFK Stadium</a> </td> <td>11,039 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoff_Schedule">Playoff Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Playoff Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;">Location </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_USFL_season#Playoffs" title="1983 USFL season">Divisional Playoffs</a> </th> <td>July 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blitz" title="Chicago Blitz">Chicago Blitz</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 44-38 (OT) </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_USFL_season#Playoffs" title="1983 USFL season">USFL Championship</a> </th> <td>July 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Michigan_Panthers_season" title="1983 Michigan Panthers season">Michigan Panthers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 22-24 </td> <td>1-1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rewards">Rewards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rewards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>All-USFL Team</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irv_Eatman" title="Irv Eatman">Irv Eatman</a></td> <td>OT </td></tr> <tr> <td>All-USFL Team</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a></td> <td>RB </td></tr> <tr> <td>All-USFL Team</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a></td> <td>LB </td></tr> <tr> <td>All-USFL Team</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a></td> <td>S </td></tr> <tr> <td>AP USFL Most Valuable Player</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a></td> <td>RB </td></tr> <tr> <td>Leading Scorer Award</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trout" title="David Trout">David Trout</a></td> <td>K </td></tr> <tr> <td>USFL Executive of the Year (TSN)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Peterson" title="Carl Peterson">Carl Peterson</a></td> <td>GM </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_Statistics">Final Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offense">Offense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Offense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Passing </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>C/ATT </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>INT </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a> </td> <td>238/421 </td> <td>2718 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Krohn" title="Jim Krohn">Jim Krohn</a> </td> <td>19/36 </td> <td>249 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Pisarkiewicz" title="Steve Pisarkiewicz">Steve Pisarkiewicz</a> </td> <td>6/15 </td> <td>69 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> </td> <td>1/3 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Rushing </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Car </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a> </td> <td>318 </td> <td>1442 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> </td> <td>139 </td> <td>681 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a> </td> <td>63 </td> <td>291 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Booker_Russell" title="Booker Russell">Booker Russell</a> </td> <td>46 </td> <td>225 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Riley_(American_football)" title="David Riley (American football)">David Riley</a> </td> <td>31 </td> <td>139 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Anderson (American football)">Anthony Anderson</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rodenberger" title="Jeff Rodenberger">Jeff Rodenberger</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Krohn" title="Jim Krohn">Jim Krohn</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Pisarkiewicz" title="Steve Pisarkiewicz">Steve Pisarkiewicz</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Commiskey" title="Chuck Commiskey">Chuck Commiskey</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Landeta" title="Sean Landeta">Sean Landeta</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–5 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Receiving </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Rec </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Fitzkee" title="Scott Fitzkee">Scott Fitzkee</a> </td> <td>55 </td> <td>731 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>410 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Willie Collier </td> <td>41 </td> <td>771 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Folsom" title="Steve Folsom">Steve Folsom</a> </td> <td>26 </td> <td>286 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Booker_Russell" title="Booker Russell">Booker Russell</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>163 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Donovan_(American_football)" title="Tom Donovan (American football)">Tom Donovan</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>219 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Parker" title="Rodney Parker">Rodney Parker</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>203 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>144 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Riley" title="Dave Riley">Dave Riley</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>61 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Dunek" title="Ken Dunek">Ken Dunek</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>74 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Al Kimichik </td> <td>1 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rodenberger" title="Jeff Rodenberger">Jeff Rodenberger</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Anderson (American football)">Anthony Anderson</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense">Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Sacks </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Sacks </th></tr> <tr> <td>Don Fielder </td> <td>8.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Willie Rosborough </td> <td>5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a> </td> <td>3.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bunting_(American_football)" title="John Bunting (American football)">John Bunting</a> </td> <td>2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a> </td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Opfar" title="Dave Opfar">Dave Opfar</a> </td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Anae" title="Brad Anae">Brad Anae</a> </td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Brooks_(American_football)" title="Jon Brooks (American football)">Jon Brooks</a> </td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Buddy Moor </td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Case_(American_football)" title="Frank Case (American football)">Frank Case</a> </td> <td>1.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Glenn Howard </td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gibson_(safety)" title="Antonio Gibson (safety)">Antonio Gibson</a> </td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Cooper_(linebacker)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Cooper (linebacker) (page does not exist)">George Cooper</a> </td> <td>0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jon Sutton </td> <td>0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Gabrielson </td> <td>0.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Interceptions </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Int </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th> <th>LG </th> <th>PD </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>22 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lush" title="Mike Lush">Mike Lush</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>33 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jon Sutton </td> <td>4 </td> <td>53 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>31 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gibson_(safety)" title="Antonio Gibson (safety)">Antonio Gibson</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jon_Brooks_(American_football)" title="Jon Brooks (American football)">Jon Brooks</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Jackson_(defensive_back)" title="Roger Jackson (defensive back)">Roger Jackson</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Glenn Howard </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vince DeMarinis </td> <td>1 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Willie Rosborough </td> <td>1 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bunting_(American_football)" title="John Bunting (American football)">John Bunting</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>FF </th> <th>Fmb </th> <th>FR </th> <th>Yds </th> <th>TD </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fusina" title="Chuck Fusina">Chuck Fusina</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Krohn" title="Jim Krohn">Jim Krohn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Bryant" title="Kelvin Bryant">Kelvin Bryant</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Riley" title="Dave Riley">Dave Riley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Woerner" title="Scott Woerner">Scott Woerner</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Harvin" title="Allen Harvin">Allen Harvin</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Pisarkiewicz" title="Steve Pisarkiewicz">Steve Pisarkiewicz</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Landeta" title="Sean Landeta">Sean Landeta</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Folsom" title="Steve Folsom">Steve Folsom</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Parker" title="Rodney Parker">Rodney Parker</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleo_Montgomery" title="Cleo Montgomery">Cleo Montgomery</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Booker_Russell" title="Booker Russell">Booker Russell</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jon Sutton </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Teams">Special Teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Philadelphia_Stars_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Special Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB71B, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB71B;;">Stars Kicking </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>FGM–FGA </th> <th>XPM–XPA </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Trout" title="David Trout">David Trout</a> </td> <td>28-42 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<td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Booker_Russell" title="Booker Russell">Booker Russell</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>63 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Rodenberger" title="Jeff Rodenberger">Jeff Rodenberger</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Riley" title="Dave Riley">Dave Riley</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_McCants" title="Mark McCants">Mark McCants</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Dunek" title="Ken Dunek">Ken Dunek</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jon Sutton </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #C10230 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 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Att.</th> <th>Avg. % filled</th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"> <td align="left">y-Philadelphia Stars </td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.833</td> <td>379</td> <td>204</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Stadium" title="Veterans Stadium">Veterans Stadium</a></td> <td>72,204</td> <td>18,650</td> <td>26%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_E._Mora" title="Jim E. Mora">Jim Mora</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983_Boston_Breakers_season" title="1983 Boston Breakers season">Boston Breakers</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>.611</td> <td>399</td> <td>334</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Nickerson Field</a></td> <td>21,000</td> <td>12,817</td> <td>61%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Coury" title="Dick Coury">Dick Coury</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Generals" title="New Jersey Generals">New Jersey Generals</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>.333</td> <td>314</td> <td>437</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a></td> <td>76,891</td> <td>35,004</td> <td>46%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fairbanks" title="Chuck Fairbanks">Chuck Fairbanks</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Federals" 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