1984 Chicago Blitz Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 5-13
Finishing 5th in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (5-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 67,094, Avg. 7,455 in 9 home dates
1984 Chicago Blitz StatisticsTeam Record: 5-13
Finishing 5th in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (5-13)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 67,094, Avg. 7,455 in 9 home dates
1984 Chicago Blitz Results
The Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 5 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the USFL's West Division of the Western Conference.
The Blitz scored 340 points, but the leaky defense yielded 466. Vince Evans passed for 2,624 yards. Marcus Anderson topped all receivers, hauling in 50 balls for 940 yards, while Kris Haines and Larry Canada contributed to the receiving game as well.
Larry Canada rushed for a team-leading 915 yards for Chicago.
Trent Bryant and Ken Kelley each snatched 3 opponent throws. Malcolm Taylor and Ken Times each dropped opposing passers 6 times.
Marv Levy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Marcus Anderson | WR | June 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | Tulane | Port Arthur, TX USA | 15 | |
| 47 | Charles Armstead | CB | June 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Illinois | San Fernando, CA | 7 | |
| 28 | John Arnaud | S/CB | June 4, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Iowa State | Fort Lewis, WA | 7 | |
| Kerry Baird | CB | October 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Kentucky | Franklin, KY | |||
| 21 | Trent Bryant | CB | August 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Arkansas | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 18 | 18 |
| 68 | Curtis Bunche | DE | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 245 | Albany State | Crystal River, FL | ||
| 35 | Larry Canada | RB | December 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 233 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 18 |
| Andy Cannavino | LB | April 20, 1959 | 6'1" | 225 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH | |||
| 61 | Ray Cattage | DE | September 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Spokane, WA | 18 | 17 |
| 91 | Bob Clasby | DE/DT | September 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | |
| 22 | Donnell Daniel | S/CB | February 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Southern Illinois | Elgin, IL | 18 | 3 |
| 78 | Jerry Doerger | T | July 18, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Wisconsin | Cincinnati, OH USA | 17 | |
| 85 | T.K. Ehlebracht | WR | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | North Central | Homewood, IL | ||
| 44 | Roy Eppes | CB/S | July 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Clemson | Mount Holly, NJ | ||
| 8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | 15 | 14 |
| 26 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | March 6, 1957 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Richmond, IN USA | 18 | |
| 57 | Mark Fischer | C | September 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 247 | Notre Dame | Massillon, OH | 18 | 16 |
| Bob Fisher | TE | March 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | SMU | Pasadena, CA USA | |||
| 51 | Robin Fisher | LB/DT | December 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 238 | Florida | Norfolk, VA | ||
| 88 | Jackie Flowers | WR | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Florida State | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | |
| 33 | Glenn Ford | RB | June 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 200 | Lenoir-Rhyne | Greensboro, NC | 7 | |
| 27 | Mike Fox | S/CB | October 26, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | San Diego State | Fontana, CA | 15 | 15 |
| Danny Fulton | WR | September 2, 1956 | 6'2" | 184 | Nebraska | Memphis, TN USA | |||
| 52 | Jeff Gabrielson | LB | August 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI | 14 | |
| 53 | John Gillen | LB | November 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 227 | Illinois | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 13 | |
| 81 | Brian Glasgow | TE | June 9, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Northern Illinois | Burlington, IA USA | ||
| 7 | Jeff Gossett | P | January 25, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | East. Illinois | Charleston, IL USA | 18 | 0 |
| 89 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | 18 | 16 |
| 20 | Ronnie Harris | CB | June 26, 1961 | 5'9" | 185 | Arizona | Greenville, MS | ||
| 62 | Perry Hartnett | G | April 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 278 | SMU | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | |
| 56 | Clint Haynes | LB | April 8, 1961 | 6'3" | 220 | Illinois | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 74 | Doug Hoppock | T | January 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 280 | Kansas St. | Wichita, KS USA | 18 | |
| 65 | Glenn Hyde | G/C | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 18 | |
| 82 | Vic James | WR | February 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado | 14 | ||
| 77 | Dan Jiggetts | T | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 6 | |
| 66 | Randy Jostes | DT/DE | August 15, 1961 | 6'5" | 263 | Missouri | Omaha, NE | 17 | |
| 83 | Mark Keel | TE | October 1, 1961 | 6'4" | 228 | Arizona | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | |
| 59 | Ken Kelley | LB | June 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 226 | Penn State | Darby, PA | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Tom Kilkenny | LB | August 27, 1958 | 6'2" | 237 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA | 16 | |
| 58 | Jon Kimmel | LB | July 21, 1960 | 6'4" | 240 | Colgate | Binghamton, NY USA | 4 | |
| 58 | Bob Knapton | LB | May 22, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Northern Colorado | Bitburg Air Force Base, West Germany | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | Tim Koegel | QB | October 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 201 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | |
| 86 | Gary Lewis | TE | December 30, 1958 | 6'5" | 234 | Texas-Arlington | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 17 | |
| 91 | Chris Lindstrom | DT | August 3, 1960 | 6'7" | 260 | Boston Univ. | Weymouth, MA USA | 8 | |
| 24 | Virgil Livers | CB | March 26, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | West. Kentucky | Fairfield, KY USA | ||
| 59 | Jim Looney | LB | August 18, 1957 | 6'0" | 225 | Purdue | Bastrop, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Dann Lute | LB | March 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina State | Fort Collins, CO | 5 | |
| 84 | Keith MaGee | WR | November 8, 1960 | 5'11" | 159 | New Mexico | Bogalusa, LA | ||
| 87 | Frank McClain | WR | November 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 183 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | |
| 44 | Terdell Middleton | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 3 | |
| 76 | Mike Morgan | DT/DE | May 30, 1960 | 6'4" | 262 | Brigham Young | Salt Lake City, UT | 17 | 12 |
| 55 | Sam Norris | LB | September 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 218 | East Carolina | Houston, TX | ||
| 19 | Carlton Peoples | DB | November 9, 1960 | 6'0" | 195 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN | 9 | |
| 46 | Doug Plank | S | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | ||
| 88 | Shawn Potts | WR | September 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 168 | Bowling Green | Kalamazoo, MI | 7 | |
| 93 | Dennis Puha | DT | November 9, 1958 | 6'2" | 255 | Nevada - Reno | Honolulu, HI | 14 | |
| 15 | Ron Reeves | QB | March 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 215 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | 6 | 4 |
| 52 | Jimmy Rivera | LB | April 28, 1960 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas A&M - Kingsville | Houston, TX | 2 | |
| 56 | Guy Ruff | LB | August 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 215 | Syracuse | Ravenna, OH USA | ||
| 3 | Kevin Seibel | K | January 14, 1961 | 6'0" | 225 | Nebraska | 0 | ||
| 11 | Dennis Shaw | QB | March 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 217 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 0 | |
| 73 | Bob Simmons | G | July 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | ||
| Darryl Stokes | WR | 6'5" | 200 | Long Beach State | |||||
| 42 | Jim Stone | RB | November 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 214 | Notre Dame | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 63 | Vince Stroth | T | November 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 267 | BYU | San Jose, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 70 | Malcolm Taylor | DE | June 20, 1960 | 6'6" | 288 | Tennessee St. | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 14 | |
| 79 | Bruce Thornton | DE | February 14, 1958 | 6'5" | 263 | Illinois | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 5 |
| 72 | Ken Times | DT/DE | January 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 246 | Southern | Deerfield Beach, FL USA | 6 | |
| 71 | Rod Walters | G | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 15 | |
| 51 | Russ Washington | LB | August 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | ||
| 60 | Mike Weston | G/C | June 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 255 | Wayne State | Detroit, MI | ||
| 25 | Tommy Wilcox | S | July 30, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Alabama | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 56 | Greg Williams | LB | November 10, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Oliver Williams | WR | October 17, 1960 | 6'3" | 194 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | |||
| Kirk Wilson | CB | August 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Indiana State | New Orleans, LA | |||
| 26 | Gary Worthy | RB | April 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | Wilmington | Dayton, OH | 11 |
