1983 Oakland Invaders Roster
Team Record: 9-9
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Pacific Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: John Ralston (9-9)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 275,594, Avg. 30,622 in 9 home dates
1983 Oakland Invaders Results
The Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 9 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Pacific Division.
The Invaders ran up 319 points, while the defense conceded 317. Fred Besana directed the offense, passing for 3,980 yards. Raymond Chester snagged 68 passes for 951 yards, while Gordon Banks, Wyatt Henderson and Arthur Whittington each provided receiving help, too.
Arthur Whittington carried the ball for a team-best 1,043 yards for Oakland.
Kenny Daniel and Marcus Quinn each seized 4 opponent throws. Cedrick Hardman and Monte Bennett each sacked opposing passers 8 times.
John Ralston coached the team. The 1983 Oakland Invaders lost in the Semifinal.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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43 | Jerry Aldridge | RB | September 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | Jacksonville, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
60 | Gary Anderson | C/G/T | September 22, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Stanford | Fairfield, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
62 | George Atiyeh | DT | March 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 255 | LSU | Allentown, PA | 9 | 7 |
88 | Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
Jerome Bearden | S | February 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 189 | Spokane Falls CC/San Jose State | ||||
Bruce Beekley | LB | December 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 225 | Oregon | Cincinnati, OH USA | |||
62 | Monte Bennett | DE/DT | April 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas St. | Sterling, KS USA | 18 | 18 |
Raymond Berry | CB | June 5, 1958 | 5'9" | 175 | Mesa/TCU | ||||
14 | Fred Besana | QB | March 9, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | California | Roseville, CA | 18 | 18 |
73 | Leo Biedermann | T | October 19, 1955 | 6'7" | 254 | California | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | |
87 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 18 | |
29 | Kenny Daniel | CB | June 1, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jose St. | Martinez, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
Mike Daum | T/DE | October 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 256 | California Polytechnic State | Kenosha, WI | |||
Brian Douglas | NT/DT | January 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 255 | Tulane | Colorado Springs, CO | |||
42 | Frank Duncan | S | November 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
Matt Elisara | DT | August 25, 1959 | 6'3" | 256 | Washington State | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 5 | 0 | |
61 | Frank Frazier | G/T | June 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 290 | Miami (FL) | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | |
61 | Kevin Graffis | G | October 1, 1957 | 6'6" | 276 | Washington State | Wenatchee, WA | 7 | 3 |
18 | Steve Grant | QB | April 12, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington State | Berkeley, CA | 5 | 0 |
70 | Lonnie Greene | DT/DE | February 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 272 | Mississippi State | Winnsboro, LA | 11 | |
86 | Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | ||
53 | Jeff Harper | C | October 27, 1957 | 6'2" | 252 | Georgia | Macon, GA | 12 | 8 |
82 | Wyatt Henderson | WR | November 10, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Fresno St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 18 | |
Andre Hines | T | February 28, 1958 | 6'6" | 275 | Stanford | Oakland, CA USA | |||
45 | Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 210 | Texas Southern | Rolling Fork, MS USA | 8 | |
66 | Steve Houston | G | March 25, 1960 | 6'4" | 255 | Fresno State | Mesa, AZ | 16 | 16 |
31 | Louis Jackson | RB | January 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 5 |
20 | Elmer James | RB | April 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 205 | San Francisco State | Los Angeles, CA | 10 | |
55 | David Jefferson | LB | November 24, 1959 | 6'2" | 235 | Miami | Winter Park, FL | 16 | 3 |
75 | Kurt Jonker | T | January 21, 1957 | 6'5" | 270 | Augustana (SD) | Pella, IA | 18 | 18 |
Mike Kelley | QB | December 31, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Sonora, CA USA | |||
56 | Roger Levasa | C | May 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 250 | Oregon State | Apia, Western Samoa | 8 | 8 |
80 | Marc Lewis | WR | May 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 169 | Missouri Western State | Columbia, MO | 7 | 0 |
92 | Alva Liles | DE | March 6, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Boise St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | |
11 | Mike Livingston | QB | November 14, 1945 | 6'4" | 212 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
50 | Tim Lucas | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 230 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
83 | Ronnie Mallett | WR | January 20, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR | 11 | |
54 | Frank Manumaleuga | LB | May 9, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | UCLA | Salelavalu, HI Western Samoa | 18 | 18 |
72 | Dale Markham | T | July 24, 1957 | 6'8" | 280 | North Dakota | Whitewater, WI USA | 18 | 18 |
74 | Dupre Marshall | DT | December 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 258 | California | San Francsico, CA | 16 | 3 |
24 | Derrick Martin | CB | May 31, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
41 | Saladin Martin | S | January 17, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | ||
52 | Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 236 | East Central (OK) | Okmulgee, OK USA | 18 | 0 |
57 | Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 10 | |
59 | Dean Moore | LB | January 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 210 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 18 | 0 |
44 | Mike O'Brien | S | April 25, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | California | Kirkland, WA USA | ||
64 | Bobby Overly | LB | July 9, 1959 | 6'0" | 225 | San Jose State | Fort Worth, TX | ||
21 | Jairo Penaranda | RB | June 15, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | UCLA | Barranquilla, Colombia | 18 | |
51 | Gary Plummer | LB | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 244 | California | Fremont, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
40 | Marcus Quinn | S | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | LSU | Tylertown, MS USA | 18 | 11 |
85 | Vince Randall | TE | August 24, 1961 | 6'6" | 240 | Portland State | Los Angeles, CA | 18 | |
71 | Clay Ruyle | DE | October 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 267 | Stephen F. Austin | Dallas, TX | 12 | 1 |
58 | Dave Shaw | LB | May 27, 1957 | 6'0" | 225 | California | Norco, CA | 18 | 15 |
17 | Kevin Shea | K | January 28, 1957 | 6'2" | 198 | St. Mary's | San Francisco, CA | 18 | 0 |
10 | Stan Talley | P | September 5, 1958 | 6'5" | 220 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 18 | 0 |
26 | Ed Taylor | S/CB | May 13, 1953 | 6'0" | 174 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | |
32 | Ted Torosian | RB | April 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 227 | Fresno State | Fresno, CA | 9 | 8 |
81 | Ron Wheeler | TE | September 5, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Washington | Oakland, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
22 | Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
78 | Jerry Wilkinson | DE/DT | February 27, 1956 | 6'9" | 248 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | ||
25 | Fred Williams | S | December 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | California | Madera, CA | 9 | 0 |
23 | Billy Yancy | CB | June 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Fresno State | Limestone, ME | 14 |