1983 Philadelphia Stars Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 15-3
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jim Mora (15-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 173,558, Avg. 19,284 in 9 home dates
1983 Philadelphia Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 15-3
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Jim Mora (15-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 173,558, Avg. 19,284 in 9 home dates
1983 Philadelphia Stars Results
The Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Atlantic Division.
Defensively, the Stars relinquished 204 points, fewest in the league. Philadelphia ran up 379 points. Kelvin Bryant carried the ball for a team-leading 1,442 yards.
Chuck Fusina threw for 2,718 yards. Scott Fitzkee grabbed 55 passes, while Willie Collier added 771 receiving yards. Kelvin Bryant contributed to the receiving game, too.
Scott Woerner intercepted 8 opponent throws. Don Fielder sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.
Jim Mora coached the team. The 1983 Philadelphia Stars lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | John Alford | DT/DE | January 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 277 | South Carolina State | Dillon, SC | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Brad Anae | DE/DT | October 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 250 | Brigham Young | Compton, CA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Anthony Anderson | RB | September 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Temple | Wilmington, DE USA | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Bradley | LB | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 223 | Penn State | Johnstown, PA | |||
| 53 | Jon Brooks | LB | June 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 215 | Clemson | Saluda, SC USA | 18 | 18 |
| 44 | Kelvin Bryant | RB | September 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina | Tarboro, NC USA | 17 | 17 |
| 59 | John Bunting | LB | July 15, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | North Carolina | Portland, ME USA | 15 | 13 |
| 65 | Scott Burris | G | May 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 265 | Ohio State | Gallipolis, OH | 11 | 0 |
| 95 | Frank Case | DE | August 14, 1958 | 6'4" | 243 | Penn St. | Jacksonville, NC USA | 18 | 18 |
| 86 | Willie Collier | WR | June 17, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Pittsburgh | Cordele, GA | 18 | 17 |
| 69 | Chuck Commiskey | G | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 290 | Mississippi | Killeen, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 56 | George Cooper | LB | December 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 5 |
| Rich D'Amico | LB | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 238 | Penn State | Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| 52 | Vince DeMarinis | LB | August 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Montclair State | New York, NY | 13 | 0 |
| 58 | Rick Donaldson | LB | December 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 200 | Penn State | Dunkirk, NY | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Kevin Donnalley | CB/S | January 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 177 | North Dakota St. | Warren, OH USA | 17 | 0 |
| 87 | Tom Donovan | WR | January 13, 1957 | 5'11" | 179 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 17 | 1 |
| 80 | Ken Dunek | TE | June 20, 1957 | 6'6" | 235 | Memphis | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 2 |
| 75 | Irv Eatman | T | January 1, 1961 | 6'7" | 293 | UCLA | Birmingham, AL USA | 18 | 18 |
| 96 | Don Fielder | DE | October 20, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Kentucky | Las Cruces, NM USA | 18 | 18 |
| 81 | Scott Fitzkee | WR | April 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 187 | Penn St. | York, PA USA | 17 | 13 |
| 89 | Steve Folsom | TE | March 21, 1958 | 6'5" | 235 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | Chuck Fusina | QB | May 31, 1957 | 6'1" | 197 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 57 | Jeff Gabrielson | LB | August 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI | 17 | 1 |
| 61 | Rich Garza | G | March 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 257 | Temple | Bethlehem, PA | 18 | 18 |
| 23 | Antonio Gibson | CB/S | July 5, 1962 | 6'3" | 206 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 63 | George Gilbert | G | March 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Emira, NY | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Joe Happe | C/G | June 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 255 | Georgia | West Chester, PA | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Allen Harvin | RB | March 18, 1959 | 5'9" | 200 | Cincinnati | Philadelphia, PA USA | 18 | 1 |
| 51 | Glenn Howard | LB | November 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | Minnesota | Camden, NJ | 17 | 17 |
| 24 | Roger Jackson | CB/S | December 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Penn State | South River, NJ | 17 | 9 |
| 21 | Hugh Jernigan | CB | August 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Johnson | DB | November 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 179 | North Carolina | ||||
| 85 | Al Kimichik | TE | March 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 214 | Michigan State | Norway, MI | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Jerome King | CB | January 4, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Purdue | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Krohn | QB | July 27, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | Sean Landeta | P | January 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Towson St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 18 | 0 |
| Gerald Lucear | WR | October 24, 1959 | 5'11" | 184 | Temple | Atlanta, GA | |||
| 27 | Mike Lush | S | April 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | East Stroudsburg | Allentown, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Mark McCants | S | February 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 193 | Temple | Quakertown, PA | 18 | 0 |
| 54 | Sam Mills | LB | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 229 | Montclair St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 18 | 18 |
| 91 | Buddy Moor | DE/DT | December 1, 1958 | 6'5" | 250 | East. Kentucky | Greenville, MS USA | 18 | 0 |
| 50 | Bart Oates | C | December 16, 1958 | 6'4" | 275 | BYU | Mesa, AZ USA | 17 | 17 |
| 70 | Brad Oates | T | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 18 | 18 |
| 94 | Dave Opfar | DT/DE | January 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| Artie Owens | WR | January 14, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | West Virginia | Montgomery, AL USA | |||
| 83 | Rodney Parker | WR | July 18, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Mobile, AL USA | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | November 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 205 | Missouri | Florissant, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | David Riley | RB | June 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 215 | West Virginia | Northfork, WV | 18 | 0 |
| 34 | Jeff Rodenberger | RB/TE | November 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 235 | Maryland | Quakertown, PA USA | 18 | 0 |
| 76 | Willie Rosborough | DE/DT | January 9, 1961 | 6'4" | 243 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | Booker Russell | RB | February 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas St. | Belton, TX USA | 18 | 16 |
| 26 | Jon Sutton | CB | July 2, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | New Mexico | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 1 | David Trout | K | November 12, 1957 | 5'6" | 165 | Pittsburgh | Mount Pleasant, PA USA | 18 | 0 |
| Dwayne Wilson | WR | July 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | Rutgers | ||||
| 25 | Scott Woerner | S | December 18, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Baytown, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
