'84 Chronology-1984 USFL Open Draft

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'83 Chronology-Transactions #13

November 28th:

Miami Dolphins-Extended the contract of head coach Don Shula.

New Jersey Generals-Signed DB Kerry Justin to a multi-year contract.

New Orleans Breakers-Signed PK Tim Mazzetti to a three-year contract.

November 24th:

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed DB's Dan Short, Donnie Smith and John Scott, LB Rob Purdham and RB's Mickey Walczak, Ronald Day and Cyrus Lawrence.

November 22nd:

Chicago Blitz-Signed TE's Gary Lewis and Robert Fisher, DE Bruce Thornton, PK Mike Bass and OG Parry Hartnett.

Denver Gold-Signed LB's Kevin Hood and Ed Pryts, PK Steve Tobin, WR's Bobby Lewis and Mike Haffney, RB Tim McCray and DE Tim Moore.

Los Angeles Express-Signed WR Stanley Floyd.

New Jersey Generals-Signed P James Villani, QB Glen Inverso, TE Norris Brown, DB Larry Friday and OG Anthony Iorio.

New Orleans Breakers-Signed WR Frank Lockett to a three-year contract.

November 21st:

Los Angeles Express-Signed DB Johnny Lynn to a multi-year contract.

Washington Federals-Signed OT George Schechterly and WR James Duncan.

November 16th:

Arizona Outlaws-Signed OL Chris Mott and Anthony Baker.

Michigan Panthers-Signed DE Dave Pureifory.

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed RB Amos Lawrence, OC Chuck Correal and WR Jim Ferranti.

November 15th:

Chicago Blitz-Agreed to terms with QB Vince Evanson a four-year contract.

November 14th:

New Jersey Generals-Signed QB Ed McMichael and LB Keith Woetzel.

New Orleans Breakers-Named Howard White director of player-personnel.

Philadelphia Stars-Signed PK Nick Mike-Mayer and Jim Fogler, WR Curt Grieve, OC Jeff Detzi and DB's Mike Gooden and Mike Butler.

Pittsburgh Maulers-Named Bob Vann head trainer.

November 10th:

Washington Federals-Signed DB Ray Waddy, WR Randy Burk and DB Tim Baylor; reinstated OT Donnie Green.

November 9th:

New Jersey Generals-Signed QB Chris Garrity, WR Willie Sydney, DE Marshall Harris and PK Chuck Bushbek.

November 7th:

New Jersey Generals-Signed DB Gary Barbaro to a three-year contract.

Oakland Invaders-Signed TE John Thompson.

Philadelphia Stars-Signed RB Joel Coles, DB's Dennis Clay, and Joe Stevenson, OT Curt Mohl, WR T.J. Del Santo, NT Larry Sontag, DT Rob Smith and OG George Schmidt.

November 5th:

Arizona Outlaws-Signed DB Selwyn Drain, DE Randy Phillips and OT Joe Carnahan.

November 3rd:

Michigan Panthers-Signed QB John Leister and LB Paul Girgash.

Montreal Concordes (CFL)-Sgned WR Ron Robinson.

November 2nd:

Oakland Invaders-Signed WR's Holden Smith and Ron Smith.

October 28th:

New Jersey Generals-Signed PK Alex Falcinelli, LB Jeff Blanchard and KR-DB Thomas Lott.

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed WR John Pavlik, RB Walter Holman, DT Pat Dean and Phil Murphy, DE's Harold Smith and John Mordaga, LB's Ron Wells and Ernest Adams.

October 27th:

Los Angeles Express-Signed DL Fletcher Jenkins.

New Jersey Generals-Announced the resignations of Doug Knotts and Dick Moseley defensive coaches.

Pittsburgh Maulers-Named Dick Moseley defensive backfield coach.

October 25th:

Los Angeles Express-Signed DB Darrell Pattillo, LB Dave Ramona and TE Gary Furniss.

Oakland Invaders-Signed RB Arthur Whittington to a contract extension, FB Tom Newton, DE Chris Linnin, WR Mike Whiteside and TE Fred Worthy.

October 21st:

Birmingham Stallions-Signed LB Earl Stewart and WR Kenny White.

October 20th:

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed RB's Freddie Jacobs, Doug Land, TE's Phil DuBois and Bubba Diggs, WR's Dwayne Wilson, Reginald Brown, and Tony McKee.

October 18th:

Denver Gold-Signed DE David Stalls and Pat Ogrin, OL George Yarno, John Yarno, Ray Wagner and Mike Call, DB Steve Trimble.

Philadelphia Stars-Signed OG Don Dow and Pete Speros.

October 6th:

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed LB's Art Lowery, Raymon Lao, Terrell Washington and Craig Walls, DT's Rodney Caldwell, Darren Wilson, Ben Watts, and Isaac Griffin, DE's James Black, Mike Williams and Mike Gray.

October 4th:

Chicago Blitz-Acquired TE Doug Cozen from the Memphis Showboats for a player to be named later.

Pittsburgh Maulers-Signed PK John Borso, P Jeff Kyger, P Greg Caldwell, P Curt Carion and RB Greg Jones.

October 3rd:

Michigan Panthers-Named Vince Lombardi Jr. team president and general manager.

Philadelphia Stars-Signed RB Bryan Thomas and TE Mike Lang.

October 2nd:

Arizona Outlaws-Waived P-K Jim Asmus, RB Harold Blue, WR-KR Wally Henry, OL Terry Falcon, OG Tom Carnes, DB Admiral Dewey Larry, DB Tommy Wilcox, DB Eddie Ray Walker, DB Roy Eppes, TE-K Phil Denfield and LB Larry McCoy; 

acquired rights to RB Doug Dennison from the Pittsburgh Maulers for a player to be named later;

traded LB Fernando Jackson to the Jacksonville Bulls for cash considerations.

Chicago Blitz-Named Marv Levy head coach, named Ronald Potochnik General Manager and James Foster Executive Vice-President; waived LB Joe Federspiel.

Denver Gold-Signed WR Wade Manning; claimed RB Calvin Murray off of waivers from the Arizona Outlaws.

Memphis Showboats-Claimed DL Joel Peters off of waivers from the Arizona Outlaws.

Philadelphia Stars-Signed DT Duane Bell and DB Bill Hardee.

October 1st:

USFL-The Arizona Wranglers and Chicago Blitz have finalized a franchise transfer and soft merger between the two clubs.

Arizona Outlaws-Announced that George Allen will become the new head coach; named Bruce Allen General Manager;

acquired the following players from the Chicago Blitz; P-K Frank Corral, RB Kevin Long, RB Mack Boatner, WR Trumaine Johnson, WR Wamon Buggs, WR Larry Douglas, TE Paul Ricker, OC Tom Piette, OG Bruce Branch, OT Nick Eyre, DL Karl Lorch, DT Kit Lathrop, DL John Lee, DL Mark Buben, LB Stan White, LB Ed Smith, LB Andrew Melontree, LB Doak Field, LB Jim Fahnhorst, LB Bruce Gheesling, DB Ted Walton, DB Lance Shields and DB Frank Minnifield.

Chicago Blitz-Acquired the following players from the Arizona Outlaws; WR Keith Magee, DL Mike Morgan, DL Randy Jostes, DL Bill Purifoy, DE Ray Cattage, LB James Looney, LB Jimmy Rivera, LB Sam Norris, LB Jon Kimmel, DB Kirk Wilson, OL-TE Vince Stroth.

'84 Chronology-1984 USFL Schedule

1984 United States Football League Schedule

Week #1 (February 25th-27th)

Saturday 

Birmingham at Houston (ESPN)

Pittsburgh at Arizona (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Michigan at Jacksonville (ABC National)

Memphis at New Orleans (Local Television)

Philadelphia at Denver (Local)

Washington at Los Angeles (Local)

New Jersey at Oakland (ABC Regional)

Monday

Tampa Bay at Chicago (ESPN)

Week #2 (March 3rd-5th)

Saturday 

Chicago at Jacksonville (ESPN)

Birmingham at New Orleans (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Michigan at Tampa Bay (ABC National)

Pittsburgh at Oakland(Local)

Washington at Denver (Local)

Philadelphia at Los Angeles (ABC Regional)

New Jersey at Arizona (ABC Regional)

Monday

Memphis at Houston (ESPN)

Week #3 (March 10th-12th)

Saturday 

Michigan at Memphis (ESPN)

Jacksonville at New Orleans (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Oakland at Philadelphia (ABC National)

Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (Local)

Arizona at Washington (Local)

Chicago at Birmingham (ABC Regional)

Tampa Bay at Houston (ABC Regional)

Monday

Denver at New Jersey (ESPN)

Week #4 (March 17th-19th)

Saturday 

Denver at Pittsburgh (ESPN Regional)

Arizona at Philadelphia (ESPN)

Sunday

Los Angeles at New Jersey(ABC National)

Houston at Jacksonville (Local)

Oakland at Washington (Local)

New Orleans at Tampa Bay (Local)

Memphis at Chicago (ABC National)

Monday

Birmingham at Michigan (ESPN)

Week #5 (March 24th-26th)

Saturday 

Washington at Tampa Bay (ESPN Regional)

Los Angeles at Michigan (ESPN)

Sunday

Philadelphia at Birmingham (ABC National)

Pittsburgh at Memphis (Local)

Oakland at New Orleans (Local)

Arizona at Houston (ABC Regional)

Denver at Chicago  (ABC Regional)

Monday

New Jersey at Jacksonville (ESPN)

Week #6 (March 31st-April 2nd)

Saturday 

Pittsburgh at Birmingham (Local) 

Houston at Denver (ESPN Regional)

Michigan at Oakland (ESPN)

Sunday

New Jersey at Memphis (ABC National)

Jacksonville at Washington (Local)

Chicago at Los Angeles (ABC Regional)

Sunday Night 

New Orleans at Arizona (Local)

Monday

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (ESPN)

Week #7 (April 7th-9th)

Saturday 

New Jersey at Pittsburgh (ESPN Regional)

Arizona at Oakland (ESPN)

Sunday

Chicago at Michigan (ABC National)

Jacksonville at Memphis (ABC Regional)

Philadelphia at Washington (Local)

New Orleans at Houston (ABC Regional)

Monday

Tampa Bay at Birmingham (ESPN) 

Los Angeles at Denver (ESPN Regional)

Week #8 (April 14th-16th)

Saturday 

Memphis at Tampa Bay (ESPN Regional)

New Orleans at Chicago (ESPN)

Sunday

Houston at Michigan (ABC National)

Birmingham at Jacksonville (ABC Regional)

Washington at Pittsburgh (Local)

Denver at Oakland(Local)

Sunday Night

Los Angeles at Arizona (Local)

Monday

Philadelphia at New Jersey (ESPN)

Week #9 (April 21st-23rd)

Saturday 

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville (ESPN) 

Denver at Arizona (ESPN Regional)

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Local)

Oakland at Los Angeles (Local)

Sunday

Houston at Chicago (ABC Regional)

New Orleans at Michigan (ABC Regional)

Monday

Memphis at Birmingham (ESPN)

Washington at New Jersey (ESPN Regional)

Week #10 (April 28th-30th)

Saturday 

Houston at Pittsburgh (ESPN Regional)

Chicago at Philadelphia (ESPN)

Sunday

Michigan at Washington (ABC National)

Jacksonville at Oakland  (Local)

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles (ABC National)

Birmingham at Denver (ABC Regional)

Sunday Night

Memphis at Arizona  (Local)

Monday

New Orleans at New Jersey (ESPN)

Week #11 (May 5th-7th)

Saturday 

Denver at Memphis (ESPN Regional)

Los Angeles at Birmingham (ESPN)

Sunday

Houston at New Jersey (ABC National)

Philadelphia at Michigan (ABC Regional) 

Arizona at  Jacksonville (Local)

Pittsburgh at Chicago (Local)

Monday

Washington at New Orleans (ESPN) 

Oakland at Tampa Bay (ESPN Regional)

Week #12 (May 12th-14th)

Saturday 

Houston at Washington (ESPN Regional)

Michigan at Pittsburgh (ESPN)

Memphis at Los Angeles  (Local)

Sunday

New Orleans at Philadelphia (ABC Regional)

Chicago at New Jersey (ABC Regional)

Monday

Birmingham at Oakland (ESPN)

Jacksonville at Denver (ESPN Regional)

Tampa Bay at Arizona  (Local)

Week #13 (May 19th-21st)

Saturday 

Washington at Chicago (ESPN Regional)

Arizona at Birmingham (ESPN Regional) 

Sunday

New Jersey at Michigan (ABC National)

Pittsburgh at New Orleans  (Local)

Oakland at  Memphis (Local)

Philadelphia at Houston (ABC Regional)

Denver at Tampa Bay (ABC Regional)

Monday

Los Angeles at Jacksonville (ESPN)

Week #14 (May 26th-28th)

Friday

Jacksonville at  Philadelphia (Local)

Memphis at Washington (Local)

Saturday 

Birmingham at New Jersey (ESPN)

Michigan at Denver (ESPN Regional)

New Orleans at Los Angeles (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Houston at Oakland (ABC Regional) 

Sunday Night

Chicago at Arizona (ABC National)

Monday

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh (ESPN) 

Week #15 (June 2nd-4th)

Saturday 

Los Angeles at Houston (ESPN)

Philadelphia at Memphis (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Oakland at Chicago (ABC National)

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh  (Local)

New Jersey at Tampa Bay (ABC National)

Denver at New Orleans (ABC Regional)

Monday

Arizona at Michigan (ESPN)

Washington at Birmingham (Local)

Week #16 (June 9th-11th)

Saturday 

Pittsburgh at New Jersey (ESPN)

Washington at Philadelphia (Local)

Memphis at Jacksonville (Local)

Denver at Los Angeles (Local)

Sunday

Michigan at Chicago (ABC National)

Birmingham at Tampa Bay (ABC Regional)

Houston at New Orleans (ABC Regional)

Monday

Oakland at Arizona(ESPN)

Week #17 (June 16th-18th)

Saturday 

Jacksonville at Birmingham (ESPN)

Oakland at Denver (ESPN Regional)

Sunday

Tampa Bay at Memphis (ABC National)

Pittsburgh at Washington (Local)

Arizona at Los Angeles (Local)

Michigan at Houston (ABC National)

Chicago at New Orleans (ABC Regional)

Monday

New Jersey at Philadelphia (ESPN) 

Week #18 (June 24th)

Sunday

New Orleans at Michigan (ABC Regional)

Chicago at Houston (ABC Regional)

Los Angeles at Oakland (Local)

Birmingham at Memphis (Local)

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (Local)

New Jersey at Washington (Local)

Sunday Night

Arizona at Denver (ESPN Regional)

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (ESPN Regional)

Week #19 (June 30th-July 1st)

Divisional Playoff Games

Week #20 (July 7th-8th)

Conference Championship Games

Week #21 (July 15th)

USFL Championship Game at Tampa, Florida

Week #22 (July 21st)

USFL Exhibition: London, England

Philadelphia Stars vs. Tampa Bay Bandits