1983 Birmingham Stallions season

Defunct football team in the USFL January 2025 Birmingham Stallions Birmingham Stallions 1983 None None 4–14 4th Pacific Division Marvin L. Warner Rollie Dotsch Legion Field Did not qualify Stallions seasons The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Birmingham Stallions in the United States Football League. The Stallions were led by head coach Rollie Dotsch and finished with a 4–14 record.https://www.profootballarchives.com/1983usflbir.html 1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives January 26, 2026 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 March 7, 1983 Michigan Panthers L7–9 0–1 Legion Field 30,305 2 March 13 at Oakland Invaders W 20–14 (OT) 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,344 3 March 21, 1983 Philadelphia Stars L 10–17 1–2 Legion Field 12,850 4 March 26, 1983 Arizona Wranglers W 16–7 2–2 Legion Field 5,000 5 April 2, 1983 at Boston Breakers L 16–27 2–3 Nickerson Field 10,976 6 April 10 at Chicago Blitz L 11–22 2–4 Soldier Field 13,859 7 April 17 Denver Gold L 7–9 2–5 Legion Field 26,250 8 April 24 Oakland Invaders W 21–9 3–5 Legion Field 18,500 9 May 1 at Washington Federals W 35–3 4–5 RFK Stadium 12,818 10 May 9, 1983 at New Jersey Generals W 22–7 5–5 Giants Stadium 38,734 11 May 14, 1983 Los Angeles Express W 35–20 6–5 Legion Field 42,212 12 May 23, 1983 at Michigan Panthers W23-20 7–5 Pontiac Silverdome 20,042 13 May 27, 1983 at Denver Gold L 19–21 7–6 Mile High Stadium 38,829 14 June 5 at Tampa Bay Bandits L 17–45 7–7 Tampa Stadium 35,623 15 June 12 Boston Breakers W 31–19 8–7 Legion Field 20,500 16 June 17, 1983 Chicago Blitz L 14–29 8–8 Legion Field 22,500 17 June 26 at Philadelphia Stars L 10–31 8–9 Veterans Stadium 17,973 18 July 2, 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits W 29–17 9–9 Legion Field 20,300 Sourcesstatscrew.com 1983 Birmingham Stallions Game-by-Game Results Retrieved January 5, 2019usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved January 5, 2019profootballarchives.com 1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL) Retrieved January 5, 2019 Standings Statistics 1983 Birmingham Stallions statistics No.RushingPosGP-GSCarYdsAvgLngTDs32 Ken Talton FB 15-11 228 907 4.0 28 523 Earl Gant RB 17-14 133 530 4.0 19 240 Cornelius QuarlesFB 15-7 107 495 4.6 39 345 Billy WhiteRB 16-4 117 349 3.014 210 Reggie Collier QB 8-5 39 253 6.530 430 Lonnie Johnson RB 11-0 52 181 3.522 312 Bobby Lane RB 18-13 42 178 4.232 311 Melvin WilliamsQB 10-0 7 58 8.317 086 Jim Smith WR 12-10 5 39 7.8 21 082 Ron FrederickWR 15-4 4 19 4.8 17 031 John Skibinski FB 17-0 6 13 2.2 4 084 Sylvester MoyWR 13-2 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 Total 741 3,0174.139 22 Opponents 520 2,330 4.57318 No.PassingPosGP-GSCmp-AttYdsLngPctTDICSkdLost12Bobby Lane QB 18-13 175-346 2,264 53 50.6% 14 18 15 10610Reggie Collier QB 8-5 47-108 604 46 43.5% 1 7 14 13211Melvin Williams QB 10-0 9-21 131 39 42.9% 0 2 1 5 Total   231-475 2,999 53 48.6%152730243 Opponents   278-5543,5208150.2%222251414 No.ReceivingPosGP-GSRecYdsAvgLngTDs86 Jim Smith WR12-10 51 75614.839 381 Darryl MasonTE18-18 45 54712.2 33 283 Greg AndersonWR18-16 28 52918.9 50 523 Earl Gant RB17-14 24 29912.537 132 Ken Talton RB15-11 21 156 7.425 082 Ron FrederickWR15-4 16 29018.146 284 Sylvester MoyWR13-2 12 20316.953 040 Cornelius QuarlesFB15-7 12 86 7.217 045 Billy WhiteRB16-4 7 47 6.7 8 088 Steve StephensTE14-3 6 36 6.0 17 185 Johnnie Dirden WR 8-0 3 22 7.312 031 John Skibinski FB17-0 2 13 6.5 8 030 Lonnie Johnson RB/KR11-0 2 12 6.0 16 180 Mike KincaidWR/KR10-0 1 3 3.0 3 0 4 Scott Norwood K18-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 231 2,99913.053 15 Opponents 278 3,520 12.78122 No.Kickoff returnsPosGP-GSKORYdsAvgLngTDs80 Mike KincaidWR/KR10-0 19 40421.343 085 Johnnie Dirden WR/KR8-0 16 32220.1 41 030 Lonnie Johnson RB/KR11-0 10 19019.0 39 021 Charles GrandjeanSS18-6 8 9712.1 26 087 Kevin Miller WR5-1 2 3417.021 045 Billy WhiteWR16-4 1 2727.027 082 Ron FrederickWR15-4 1 1414.014 040 Charlie Trotman CB3-0 1 1111.011 059 Mark BattagliaG/C18-11 1 1010.010 057 Dallas Hickman LB18-16 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 60 1,10918.543 0 Opponents 71 1,183 16.7670 No.Punt returnsPosGP-GSPRFCYdsAvgLngTDs82 Ron FrederickWR/KR15-4 236 170 7.415 080 Mike KincaidWR/KR10-0 15 1 100 6.714 045 Billy WhiteRB16-4 10 1515.015 087 Kevin Miller WR/KR5-1 4 1 6 1.5 3 085 Johnnie Dirden WR/KR8-0 10 0 0.0 0 032 Ken Talton FB15-11 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 45 8 2916.515 0 Opponents 45 7 3808.431 0 No.KickingPosGP-GSFGMFGAXPMXPAPTS 4 Scott Norwood K18-0 25343435109 Total 25 34 3435109 Opponents 14 27 343776 No.PUNTINGPosGP-GSPntYdsAvgLngTBIn20 7 Alan BollingerP11-0 512,00839.456711 8 Skip JohnstonP4-0 21 87041.4632 2 8 Dario CasarinoP3-0 12 43736.4521 1 Total 84 3,315 39.563913 Opponents 88 3,674 41.870827 No.DefensePosGP-GSTklAstTotSkdPDFRICYds55 Herb SpencerLB16-1283221057.55214244 Billy CesareSS18-186623 890.018245253 Rich D'AmicoLB16-167113 841.0020 057 Dallas HickmamLB18-166114 756.5301 728 Frank Reed CB15-145914 731.013132475 Jimmy WalkerNT18-164914 635.03112720 Emmuel ThompsonCB18-134810 580.019052498 Jackie Cline DE17-163811 495.5010 049 Mike ThomasFS18-1741 8 490.012022797 Reggie Lewis DE14-33315 482.0000079 Mike Raines DE17-133117488.0200050 Larry McPhersonLB16-162914 434.00245521 Charles GrandjeanCB18-62612 380.0000 042 Mike HatchettSS18-02311 340.0000 056 Mike Murphy LB13-227 5 321.5000026 David EvansCB4-3217 280.0200096 Charles MartinNT14-220 7 270.0010 051 Freddie SmithLB9-211 3 143.0000 099 Moochie AllenNT7-0 6 7 130.5000077 Drew TaylorDE7-410 0 104.5000063 Brett Williams DE5-0 3 3 61.0000060 Melvin LandLB7-4 5 1 60.0001924 Charlie Trotman CB3-0 3 1 40.0000090 Wendell RayLB3-2 3 0 30.0000058 Lester DickeyLB2-2 2 1 30.0000038 David SmiloFS6-1 2 1 30.0000051 Carl McGee LB2-0 0 0 00.00000 Total 771 234 1,00551.0771222267 Opponents --- --- ---30.0----27283 No.Offensive linemenPosGP-GS72 Robert Woods LT16-1571 Pat PhenixRT16-1670 Mark Goodspeed OT1-078 Buddy Aydelette LG/T18-1859 Mark BattagliaRG18-1174 Pat Saindon RG10-664 Mike Turner RG/T14-269 Bill Searcey OG5-054 Tom Banks C18-18 References Birmingham Stallions Category:Birmingham Stallions Birmingham Stallions