1983 Michigan Panthers Roster
Team Record: 12-6
Finishing 1st in the USFL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Jim Stanley (12-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 200,258, Avg. 22,251 in 9 home dates
1983 Michigan Panthers Results
The Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the USFL's Central Division.
The Panthers piled up points with 451 points, and the defense conceded 337. Bobby Hebert triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,568 yards. Mike Cobb paced the receiving corps, snagging 61 passes, while Anthony Carter accumulated 1,181 receiving yards.
Ken Lacy carried the ball for a team-best 1,180 yards for Michigan.
Robert Pennywell snatched 4 opponent throws. John Corker topped the defensive unit with 28.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 74 sacks.
Jim Stanley coached the team. The 1983 Michigan Panthers won the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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67 | Ira Albright | DT | January 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 285 | NE State (OK) | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
90 | Curtis Anderson | DE | May 16, 1957 | 6'6" | 250 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 3 | 2 |
25 | John Arnaud | S/CB | June 4, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Iowa State | Fort Lewis, WA | 18 | 10 |
76 | John Banaszak | DE | August 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 242 | East. Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
James Banks | RB | April 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 210 | Indiana State | ||||
50 | Ray Bentley | LB | November 25, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 11 |
Marion Body | CB | December 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Michigan | ||||
3 | Novo Bojovic | K | November 2, 1959 | 5'10" | 172 | Central Michigan | Titograd, Yugoslavia | 18 | 0 |
52 | Kyle Borland | LB | July 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 232 | Wisconsin | Denison, IA USA | 14 | 12 |
54 | Matt Braswell | G/C | June 6, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Georgia | Americus, GA | 4 | 0 |
Eugene Byrd | WR | June 7, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | Michigan State | East St. Louis, IL | |||
62 | Andy Cannavino | LB | April 20, 1959 | 6'1" | 225 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH | 18 | 7 |
1 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 18 | 17 |
22 | Clarence Chapman | CB | December 10, 1953 | 5'10" | 185 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 18 | 18 |
89 | Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 18 | 18 |
58 | Will Cokeley | LB | December 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Kansas St. | Topeka, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
57 | John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6'5" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Miami, FL USA | 17 | 17 |
Steve Cox | G | 6'1" | 250 | Tulsa | |||||
21 | Oliver Davis | CB/S | August 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 203 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 12 | 7 |
Hilton Dawson | LB | April 17, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | Kansas | ||||
72 | Phil Dokes | DE/DT | September 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | North Little Rock, AR USA | 17 | 5 |
63 | Thom Dornbrook | G | December 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
88 | Donnie Echols | TE | December 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Dallas, TX USA | 17 | 0 |
53 | Mike Edwards | LB | February 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 225 | Oklahoma State | Plant City, FL | 17 | 1 |
30 | Tony Ellis | RB | November 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | Michigan State | Coolidge, AZ | 8 | 5 |
73 | Greg Fairchild | T/G | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 258 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 2 |
70 | Chris Godfrey | T | May 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 263 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 18 | 18 |
74 | Russ Graham | T | May 5, 1961 | 6'4" | 260 | Oklahoma State | Borger, TX | 4 | |
26 | Elbert Gray | CB | December 25, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | Weber State | Dallas, TX | 12 | 1 |
31 | David Greenwood | S/P | March 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Park Falls, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
19 | Bob Grupp | P | May 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
39 | Mike Hagen | RB | June 30, 1959 | 6'0" | 240 | Montana | Auburn, WA USA | 9 | 3 |
33 | Jimmy Hargrove | FB | November 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 228 | Wake Forest | Newton Grove, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
11 | Bobby Hebert | QB | August 19, 1960 | 6'4" | 215 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 18 | 18 |
29 | Derek Holloway | WR | January 17, 1961 | 5'7" | 166 | Arkansas | Riverside, NJ USA | 18 | 17 |
98 | Allen Hughes | DT/DE | September 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 250 | Western Michigan | Detroit, MI | 12 | 10 |
Derek Hughes | RB | September 13, 1959 | 6'3" | 223 | Michigan State | Columbus, OH | |||
86 | Ron Ingram | WR | October 27, 1959 | 5'10" | 168 | Oklahoma State | Dallas, TX | 4 | |
77 | Jeff Jackson | DE/DT | August 21, 1959 | 6'7" | 265 | Toledo | Toledo, OH | 3 | |
28 | Ken Lacy | RB | November 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 222 | Tulsa | Waco, TX USA | 17 | 13 |
51 | Mel Land | LB | November 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 243 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 7 | 6 |
Dan Lloyd | LB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | |||
24 | Freddie Logan | CB | March 9, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati | |||
69 | Marv Mantos | G | March 26, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Michigan State | Bloomingdale, OH | ||
Mike Mason | T | December 30, 1958 | 6'6" | 280 | UCLA | St. Joseph, MI | |||
83 | Frank McClain | WR | November 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 183 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX | 16 | 2 |
20 | Larry McCrimmon | WR/LB/DB | July 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 198 | Cameron | Tampa, FL | 1 | 0 |
61 | Tyrone McGriff | G | January 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 270 | Florida A&M | Vero Beach, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
33 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 14 | 6 |
Mark Miller | QB | August 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 176 | Bowling Green | Canton, OH USA | |||
Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Columbus, GA USA | 4 | 0 | |
45 | Tom Moriarty | S/CB | April 7, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Bowling Green | Lima, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
84 | McDonald Oden | TE | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 234 | Tennessee St. | Franklin, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
23 | Ron Osborne | CB/S | January 22, 1961 | 5'11" | 190 | Iowa State | Pahokee, FL | 17 | 16 |
75 | Tony Osbun | T/DT/DE | May 1, 1958 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Kenton, OH | 13 | 4 |
99 | Ronnie Paggett | DE/DT | January 1, 1958 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Jackson Parish, LA | 18 | 17 |
17 | Rick Partridge | P | August 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Utah | Orange, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
59 | Robert Pennywell | LB | November 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 222 | Grambling St. | Crowley, LA USA | 18 | 17 |
86 | Lonell Phea | WR | September 29, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Houston | 6 | 0 | |
Bob Phillips | WR | December 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 182 | Western Michigan | ||||
56 | Tom Piette | C | August 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 250 | Michigan State | Detroit, MI | 1 | 1 |
74 | Ray Pinney | T/G | June 29, 1954 | 6'4" | 251 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 10 | 10 |
55 | Wayne Radloff | C | May 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Georgia | London, England | 17 | 17 |
Jay Repko | TE | June 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | Ursinus | Pottstown, PA USA | |||
79 | Wes Roberts | DE | August 1, 1957 | 6'6" | 253 | TCU | Dodge City, KS USA | 2 | 2 |
Kevin Sloan | T | December 3, 1959 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington State | ||||
81 | Jerome Stelly | WR | January 5, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | Western Illinois | Yuma, AZ | 6 | 0 |
10 | Whit Taylor | QB | January 8, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Vanderbilt | Shelbyville, TN | 15 | 0 |
Lawrence Texada | RB | January 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 208 | Henderson State | ||||
65 | David Tipton | DT | December 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 255 | West. Illinois | Superior, WI USA | 18 | 18 |
60 | Tony Vitale | G | September 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | Central Michigan | Milan, Italy | ||
Herman Weaver | P | November 17, 1948 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Villa Rica, GA USA | 3 | 0 | |
Craig Wederquist | G | October 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 245 | Drake | ||||
68 | Mike Weston | G/C | June 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 255 | Wayne State | Detroit, MI | ||
40 | John Williams | RB | October 26, 1960 | 5'11" | 213 | Wisconsin | Muskegon, MI USA | 18 | 8 |
51 | Ricky Young | LB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 250 | Oklahoma State | Chicago Heights, IL | 15 | 0 |