1984 New Jersey Generals Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 14-4
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Walt Michaels (14-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 339,445, Avg. 37,716 in 9 home dates
1984 New Jersey Generals StatisticsTeam Record: 14-4
Finishing 2nd in the USFL's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Walt Michaels (14-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 339,445, Avg. 37,716 in 9 home dates
1984 New Jersey Generals Results
The New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the USFL's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Generals scored 430 points, while the solid defense allowed 312. Herschel Walker carried the ball for a team-best 1,339 yards for New Jersey, and Maurice Carthon additionally aided the ground game.
Brian Sipe tossed for 2,540 yards. Clarence Collins paced pass catchers, grabbing 40 passes, while Jeff Spek accumulated 563 receiving yards.
Bobby Leopold, Jim LeClair, Gary Barbaro and Gregg Johnson each seized 4 opponent throws. Jim Byrne sacked opposing passers 6.5 times.
Walt Michaels coached the team. The 1984 New Jersey Generals lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Gary Barbaro | S | February 11, 1954 | 6'4" | 203 | Nicholls St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 89 | Sam Bowers | TE | December 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee St. | White Plains, NY USA | 12 | 9 |
| 12 | Gene Bradley | QB | November 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 215 | Arkansas State | Jonesboro, AR | 8 | 2 |
| 99 | Ray Bradley | DT/DE | September 17, 1958 | 6'6" | 300 | Kansas State | Trenton, NJ | ||
| 87 | Norris Brown | TE/WR | July 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 220 | Georgia | Laurens, SC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Byrne | DE/DT | December 30, 1958 | 6'3" | 270 | Wisconsin - La Crosse | New York, NY | 18 | 5 |
| 39 | Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Maurice Carthon | RB | April 24, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Arkansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | 17 |
| 44 | William Cesare | S | June 2, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Memphis | New York, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Maurice Clemmons | LB | August 10, 1960 | 6'1" | 235 | Kent State | Bluefield, WV | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Clarence Collins | WR | February 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Illinois St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 17 | 17 |
| Tim Cutts | P | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Terry Daniels | CB | December 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Sebring, FL | 14 | 9 |
| 83 | Kolas Elion | WR | January 10, 1958 | 5'11" | 198 | Middle Tenn State | Memphis, TN | ||
| 90 | Freddie Gilbert | DE | April 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 275 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Bob Grupp | P | May 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Duke | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 84 | Marcus Hackett | WR | February 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Syracuse | Gainesville, AL | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 204 | Mississippi St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 7 | 1 |
| 56 | Willie Harper | LB | July 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 18 | 18 |
| 79 | Marshall Harris | DE/DT | December 6, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 64 | Wayne Harris | G/T | November 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 269 | Mississippi State | Water Valley, MS | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Bob Horn | LB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 18 | 12 |
| 58 | Kent Hull | C | January 13, 1961 | 6'5" | 284 | Mississippi St. | Pontotoc, MS USA | 18 | 18 |
| Glenn Inverso | QB | June 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 199 | Liberty | ||||
| 70 | John Jewell | G | December 31, 1959 | 6'2" | 255 | Kent State | Warren, OH | 16 | 4 |
| 27 | Gregg Johnson | S | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 191 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Jesse Johnson | S | January 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | ||
| 32 | Kenneth Johnson | CB | December 28, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Weir, MS USA | 9 | 2 |
| 47 | John Joyce | LB | October 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 230 | Colgate | Harrisburg, PA | 18 | 6 |
| 23 | Kerry Justin | CB | May 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| Jeff Knapple | QB | August 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Wurzburg, Germany | |||
| 80 | Danny Knight | WR | May 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 210 | Mississippi State | Natchez, MS | 12 | 9 |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | G | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 17 | 17 |
| 53 | Bobby Leopold | LB | October 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 215 | Notre Dame | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | James Lockette | DE | April 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 259 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 18 | 18 |
| 73 | Doug Mackie | T | February 18, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ohio St. | Malden, MA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 72 | Lynn Madsen | DT/DE | August 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Blair, NE USA | 18 | 13 |
| 75 | Frank Mattiace | DT/DE | January 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 264 | Holy Cross | Paterson, NJ USA | 17 | 2 |
| 86 | Tom McConnaughey | WR | August 1, 1957 | 6'1" | 182 | Central Arkansas | Amarillo, TX | ||
| 76 | Bryan Millard | T/G | December 2, 1960 | 6'5" | 282 | Texas | Sioux City, IA USA | 17 | 17 |
| 57 | John Miller | LB | September 22, 1960 | 6'2" | 218 | Mississippi St. | Oberlin, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Greg Murtha | T/DT | April 23, 1957 | 6'6" | 268 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Frank Naylor | G/C | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 248 | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA | 18 | 0 |
| Alonzo Patterson | RB | April 30, 1961 | 5'9" | 193 | Wagner | ||||
| 30 | Rod Pegues | RB | September 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 204 | Oklahoma | Gainesville, TX | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | John Preston | S | August 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 207 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 17 | 4 |
| Greg Roberts | G | January 19, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma | Nacogdoches, TX USA | |||
| 9 | Roger Ruzek | K/P | December 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 195 | Weber St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Jeff Spek | TE | October 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | UNLV | Calgary, AB Canada | 18 | 9 |
| 46 | Dwight Sullivan | RB | April 24, 1959 | 5'10" | 210 | North Carolina State | Hattiesburg, MS | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | RB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 17 | 17 |
| 52 | Mike Weddington | LB/DE | October 9, 1960 | 6'4" | 245 | Oklahoma | Belton, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Timmy White | WR/RB | March 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern California | Neptune, NJ | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Mike Williams | CB | December 21, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX | 13 | 13 |
| 71 | Tom Woodland | DT | January 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Kari Yli-Renko | T/G | November 17, 1959 | 6'5" | 271 | Cincinnati | Sudbury, ON | 10 | 1 |
