1983 Washington Federals Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 4-14
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-14)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 124,636, Avg. 13,848 in 9 home dates
1983 Washington Federals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-14
Finishing 4th in the USFL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Ray Jauch (4-14)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 124,636, Avg. 13,848 in 9 home dates
1983 Washington Federals Results
The Washington Federals of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 4 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the USFL's Atlantic Division.
Washington racked up 297 points, while the shaky defensive squad allowed 442, most in the league. Kim McQuilken passed for 1,912 yards, and Mike Hohensee spent time under center, too. Billy Taylor grabbed 64 passes, while Joey Walters accumulated 959 receiving yards.
Craig James carried the ball for a team-best 823 yards for the Federals, while Billy Taylor also contributed to the rushing attack.
Doug Greene picked off 9 opponent throws. Bennie Smith and Coy Bacon each sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Ray Jauch coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obed Ariri | K | April 7, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Clemson | Owerri, Nigeria | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Coy Bacon | DE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 18 | 16 |
| 90 | Bob Barber | DE | December 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 240 | Grambling St. | Ferriday, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 50 | Ed Baxley | LB | August 22, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | South Carolina | St. Petersburg, FL | 14 | 10 |
| 57 | Farley Bell | LB | November 22, 1956 | 6'4" | 237 | Cincinnati | Toledo, OH | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | Curtis Bledsoe | RB | March 19, 1957 | 5'11" | 215 | San Diego St. | Odessa, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Jeff Brown | CB | April 9, 1961 | 6'1" | 180 | Liberty | Toledo, OH | 18 | 18 |
| 83 | Marc Brown | WR | May 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | Towson St. | Nyack, NY USA | 2 | 1 |
| Don Burrell | CB/S | August 2, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi State | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Brian Butcher | G | September 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 255 | Clemson | ||||
| 28 | Gregg Butler | CB | December 26, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Howard | Washington, DC | 18 | 14 |
| 52 | Bruce Byrom | C/G | June 21, 1959 | 6'3" | 255 | Maryland | McKees Rocks, PA | 18 | 5 |
| Tom Carnes | G | November 10, 1959 | 6'5" | 275 | East Carolina | Norfolk, VA | |||
| 1 | Dale Castro | K | November 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Maryland | Harwood, MD | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Charles Chisley | WR | March 2, 1958 | 6'0" | 173 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | 6 | 2 |
| 35 | Rickey Claitt | RB | April 12, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | Bethune-Cookman | Sylvester, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Robert Cobb | DE/DT | October 12, 1957 | 6'4" | 248 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | 2 |
| 58 | Mike Corvino | DT/LB | July 27, 1960 | 6'2" | 240 | Maryland | Philadelphia, PA | 18 | 7 |
| 85 | Bubba Diggs | TE | June 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 228 | Clemson | Oahu, HI | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | Chris Dolce | G | October 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Clemson | Rockville Centre, NY | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Phil DuBois | TE | November 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | San Diego St. | Rochester, MN USA | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | Ronnie Estay | DE | December 22, 1948 | 6'1" | 240 | LSU | Raceland, LA | 18 | 11 |
| 56 | Scott Facyson | LB | November 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 230 | Howard | St. Petersburg, FL | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Ron Fernandes | DE | September 11, 1951 | 6'4" | 251 | East. Michigan | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Mike Fisher | QB | April 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 172 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Forslund | QB/P | March 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 195 | Liberty Baptist | ||||
| Chris Garrity | QB | September 29, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | William & Mary | ||||
| 33 | Louie Giammona | RB | March 3, 1953 | 5'9" | 180 | Utah St. | St. Helena, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Joe Gilliam | QB | December 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 187 | Tennessee St. | Charleston, WV USA | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Doug Greene | S | February 10, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Los Angeles, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 44 | Mike Guess | S | April 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 17 | 12 |
| Leamon Hall | QB | November 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 217 | Army | Apopka, FL | |||
| 22 | Buddy Hardeman | RB | October 21, 1954 | 6'0" | 196 | Iowa St. | Auburn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Vaughn Harman | G/TE | April 8, 1959 | 6'5" | 240 | Towson State | Gettysburg, PA | 15 | 6 |
| 26 | Don Harris | S | February 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Rutgers | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 7 | 6 |
| 55 | Joe Harris | LB | December 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 82 | Mike Harris | WR | May 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Steve Hoffman | P | September 8, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Dickinson | Camden, NJ | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Mike Hohensee | QB | February 22, 1961 | 6'0" | 205 | Minnesota | Rowland Heights, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 24 | Willie Holley | CB | January 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 187 | East Carolina | Edenton, NC | 17 | 4 |
| 84 | Mike Holmes | WR | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 67/75 | Myke Horton | G | July 17, 1953 | 6'3" | 258 | UCLA | Yakima, WA | 17 | 13 |
| 43 | Mike Hurst | DB | December 31, 1960 | 6'0" | 205 | Cincinnati | Chicago, IL | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Eddie Jackson | DT/DE | January 9, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | Maryland - Eastern Shore | Brandywine, MD | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Victor Jackson | S | August 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 205 | Bowie St. | Princess Anne, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Craig James | RB | January 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 215 | SMU | Jacksonville, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Vince Kinney | WR | March 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Walker Lee | WR | March 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | North Carolina | High Point, NC | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Dan Lloyd | LB | November 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Washington | Heber, UT USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Tony Loia | C/T | February 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 305 | Arizona State | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 9 | 6 |
| 71 | Mike Matocha | DE/G | February 15, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | Texas - Arlington | La Grange, TX | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | James Mayberry | RB | November 5, 1957 | 5'11" | 210 | Colorado | Amarillo, TX USA | 17 | 6 |
| 59 | Jeff McIntyre | LB | September 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Arizona St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 54 | Kevin McLain | LB | September 15, 1954 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | Kim McQuilken | QB | February 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 203 | Lehigh | Allentown, PA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 3 | Dana Moore | K/P | September 7, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Mississippi St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 51 | Mike Muller | LB | August 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 224 | Maryland | Takoma Park, MD | 6 | 3 |
| Phil Murphy | T/DT | September 26, 1957 | 6'5" | 290 | South Carolina St. | New London, CT USA | |||
| 93 | Richard Murray | DE | December 18, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma | Greenville, TX | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Brian Musselman | C/G | May 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 256 | Virginia | Sellersville, PA | 10 | 9 |
| 1 | Ken Olson | K | September 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | Salisbury State | Camp Springs, MD | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Dave Pacella | T/G | February 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 266 | Maryland | Sewickley, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 69 | Joel Patten | T | February 7, 1958 | 6'7" | 310 | Duke | Augsburg, Germany | 18 | 18 |
| 56 | Kevin Patterson | LB | May 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 235 | Virginia Union | Washington, DC | ||
| 88 | Jeff Postell | WR/CB | November 12, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Morehouse | Washington, DC | 7 | 1 |
| 40 | Eric Robinson | RB | December 12, 1960 | 5'8" | 188 | Indiana State | Washington, DC | 16 | 3 |
| 72 | LeRoy Robinson | T/G | June 30, 1958 | 6'4" | 255 | South Carolina State | Charleston, SC | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Vince Rogusky | TE | March 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 220 | Lehigh | Bellefonte, PA | 10 | 6 |
| 89 | Stan Rome | WR | June 4, 1956 | 6'5" | 212 | Clemson | Valdosta, GA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 89 | Tony Samuels | TE | December 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 229 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Mark Sanford | RB | November 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 227 | Virginia | Conneaut, OH | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Jeff Sevy | T/G | October 24, 1951 | 6'5" | 260 | California | Palo Alto, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 54 | Bob Shupryt | LB | September 29, 1958 | 6'1" | 206 | New Mexico | Chicago, IL | 7 | 4 |
| 92 | Bennie Smith | DT/DE | January 5, 1960 | 6'3" | 252 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Reggie Smith | WR | July 15, 1956 | 5'4" | 168 | North Carolina Central | Kinston, NC USA | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Tony Suber | DT | September 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 276 | Gardner-Webb | Tryon, NC | 15 | 3 |
| 70 | Drew Taylor | DE/DT | September 8, 1950 | 6'5" | 250 | San Jose State | Riverside, CA | 10 | 8 |
| 38 | Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
| 67 | Tony Vitale | G | September 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 260 | Central Michigan | Milan, Italy | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Sandro Vitiello | K | February 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 197 | Massachusetts | Broccastella, Italy | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | William Wall | TE | February 14, 1960 | 6'4" | 226 | Virginia Union | Washington, DC | 3 | 2 |
| 87 | Joey Walters | WR | October 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Clemson | Florence, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 33 | Anthony Watson | DB | November 9, 1959 | 6'1" | 200 | New Mexico State | Pampa, TX | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Wilson | G | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 5 | 2 |
| 51 | John Zupancic | LB | October 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 222 | Miami (Ohio) | Cleveland, OH | 3 | 2 |
