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Oakland Invaders

Oakland Invaders helmetOakland Invaders logo
Founded 1983
Folded 1985
Based in
Oakland, California, United States
Home field Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
League USFL
Conference Western
Division Pacific Division
Team History Oakland Invaders (1983–1985)
Team colors Air Force Blue, Invader Gold, Navy, White
                   
Head coaches 1983–1984 John Ralston (9-12)
1984 Chuck Hutchison (7-8)
1985 Charlie Sumner (15-5-1)
Owner(s) 1983–1985 Tad Taube
1985 A. Alfred Taubman and Tad Taube
Conference championships 1985
Division championships 1983, 1985

The Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985. Based in Oakland, California; they played at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles


    • 1.2 1983 season


      • 1.2.1 1983 schedule and results




    • 1.3 1984 season


      • 1.3.1 1984 schedule and results




    • 1.4 1985 Season


      • 1.4.1 1985 schedule and results






  • 2 Past and future National Football League players


  • 3 Single-season leaders


  • 4 Season-by-season


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History



In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles


Oakland had been without a football team after the Oakland Raiders relocated to Los Angeles before the 1982 NFL season. The Invaders stepped in to fill the void; the similar name was no accident.


The team was originally owned by Bay Area real estate magnates Jim Joseph and Tad Taube. However, after the original owner of the USFL's Los Angeles franchise, Alex Spanos, bought the San Diego Chargers instead, Joseph and Taube flipped a coin to decide who would buy the Los Angeles rights. Joseph won the toss, selling his stake in the Invaders to Taube. As it turned out, Joseph was forced to move his team to Phoenix, Arizona as the Arizona Wranglers.



1983 season


Led by the league's 2nd ranked passer QB Fred Besana, WR Gordon Banks, and ex-Raiders HB Arthur Whittington and TE Raymond Chester, the Invaders won the Pacific Conference with a 9-9 record. The Invaders gave a valiant effort in the opening round of the playoffs, but were overrun by the eventual league champion Michigan Panthers, 37-21 in front of 60,237 rabid fans in the Pontiac Silverdome (The game was the largest turnout for any USFL game in the 1983 season).



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Week
Day
Date
Opponent
Game site
Attendance
Television
Final score
W/L
Record

Regular Season
1
Sunday
March 6, 1983
at Arizona Wranglers

Sun Devil Stadium
45,167

24–0
W
1–0
2
Sunday
March 13, 1983

Birmingham Stallions

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
47,344

14–20 OT
L
1–1
3
Saturday
March 19, 1983
at Michigan Panthers

Pontiac Silverdome
28,952

ESPN
33–27
W
2–1
4
Monday
March 28, 1983
at Denver Gold

Mile High Stadium
38,720

ESPN
12–22
L
2–2
5
Sunday
April 3, 1983
at Los Angeles Express

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
23,538

7–10
L
2–3
6
Sunday
April 10, 1983
at Boston Breakers

Nickerson Field
7,984

ABC
26–7
W
3–3
7
Saturday
April 16, 1983

Philadelphia Stars

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
34,901

ESPN
7–17
L
3–4
8
Sunday
April 24, 1983
at Birmingham Stallions

Legion Field
18,500

9–21
L
3–5
9
Monday
May 2, 1983

Arizona Wranglers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
27,460

ESPN
34–20
W
4–5
10
Sunday
May 8, 1983

Tampa Bay Bandits

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
26,989

ABC
10–17
L
4–6
11
Monday
May 16, 1983

Washington Federals

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
25,900

34–27
W
5–6
12
Saturday
May 21, 1983
at Tampa Bay Bandits

Tampa Stadium
43,389

ESPN
9–29
L
5–7
13
Sunday
May 29, 1983

Los Angeles Express

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
28,967

20–10
W
6–7
14
Saturday
June 4, 1983

New Jersey Generals

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
32,908

ESPN
34–21
W
7–7
15
Monday
June 13, 1983

Denver Gold

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
26,840

ESPN
16–10
W
8–7
16
Monday
June 20, 1983
at Philadelphia Stars

Veterans Stadium
16,933

ESPN
6–12
L
8–8
17
Saturday
June 25, 1983

Boston Breakers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
30,396

ESPN
17–16
W
9–8
18
Sunday
July 3, 1983
at Chicago Blitz

Soldier Field
12,346

7–31
L
9–9

Playoffs
Divisional
Playoff
Sunday
July 10, 1983
at Michigan Panthers

Pontiac Silverdome
60,237

ABC
21–37
L


Sources[1][2][3]



1984 season


The Invaders were picked by most to again challenge for a playoff spot in 1984, but their powerful offense fell apart in the first half of the season, scoring only 82 points. The team was unable to run the ball and lost nine straight to open the season. With the emergence of RB Eric Jordan, the Invaders′ running attack rebounded and the team won seven of its last ninr games. The defense was strong throughout the season, finishing seventh in points allowed. However, attendance tumbled to 23,644 per game — nearly 8,000 fewer than in 1983.



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Week
Day
Date
Opponent
Game site
Attendance
Television
Final score
W/L
Record

Preseason
1
Sunday
January 29, 1984
vs. Arizona Wranglers

Sun Devil Stadium


0–6
L
0–1
2
Saturday
February 4, 1984
vs. Denver Gold

Francisco Grande, Arizona


6–12
L
0–2
3
Saturday
February 11, 1984
vs. Chicago Blitz

Mesa, Arizona


21–31
L
0–3
4
Saturday
February 18, 1984
vs. Michigan Panthers

Mesa, Arizona


KICU
7–6
W
1–3

Regular Season
1
Sunday
February 26, 1984
at Arizona Wranglers

Sun Devil Stadium
29,176

ABC
7–35
L
0–1
2
Sunday
March 4, 1984

New Orleans Breakers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
41,200

0–13
L
0–2
3
Sunday
March 11, 1984

Los Angeles Express

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
23,479

ABC
0–10
L
0–3
4
Sunday
March 18, 1984
at Philadelphia Stars

Veterans Stadium
30,284

7–28
L
0–4
5
Saturday
March 24, 1984
at San Antonio Gunslingers

Alamo Stadium
11,012

KGGP
10–14
L
0–5
6
Sunday
April 1, 1984
at Pittsburgh Maulers

Three Rivers Stadium
22,408

14–28
L
0–6
7
Saturday
April 7, 1984
at Tampa Bay Bandits

Tampa Stadium
58,777

0–24
L
0–7
8
Monday
April 16, 1984

Houston Gamblers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
18,320

27–35
L
0–8
9
Sunday
April 22, 1984

Washington Federals

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
14,828

17–31
L
0–9
10
Sunday
April 29, 1984
at Chicago Blitz

Soldier Field
7,802

17–13
W
1–9
11
Saturday
May 5, 1984

Denver Gold

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
19,331

20–17 OT
W
2–9
12
Sunday
May 13, 1984

Arizona Wranglers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
20,004

14–3
W
3–9
13
Saturday
May 19, 1984

Memphis Showboats

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
22,030

29–14
W
4–9
14
Saturday
May 26, 1984
at Oklahoma Outlaws

Skelly Stadium
16,378

17–14
W
5–9
15
Saturday
June 2, 1984

Jacksonville Bulls

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
29,687

17–12
W
6–9
16
Saturday
June 9, 1984

Michigan Panthers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
23,918

ESPN
20–13
W
7–9
17
Friday
June 15, 1984
at Los Angeles Express

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
14,794

19–24
L
7–10
18
Friday
June 22, 1984
at Denver Gold

Mile High Stadium
32,623
Local
7–20
L
7–11

Sources[4][5][6]



1985 Season


Taube began looking for new investors when it became apparent that the USFL was going to vote to switch to fall play in 1986, knowing he would be competing directly with the San Francisco 49ers. Unlike other direct competitions, Taube had reason for optimism, as the Raiders had successfully built their own niche market in Oakland for two decades, and there was at least a chance the Invaders could have survived in the same manner. He nearly merged his team with the Oklahoma Outlaws. However, talks collapsed when Outlaws owner William Tatham demanded that his son, Bill Jr., be given control over the merged team's football operations.


Taube then approached the Michigan Panthers, who had been one of the league's strongest teams during its first two years and had by reckoned by some observers as an NFL-quality team. However, Panthers owner A. Alfred Taubman was a strong supporter of spring football and was not willing to go head-to-head with the Detroit Lions. Taubman and Taube quickly reached a deal for a merger. Although the Invaders were the surviving team, Taube sold controlling interest in the merged team to Taubman while remaining chairman of the board. The merger was formally announced after the owners approved moving to the fall.


The new team, bolstered with key players from the Panthers such as Bobby Hebert, went 13-4-1 in the regular season and advanced all the way to the 1985 USFL championship game. The championship game was a rematch of sorts with Chuck Fusina's Stars, who now played in Baltimore; the Panthers had upended the Stars in the league's inaugural title game. The Invaders were in the midst of a potential game-winning drive when a personal-foul penalty derailed their momentum, allowing the Stars to defeat Hebert's Invaders 28-24, and claim indisputable bragging rights as the league's all-time best team.


Despite reaching the championship game, the team's attendance fell again, to a barely sustainable 17,509. Soon after the championship game, Taubman decided to pull out. The loss of Taubman's wealth left the Invaders without nearly enough resources for the move to the fall, and they suspended operations for the 1986 season. As it turned out, the championship game was the last USFL game ever played, as the league was effectively killed by an antitrust suit against the NFL in which it only won $3 in damages.



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Week
Day
Date
Opponent
Game site
Attendance
Television
Final score
W/L
Record

Preseason
1
Saturday
February 2, 1985
vs. Arizona Outlaws

Mesa, Arizona


10–3
W
1–0
2
Saturday
February 9, 1985
vs. Arizona Outlaws

Mesa, Arizona


12–0
W
2–0
3
Sunday
February 17, 1985
vs. Arizona Outlaws

Fresno, California
10,204

31–13
W
3–0

Regular Season
1
Sunday
February 24, 1985

Denver Gold

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
23,622

31–10
W
1–0–0
2
Sunday
March 3, 1985

Baltimore Stars

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
20,495

17–17 OT
T
1–0–1
3
Sunday
March 10, 1985

Houston Gamblers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
16,037

7–42
L
1–1–1
4
Sunday
March 17, 1985

Jacksonville Bulls

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
16,678

ABC
42–36
W
2–1–1
5
Sunday
March 24, 1985
at Memphis Showboats

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
28,773

31–19
W
3–1–1
6
Sunday
March 31, 1985
at Los Angeles Express

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
11,619

30–6
W
4–1–1
7
Saturday
April 6, 1985
at Portland Breakers

Civic Stadium
23,388

17–30
L
4–2–1
8
Saturday
April 13, 1985
at Birmingham Stallions

Legion Field
44,500

ESPN
17–20
L
4–3–1
9
Monday
April 22, 1985

San Antonio Gunslingers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
18,215

ESPN
27–20
W
5–3–1
10
Friday
April 26, 1985

Arizona Outlaws

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
12,972

ESPN
27–11
W
6–3–1
11
Sunday
May 5, 1985
at Orlando Renegades

Florida Citrus Bowl
21,085

21–7
W
7–3–1
12
Saturday
May 11, 1985

Los Angeles Express

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
12,482

ESPN
27–6
W
8–3–1
13
Saturday
May 18, 1985
at San Antonio Gunslingers

Alamo Stadium
7,118

24–21
W
9–3–1
14
Thursday
May 23, 1985
at Denver Gold

Mile High Stadium
12,372

ESPN
31–16
W
10–3–1
15
Sunday
June 2, 1985

Portland Breakers

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
12,740

ESPN
38–20
W
11–3–1
16
Saturday
June 8, 1985
at Arizona Outlaws

Sun Devil Stadium
10,591

21–28
L
11–4–1
17
Saturday
June 15, 1985

New Jersey Generals

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
24,338

ESPN
34–29
W
12–4–1
18
Monday
June 24, 1985
at Houston Gamblers

Houston Astrodome
15,797

ESPN
31–21
W
13–4–1

Playoffs
Quarterfinal
Sunday
June 30, 1985

Tampa Bay Bandits

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
19,346

ABC
30–27
W

Semifinal
Saturday
July 6, 1985
at Memphis Showboats

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
37,796

ABC
28–19
W

League
Championship
Sunday
July 14, 1985
vs. Baltimore Stars

Giants Stadium
49,263

ABC
24–28
L


Sources[7][8][9]



Past and future National Football League players



  • Albert Bentley

  • Ray Bentley

  • Dave Browning

  • Anthony Carter

  • Raymond Chester

  • Cedrick Hardman

  • Derek Holloway

  • Bobby Hebert

  • Alva Liles

  • Dewey McClain

  • Dale Markham

  • Ray Pinney

  • Gary Plummer

  • Arthur Whittington


Invaders executive William Hambrecht later emerged as a founder of the United Football League.



Single-season leaders


Rushing Yards: 1,045 (1983), Arthur Whittington


Receiving Yards: 1,323 (1985), Anthony Carter


Passing Yards: 3,980 (1983), Fred Besana



Season-by-season










































Season W L T Finish Playoff results
1983 9 9 0 1st Pacific Lost Divisional (Michigan)
1984 7 11 0 4th WC Pacific
1985 13 4 1 1st WC Won Quarterfinal (Tampa Bay)
Won Semifinal (Memphis)
Lost USFL Championship (Baltimore)
Totals 31 26 1
(including playoffs)


References




  1. ^ statscrew.com 1983 Oakland Invaders Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018


  2. ^ usflsite.com 1983 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018


  3. ^ profootballarchives.com 1983 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018


  4. ^ statscrew.com 1984 Oakland Invaders Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018


  5. ^ usflsite.com 1984 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018


  6. ^ profootballarchives.com 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018


  7. ^ statscrew.com 1985 Oakland Invaders Game-by-Game Results Retrieved December 30, 2018


  8. ^ usflsite.com 1985 USFL Season Retrieved December 30, 2018


  9. ^ profootballarchives.com 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL) Retrieved December 30, 2018



External links



  • USFL.info - Oakland Invaders

  • http://www.remembertheusfl.8m.com/teams/oakland.html









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