January 4, 1983 - The Invaders, as part of the inaugural USFL Player Selection Meeting, make Stanford quarterback John Elway a territorial selection, then select Arkansas defensive end Billy Ray Smith with their first round selection (7th overall) of the standard round-by-round selection. The loss drops the Invaders to .500 for the season with 9 wins and 9 losses. June 25, 1983 - The Invaders clinched the Pacific Division title at the Oakland Coliseum in front of 30,396 fans with a 17-16 win over the Boston Breakers. In Memoriam. 1983 Oakland Invaders football team scores, roster and statistics. Rushing Att Yds Ave Lg TD Receiving Rec Yds Ave Lg TDWhittington 281 1045 3.7 24 6 Chester 68 951 14.0 57 5Jackson 83 275 3.3 19 0 Whittington 67 591 8.8 37 2Torosian 61 216 3.5 20 5 Banks 61 850 13.9 41 2Besana 38 140 3.7 17 3 Henderson 53 811 15.3 53 9Aldridge 20 134 6.7 52 1 Torosian 33 235 7.1 32 0Henderson 5 59 11.8 23 0 Jackson 29 291 10.0 39 1Holmes 16 48 3.0 10 1 Aldridge 17 207 12.2 80 2James 13 33 2.5 9 0 Holmes 8 65 8.1 16 0Penaranda 10 28 2.8 6 0 Penaranda 7 42 6.0 15 0Banks 5 20 4.0 28 0 Wheeler 5 32 6.4 13 0Livingston 1 6 6.0 6 0 James 4 9 2.3 9 0Daniel 1 4 4.0 4 0 Randall 1 9 9.0 9 0Talley 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mallett 1 20 20.0 20 0Chester 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 354 4113 11.6 80 21Lewis 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 Grant 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 538 2004 3.7 52 16Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Y/A Lg In I% Sk TD TD% RateBesana 549 345 62.8 3989 7.3 80 16 2.9 73 21 3.8 85.3 Livingston 23 8 34.8 127 5.5 57 4 17.4 5 0 0.0 14.5 Grant 1 1 100.0 -3 -3.0 -3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 79.2 Shea 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 39.6 Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 39.6 575 354 61.6 4113 7.2 80 20 3.5 78 21 3.7 80.9 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg PtsShea 36 32 88.9 32 19 59.4 7-15 0-2 47 89Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net GrossTalley 87 3824 75 13 0 20 45 374 39.7 44.0Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TDJames 26 582 22.4 43 0 Banks 31 5 302 9.7 61 0Lewis 22 550 25.0 49 0 Yancy 13 1 74 5.7 17 0Jackson 11 215 19.5 30 0 Quinn 3 1 11 3.7 6 0Shaw 2 63 31.5 46 0 47 7 387 8.2 61 0Aldridge 4 52 13.0 20 0Banks 3 27 9.0 13 0Yancy 2 30 15.0 20 0Moore 2 18 9.0 14 0 72 1537 21.3 49 0Own Fumbles-Recoveries Besana 15-7 Chester 2-1 Grant 1-0 Aldridge 0-1 Markham 0-1 Whittingt 14-2 Penaranda 2-0 Lewis 1-0 Daniel 0-1 Quinn 0-1 Banks 5-1 Talley 2-0 Yancy 1-0 Holmes 0-1 Randall 0-1 James 3-1 Henderson 1-1 Anderson 0-2 Jonker 0-1 Shea 0-1 Jackson 3-0 Torosian 1-1 Frazier 0-2 Levasa 0-1 Williams 0-1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Opp Fumble RecHardman 9 Unknown Unknown Daniel 25 Bennett 1 Atiyeh 2Bennett 8 Duncan 18 Plummer 1 Bennett 2Liles 7 Manumaleu 16 Incomplete Marshall 2Jefferson 4.5 Martin 13 Quinn 2McClain 4.5 Plummer 8 Daniel 1McClanahan 3 Shaw 3 Elisara 1Manumaleuga 3 Williams 2 Greene 1Marshall 2 Incomplete Houston 1Greene 2 Lewis 1Moore 2 Manumaleuga 1Shaw 2 Martin 1Atiyeh 2 Plummer 1Duncan 1 Quinn 1 Tackles - INCOMPLETE Plummer 162 Bennett 46 Williams 20 Lucas 6 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TDDaniel 4 51 12.8 28 0Quinn 4 46 11.5 27 0Plummer 3 20 6.7 18 0Martin 2 72 36.0 72 1Manumaleuga 2 26 13.0 14 0O'Brien 1 21 21.0 21 0Duncan 1 6 6.0 6 0Williams 1 41 41.0 41 0 18 283 15.7 72 1. Using a 3-pronged offensive, the Invaders record their first 300-yard passing game (341 yds - Fred Besana), first 100-yard rushing game (109 yds - Arthur Whittington) and first 100-yard receiving game (101 yds - Raymond Chester).
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