Week 2 brought football on more days with games on Friday through Monday. Tampa Bay started it off by defeating Arizona to put the Southern division in a tangle of 1-1 teams by the end of the week. Denver defeated Oklahoma, a team that might be looking for answers sooner rather than later. Then, Michigan ran their regular season undefeated streak to 20 games by beating Pittsburgh at home.

Sunday featured 5 games, 3 early and 2 in the afternoon evening. In the afternoon games, Chicago, Jacksonville, and Philadelphia all won. Both west coast teams took care of business at home in the late games. On Monday night, San Antonio shocked the league by beating Houston.

1984 Stat Leaders After Week 2

Week 2 Games

Friday

Tampa Bay Bandits 40, Arizona Wranglers 21

Saturday

Denver Gold 29, Oklahoma Outlaws 17

Pittsburgh Maulers 17, Michigan Panthers 38

Sunday

Chicago Blitz 21, Memphis Showboats 7

New Jersey Generals 17, Jacksonville Bulls 27

Philadelphia Stars 26, Washington Federals 10

Birmingham Stallions 20, Los Angeles Express 34

Boston Breakers 14, Oakland Invaders 23

Monday

Houston Gamblers 29, San Antonio Gunslingers 41

Standings After Week 2

Players of the Week

Offense: Rick Neuheisel, QB, San Antonio Gunslingers. Newheisel torched the Houston defense for 211 passing yards and 4 touchdowns. He added another 51 rushing and a touchdown.

Offense: Bobby Hebert, QB, Michigan Panthers. Not to be outdone, but Hebert threw for 242 yards against Pittsburgh and 5 touchdowns.

Defense: Chuck Clanton, DB, Birmingham Stallions. While Birmingham lost, Clanton did all he could with 6 tackles and 2 interceptions.

Defense: David Martin, DB, Denver Gold. Martin matched Clanton’s output and the Gold defeated Oklahoma to even their record at 1-1.

Special Teams: Eugene Daniel, KR, Arizona Wranglers. Daniel returned 6 kicks for 146 yards. He also handled punt return duty securing 3 punts.

Tampa Bay started the week in the only Saturday game by thrashing Birmingham. The win did little to soothe the wounds of a disappointing season, but it’s still better to end on an up rather than a down. In the Sunday games with no playoff implications, Philadelphia lost to Washington and Denver lost to Los Angeles.

Boston beat New Jersey and Oakland lost to Chicago. That gave Boston the number two seed and Oakland the number three seed. The Invaders travel to Boston on Saturday to open the playoffs. The win did nothing for Chicago’s playoff seeding as Michigan closed out a perfect regular season and will host Chicago on Sunday in the other playoff game this coming weekend. Look for the playoff preview a little later this week.

1983 Regular Season USFL Stat Leaders

Week 18 Games

Saturday

Tampa Bay Bandits 37, Birmingham Stallions 7

Sunday

Arizona Wranglers 7, Michigan Panthers 22

Denver Gold 23, Los Angeles Express 28

New Jersey Generals 20, Boston Breakers 32

Oakland Invaders 13, Chicago Blitz 29

Philadelphia Stars 15, Washington Federals 30

Final Regular Season Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Jimmy Jordan, QB, Tampa Bay Bandits. Jordan led the Bandits to a win over division rival Birmingham in the last week of the season. He threw for over 300 yards and 4 touchdowns in the win.

Defense: Eddie Walker, CB, Arizona Wranglers. In spite of the loss, Walker played well for his team, recording 7 tackles and one interception.

Special Teams: Frank Corral, K, Chicago Blitz. Corral wen 5-7 on field goals with a long of 49 and 2-2 on extra points to score 17 of Chicago’s 29 points this week.

New Jersey opened the week with a win over the hapless Arizona Wranglers. Herschel Walker all but guaranteed his MVP award with another stellar performance. Oakland won over Boston in the other Saturday game to bring them even in the playoff race with the Breakers. Birmingham and Washington both got wins on Sunday afternoon.

In the game of the week for week 17, Michigan edged Chicago in overtime. They remain unbeated on the regular season with only one game to go. Chicago looks to get revenge in the playoffs in a couple of weeks. Finally, Tampa Bay ended the week with a shutout win over Denver. The Bandits end a disappointing season, but have reason to be hopeful next year.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 17

Week 17 Games

Saturday

Arizona Wranglers 10, New Jersey Generals 37

Boston Breakers 9, Oakland Invaders 20

Sunday

Birmingham Stallions 13, Philadelphia Stars 9

Los Angeles Express 6, Washington Federals 22

Michigan Panthers 26, Chicago Blitz 23

Monday

Denver Gold 0, Tampa Bay Bandits 17

Standings After Week 17

Players of the Week

Offense – Herschel Walker, RB, New Jersey Generals. Walker continued his late season push for league MVP. He gained over 200 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns in the Generals win over Arizona. New Jersey needs to capitalize on his talents fast!

Defense – Doug Greene, S, Washington Federals. Greene played a huge role on defense to guarantee Washington’s win over Los Angeles this week. He picked off two passes and added another 9 tackles in the game.

Special Teams – Frank Corral, P, Chicago Blitz. Corral kept the Blitz in the game against the Panthers. He punted 8 times for 345 yards and a 43.1 average. He also booted an 80 yard long!

Three Friday games in Week 16 saw three one score games. Denver beat Arizona, Birmingham shocked Chicago, and the New Jersey Generals got a rare win against the Los Angeles Express. Sunday brought another close contest with the Boston Breakers punching their ticket to the postseason.

The two Monday games went as expected. Oakland won when their kicker hit an extra point that Philadelphia missed earlier in the game. Then, the Panthers blew out the hapless Federals to remain undefeated after 16 weeks. With only two weeks in the season, the playoff picture looks to be locked in with only possible seeding changes between Oakland and Boston possible.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 16

Week 16 Games

Friday

Arizona Wranglers 10, Denver Gold 13

Chicago Blitz 16, Birmingham Stallions 23

Los Angeles Express 13, New Jersey Generals 14

Sunday

Tampa Bay Bandits 24, Boston Breakers 27

Monday

Oakland Invaders 7, Philadelphia Stars 6

Washington Federals 16, Michigan Panthers 28

Week 16 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Herschel Walker, RB, New Jersey. Walker led the Generals to a rare win this week. He carried the ball for 155 yards and 1 touchdown to help the Generals defeat the Los Angeles Express.

Defense: John Corker, LB, Michigan Panthers. Corker all but guaranteed his defensive MVP award. He recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack, and an interception in the Panthers win against the Federals.

Special Teams: Lenny Willis, KR, Chicago Blitz. Willis returned 5 kicks for 174 yards and a touchdown to close the Stallions lead to a touchdown. The return gave the Blitz a chance to win, but they couldn’t finish the deal.

Washington started week 15 with a rare win over Arizona. Part of the reason might just be how abyssmal Arizona is this year, but the Federals offense fired on all cylinders with offensive player of the week Mike Hohensee tossing 4 touchdowns. In the other game on Saturday, the Breakers easily handled the Stallions to all but punch their ticket to the playoffs.

Sunday brought no surprises with the two best teams in the league, Michigan and Chicago getting wins to keep their exciting race to the finish intact. Philadelphia kept their slim playoff chances alive by beating New Jersey and leaving Generals fans wondering what went wrong this year. In the final game on Monday night, Oakland took care of business against Denver, putting them more or less into the playoffs with another win.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 15

Week 15 Games

Saturday

Boston Breakers 30, Birmingham Stallions 5

Washington Federals 37, Arizona Wranglers 16

Sunday

Michigan Panthers 28, Los Angeles Express 21

Philadelphia Stars 21, New Jersey Generals 7

Tampa Bay Bandits 20, Chicago Blitz 34

Monday

Denver Gold 0, Oakland Invaders 19

USFL Standings After Week 15

Players of the Week

Offense: Mike Hohensee, QB, Washington Federals. Hohensee offered a single bright spot in an otherwise unforgetable season for the Federals, throwing for 4 touchdowns in a big win over Arizona.

Defense: Kenny Daniel, CD, Oakland Invaders. Daniel racked up 9 tackles and 2 of the team’s five interceptions in leading the defense to a shut out win over the Denver Gold.

Special Teams: Nolan Franz, PR, Boston Breakers. Franz returned 5 punts for 115 yards, gaining an average of 23 yards for his team on special teams.

The USFL ruled this weeked with games every day from Friday to Monday. The Gold started the weekend with a Friday evening win over the Federals. The win keeps their playoff hopes alive if they catch Oakland. Then the Invaders kept their win streak alive over the Generals.

Three games on Sunday saw Los Angeles, Birmigham, and Michigan all win. The Panthers now stand at 14-0 and virtually guaranteed a playoff spot at this point. Chicago finished out the weekend with a thrilling Monday night win over Boston.

USFL Stat Leaders after week 14

Week 14

Friday

Washington Federals 14, Denver Gold 28

Saturday

New Jersey Generals 17, Oakland Invanders 37

Sunday

Arizona Wranglers 23, Los Angeles Express 28

Birmingham Stallions 24, Tampa Bay Bandits 14

Michigan Panthers 23, Philadelphia Stars 16

Monday

Chicago Blitz 24, Boston Breakers 21

Week 14 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Fred Besana, QB, Oakland Invaders. Besana again put on an MVP display, completing 22 of 32 passes for 379 yards and 4 touchdowns. He is a big reason for the Oakland turnaround and their playoff positioning right now.

Defense: John Corker, LB, Michigan Panthers. Corker recorded 9 tackles, 3 sacks, and 1 forced fumble to lead the defense in their win over the Stars. With only four weeks left in the season, Corker is the clear favorite for league defensive MVP.

Special Teams: Dario Cassarino, P, Boston Breakers. Cassarino punted 5 times for an average of 45.2 yards per punt with one inside of the 20. He is a big reason that the Breakers kept the game so close against Chicago.

Oakland continued to exert their recent dominance over the West division by defeating the Bandits in Tampa Bay to start the week. Offensive Player of the week Arthur Whittingham led the Invaders to their 7th win of the season and helped retain their 2 game lead in the division. Sunday brought 4 games this week. Boston and Washington played a wild one that saw 87 points and over 800 yards of total offense. The Blitz defense kept Herschel Walker out of the end zone for a hard earned win over New Jersey.

The Gold deepened Los Angeles’ slide and positioned themselves in second place in the west if Oakland falters. Philadelphia closed out Sunday with a blowout win of the hapless Wranglers. Then, in the last game on Monday, Michigan won again.

USFL Stat Leaders after Week 12

Week 12

Saturday

Oakland Invaders 30, Tampa Bay Bandits 10

Sunday

Boston Breakers 40, Washington Federals 37

Chicago Blitz 16, New Jersey Generals 12

Los Angeles Express 14, Denver Gold 17

Philadelphia Stars 44, Arizona Wranglers 7

Monday

Birmingham Stallions 17, Michigan Panthers 23

Week 12 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Arthur Whittington, RB, Oakland Invaders. Whittington only gained 82 yards of total offense, but his efficiency is what gains him this award this week. He scored three touchdowns to lead Oakland to their win and continued first place in the division.

Defense: Eric Scoggins, LB, Los Angeles Express. While the Express failedto win again, Scoggins did his part in the game. He recorded five tackles, 2 sacks, and an interception in the game to keep the score close and give his team a chance to win.

Special Teams: Eric Robinson, KR, Washington Federals. Robinson ensured the wild game in Washington had it all. He returned 3 kickoffs for 160 yards, including a 97 yard touchdown.

Week 11 featured a trio of Monday games with all three first place teams placing. All three won to keep their places atop their division. Boston defeated Denver, Michigan dispatched with New Jersey, and Oakland won a defensive battle against Washington. With seven weeks left in the season, the cream is starting to rise to the top of the league and the playoff picture is becoming more clear.

Before those games, Birmingham ketp a midseason hot streak going by defeating the Los Angeles express. Tampa Bay continued a frustratingly inconsistent season by defeating hapless Arizona. In the other Sunday game, Chicago kept pace with Michigan. If they can just figure out a way to beat the Panthers, they’re the favorites to win the title this year.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 11

Week 11

Saturday

Los Angeles Express 10, Birmingham Stallions 20

Sunday

Arizona Wranglers 14, Tampa Bay Bandits 34

Chicago Blitz 17, Philadelphia Stars 7

Monday

Denver Gold 17, Boston Breakers 20

New Jersey Generals 14, Michigan Panthers 20

Washington Federals 3, Oakland Invaders 13

Week 11 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Bobby Hebert, QB, Michigan Panthers. Hebert put on another MVP performance, throwing for over 200 yards and three touchdowns to provide the difference in the Panthers win against New Jersey.

Defense: Ben Needham, LB, Boston Breakers. Needham recorded 14 tackles and a sack and was one of the big reasons for the Breakers overtime win against Denver this week.

Special Teams: Sean Landeta, P, Philadelphia Stars. Philadelphia’s offense struggled against the stout Chicago defense, but Landeta held up his end of bargain, punting 9 times for 444 total yards and a 49.3 average. He pinned Chicago inside the 20 twice and had a long of 66 yards.

Boston and Michigan opened the week with wins to stay in first place in their divisions. Michigan’s win kept them undefeated on the season.It took the NFL several decades to have their first undefeated team. Can the USFL accomplish that feat in year one?

Philadelphia, Oakland, and Chicago all followed with wins on Sunday afternoon and evening. The week concluded with no real surprises as Birmingham took care of New Jersey. The Stallions continue a mid season surge after digging themselves a bit of a hole to begin.

USFL Stat Leaders After Week 10

Week 10

Saturday

Boston Breakers 30, Los Angeles Express 23

Michigan Panthers 59, Arizona Wranglers 24

Sunday

Denver Gold 17, Philadelphia Stars 34

Tampa Bay Bandits 7, Oakland Invaders 15

Washington Federals 7, Chicago Blitz 21

Monday

Birmingham Stallions 13, New Jersey Generals 12

Week 10 Standings

Players of the Week

Offense: Bobby Hebert, QB, Michigan Panthers. Hebert went 21 of 31 on passes with almost 350 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a record tying scoring performance. The Panthers remained undefeated on the season with the 59-24 victory over Arizona.

Defense: John Corker, OLB, Michigan Panthers. Corker added to his league leading sack total with 2 and forced a fumble on top of 6 tackles in the Panthers win. Unless someone steps up soon, Corker looks to run away with the defensive player of the year.

Special Teams: Tim Mazzetti, K, Boston Breakers. Mazzetti kicked a perfect game, 3-3 on field goals and extra points for 12 points on the week.