1983 Denver Gold season

1983 Denver Gold season
1983 Denver Gold season
Owner	Ron Blanding
Head coach	Red Miller; Charley Armey (interim); Craig Morton
Home stadium	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd Pacific Division
Playoffs	Did not qualify
	Gold seasons; 1984 →;

OwnerRon Blanding

Record7–11

The 1983 season was the inaugural season for the Denver Gold in the United States Football League. The Gold finished with a 7–11 record.^[1]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	March 6	Philadelphia Stars	L 7–13	0–1	Mile High Stadium	45,102
2	March 13	Boston Breakers	L 7–21	0–2	Mile High Stadium	41,926
3	March 20	at Chicago Blitz	W 16–13	1–2	Soldier Field	22,600
4	March 28	Oakland Invaders	W 22–12	2–2	Mile High Stadium	38,720
5	April 4	at Michigan Panthers	W 29–21	3–2	Pontiac Silverdome	11,279
6	April 9	Tampa Bay Bandits	L 16–22 OT	3–3	Mile High Stadium	46,848
7	April 17	at Birmingham Stallions	W 9–7	4–3	Legion Field	26,250
8	April 23	at Arizona Wranglers	L 3–24	4–4	Sun Devil Stadium	21,557
9	May 1	New Jersey Generals	L 29–34	4–5	Mile High Stadium	37,940
10	May 8	at Philadelphia Stars	L 3–6	4–6	Veterans Stadium	14,306
11	May 15	at Boston Breakers	L 9–17	4–7	Nickerson Field	4,173
12	May 22	Los Angeles Express	L 10–14	4–8	Mile High Stadium	32,963
13	May 27	Birmingham Stallions	W 21–19	5–8	Mile High Stadium	38,829
14	June 3	Washington Federals	W 24–12	6–8	Mile High Stadium	40,671
15	June 13	at Oakland Invaders	L 10–16	6–9	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	26,840
16	June 17	Arizona Wranglers	W 32–6	7–9	Mile High Stadium	42,621
17	June 27	at Tampa Bay Bandits	L 23–26	7–10	Tampa Stadium	46,128
18	July 3	at Los Angeles Express	L 14–21	7–11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	11,471

v t e 1983 USFL season
Atlantic Division	Boston New Jersey Philadelphia Washington
Central Division	Birmingham Chicago Michigan Tampa Bay
Pacific Division	Arizona Denver Los Angeles Oakland
Draft • Territorial draft • USFL Championship

Standings