Arizona Wranglers
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Arizona Wranglers were a professional American Football team in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s.
Arizona's USFL team in 1983 was one of the league's weakest teams. However, between the 1983 and 1984 seasons, the Wranglers' owner traded teams with the owner of the Chicago Blitz, which had been a strong team in 1983. In 1984, the "new Wranglers" were more successful than the 1983 team. While the USFL was active, the league considered the 1983 and 1984 Wranglers to be the same franchise, even though all the players were different.
After the 1984 season, the Wranglers merged with the Oklahoma Outlaws to form the Arizona Outlaws for the 1985 season.
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[edit] Single Season Leaders
Rushing Yards: 1207 (1984), Tim Spencer
Receiving Yards: 1258 (1984), Trumaine Johnson
Passing Yards: 3534 (1984), Greg Landry
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4th Pacific | - |
| 1984 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2nd WC Pacific | Won Divisional (Houston) Won Conference (Los Angeles) Lost USFL championship (Philadelphia) |
| Totals | 16 | 23 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
[edit] Trivia
The Wranglers, despite having the worse record of the two participating teams, got to host the 1984 Western Conference championship game because the Los Angeles Express could not use their home field, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum due to a schedule conflict. To accommodate the oppressive summer heat in the state, as well as the ABC Sports television schedule, the game kicked off at 8:30 p.m. local time.
The Wranglers wore their white uniform shirts over copper pants during the entire 1984 season, despite the fact that the Wranglers also had a red uniform shirt to wear at home.
[edit] External links
| United States Football League |
| Arizona Wranglers (1983-84) | Birmingham Stallions (1983-85) | Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers (1983-85) | Chicago Blitz (1983-84) | Denver Gold (1983-85) | Los Angeles Express (1983-85) | Michigan Panthers (1983-84) | New Jersey Generals (1983-85) | Oakland Invaders (1983-85) | Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars (1983-85) | Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-85) | Washington Federals/Orlando Renegades (1983-85) | Houston Gamblers (1984-85) | Jacksonville Bulls (1984-85) | Memphis Showboats (1984-85) | Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws (1984-85) | Pittsburgh Maulers (1984) | San Antonio Gunslingers (1984-85) |
