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Encyclopedia > Arizona Wranglers

Arizona Wranglers were a professional American Football team in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s. Image File history File links ArizonaWranglers. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The United States Football League was a professional American football league that played three seasons between 1983 and 1985. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


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. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Defunct American football teams | Chicago sports | American football stubs ...


After the 1984 season, the Wranglers merged with the Oklahoma Outlaws to form the Arizona Outlaws for the 1985 season. The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s. ... The Arizona Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Single Season Leaders

Rushing Yards: 1207 (1984), Tim Spencer Tim Spencer was an American football player who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League. ...


Receiving Yards: 1258 (1984), Trumaine Johnson Trumaine Johnson was an American football player who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League. ...


Passing Yards: 3534 (1984), Greg Landry Gregory Paul Landry (born December 18, 1946 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League from 1968 to 1981 and again in 1984. ...

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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)
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The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. ... The Los Angeles Express was a team in the United States Football League, an attempt to form a second major professional football league in the United States to compete with the established National Football League. ... Categories: Stub | Philadelphia sports | Defunct American football teams ...

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 Los Angeles Express was a team in the United States Football League, an attempt to form a second major professional football league in the United States to compete with the established National Football League. ... For other uses, see Memorial Coliseum (disambiguation) and Coliseum. ... For other senses of this word, see Summer (disambiguation). ... ESPN on ABC logo, September 2006-Present ESPN on ABC screenshot, HD version. ...


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.

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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)

  Results from FactBites:
 
USFL Site- Arizona Wranglers (653 words)
The Wranglers were actually two different teams, the struggling 1983 squad of Doug Shively and the 1984 team that made it all the way to the second USFL championship game.
Arizona started fairly well, as they went 4-4 over the first eight weeks and were tied for the lead in the Pacific Division.
The Wranglers eventually merged with Bill Tatham's Oklahoma Outlaws, and the Arizona Outlaws were born.
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