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Oakland Invaders Team History

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  • 1985
  • Fred Besana Oakland Invaders

    Invaders Team Formation

    Oakland had been without a football team after the Oakland Raiders relocated to Los Angeles before the 1982 NFL season. The Invaders stepped in to fill the void; the similar name was no accident. The team was originally owned by Bay Area real estate magnates Jim Joseph and Tad Taube. However, after the original owner of the USFL’s Los Angeles ...
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  • Oakland Invaders Bobby Hebert

    Adding Michigan Panthers

    Taube then approached the Michigan Panthers, who had been one of the league’s strongest teams during its first two years and had by reckoned by some observers as an NFL-quality team. However, Panthers owner A. Alfred Taubman was a strong supporter of spring football and was not willing to go head-to-head with the Detroit Lions. Taubman and Taube quickly reached ...
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The Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985.





Established
1983

City
Pontiac – Oakland

League History
1983 – 1985 / United States Football League

Team History
1983 – 1985 / Oakland Invaders
1983 – 1984 / Michigan Panthers

Nickname
Invaders – To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage. A group that invades a country, region, or other place.

Original USFL Team
Yes

Final USFL Team
No

Team’s Final Outlook
Despite reaching the championship game, the team’s attendance fell again, to a barely sustainable 17,509. Combined with massive financial losses, the Invaders announced they would suspend operations for the 1986 season.

Championship
USFL Championship 0
1983

Stadium
1983 – 1985 / Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

*Michigan*
1983 – 1984 / Pontiac Silverdome

Owner
1985 / A. Alfred Taubman and Tad Taube
1983 – 1984 / Tad Taube

*Michigan*
1983 – 1984 / A. Alfred Taubman

Coaches
1985 / Charlie Sumner(15 wins – 5 losses – 1 tie)
1984 / Chuck Hutchison (7 wins – 8 losses)
1983 – 1984 / John Ralston (9 wins – 12 losses)

*Michigan*
1983 – 1984 / Jim Stanley (24 wins – 15 losses)

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Accomplishments
1985 / USFL Championship Game (vs Baltimore Stars 24 – 28)
1983 / USFL Champions (vs Philadelphia Stars 24 – 22)
1985 / Conference Champions (vs Memphis Showboats 28 – 19)
1985 / Division Champions (vs Tampa Bay Bandits 30 – 27)
1984 / Division Championship Game (vs Los Angeles Express 21 – 27 OT)
1983 / Division Champions (vs Oakland Invaders 37 – 21)
Averaged 31,211 in 1983, 23,644 in 1984 and 17,509 in 1985 (56,057 seat stadium)

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