Oklahoma Outlaws Team History
The Oklahoma Outlaws were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s.
Established
1984
City
Tempe – Oklahoma City – Tempe
League History
1984 – 1986 United States Football League
Nickname
Outlaws – The Outlaws name comes from the gunslingers known to be in the Oklahoma region.
Team History
1985 Arizona Outlaws
1983 – 1984 Arizona Wranglers
1984 Oklahoma Outlaws
Original USFL Team
Yes
Final USFL Team
No
Team’s Final Outlook
Despite advancing to the championship game, Dietrhich wanted out after losing millions for the second year in a row. He sold the Wranglers’ assets to Tatham, and Tatham relocated the Outlaws to Arizona for the 1985 season as the Arizona Outlaws, and took the Wranglers’ place at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium. Since Tatham inherited all of the Wranglers’ player contracts, this deal was reported by some outlets as a merger.
Championship
USFL Championship 0
Stadium
1983 – 1985 Sun Devil Stadium
*Oklahoma*
1984 Skelly Stadium
Owner
1984 – 1986 William R. Tatham Sr., William R. Tatham Jr.
1984 Dr. Ted Diethrich
1983 Jim Joseph
Coaches
1985 Frank Kush (8 wins – 10 losses)
1984 Woody Widenhofer (6 wins – 12 losses)
1984 George Allen (12 wins – 9 losses)
1983 Doug Shivley (4 wins – 14 losses)
Accomplishments
Averaged 21,038 fans (40,000 seat stadium)
*Blue is this team’s history