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Philadelphia Stars Team History

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  • Philadelphia Stars - Chuck Fusina

    Stars Team Formation

    On May 11, 1982, the announcement of the USFL was officially made by league owner and antique dealer, David Dixon. The league’s Philadelphia team (later named as the Stars) would be owned by Myles H. Tanenbaum. George Perles was originally named as the team’s head coach in July 1982. Perles, previously an assistant coach for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, never ...
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  • Philadelphia Stars Champs 1984

    1984 USFL Champs

    The Stars remained in Philadelphia for the 1984 season but were forced to relocate their post-season home games to Franklin Field due to a conflict with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Stars roared through the regular season with the league-best 16–2 (.889) record and routed George Allen’s Arizona Wranglers, 23–3 for the league title in Florida at Tampa Stadium on July ...
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  • Philadelphia Stars - Kelvin Bryant

    Relocate to Baltimore

    The league’s owners, led by Donald Trump of the New Jersey Generals, voted to move play to the fall following the 1985 season. The Stars quickly realized they could not compete with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. Years later, Tanenbaum said that if he had stayed in Philadelphia, they would have had to start the season on an extended road trip ...
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The Philadelphia Stars were a professional American football team which played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s.





Established
1983

City
Philadelphia – Baltimore

League History
1983 – 1986 / United States Football League

Team History
1985 / Baltimore Stars
1983 – 1984 / Philadelphia Stars

Nickname
Stars – A fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Original USFL Team
Yes

Final USFL Team
No

Team’s Final Outlook
Although the Stars had a strong following, Tanenbaum knew he couldn’t hope to compete with the Philadelphia Eagles and moved the team to Baltimore. Unfortunately, he was unable to get a lease for Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. As a condition of the settlement between the city and the NFL’s Colts after the Colts moved to Indianapolis, no pro football team could play at Memorial Stadium until 1986.

Championship
USFL Championship 1
1985, 1984

Stadium
1985 / Byrd Stadium

*Philadelphia*
1984 Post Season / Franklin Field
1983 – 1984 / Veterans Stadium

Owner
1983 – 1986 / Myles Tanenbaum

Coaches
1983 – 1985 / Jim Mora (48 wins – 13 losses – 1 tie)

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Accomplishments
1985 / USFL Championship (vs Oakland Invaders 28 – 24)
1984 / USFL Championship (vs Arizona Wranglers 23 – 3)
1983 / USFL Championship Game (vs Michigan Panthers 22 – 24)
1985 / Conference Champions (vs Birmingham Stallions 28 – 14)
1984 / Conference Champions (vs Birmingham Stallions 20 – 10)
1985 / Divisional Champions (vs New Jersey Generals 20 – 17)
1984 / Divisional Champions (vs New Jersey Generals 28 – 7)
1983 / Divisional Champions (vs Chicago Blitz 44 – 38 OT)
Averaged 14,275 fans (34,680 seat stadium)

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