United States Football League Television Schedules (1983-85)
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1983 USFL Schedule
All times posted are Eastern
Notes: Not all games nationally televised
ESPN normally did Saturday and Monday night games; ABC did Sunday afternoons Schedule printed prior to season; ABC may have elected to drop some regional games as season progressed, but still retained exclusive broadcast rights in that time window
WEEK 1
Sun. March 6: Chicago at Washington; Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:30 pm
Philadelphia at Denver; Oakland at Arizona, 3 pm
New Jersey at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC national
Mon., March 7: Michigan at Birmingham, 8 pm, ESPN
WEEK 2
Sat, March 12: Michigan at Tampa Bay, 8 pm
Chicago at Arizona, 9 pm
Sun., March 13: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, ABC national
Boston at Denver, 3 pm
Birmingham at Oakland, 4 pm
Mon., March 14: Washington at Los Angeles, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 3
Sat., March 19: Oakland at Michigan, 8 pm, ESPN
Los Angeles at Arizona, 8:30 pm
Sun., March 20: Tampa Bay at New Jersey; Washington at Boston; Denver at Chicago, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Mon., March 21: Philadelphia at Birmingham, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 4
Sat., March 26: Arizona at Birmingham, 7 pm, ESPN
Sun., March 27: Boston at New Jersey; Los Angeles at Chicago; Michigan at Washington; Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Mon, March 28: Oakland at Denver, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 5
Sat., April 2: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun., April 3: Birmingham at Boston; Washington at Philadelphia; ABC regional Oakland at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC west coast only
New Jersey at Arizona, 8 pm
Mon., March 4: Denver at Michigan, 9 pm, ESPN (going against NCAA basketball title game)
WEEK 6
Sat., April 9: Tampa Bay at Denver, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun, April 10: Birmingham at Chicago; Michigan at New Jersey; Oakland at Boston, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC west coast and Philly market only
Mon, April 11: Arizona at Washington, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 7
Sat, April 16: Philadelphia at Oakland, 5 pm, ESPN
Sun, April 17: Denver at Birmingham; Chicago at Michigan; Washington at New Jersey, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Boston at Arizona, 8 pm
Mon., April 18: Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 8
Sat, April 23: Los Angeles at Michigan, 8 pm, ESPN
Denver at Arizona, 9:30 pm
Sun., April 24: Oakland at Birmingham; Boston at Philadelphia; Tampa Bay at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Monday, April 25: New Jersey at Chicago, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 9
Sat, April 30: Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun, May 1: Michigan at Boston; Birmingham at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional New Jersey at Denver, 3 pm
Chicago at Los Angeles, 4 pm
Mon, May 2: Arizona at Oakland, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 10
Sat., May 7: Boston at Los Angeles, 7 pm, ESPN
Michigan at Arizona, 9 pm
Sun., May 8: Washington at Chicago; Denver at Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Tampa Bay at Oakland, 4 pm,ABC west coast and Tampa markets only
Mon., May 9: Birmingham at New Jersey, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 11
Sat., May 14: Los Angeles at Birmingham, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun., May 15: Denver at Boston; Chicago at Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, ABC regional Arizona at Tampa Bay, 3:30 pm
Mon, May 16: New Jersey at Michigan, 8 pm, ESPN
Washington at Oakland, 11 pm, ESPN (the original MNF doubleheader)
WEEK 12
Sat, May 21: Oakland at Tampa Bay, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun., May 22: Chicago at New Jersey, Boston at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Los Angeles at Denver, 3 pm, ABC mountain and pacific time zone markets Philadelphia at Arizona, 8 pm
Mon, May 23: Birmingham at Michigan, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 13
NOTE: ABC televises Indianapolis 500 on tape-delay at 8 pm EDT/PDT
Friday, May 27: Birmingham at Denver, 9 pm, ESPN
Sun, May 29: Philadelphia at Boston; New Jersey at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Los Angeles at Oakland, 4 pm, ABC west coast only
Mon, May 30: Tampa Bay at Michigan, 7 pm, ESPN
Arizona at Chicago, 9 pm, ESPN (jip)
WEEK 14
Sat., June 4: New Jersey at Oakland, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun., June 5: Michigan at Philadelphia; Birmingham at Tampa Bay, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Washington at Denver, 3 pm
Arizona at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC west coast and Arizona only
Mon, June 6: Chicago at Boston, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 15
Sat, June 11: Washington at Arizona, 9:30 pm, ESPN
Sun, June 12: Boston at Birmingham; Tampa Bay at Chicago; Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Michigan at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC west coast and Michigan markets only
Mon. June 13: Denver at Oakland, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 16
Note: Network schedule changes this weekend because ABC has U.S. Open golf championship all afternoon Saturday and Sunday
Friday, June 17: Chicago at Birmingham; Arizona at Denver; Los Angeles at New Jersey, 9 pm, ABC regional
Sun, June 19: Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:30 pm, ESPN
Monday, June 20: Washington at Michigan; Oakland at Philadelphia, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 17
Sat. June 25: Boston at Oakland, 5 pm, ESPN
Arizona at New Jersey, 9 pm, ESPN
Sun., June 26: Michigan at Chicago; Birmingham at Philadelphia; Los Angeles at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Mon, June 27: Denver at Tampa Bay, 9 pm, ESPN
WEEK 18
Sat., July 2: Tampa Bay at Birmingham, 8 pm, ESPN
Sun, July 3: New Jersey at Boston; Oakland at Chicago; Arizona at Michigan; Philadelphia at Washington, 1:30 pm, ABC regional
Denver at Los Angeles, 4 pm, ABC mountain and pacifict time zones
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Sat., July 9: Chicago at Philadelphia, 1:30 pm, ABC national
Sun., July 10: Oakland at Michigan, 1:30 pm, ABC national
CHAMPIONSHIP at Denver
Sun., July 17: Philadelphia vs. Michigan, 8 pm, ABC national
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