Tampa Bay Bandits

Tampa Bay Bandits

First Season
1983
Team History
Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-85)
Conference/Division
United States Football League (1983-85) Eastern Conference (1985) Southern Division (1984) Central Division (1983)
Venue
Tampa Stadium (1983-85)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Tampa Bay Bandits were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985.

Publications

Programs by season

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1983
Week 1	March 6	vs. Boston Breakers	Tampa Stadium
Week 2	March 12	vs. Michigan Panthers	Tampa Stadium
Week 3	March 20	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium
Week 4	March 27	at Philadelphia Stars	Veterans Stadium
Week 5	April 2	vs. Chicago Blitz	Tampa Stadium
Week 6	April 9	at Denver Gold	Mile High Stadium
Week 7	April 18	vs. Los Angeles Express	Tampa Stadium
Week 10	May 8	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 11	May 15	vs. Arizona Wranglers	Tampa Stadium
Week 13	May 30	at Michigan Panthers	Pontiac Silverdome
Week 15	June 12	at Chicago Blitz	Soldier Field
Week 16	June 19	at Boston Breakers	Nickerson Field
1984
Week 4	March 18	at Denver Gold	Mile High Stadium
Week 6	April 1	at Philadelphia Stars	Veterans Stadium
Week 14	May 25	at Memphis Showboats	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
postseason	July 1	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field
exhibition	July 21	vs. Philadelphia Stars	Wembley Stadium
1985
preseason	February 9	vs. New Jersey Generals	Tampa Stadium
Week 2	March 3	vs. Houston Gamblers	Tampa Stadium
Week 5	March 24	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium
Week 9	April 21	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field
Week 11	May 4	at Los Angeles Express	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
postseason	June 30	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s	1984 • 1985

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