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! colspan="4"| 1983 | ! colspan="4"| 1983 | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-1.html Week 1] | ||
| March 6 | | March 6 | ||
| at [[Washington Federals]] | | at [[Washington Federals]] | ||
| [[RFK Stadium]] | | [[RFK Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-2.html Week 2] | ||
| March 12 | | March 12 | ||
| at [[Arizona Wranglers]] | | at [[Arizona Wranglers]] | ||
| [[Sun Devil Stadium]] | | [[Sun Devil Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-1.html Week 3] | ||
| March 20 | | March 20 | ||
| vs. [[Denver Gold]] | | vs. [[Denver Gold]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-2.html Week 4] | ||
| March 27 | | March 27 | ||
| vs. [[Los Angeles Express]] | | vs. [[Los Angeles Express]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-3.html Week 5] | ||
| April 2 | | April 2 | ||
| at [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] | | at [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] | ||
| [[Tampa Stadium]] | | [[Tampa Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-3.html Week 6] | ||
| April 10 | | April 10 | ||
| vs. [[Birmingham Stallions]] | | vs. [[Birmingham Stallions]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-3.html Week 7] | ||
| April 17 | | April 17 | ||
| at [[Michigan Panthers]] | | at [[Michigan Panthers]] | ||
| [[Pontiac Silverdome]] | | [[Pontiac Silverdome]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-4.html Week 8] | ||
| April 25 | | April 25 | ||
| vs. [[New Jersey Generals]] | | vs. [[New Jersey Generals]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-5.html Week 9] | ||
| May 1 | | May 1 | ||
| at [[Los Angeles Express]] | | at [[Los Angeles Express]] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-5.html Week 10] | ||
| May 8 | | May 8 | ||
| vs. [[Washington Federals]] | | vs. [[Washington Federals]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-7.html Week 14] | ||
| June 6 | | June 6 | ||
| at [[Boston Breakers]] | | at [[Boston Breakers]] | ||
| [[Nickerson Field]] | | [[Nickerson Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-7.html Week 15] | ||
| June 12 | | June 12 | ||
| vs. [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] | | vs. [[Tampa Bay Bandits]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-8.html Week 17] | ||
| June 26 | | June 26 | ||
| vs. [[Michigan Panthers]] | | vs. [[Michigan Panthers]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1983/usfl-program-1983_type-9.html Week 18] | ||
| July 3 | | July 3 | ||
| vs. [[Oakland Invaders]] | | vs. [[Oakland Invaders]] | ||
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! colspan="4"| 1984 | ! colspan="4"| 1984 | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-2.html Week 4] | ||
| March 17 | | March 17 | ||
| vs. [[Oklahoma Outlaws]] | | vs. [[Oklahoma Outlaws]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-3.html Week 6] | ||
| March 31 | | March 31 | ||
| at [[Washington Federals]] | | at [[Washington Federals]] | ||
| [[RFK Stadium]] | | [[RFK Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-3.html Week 7] | ||
| April 7 | | April 7 | ||
| vs. [[San Antonio Gunslingers]] | | vs. [[San Antonio Gunslingers]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-3.html Week 8] | ||
| April 15 | | April 15 | ||
| at [[Philadelphia Stars]] | | at [[Philadelphia Stars]] | ||
| [[Veterans Stadium]] | | [[Veterans Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-4.html Week 9] | ||
| April 20 | | April 20 | ||
| vs. [[Los Angeles Express]] | | vs. [[Los Angeles Express]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-6.html Week 12] | ||
| May 11 | | May 11 | ||
| at [[Denver Gold]] | | at [[Denver Gold]] | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 11 July 2023
| First Season |
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| 1983 |
| Team History |
| Chicago Blitz (1983-84) |
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United States Football League (1983-84)
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| Soldier Field (1983-84) |
| Key People |
| Players • Head Coaches • Executives |
The Chicago Blitz was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League for its first two seasons. They played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Blitz were one of the twelve charter franchises of the USFL.
With four games left in the 1984 USFL season, a press conference was held announcing that the Blitz would be shut down. At the same time, the USFL awarded a new Chicago franchise to Chicago White Sox minority owner Eddie Einhorn. While it was stressed that Einhorn's franchise was not the Blitz, Einhorn retained the rights to all Blitz players and coaching staff—strongly implying the team would play in the 1985 season. Einhorn was only willing to field a team in 1985 if he could merge with another franchise and was allowed to select players in an expansion draft. When the league refused to agree to these terms, he opted to sit out the 1985 season.
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