Chicago Blitz

Chicago Blitz

First Season
1983
Team History
Chicago Blitz (1983-84)
Conference/Division
United States Football League (1983-84) Western Conference (1984) Central Division (1983-84)
Venue
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.

Publications

Programs by season

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1983
Week 1	March 6	at Washington Federals	RFK Stadium
Week 2	March 12	at Arizona Wranglers	Sun Devil Stadium
Week 3	March 20	vs. Denver Gold	Soldier Field
Week 4	March 27	vs. Los Angeles Express	Soldier Field
Week 5	April 2	at Tampa Bay Bandits	Tampa Stadium
Week 6	April 10	vs. Birmingham Stallions	Soldier Field
Week 7	April 17	at Michigan Panthers	Pontiac Silverdome
Week 8	April 25	vs. New Jersey Generals	Soldier Field
Week 9	May 1	at Los Angeles Express	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10	May 8	vs. Washington Federals	Soldier Field
Week 14	June 6	at Boston Breakers	Nickerson Field
Week 15	June 12	vs. Tampa Bay Bandits	Soldier Field
Week 17	June 26	vs. Michigan Panthers	Soldier Field
Week 18	July 3	vs. Oakland Invaders	Soldier Field
1984
Week 4	March 17	vs. Oklahoma Outlaws	Soldier Field
Week 6	March 31	at Washington Federals	RFK Stadium
Week 7	April 7	vs. San Antonio Gunslingers	Soldier Field
Week 8	April 15	at Philadelphia Stars	Veterans Stadium
Week 9	April 20	vs. Los Angeles Express	Soldier Field
Week 12	May 11	at Denver Gold	Mile High Stadium
Week 14	May 28	vs. New Jersey Generals	Soldier Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s	1984

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