Portland Breakers

Portland Breakers

First Season
1983
Team History
Portland Breakers (1985) New Orleans Breakers (1984) Boston Breakers (1983)
Conference/Division
United States Football League (1983-85) Western Conference (1985) Eastern Conference (1984) Southern Division (1984) Atlantic Division (1983)
Venue
Civic Stadium (1985) Louisiana Superdome (1984) Nickerson Field (1983)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Portland Breakers were an American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s. Before moving to Portland, Oregon, the franchise was previously in Boston, Massachusetts as the Boston Breakers and New Orleans, Louisiana as the New Orleans Breakers.

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Programs by season

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
Boston Breakers
1983
Week 1	March 6	at Tampa Bay Bandits	Tampa Stadium
Week 3	March 20	vs. Washington Federals	Nickerson Field
Week 4	March 27	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium
Week 5	April 2	vs. Birmingham Stallions	Nickerson Field
Week 6	April 10	vs. Oakland Invaders	Nickerson Field
Week 7	April 17	at Arizona Wranglers	Sun Devil Stadium
Week 9	May 1	vs. Michigan Panthers	Nickerson Field
Week 11	May 15	vs. Denver Gold	Nickerson Field
Week 13	May 29	vs. Philadelphia Stars	Nickerson Field
Week 14	June 6	vs. Chicago Blitz	Nickerson Field
Week 15	June 12	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field
Week 16	June 19	vs. Tampa Bay Bandits	Nickerson Field
Week 17	June 25	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 18	July 3	vs. New Jersey Generals	Nickerson Field
New Orleans Breakers
1984
Week 2	March 4	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 3	March 11	vs. Memphis Showboats	Louisiana Superdome
Week 7	April 8	vs. Pittsburgh Maulers	Louisiana Superdome
Week 9	April 22	vs. Denver Gold	Louisiana Superdome
Week 10	April 27	at Philadelphia Stars	Veterans Stadium
Week 12	May 13	vs. Michigan Panthers	Louisiana Superdome
Week 16	June 10	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium
Week 18	June 24	at Washington Federals	RFK Stadium
Portland Breakers
1985
Week 1	February 24	at Arizona Outlaws	Sun Devil Stadium
Week 3	March 10	at Denver Gold	Mile High Stadium
Week 7	April 6	vs. Oakland Invaders	Civic Stadium
Week 8	April 14	at New Jersey Generals	Giants Stadium
Week 9	April 21	at Baltimore Stars	Byrd Stadium
Week 12	May 11	at Birmingham Stallions	Legion Field
Week 15	June 2	at Oakland Invaders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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