Oakland Invaders

Oakland Invaders were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 through 1985.

History

In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles

Oakland, California was without a football team after the Oakland Raiders relocated to Los Angeles, California before the 1982 NFL's season. In step the Invaders (the similar nickname was not an accident). The team had good fan support during the spring seasons of the USFL (1983-1985).

Merger with the Michigan Panthers

The Michigan Panthers merged with the Invaders before 1985 and it helped the team to reach the 1985 USFL championship game. That game however, would be the last game ever played in the USFL's history.

Past and future National Footblal League players

Some former National Football League players and some who would play for the NFL later on were on this team. Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions), Arthur Whittington (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), Bobby Hebert (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons), Gary Plummer (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers), Raymond Chester (Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers), Dave Browning (Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots), Ray Bentley (Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals)Dale Markham (Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers) and Derek Holloway (Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

Single season leaders

Rushing Yards: 1045 (1983), Arthur Whittington

Receiving Yards: 1323 (1985), Anthony Carter

Passing Yards: 3980 (1983), Fred Besana

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

External links

• http://www.oaklandinvaders.info
• http://www.remembertheusfl.8m.com/teams/oakland.html

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