Summary History Calendar Teams

 

 

Los Angeles should be part of the USFL, the city represents a significant market for televisions and a huge potential audience. The Express then took possession of the Coliseum with for HARMON and DANIELS, the desire to create an important franchise in the championship. However, after a fairly average 1983 season (8 wins and 10 losses), the team changed hands back to J. William OLDENBURG and general manager Don KLOSTERMAN.

Together, they gathered a team of young talents, the most famous was Steve YOUNG, future quarteback San Francisco 49ers, who signed a 10-year contract worth a total of $ 40 million. For the record, the contract was modified in an annual payment of one million for the next 42 years, until 2026 (about one or two close!).

Sportingly, the team changed completely with a desire to modernize the game, which led him to the playoffs since 1984 when, after having eliminated the Panthers 27-21 after an epic match (3 overtime periods will was necessary to separate the teams), Los Angeles go crashing against the Wranglers in great condition (35-23)

Anyway, the wonderful future that promises will turn the storm. First, because the costs incurred by the team are superior to cash and financial losses begin to accumulate. Then, the Coliseum is filled to 20% capacity and the media are that it does not necessarily look good in a sport television ... And finally, the clear desire of the league to reduce costs and promote profits (which led him to change the dates of the championship from spring to fall, and that will actually loss), will cost for this wonderful pool of players. The trouble was reflected in the results with a very poor 1985 season and an infirmary which never ceased to increase from week to week.

Too much debt, too few spectators, but what talents ....

 

 

 

  owner(s) coach(es) stadium stats spectators  

1983 - 1985

1983

Bill DANIELS

Alan HARMON

1983

Hugh CAMPBELL

1983-85

Coliseum

(92.516 capacity)

1983

08 -10

1983

19.002
 

 1984-85

J. William OLDENBURG

 1984-85

John HANDL

  

1984

10 - 08

1984

15.361

  
       

1985

03 - 15

1985

8.415