'83 Chronology-Week #15 Roundup

Event Date: June 13th, 1983

Event Description: Week #15 Roundup

Source: United Press International

Bobby Hebert fired three touchdown passes and John Williams scored another on a two-yard plunge to power the Michigan Panthers to a 27-20 triumph over the Los Angeles Express.

The victory raised Michigan's record to (11-4) while Los Angeles has now dropped to (6-9).

Hebert and Anthony Carter teamed up on a pair of second-quarter touchdowns -- the first a 37-yarder to cap a seven-play, 59-yard march at 13:57 and the second a 13-yarder at 0:51 -- to stretch Michigan's lead to 13-10 at the half.

In the second half, John Williams capped a nine-play, 76-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown plunge and Hebert threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Derek Holloway with just over a minute remaining in regulation

Tom Ramsey led the Los Angeles offense as he went 17 of 39 for 218 yards with a pair of touchdowns.

In other games, Chicago shut out Tampa Bay 13-0 and Philadelphia topped New Jersey 19-17. Saturday night, Birmingham defeated Boston 31-3 and Washington won on the road at Arizona by a score of 32-17.

On Monday night, Pacific Division rivals Oakland and Denver meet at the Coliseum in Oakland. 

In Chicago, Mack Boatner scored a third-quarter touchdown to help the Blitz defeat Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay was again hampered by injuries as Jimmy Jordan started at quarterback in place of starter John Reaves. Jordan proved ineffective as he tossed four interceptions and was sacked once.

In New Jersey, Chuck Fusina passed for 271 yards and David Trout nailed four field goals to lead the Stars to their 14th win before a crowd of 32,000 at the Meadowlands. Both Kelvin Bryant and Herschel Walker were held under 100 yards rushing, Bryant with 89 and Walker with just 64 respectively.

Source: (UPI Modified)