Vital Info<\/strong> 1983<\/strong> | Recap and Stats<\/a> | Schedule<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Blitz, led by veteran NFL coach George Allen, made an immediate impact in the USFL\u2019s inaugural season. Known for their tough defense and disciplined play, they finished 12-6 in the regular season, second in the Central Division. Their most memorable moment came in the playoffs when they stunned the previously undefeated Michigan Panthers (18-0 in the regular season) in the title game, the Blitz established themselves as a contender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1984<\/strong> | Recap and Stats<\/a> | Schedule<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Blitz remained competitive, finishing 12-6 again and securing another second-place division finish. However, their path was blocked by the high-powered Houston Gamblers, an expansion team that dominated the league with their “Run-and-Shoot” offense. The Blitz met the Gamblers in the first round of the playoffs but were outmatched, ending their season earlier than hoped. Despite the playoff exit, the team proved its consistency under Allen\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1985<\/strong> | Recap and Stats<\/a> | Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the 1985 USFL season, the Blitz posted a strong 13-5 record but once again finished behind the Houston Gamblers in the Central Division. This time, however, they peaked at the right time, rolling through the playoffs and capping their run with a dominant 42-21 victory over Steve Spurrier\u2019s Tampa Bay Bandits in the championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chicago Blitz – A Championship Tradition Vital Info Founded: 1983Stadium: Soldier FieldHead Coach: George AllenDivision: Central Chicago Blitz History 1983 | Recap and Stats | Schedule The Blitz, led by veteran NFL coach George Allen, made an immediate impact in the USFL\u2019s inaugural season. Known for their tough defense and disciplined play, they finished 12-6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":8917,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9160,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/9160"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Founded: 1983
Stadium: Soldier Field
Head Coach: George Allen
Division: Central<\/p>\n\n\n\nChicago Blitz History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n