The USFL just like the Breakers went from promise to disaster in 3 short years. It’s unfortunate that the league folded. The Breakers could have built a following here in Boston.

With the deal that he made Matthews, Canizaro inherited the roster and coaching staff of the 1983 Boston Breakers, who had been the surprise of the USFL, going (11-7) and just missing the playoffs ...

The original Breakers team began in Boston (1983) before relocating to Louisiana the following season. The team spent only one season in New Orleans before moving on to Portland for the league’s ...

The New Orleans Breakers originally existed in 1984 as part of the first edition of the USFL. The Breakers franchise was also located in Boston in 1983 and Portland, Oregon, in 1985.

The Breakers existed as part of the original USFL season, playing the 1983 campaign in Boston, 1984 in the Superdome in New Orleans and 1985 at Civic Stadium in Portland Oregon.

United States Football League (USFL) player Victor Hicks (in red) of the New Jersey Generals runs win the ball as Boston Breakers players Bill Roe (#51) and M. L. Carter (#24) try to tackle him ...