The 1983 Tulsa Roughnecks season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their fifth in the North American Soccer League, the top flight of American soccer at that time. The 1983 season was Terry Hennessey's second full NASL season as head coach of the Roughnecks.
On October 1, 1983, Tulsa defeated Toronto 2âÂÂ0 in Soccer Bowl '83 in Vancouver, becoming the first professional franchise to win a sports championship title in the state of Oklahoma.
The Roughnecks received two individual honors following the 1983 NASL season.
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal differential, PTS= point system
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.<br/> - Qualified for NASL playoffs.
Division champions automatically receive top three seeds<br/> - Division champions
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shut outs
G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shut outs