▁go . ▁B land ing ▁fired ▁very ▁popular ▁former ▁Bron cos ▁Co ach ▁Red ▁Miller ▁after ▁a ▁ 4 – 7 ▁start , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁strong ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁low ▁attend ance ▁numbers ▁and ▁over ▁budget ▁sp ending ▁on ▁players ▁on ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁B land ing ' s ▁Gold ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁US FL ▁team ▁to ▁turn ▁a ▁profit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Oak land ▁Inv aders ▁finished ▁ 9 – 9 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Division ▁behind ▁the ▁play ▁of ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁quarter back ▁Fred ▁Bes ana ▁and ▁former ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁tight ▁end ▁Raymond ▁Ch ester ▁and ▁half back ▁Arthur ▁Wh itt ington . ▁ ▁Bes ana ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁T win ▁City ▁C oug ars ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Football ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁but ▁played ▁like ▁a ▁proven ▁veter an , ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁league ' s ▁second ▁r ated ▁passer . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁ 3 6 - year - old ▁former ▁W FL ▁quarter back ▁John nie ▁Wal ton ▁and ▁C FL ▁veter an ▁half back ▁Richard ▁Cr ump , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bre akers ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁regular ▁sell outs ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁surv ive ▁at ▁Nick erson . ▁( E ven ▁when ▁they ▁sold ▁out ▁Nick erson , ▁they ▁still ▁lost