1983 Week 7 - Sunday, April 17, 1983. Washington Federals (1-5) at New Jersey Generals (1-5). Attendance: 35,381, TV: ABC.
Herschel Walker scored two touchdowns and became the United States Football League's leading rusher with a 143-yard effort as the New Jersey Generals held off Washington's comeback bid to drop the Federals into last place in the United States Football League with a 23-22 victory. Washington's Ken Olson missed a 38-yard field goal with eight seconds left to put an end to the Federals' fourth-quarter rally. Walker carried the ball 28 times and rushed for more than 100 yards for the third straight week to pass Philadelphia's Kelvin Bryant by one yard as the league's leading rusher with a seven-game total of 714 yards. The Generals boosted their record to 2-5, while the Federals fell to 1-6 before the Giants Stadium crowd of 35,381.
