1983 New York Jets season

1983 season of NFL team New York Jets

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The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first-year head coach Joe Walton. The Jets, who finished the season with a record of 7–9, played their twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

Roster

**1983 New York Jets final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan 14 Richard Todd Running backs 31 Marion Barber Jr. 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 22 Kenny Lewis 24 Freeman McNeil Wide receivers 86 Nick Bruckner 89 Preston Brown 81 Derrick Gaffney 80 Lam Jones 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 83 Jerome Barkum 89 Rocky Klever 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields C 68 Reggie McElroy G 62 Joe Pellegrini G 79 Marvin Powell T 70 Stan Waldemore G 72 Chris Ward T Defensive linemen 78 Barry Bennett DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 77 Kenny Neil DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT		Linebackers 54 Stan Blinka 51 Greg Buttle 50 Bob Crable 55 Ron Crosby 56 Lance Mehl Defensive backs 47 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 27 Jesse Johnson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 20 Davlin Mullen CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy 21 Kirk Springs SS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P		Reserve lists 35 Mike Augustyniak FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Kurt Sohn WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- John Walker DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	at San Diego Chargers	W 41–29	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	51,004
2	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 10–17	1–1	Shea Stadium	50,066
3	September 18	at New England Patriots	L 13–23	1–2	Sullivan Stadium	43,182
4	September 25	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24 (OT)	2–2	Shea Stadium	52,070
5	October 3	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–10	3–2	Rich Stadium	79,933
6	October 9	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–10	3–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,235
7	October 16	Miami Dolphins	L 14–32	3–4	Shea Stadium	58,615
8	October 23	Atlanta Falcons	L 21–27	3–5	Shea Stadium	46,878
9	October 30	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–13	4–5	Candlestick Park	54,796
10	November 6	Baltimore Colts	L 14–17	4–6	Shea Stadium	53,323
11	November 13	Buffalo Bills	L 17–24	4–7	Shea Stadium	48,513
12	November 21	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–28	5–7	Louisiana Superdome	68,606
13	November 27	New England Patriots	W 26–3	6–7	Shea Stadium	48,620
14	December 4	at Baltimore Colts	W 10–6	7–7	Memorial Stadium	35,462
15	December 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	7–8	Shea Stadium	53,996
16	December 16	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–34	7–9	Miami Orange Bowl	59,975

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	389	250	W5
New England Patriots	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	274	289	L1
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	283	351	L2
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	3–5	5–9	264	354	W1
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	4–8	313	331	L2

Game summaries

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
• Jets	7	7	7	3	3	27

Date: September 25
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Scoring summary

1	LA	Eric Dickerson 85 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)	LA 7–0

1	NYJ	Wesley Walker 15 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7

1	LA	Eric Dickerson 5 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)	LA 14–7

2	NYJ	Jerry Holmes 57 yard blocked field goal return (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 14–14

3	LA	Chuck Nelson 34 yard field goal	LA 17–14

3	NYJ	Wesley Walker 37 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 21–17

4	NYJ	Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal	NYJ 24–17

4	LA	Mike Guman 2 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)	Tie 24–24

OT	NYJ	Pat Leahy 26 yard field goal	NYJ 27–24

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Week 15

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	13	7	7	34
Jets	0	0	7	0	7

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Date: December 10
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
Game attendance: 53,996
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Steelers	Jets
1					Steelers	Gregg Garrity 17-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good	7	0
2					Steelers	Calvin Sweeney 10-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good	14	0
2					Steelers	29-yard field goal by Gary Anderson	17	0
2					Steelers	40-yard field goal by Gary Anderson	20	0
3					Steelers	Bennie Cunningham 13-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good	27	0
3					Jets	Johnny Lam Jones 27-yard touchdown reception from Pat Ryan, Pat Leahy kick good	27	7
4					Steelers	Calvin Sweeney 18-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good	34	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	7

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1983 statistics

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1983 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay