1983 National Football League


The 1983 season was the National Football League's 64th, and 28 teams competed in the league that year. The Los Angeles Raiders won the 1983 NFL championship.

1983 National Football League Standings
1983 National Football League League Leaders

Atlanta Falcons (7-9) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Baltimore Colts (7-9) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Buffalo Bills (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Chicago Bears (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Cincinnati Bengals (7-9) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Cleveland Browns (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Dallas Cowboys (12-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Denver Broncos (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Detroit Lions (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Green Bay Packers (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Houston Oilers (2-14) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Kansas City Chiefs (6-10) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Los Angeles Raiders (12-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Los Angeles Rams (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Miami Dolphins (12-4) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Minnesota Vikings (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
New England Patriots (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
New Orleans Saints (8-8) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
New York Giants (3-12-1) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
New York Jets (7-9) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Philadelphia Eagles (5-11) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
San Diego Chargers (6-10) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
San Francisco 49ers (10-6) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Seattle Seahawks (9-7) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
St. Louis Cardinals (8-7-1) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results
Washington Redskins (14-2) - Roster | Statistics | Game Results


Marker indicates city location, not venue address.


1983 Award Winners


Joe Gibbs - AP NFL Coach of the Year
Joe Gibbs - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
Joe Theismann - AP MVP
John Riggins - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Joe Theismann - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
Joe Theismann - PFWA MVP
Joe Theismann - AP Offensive Player of the Year
Doug Betters - AP Defensive Player of the Year
Eric Dickerson - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Vernon Maxwell - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Billy Johnson - AP Comeback Player of the Year
Marcus Allen - Super Bowl MVP
Rolf Benirschke - Walter Payton Man of the Year

1983 All-Pros



Associated Press

All-NFL
Chip Banks 1st Team
Bob Baumhower 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Dave Butz 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Mark Gastineau 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
Anthony Munoz 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
Mike Nelms 1st Team
Mike Quick 1st Team
John Riggins 1st Team
Ken Riley 1st Team
Rohn Stark 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Everson Walls 1st Team
Mike Webster 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team
Gary Anderson 2nd Team
Rich Camarillo 2nd Team
Deron Cherry 2nd Team
Cris Collinsworth 2nd Team
Joe DeLamielleure 2nd Team
Tony Dorsett 2nd Team
Doug English 2nd Team
Randy Gradishar 2nd Team
Hugh Green 2nd Team
Lester Hayes 2nd Team
Mark Haynes 2nd Team
Billy Johnson 2nd Team
Too Tall Jones 2nd Team
Mike Kenn 2nd Team
Joe Klecko 2nd Team
James Lofton 2nd Team
Howie Long 2nd Team
Dan Marino 2nd Team
Rod Martin 2nd Team
Vann McElroy 2nd Team
Ed Newman 2nd Team
Ozzie Newsome 2nd Team
Jackie Slater 2nd Team
Fred Smerlas 2nd Team
Dwight Stephenson 2nd Team
Curt Warner 2nd Team

Newspaper Enterprise Association
William Andrews 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Dave Butz 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Keith Fahnhorst 1st Team
Gary Green 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Johnnie Johnson 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
Howie Long 1st Team
Rod Martin 1st Team
Mike Quick 1st Team
Mike Singletary 1st Team
Fred Smerlas 1st Team
Dwight Stephenson 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Louis Wright 1st Team
Raul Allegre 2nd Team
Chip Banks 2nd Team
Cris Collinsworth 2nd Team
Tom Cousineau 2nd Team
Nolan Cromwell 2nd Team
Doug English 2nd Team
Hugh Green 2nd Team
Jacob Green 2nd Team
Lester Hayes 2nd Team
Too Tall Jones 2nd Team
James Lofton 2nd Team
Larry McCarren 2nd Team
Joe Montana 2nd Team
Mike Munchak 2nd Team
Mark H. Murphy 2nd Team
Ed Newman 2nd Team
Ozzie Newsome 2nd Team
Walter Payton 2nd Team
Johnnie Poe 2nd Team
John Riggins 2nd Team
Cody Risien 2nd Team
Jerry Robinson 2nd Team
Jackie Slater 2nd Team
Rohn Stark 2nd Team
Randy White 2nd Team

Pro Football Weekly

All-Conference
Gary Anderson 1st Team
Chip Banks 1st Team
Bob Baumhower 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Carl Birdsong 1st Team
Jeff Bostic 1st Team
Dave Butz 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Deron Cherry 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Paul Coffman 1st Team
Cris Collinsworth 1st Team
Joe Cribbs 1st Team
Nolan Cromwell 1st Team
Fred Dean 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Hugh Green 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Lester Hayes 1st Team
Kent Hill 1st Team
Chris Hinton 1st Team
Brian Holloway 1st Team
Rickey Jackson 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Billy Johnson 1st Team
Too Tall Jones 1st Team
Mike Kenn 1st Team
Joe Klecko 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
David Logan 1st Team
Howie Long 1st Team
Ronnie Lott 1st Team
Dan Marino 1st Team
Rod Martin 1st Team
Lance Mehl 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
Mike Nelms 1st Team
Marvin Powell 1st Team
Greg Pruitt 1st Team
Mike Quick 1st Team
John Riggins 1st Team
Ken Riley 1st Team
Mike Singletary 1st Team
Fred Smerlas 1st Team
Tim Smith 1st Team
Dwight Stephenson 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Fulton Walker 1st Team
Everson Walls 1st Team
Curt Warner 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team

All-NFL
Chip Banks 1st Team
Bob Baumhower 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Dave Butz 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Lester Hayes 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Billy Johnson 1st Team
Mike Kenn 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
Howie Long 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
Mike Quick 1st Team
John Riggins 1st Team
Ken Riley 1st Team
Mike Singletary 1st Team
Dwight Stephenson 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Fulton Walker 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team

Pro Football Writers Association
Chip Banks 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Doug English 1st Team
Gary Green 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Billy Johnson 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
James Lofton 1st Team
Howie Long 1st Team
Ronnie Lott 1st Team
Anthony Munoz 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
John Riggins 1st Team
Dwight Stephenson 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Fulton Walker 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team

The Sporting News
William Andrews 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Dave Butz 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Raymond Clayborn 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Steve Freeman 1st Team
Hugh Green 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Kent Hill 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Billy Johnson 1st Team
Eric Laakso 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
Steve Largent 1st Team
Howie Long 1st Team
Rod Martin 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
Ken Riley 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Fulton Walker 1st Team
Mike Webster 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team

United Press International

All-Conference
Gary Anderson 1st Team
Chip Banks 1st Team
Bob Baumhower 1st Team
Doug Betters 1st Team
Carl Birdsong 1st Team
Jeff Bostic 1st Team
Bob Breunig 1st Team
Rich Camarillo 1st Team
Carlos Carson 1st Team
Deron Cherry 1st Team
Todd Christensen 1st Team
Paul Coffman 1st Team
Cris Collinsworth 1st Team
Tom Cousineau 1st Team
Joe Cribbs 1st Team
Eric Dickerson 1st Team
Kenny Easley 1st Team
Russell Gary 1st Team
Mark Gastineau 1st Team
William Gay 1st Team
Gary Green 1st Team
Hugh Green 1st Team
Roy Green 1st Team
Russ Grimm 1st Team
Ali Haji-Sheikh 1st Team
John Hannah 1st Team
Lester Hayes 1st Team
Kent Hill 1st Team
Joe Jacoby 1st Team
Too Tall Jones 1st Team
Jack Lambert 1st Team
Dan Marino 1st Team
Rod Martin 1st Team
Anthony Munoz 1st Team
Mark H. Murphy 1st Team
Ed Newman 1st Team
Johnnie Poe 1st Team
Mike Quick 1st Team
John Riggins 1st Team
Cody Risien 1st Team
Mike Singletary 1st Team
Jackie Slater 1st Team
Dwight Stephenson 1st Team
Lawrence Taylor 1st Team
Joe Theismann 1st Team
Curt Warner 1st Team
Randy White 1st Team
Eric Wright 1st Team
Raul Allegre 2nd Team
Mike Barber 2nd Team
Charlie Brown 2nd Team
Dave Butz 2nd Team
Raymond Clayborn 2nd Team
Jim Collins 2nd Team
Tony Collins 2nd Team
Nolan Cromwell 2nd Team
Fred Dean 2nd Team
Lynn Dickey 2nd Team
Pat Donovan 2nd Team
Tony Dorsett 2nd Team
A.J. Duhe 2nd Team
Mark Duper 2nd Team
Dan Fouts 2nd Team
Frank Garcia 2nd Team
Randy Gradishar 2nd Team
Jacob Green 2nd Team
Ted Hendricks 2nd Team
Chris Hinton 2nd Team
Roland James 2nd Team
Johnnie Johnson 2nd Team
Mike Kenn 2nd Team
Jim Kovach 2nd Team
Bob Kuechenberg 2nd Team
Steve Largent 2nd Team
Henry Lawrence 2nd Team
James Lofton 2nd Team
Howie Long 2nd Team
Ronnie Lott 2nd Team
Larry McCarren 2nd Team
Vann McElroy 2nd Team
Lance Mehl 2nd Team
Mark Moseley 2nd Team
Ozzie Newsome 2nd Team
Walter Payton 2nd Team
Marvin Powell 2nd Team
Mike Pruitt 2nd Team
Ken Riley 2nd Team
Herbert Scott 2nd Team
Lee Roy Selmon 2nd Team
Fred Smerlas 2nd Team
Rohn Stark 2nd Team
R.C. Thielemann 2nd Team
Everson Walls 2nd Team
Mike Webster 2nd Team

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