1983 Seattle Seahawks Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Chuck Knox (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1983 Seattle Seahawks StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Chuck Knox (9-7)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1983 Seattle Seahawks Results
The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Seahawks piled up points with 403 points, and the defense conceded 397. Dave Krieg threw for 2,139 yards, and Jim Zorn threw the ball as well. Steve Largent paced the receiving corps, snagging 72 passes for 1,074 yards.
Curt Warner ran for a team-best 1,449 yards for Seattle.
The opportunistic defense created 54 turnovers. Kenny Easley picked off 7 opponent throws. Jacob Green topped the defensive unit with 16 quarterback sacks.
Chuck Knox coached the team. The 1983 Seattle Seahawks lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Steve August | RT | September 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 255 | Tulsa | Jeannette, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 65 | Edwin Bailey | G | May 15, 1959 | 6'4" | 271 | South Carolina St. | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 60 | Jerome Boyd | LB | September 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Brown | RCB | January 16, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Jeff Bryant | RDE | May 22, 1960 | 6'5" | 276 | Clemson | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Cullen Bryant | RB | May 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 234 | Colorado | Fort Sill, OK USA | 10 | 3 |
| 59 | Blair Bush | C | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 268 | Washington | Fort Hood, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 53 | Keith Butler | RILB | May 16, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Memphis | Anniston, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Chris Castor | WR | August 13, 1960 | 6'0" | 170 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 84 | Sam Clancy | DE-DT | May 29, 1958 | 6'7" | 288 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | Zachary Dixon | KR | March 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 203 | Temple | Boston, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Dan Doornink | RB | February 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Don Dufek | DB | April 28, 1954 | 6'0" | 195 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Dugan | G | June 5, 1959 | 6'4" | 275 | Penn St. | Hornell, NY USA | 15 | 1 |
| 45 | Kenny Easley | SS | January 15, 1959 | 6'3" | 206 | UCLA | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 64 | Ron Essink | LT | July 30, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Grand Valley St. | Zeeland, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Greg Gaines | ROLB | October 16, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Tennessee | Martinsville, VA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 79 | Jacob Green | LDE | January 21, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Texas A&M | Pasadena, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Matt Hernandez | T | October 16, 1961 | 6'6" | 260 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 1 |
| 63 | Mark Hicks | LB | November 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 46 | David Hughes | FB | June 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Boise St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 6 |
| 70 | Darrell Irvin | DE | January 21, 1957 | 6'4" | 259 | Oklahoma | Pawhuska, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | January 6, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | Jackson St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 15 | 6 |
| 55 | Michael Jackson | ROLB | July 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Pasco, WA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 85 | Paul Johns | PR | November 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 173 | Tulsa | Waco, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 27 | Gregg Johnson | DB | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 191 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | K | May 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 202 | UCLA | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Kerry Justin | LCB | May 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 62 | Kani Kauahi | C | September 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 268 | Arizona St. | Kekaha, HI USA | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Dave Krieg | QB | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 193 | Milton | Iola, WI USA | 9 | 8 |
| 37 | Eric Lane | RB | January 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Steve Largent | WR | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 15 | 14 |
| 48 | Ken McAlister | LB-DB | April 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 220 | San Francisco | Oakland, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Sam Merriman | LB | May 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 229 | Idaho | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Pete Metzelaars | TE | May 24, 1960 | 6'7" | 254 | Wabash | Three Rivers, MI USA | 16 | 7 |
| 21 | Paul Moyer | DB | July 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 201 | Cal State-Fullerton | Villa Park, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Joe Nash | NT | October 11, 1960 | 6'3" | 278 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 52 | Joe Norman | LB | October 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Millersburg, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 61 | Robert Pratt | RG | May 25, 1951 | 6'3" | 255 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 57 | Shelton Robinson | LILB | September 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 233 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 58 | Bruce Scholtz | LOLB | September 26, 1958 | 6'6" | 240 | Texas | La Grange, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Keith Simpson | LCB | March 9, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 86 | Mike Tice | TE | February 2, 1959 | 6'7" | 253 | Maryland | Bay Shore, NY USA | 15 | 1 |
| 74 | Manu Tuiasosopo | NT | August 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 89 | Byron Walker | WR | July 28, 1960 | 6'4" | 190 | The Citadel | Scott AFB, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Curt Warner | RB | March 18, 1961 | 5'11" | 205 | Penn St. | Wyoming, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Jeff West | P | April 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 212 | Cincinnati | Wheeling, WV USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Eugene Williams | LB | June 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 220 | Tulsa | Longview, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Gary Wimmer | LB | March 9, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Stanford | Pocatello, ID USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Charle Young | TE | February 5, 1951 | 6'4" | 234 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Jim Zorn | QB | May 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
