1983 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Henning (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1983 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1983 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons scored 370 points, but the defense gave up 389. Steve Bartkowski threw for 3,167 yards. Billy Johnson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 64 passes, while Stacey Bailey accumulated 881 receiving yards. William Andrews provided receiving help also.

William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,567 yards for Atlanta.

Tom Pridemore and Bobby Butler each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Mike Pitts sacked opposing passers 7 times.

Dan Henning coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	432	274	63.4	3167	7.3	22	5.1	5	1.2	76	51	348	97.6
Mike Moroski	70	45	64.3	575	8.2	2	2.9	4	5.7	50	4	41	75.6
Floyd Hodge	2	1	50.0	28	14.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	28	0	0	56.3
Ralph Giacomarro	1	1	100.0	23	23.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	118.8
Billy Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
William Andrews	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	507	321	63.3	3793	7.5	24	4.7	10	2.0	76	55	389

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	331	1567	4.7	27	7
Gerald Riggs	100	437	4.4	40	8
Billy Johnson	15	83	5.5	36	0
Lynn Cain	19	63	3.3	10	1
Steve Bartkowski	16	38	2.4	10	1
Ralph Giacomarro	2	13	6.5	13	0
Mike Moroski	2	12	6.0	7	0
Bo Robinson	3	9	3.0	7	0
Richard Williams	1	5	5.0	5	0
Junior Miller	1	2	2.0	2	0
Stacey Bailey	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Totals	492	2224	4.5	40	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Johnson	64	709	11.1	47	4
William Andrews	59	609	10.3	40	4
Stacey Bailey	55	881	16.0	53	6
Alfred Jenkins	38	487	12.8	26	1
Floyd Hodge	25	280	11.2	76	4
Gerald Riggs	17	149	8.8	25	0
Junior Miller	16	125	7.8	19	0
Alfred Jackson	13	220	16.9	54	3
Bo Robinson	12	100	8.3	15	0
Arthur Cox	9	83	9.2	19	1
Ben Young	6	74	12.3	19	1
Allama Matthews	3	37	12.3	23	0
Lynn Cain	3	24	8.0	11	0
William Curran	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	321	3793	11.8	76	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mick Luckhurst	45	43	95.6	22	17	77.3	94
Totals	45	43	95.6	22	17	77.3	94

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ralph Giacomarro	70	2823	40.3	57
Totals	70	2823	40.3	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Johnson	46	489	10.6	71	1
Totals	46	489	10.6	71	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Richard Williams	23	461	20.0	34
Gerald Riggs	17	330	19.4	35
Kenny Johnson	11	224	20.4	28
Lynn Cain	11	200	18.2	24
William Curran	2	26	13.0	16
Bobby Butler	1	17	17.0	17
Bob Glazebrook	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	67	1258	18.8	35

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Pridemore	4	56	14.0	25	0
Bobby Butler	4	12	3.0	12	0
Bob Glazebrook	3	30	10.0	25	0
Kenny Johnson	2	57	28.5	31	2
Al Richardson	1	38	38.0	38	0
Earl Jones	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	15	212	14.1	38	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Pitts	7.0
Don Smith	6.0
Buddy Curry	4.0
Jeff Yeates	4.0
Jeff Merrow	3.0
John Rade	1.5
Andrew Provence	1.5
Mike Zele	1.0
Fulton Kuykendall	1.0
Dan Benish	1.0
David Frye	1.0
Totals	31.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mike Pitts	75	75	0		0	1	26	0
David Frye					0	2	0	0
Billy Johnson					4	2	0
William Andrews					6	2	0
John Rade					0	2	16	1
Andrew Provence					0	1	26	0
Jeff Merrow					0	1	0	0
Ralph Giacomarro					1	1	0	0
Stacey Bailey					1	1	0
Earl Jones				0	0	1	0	0
Allama Matthews					0	1	0	0
Mike Kenn					0	1	0	0
Buddy Curry					0	1	0	0
R.C. Thielemann					0	1	0	0
Gerald Riggs					7	1	0
Steve Bartkowski					7	1	0
Richard Williams					1	1	0	0
Bobby Butler				0	0	1	0	0
Jeff Yeates					0	1	0	0
Bob Glazebrook				0	1	1	0	0
Kenny Johnson				0	1	1	0
Fulton Kuykendall					0	1	0	0
Blane Gaison					0	1	64	1
Arthur Cox					1	0	0
William Curran					1	0	0	0
Mike Moroski					2	0	0	0
Bo Robinson					1	0	0	0
Junior Miller					1	0	0	0
Lynn Cain					1	0	0
Totals	75	75	0	0	36	27	132	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mick Luckhurst									17	43	0			94
William Andrews	7	4							0	0	0			66
Gerald Riggs	8	0		0					0	0	0			48
Stacey Bailey	0	6							0	0	0			36
Billy Johnson	0	4	1						0	0	0			30
Floyd Hodge		4							0	0	0			24
Alfred Jackson		3							0	0	0			18
Kenny Johnson				0		2			0	0	0			12
Alfred Jenkins		1							0	0	0			6
Arthur Cox		1							0	0	0			6
Steve Bartkowski	1								0	0	0			6
John Rade							1		0	0	0			6
Blane Gaison							1		0	0	0			6
Ben Young		1							0	0	0			6
Lynn Cain	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	24	1	0	0	2	2	0	17	43	0	0	0	370