1983 Green Bay Packers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-8)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

1983 Green Bay Packers Roster
1983 Green Bay Packers Results

The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Green Bay piled up points with 429 points, while the leaky defense gave up 439. Lynn Dickey directed the offense, passing for 4,458 yards. James Lofton snagged 58 passes for 1,300 yards. Gerry Ellis, John Jefferson and Paul Coffman each were targeted regularly also.

Gerry Ellis carried the ball for a team-best 696 yards for the Packers.

Tim Lewis and John Anderson each snatched 5 opponent throws. Ezra Johnson topped the defensive unit with 14.5 quarterback sacks.

Bart Starr coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Lynn Dickey	484	289	59.7	4458	9.2	32	6.6	29	6.0	75	40	307	87.3
David Whitehurst	35	18	51.4	149	4.3	0	0.0	2	5.7	19	2	16	38.9
Eddie Ivery	2	2	100.0	50	25.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	118.8
Gerry Ellis	5	2	40.0	31	6.2	1	20.0	1	20.0	20	0	0	61.3
Totals	526	311	59.1	4688	8.9	33	6.3	32	6.1	75	42	323

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry Ellis	141	696	4.9	71	4
Eddie Ivery	86	340	4.0	21	2
Jessie Clark	71	328	4.6	42	0
Mike Meade	55	201	3.7	15	1
Harlan Huckleby	50	182	3.6	20	4
James Lofton	9	36	4.0	13	0
Gary Lewis	4	16	4.0	15	1
Lynn Dickey	21	12	0.6	4	3
David Whitehurst	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Totals	439	1807	4.1	71	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Lofton	58	1300	22.4	74	8
John Jefferson	57	830	14.6	36	7
Paul Coffman	54	814	15.1	74	11
Gerry Ellis	52	603	11.6	56	2
Phil Epps	18	313	17.4	45	0
Jessie Clark	18	279	15.5	75	1
Eddie Ivery	16	139	8.7	17	1
Mike Meade	16	110	6.9	31	2
Gary Lewis	11	204	18.5	49	1
Harlan Huckleby	10	87	8.7	14	0
Syd Kitson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	311	4688	15.1	75	33

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	52	52	100.0	26	21	80.8	115
Totals	52	52	100.0	26	21	80.8	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bucky Scribner	69	2869	41.6	70
Totals	69	2869	41.6	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Phil Epps	36	324	9.0	90	1
Johnnie Gray	2	9	4.5	5	0
Cliff Lewis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Estus Hood	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mark Lee	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	41	329	8.0	90	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Harlan Huckleby	41	757	18.5	57
Tim Lewis	20	358	17.9	30
Johnnie Gray	11	178	16.2	26
Chet Winters	3	28	9.3	12
Eddie Ivery	1	17	17.0	17
Dave Drechsler	1	1	1.0	1
Mark Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Syd Kitson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	79	1339	16.9	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tim Lewis	5	111	22.2	46	0
John Anderson	5	54	10.8	27	1
Mark Lee	4	23	5.8	15	0
Johnnie Gray	2	5	2.5	5	0
Jim Laughlin	1	22	22.0	22	0
Randy Scott	1	12	12.0	12	0
Mike Jolly	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	227	11.9	46	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Ezra Johnson	14.5
Byron Braggs	5.5
Mike Douglass	5.5
John Anderson	4.5
Charles Johnson	3.5
Greg Boyd	2.0
George Cumby	2.0
Cliff Lewis	2.0
Richard Turner	1.0
Ron Spears	0.5
Totals	41.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Lynn Dickey			9	6	0
Mike Douglass			0	4	57	2
Byron Braggs			0	2	0	0
Ezra Johnson			0	2	0	0
Karl Swanke			0	2	0	0
Mike Meade			2	1	0
Tim Lewis		0	3	1	0	0
Jessie Clark			2	1	0
Johnnie Gray		0	2	1	0	0
David Whitehurst			2	1	0	0
Gary Lewis			0	1	0
Larry Rubens			0	1	0	0
John Anderson		0	0	1	0
Mark Murphy			0	1	0	0
Gerry Ellis			7	1	0
Mark Lee		0	1	1	15	0
Harlan Huckleby			4	1	0
Phil Epps			2	0	0
Eddie Ivery			1	0	0
Paul Coffman			1	0	0
John Jefferson			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	37	28	72	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud									21	52	0			115
Paul Coffman		11							0	0	0			66
James Lofton	0	8							0	0	0			48
John Jefferson		7							0	0	0			42
Gerry Ellis	4	2							0	0	0			36
Harlan Huckleby	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Mike Meade	1	2							0	0	0			18
Eddie Ivery	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Lynn Dickey	3								0	0	0			18
Mike Douglass							2		0	0	0			12
Gary Lewis	1	1							0	0	0			12
Jessie Clark	0	1							0	0	0			6
John Anderson						1			0	0	0			6
Phil Epps		0	1						0	0	0			6
Greg Boyd									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	33	1	0	0	1	2	0	21	52	0	0	1	429