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1983 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 18th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 21st.
Coached by Kay Stephenson (8-8-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Joe Ferguson | 33 | 10 | 16 | 281 for 508, 2,995 yards, 26 td, 25 int, & 20 rushes for 88 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Joe Cribbs* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 263 rushes for 1,131 yards, 3 td, & 57 catches for 524 yards and 7 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Booker Moore | 24 | 1 | 11 | 60 rushes for 275 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 199 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Jerry Butler | 26 | 4 | 9 | 36 catches for 385 yards, 3 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Frank Lewis | 36 | 12 | 11 | 36 catches for 486 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Byron Franklin | 25 | 2 | 5 | 30 catches for 452 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 50th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Mark Brammer | 25 | 3 | 12 | 25 catches for 215 yards, 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1980 |
| LT | Ken Jones | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| LG | Jim Ritcher | 25 | 3 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Will Grant | 29 | 5 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978 |
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| RG | Jon Borchardt | 26 | 4 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Justin Cross | 24 | 1 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 272nd pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben Williams | 29 | 7 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| NT | Fred Smerlas* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Sherman White | 35 | 11 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Ken E. Johnson | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Lucius Sanford | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Chris Keating | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Eugene Marve | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Ervin Parker | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1980 |
| LCB | Mario Clark | 29 | 7 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
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| RCB | Charles Romes | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Mike Kennedy | 24 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Steve Freeman | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Steve Freeman | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Chris Williams | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 49th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Danelo | 30 | 8 | 0 | 10 of 20 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| P | Greg Cater | 26 | 3 | 0 | 89 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 259th pick / 1980 |
| PR | Robb Riddick | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981 |
| KR | Robb Riddick | 26 | 2 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 20.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Bill Acker | 27 | NT | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Texas | 11/7/1956 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 142nd pick / 1980 |
| 84 | Buster Barnett | 25 | TE | 15 | 1 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 11/24/1958 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 299th pick / 1981 |
| 73 | Jon Borchardt | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Montana State | 8/13/1957 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979 |
| 86 | Mark Brammer | 25 | TE | 12 | 12 | 238 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 5/3/1958 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1980 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler | 26 | WR | 9 | 9 | 178 | 6-0 | Clemson | 10/12/1957 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979 |
| 67 | Darryl Caldwell | 23 | TB-FB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 2/2/1960 | Rook | |
| 7 | Greg Cater | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 4/17/1957 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 259th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 3/29/1954 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Joe Cribbs* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/5/1958 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| 63 | Justin Cross | 24 | T | 15 | 13 | 263 | 6-6 | Western State (CO) | 4/29/1959 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 272nd pick / 1981 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 166 | 5-9 | Washington State | 9/2/1953 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 257th pick / 1975 |
| 89 | Julius Dawkins | 22 | WR | 11 | 2 | 196 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/4/1961 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 320th pick / 1983 |
| 11 | Joe Dufek | 22 | QB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Yale | 8/23/1961 | Rook | |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | 33 | QB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| 28 | Judson Flint | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | California (PA),Memphis | 1/26/1957 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 177th pick / 1979 |
| 85 | Byron Franklin | 25 | WR | 15 | 5 | 179 | 6-1 | Auburn | 9/4/1958 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 50th pick / 1981 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 5/8/1953 | 8 | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| 53 | Will Grant | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-3 | Idaho State,Kentucky | 3/7/1954 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978 |
| 55 | Jim Haslett | 28 | LB | 5 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 12/9/1955 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979 |
| 47 | Tony Hunter | 23 | TE | 13 | 3 | 237 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/22/1960 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1983 |
| 47 | Bill Hurley | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/15/1957 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1980 |
| 90 | Scott Hutchinson | 27 | DE | 5 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Florida | 5/27/1956 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 38th pick / 1978 |
| 91 | Ken E. Johnson | 28 | DE | 16 | 8 | 253 | 6-5 | Knoxville | 3/25/1955 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | 31 | T-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 12/1/1952 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| 50 | Trey Junkin | 22 | TE-LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 1/23/1961 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983 |
| 52 | Chris Keating | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-2 | Maine | 10/12/1957 | 4 | |
| 21 | Mike Kennedy | 24 | DB | 12 | 7 | 195 | 6-0 | Toledo | 2/26/1959 | Rook | |
| 43 | David Kilson | 23 | DB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno | 8/11/1960 | Rook | |
| 10 | Matt Kofler | 24 | QB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 8/30/1959 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1982 |
| 42 | Rod Kush | 27 | DB | 4 | 4 | 188 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/29/1956 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1979 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | 30 | RB | 12 | 4 | 225 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/31/1953 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | 36 | WR | 11 | 11 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/4/1947 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| 59 | Joey Lumpkin | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/19/1960 | 1 | |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | 28 | G | 15 | 3 | 256 | 6-5 | Boston College | 5/24/1955 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 30th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Eugene Marve | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley State | 8/14/1960 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| 58 | Mark Merrill | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/5/1955 | 5 | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1978 |
| 34 | Booker Moore | 24 | RB | 15 | 11 | 224 | 5-11 | Penn State | 6/23/1959 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1981 |
| 88 | Mike Mosley | 25 | WR | 7 | 2 | 192 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 6/6/1958 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1981 |
| 62 | Ervin Parker | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 8/19/1958 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1980 |
| 40 | Robb Riddick | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Millersville | 4/26/1957 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 241st pick / 1981 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 5/21/1958 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-1 | North Carolina Central | 12/16/1954 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| 99 | Mark Roopenian | 25 | NT | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/10/1958 | 1 | |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 2/14/1956 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas* | 26 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-3 | Boston College | 4/8/1957 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979 |
| 5 | Fred Steinfort | 31 | K | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Boston College | 11/3/1952 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 146th pick / 1976 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1960 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1983 |
| 24 | Gary Thompson | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | San Jose State | 2/23/1959 | Rook | |
| 81 | Perry Tuttle | 24 | WR | 9 | 3 | 178 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/2/1959 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1982 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | 34 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 |
| 93 | Scott Virkus | 24 | DE | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Purdue | 9/7/1959 | Rook | |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | 27 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 10/2/1956 | 4 | |
| 45 | Len Walterscheid | 29 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Utah | 9/13/1954 | 6 | |
| 83 | Sherman White | 35 | DE | 8 | 8 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | 29 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/1/1954 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| 27 | Chris Williams | 24 | DB | 16 | 5 | 197 | 6-0 | LSU | 1/2/1959 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 49th pick / 1981 |
| 23 | Van Williams | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 208 | 6-0 | Carson-Newman,East Tennessee State | 3/15/1959 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 220.1 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |