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1983 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 302 points (18.9/g), 6th.
Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (7-9-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ken Anderson | 34 | 12 | 13 | 198 for 297, 2,333 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 22 rushes for 147 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| QB | Turk Schonert | 26 | 2 | 3 | 92 for 156, 1,159 yards, 2 td, 5 int, & 29 rushes for 117 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| RB | Charles Alexander | 26 | 4 | 14 | 153 rushes for 523 yards, 3 td, & 32 catches for 187 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Rodney Tate | 24 | 1 | 8 | 25 rushes for 77 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 142 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 110th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Pete Johnson | 29 | 6 | 8 | 210 rushes for 763 yards, 14 td, & 15 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Charles Alexander | 26 | 4 | 14 | 153 rushes for 523 yards, 3 td, & 32 catches for 187 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Cris Collinsworth* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 66 catches for 1,130 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis | 33 | 10 | 16 | 42 catches for 571 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Dan Ross | 26 | 4 | 15 | 42 catches for 483 yards, 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 25 | 3 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Dave Lapham | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| C | Dave Rimington | 23 | Rook | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
| C | Blake Moore | 25 | 3 | 5 | ||
| RG | Max Montoya | 27 | 4 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Mike W. Wilson | 28 | 5 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eddie Edwards | 29 | 6 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| NT | Jerry Boyarsky | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Ross Browner | 29 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| RDE | Glen Collins | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 26th pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Tom Dinkel | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Guy Frazier | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Jim LeClair | 33 | 11 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| RILB | Glenn Cameron | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 29 | 7 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Louis Breeden | 30 | 5 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Ray Horton | 23 | Rook | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Ken Riley+ | 36 | 14 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Bobby Kemp | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
| FS | Robert Jackson | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 27 | 4 | 0 | 16 of 23 field goals & 39 of 41 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Pat McInally | 30 | 7 | 0 | 67 punts for a 41.9 average, 2 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| PR | John Simmons | 25 | 2 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 6.9 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| KR | John Simmons | 25 | 2 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Alexander | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 224 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/28/1957 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Anderson | 34 | QB | 13 | 13 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 24 | NT | 15 | 14 | 290 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/15/1959 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| Jim Breech | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Breeden | 30 | DB | 14 | 13 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 10/26/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| Ross Browner | 29 | DE | 12 | 9 | 262 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1954 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| Gary Burley | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/8/1952 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| Glenn Cameron | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Jeff Christensen | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | Eastern Illinois | 1/8/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 137th pick / 1983 |
| Glen Collins | 24 | DE | 16 | 7 | 265 | 6-6 | Mississippi State | 7/10/1959 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 26th pick / 1982 |
| Cris Collinsworth* | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-5 | Florida | 1/27/1959 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| Isaac Curtis | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Dinkel | 27 | LB | 16 | 11 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/25/1956 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| Eddie Edwards | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1954 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| Guy Frazier | 24 | LB | 10 | 5 | 215 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 7/20/1959 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1981 |
| Andy Gibler | 22 | TE | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Missouri | 4/30/1961 | Rook | |
| James Griffin | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 9/7/1961 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 |
| Ray Griffin | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 6/29/1956 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1978 |
| Jim Hannula | 24 | T | 15 | 0 | 264 | 6-6 | Northern Illinois | 7/2/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 229th pick / 1981 |
| M.L. Harris | 29 | TE | 12 | 1 | 238 | 6-5 | Kansas State,Tampa | 1/16/1954 | 3 | |
| Rodney Holman | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Ray Horton | 23 | DB | 16 | 5 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Robert Jackson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 10/10/1958 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Pete Johnson | 29 | RB | 11 | 8 | 252 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/2/1954 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Kemp | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/29/1959 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/11/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1983 |
| Steve Kreider | 25 | WR | 16 | 2 | 192 | 6-3 | Lehigh | 5/12/1958 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1979 |
| Tim Krumrie | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 2 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| Dave Lapham | 31 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| Jim LeClair | 33 | LB | 14 | 14 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Boston University | 8/3/1960 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1982 |
| Steve Maidlow | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 6/6/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Martin | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/18/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| Pat McInally | 30 | WR-P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-6 | Harvard | 5/7/1953 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| Max Montoya | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Blake Moore | 25 | C-G-T | 16 | 5 | 267 | 6-5 | Wooster | 5/8/1958 | 3 | |
| Anthony Munoz*+ | 25 | T | 16 | 15 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Mike Obrovac | 28 | T-G | 10 | 1 | 275 | 6-6 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1955 | 2 | |
| Rick Razzano | 28 | LB | 16 | 2 | 227 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 11/15/1955 | 3 | |
| Ken Riley+ | 36 | DB | 14 | 14 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Dave Rimington | 23 | C | 12 | 11 | 288 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/22/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
| Dan Ross | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-4 | Northeastern | 2/9/1957 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| Turk Schonert | 26 | QB | 9 | 3 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Schuh | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/22/1958 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| John Simmons | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | SMU | 12/1/1958 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| Ron Simpkins | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/2/1958 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 167th pick / 1980 |
| Rodney Tate | 24 | RB | 12 | 8 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas | 2/14/1959 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 110th pick / 1982 |
| Jimmy Turner | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | UCLA | 6/15/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1983 |
| David Verser | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 3/1/1958 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Williams | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Mike W. Wilson | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/28/1955 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
| Stanley Wilson | 22 | RB | 10 | 2 | 209 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/23/1961 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 248th pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 227.6 | 6-2.0 | 3.4 |