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1983 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 356 points (22.2/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 342 points (21.4/g), 14th.
 Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 19th.

Coached by Sam Rutigliano (9-7-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Brian Sipe 34 9 14 291 for 496, 3,566 yards, 26 td, 23 int, & 26 rushes for 56 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972

RB Mike Pruitt 29 7 14 293 rushes for 1,184 yards, 10 td, & 30 catches for 157 yards and 2 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976

WR Bobby Jones 28 5 11 36 catches for 507 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 19 yards and 0 td
WR Dave Logan 29 7 12 37 catches for 627 yards, 2 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976

WR Willis Adams 27 4 6 20 catches for 374 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979

WR Ricky Feacher 29 7 5 13 catches for 217 yards, 3 td

New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976

TE Harry Holt 26 Rook 11 29 catches for 420 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td
TE Ozzie Newsome 27 5 16 89 catches for 970 yards, 6 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978

LT Doug Dieken 34 12 16

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

LG Robert E. Jackson 30 8 16
C Mike Baab 24 1 15

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982

RG Joe DeLamielleure 32 10 16

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

RT Cody Risien 26 4 16

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979

 Defensive Starters
LDE Reggie Camp 22 Rook 16 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983

NT Bob Golic 26 4 16 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979

RDE Keith Baldwin 23 1 9 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982

RDE Elvis Franks 26 3 7 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980

LOLB Chip Banks*+ 24 1 16 4.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982

LILB Scott Nicolas 23 1 8

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982

LILB Dick Ambrose 30 8 6 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975

RILB Tom Cousineau 26 1 16 4.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979

ROLB Clay Matthews 27 5 16 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978

LCB Larry Braziel 29 4 7

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979

LCB Lawrence Johnson 26 4 6 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979

RCB Hanford Dixon 25 2 15 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981

SS Clinton Burrell 27 4 11 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979

SS Clarence R. Scott 34 12 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

FS Mike Whitwell 25 1 16 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 162nd pick / 1982

 Special Teams Starters
K Matt Bahr 27 4 0 21 of 24 field goals & 38 of 40 extra points

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979

P Jeff Gossett 26 2 0 70 punts for a 40.8 average, 0 blocked
PR Dino Hall 28 4 0 39 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td
KR Dwight Walker 24 1 0 29 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 87th pick / 1982

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Willis Adams 27 WR 16 6 194 6-2 Houston 8/22/1956 4

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979

Dick Ambrose 30 LB 6 6 235 6-0 Virginia 1/17/1953 8

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975

Mike Baab 24 C 15 15 270 6-4 Texas 12/6/1959 1

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982

Matt Bahr 27 K 16 0 175 5-10 Penn State 7/6/1956 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979

Keith Baldwin 23 DE 16 9 263 6-4 Texas A&M 10/13/1960 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982

Chip Banks*+ 24 LB 16 16 243 6-4 USC 9/18/1959 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982

Rocky Belk 23 WR 10 0 187 6-0 Miami (FL) 6/20/1960 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1983

Larry Braziel 29 DB 13 7 188 6-0 USC 9/25/1954 4

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979

Thomas Brown 26 DE-NT 16 0 247 6-4 Baylor 7/8/1957 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 302nd pick / 1980

Clinton Burrell 27 DB 12 11 192 6-1 LSU 9/4/1956 4

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979

Reggie Camp 22 DE 16 16 274 6-4 California 2/28/1961 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983

Dale Carver 22 LB 16 0 225 6-2 Georgia 3/5/1961 Rook
Bill Contz 22 T 16 0 268 6-5 Penn State 12/5/1961 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983

Tom Cousineau 26 LB 16 16 225 6-3 Ohio State 5/6/1957 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979

Steve Cox 25 P-K 7 0 195 6-4 Arkansas,Tulsa 5/11/1958 2

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981

Johnny Davis 27 RB 16 3 235 6-1 Alabama 7/17/1956 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978

Joe DeLamielleure 32 G 16 16 254 6-3 Michigan State 3/16/1951 10

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

Tom DeLeone 33 C 16 1 248 6-2 Ohio State 8/13/1950 11

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972

Doug Dieken 34 T 16 16 254 6-5 Illinois 2/12/1949 12

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

Hanford Dixon 25 DB 16 15 186 5-11 Southern Miss 12/25/1958 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981

Paul Farren 23 T-G 16 0 272 6-5 Boston University 12/24/1960 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983

Ricky Feacher 29 WR 9 5 174 5-10 Miss. Valley State 2/11/1954 7

New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976

Vagas Ferguson 26 RB 1 0 204 6-1 Notre Dame 3/6/1957 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1980

Elvis Franks 26 DE 16 7 252 6-4 Morgan State 7/9/1957 3

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980

Bob Golic 26 NT-DT-LB-DE 16 16 264 6-2 Notre Dame 10/26/1957 4

New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979

Jeff Gossett 26 P 16 0 200 6-2 Eastern Illinois 1/25/1957 2
Boyce Green 23 RB 13 2 215 5-11 Carson-Newman 6/24/1960 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 11th / 288th pick / 1983

Al Gross 22 DB 16 0 191 6-3 Arizona 1/4/1961 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983

Dino Hall 28 RB 16 0 165 5-7 Rowan 12/6/1955 4
Harry Holt 26 TE 15 11 236 6-4 Arizona 12/29/1957 Rook
Thomas Hopkins 23 T 2 0 260 6-6 Alabama A&M 1/13/1960 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 10th / 262nd pick / 1983

Robert E. Jackson 30 G-T-C 16 16 255 6-2 Duke 4/1/1953 8
Eddie Johnson 24 LB 16 2 220 6-1 Louisville 2/3/1959 2

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981

Lawrence Johnson 26 DB 16 6 204 5-11 Wisconsin 9/11/1957 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979

Bobby Jones 28 WR 15 11 180 5-11 Millikin,Youngstown State 7/12/1955 5
Dave Logan 29 WR 16 12 219 6-4 Colorado 2/2/1954 7

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976

Clay Matthews 27 LB 16 16 245 6-2 USC 3/15/1956 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978

Paul McDonald 25 QB 16 2 185 6-2 USC 2/23/1958 3

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980

Ozzie Newsome 27 TE 16 16 232 6-2 Alabama 3/16/1956 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978

Scott Nicolas 23 LB 16 8 226 6-3 Miami (FL) 8/7/1960 1

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982

Rod Perry 30 DB 16 4 178 5-9 Colorado 9/11/1953 8

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1975

Mike Pruitt 29 RB 15 14 222 6-0 Purdue 4/3/1954 7

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976

Dave Puzzuoli 22 NT 16 0 260 6-3 Pittsburgh 1/12/1961 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 149th pick / 1983

Cody Risien 26 T-G 16 16 269 6-7 Texas A&M 3/22/1957 4

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979

Clarence R. Scott 34 DB 16 5 190 6-0 Kansas State 4/9/1949 12

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

Brian Sipe 34 QB 15 14 195 6-1 San Diego State 8/8/1949 9

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972

Tim Stracka 24 TE 13 0 225 6-3 Wisconsin 9/27/1959 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 145th pick / 1983

Dwight Walker 24 RB-WR 16 0 185 5-10 Nicholls State 1/10/1959 1

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 87th pick / 1982

Curtis Weathers 27 LB-TE 16 0 224 6-5 Mississippi 9/16/1956 4

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979

Mike Whitwell 25 DB-WR 16 16 175 6-0 Texas A&M 11/14/1958 1

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 162nd pick / 1982

Team Total 26.4 16 221.6 6-1.8 3.6