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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)
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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 | 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 |
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| LG | Robert E. Jackson | 30 | 8 | 16 | ||
| C | Mike Baab | 24 | 1 | 15 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Joe DeLamielleure | 32 | 10 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Cody Risien | 26 | 4 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |