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1983 Detroit Lions
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 347 points (21.7/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 286 points (17.9/g), 2nd.
Differential of 61 points (3.8/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Monte Clark (9-7-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1983 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 13 | DET | James R. Jones | FB | 10 | 1983 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 135 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1010 | 3626 | 26 | 318 | 2641 | 10 | Florida |
| 2 | 40 | DET | Rich Strenger | T | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | Michigan | |||||||||||
| 3 | 67 | DET | Mike L. Cofer | LB | 10 | 1983 | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 123 | Tennessee | |||||||||||
| 4 | 94 | DET | August Curley | LB | 4 | 1983 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | USC | |||||||||||
| 5 | 115 | DET | Demetrious Johnson | DB | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | Missouri | |||||||||||
| 5 | 121 | DET | Steve Mott | C | 6 | 1983 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | Alabama | |||||||||||
| 6 | 154 | DET | Todd Brown | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 181 | DET | Mike Black | P | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -24 | 0 | Arizona State | |||
| 8 | 208 | DET | Bill Stapleton | DB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Washington | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 261 | DET | Dave Laube | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 287 | DET | Ben Tate | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina Central | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 321 | DET | Jim Lane | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Idaho State | |||||||||||||||