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1983 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 429 points (26.8/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 439 points (27.4/g), 26th.
Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.2/g), 26th.
Coached by Bart Starr (8-8-0)
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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 | Lynn Dickey | 34 | 12 | 16 | 289 for 484, 4,458 yards, 32 td, 29 int, & 21 rushes for 12 yards and 3 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Eddie Lee Ivery | 26 | 4 | 8 | 86 rushes for 340 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 139 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Gerry Ellis | 26 | 3 | 14 | 141 rushes for 696 yards, 4 td, & 52 catches for 603 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| FB | Gerry Ellis | 26 | 3 | 14 | 141 rushes for 696 yards, 4 td, & 52 catches for 603 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| FB | Mike Meade | 23 | 1 | 7 | 55 rushes for 201 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 110 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1982 |
| WR | John Jefferson | 27 | 5 | 16 | 57 catches for 830 yards, 7 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| WR | James Lofton* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 58 catches for 1,300 yards, 8 td, & 9 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Paul Coffman* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 54 catches for 814 yards, 11 td | |
| LT | Karl Swanke | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
| LG | Dave Drechsler | 23 | Rook | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Larry McCarren* | 32 | 10 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Syd Kitson | 25 | 3 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Tim Huffman | 24 | 2 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 227th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Greg Koch | 28 | 6 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Byron Braggs | 24 | 2 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 117th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Charles A. Johnson | 26 | 4 | 7 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| NT | Richard Turner | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 105th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Ezra Johnson | 28 | 6 | 16 | 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| LOLB | John Anderson | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Rich Wingo | 27 | 4 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
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| LILB | Randy Scott | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | George Cumby | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Mike Douglass | 28 | 5 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Mark Lee | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Mike C. McCoy | 30 | 7 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
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| RCB | Tim Lewis | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Johnnie Gray | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Mark Murphy | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 41 | 16 | 0 | 21 of 26 field goals & 52 of 52 extra points | |
| P | Bucky Scribner | 23 | Rook | 0 | 69 punts for a 41.6 average, 1 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| PR | Phil Epps | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 9.0 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| KR | Harlan Huckleby | 26 | 3 | 2 | 41 kick returns for a 18.5 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 120th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Anderson | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Greg Boyd | 31 | DE | 12 | 1 | 274 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 9/15/1952 | 6 | New England Patriots / 6th / 170th pick / 1976 |
| Byron Braggs | 24 | DE | 16 | 14 | 290 | 6-4 | Alabama | 10/10/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 117th pick / 1981 |
| Robert Brown | 23 | DE | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Chowan,Virginia Tech | 5/21/1960 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 |
| Rich Campbell | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | California | 12/22/1958 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1981 |
| Ron Cassidy | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Utah State | 7/23/1957 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 193rd pick / 1979 |
| Jessie Clark | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 |
| Paul Coffman* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/29/1956 | 5 | |
| George Cumby | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 220 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/5/1956 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Curcio | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Temple | 1/24/1957 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 218th pick / 1980 |
| Lynn Dickey | 34 | QB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Douglass | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 3/15/1955 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| Dave Drechsler | 23 | G | 16 | 12 | 264 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 7/18/1960 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1983 |
| Gerry Ellis | 26 | RB | 15 | 14 | 221 | 5-11 | Missouri | 11/12/1957 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| Phil Epps | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | TCU | 11/11/1958 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| Eddie Garcia | 24 | K | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-8 | SMU | 4/15/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 264th pick / 1982 |
| Charlie Getty | 31 | T-G | 15 | 4 | 265 | 6-4 | Penn State | 7/24/1952 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| Johnnie Gray | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 8 | |
| Ron Hallstrom | 24 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Iowa,Iowa Central | 6/11/1959 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 |
| Leotis Harris | 28 | G | 5 | 3 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| Maurice Harvey | 27 | DB | 4 | 4 | 190 | 5-10 | Ball State | 1/14/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 86th pick / 1978 |
| Estus Hood | 28 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois State | 11/14/1955 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 26 | RB | 16 | 2 | 199 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/30/1957 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 120th pick / 1979 |
| Tim Huffman | 24 | G-T | 15 | 6 | 277 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/31/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 227th pick / 1981 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 26 | RB | 8 | 8 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| John Jefferson | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 2/3/1956 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| Charles A. Johnson | 26 | NT-DT | 14 | 7 | 262 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/29/1957 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| Ezra Johnson | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Jolly | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/19/1958 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1980 |
| Terry Jones | 27 | NT-DT | 1 | 1 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| Syd Kitson | 25 | G-T | 16 | 9 | 258 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 9/27/1958 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1980 |
| Greg Koch | 28 | T-G | 15 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Laughlin | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| Mark Lee | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Cliff Lewis | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 226 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 11/9/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 311th pick / 1981 |
| Gary Lewis | 25 | TE-WR | 16 | 1 | 234 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/30/1958 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1981 |
| Tim Lewis | 22 | DB | 16 | 7 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/18/1961 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1983 |
| James Lofton* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| Larry McCarren* | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 30 | DB | 9 | 9 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Mike Meade | 23 | RB | 16 | 7 | 228 | 5-11 | Penn State | 2/12/1960 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1982 |
| Casey Merrill | 26 | DE-DT | 5 | 2 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| Mark Murphy | 25 | DB | 16 | 12 | 200 | 6-2 | West Liberty State | 4/22/1958 | 3 | |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 29 | DB | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | California,San Jose State | 12/20/1954 | 5 | |
| Chet Parlavecchio | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/14/1960 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1982 |
| Guy Prather | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 3/28/1958 | 2 | |
| Larry Rubens | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Montana State | 1/25/1959 | 1 | |
| Ron Sams | 22 | C-G | 3 | 0 | 261 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/12/1961 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 160th pick / 1983 |
| Randy Scott | 24 | LB | 6 | 5 | 223 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/31/1959 | 2 | |
| Bucky Scribner | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/11/1960 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| Daryle Skaugstad | 26 | NT | 9 | 2 | 254 | 6-5 | California | 4/8/1957 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1980 |
| Ron Spears | 24 | DE | 13 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 11/23/1959 | 1 | |
| Jan Stenerud | 41 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 16 | |
| Karl Swanke | 26 | T-C-G | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-6 | Boston College | 12/29/1957 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
| Richard Turner | 24 | NT | 6 | 5 | 260 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/14/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 105th pick / 1981 |
| David Whitehurst | 28 | QB | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Rich Wingo | 27 | LB | 16 | 11 | 230 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/16/1956 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| Chet Winters | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 10/22/1960 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 227.7 | 6-1.7 | 3.6 |