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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.9, Offense: 5.2, Defense: -7.1, SoS: -1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bart Starr
Training Camp: St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| C | Larry McCarren* | 32 | 10 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 | |
| RG | Syd Kitson | 25 | 3 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1980 | |
| RT | Greg Koch | 28 | 6 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | John Anderson | 27 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 5 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| 72 | Greg Boyd | 31 | de | 12 | 1 | 274 | 6-6 | San Diego St. | 9/15/1952 | 6 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 170th pick / 1976 |
| 73 | Byron Braggs | 24 | LDE | 16 | 14 | 290 | 6-4 | Alabama | 10/10/1959 | 2 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 117th pick / 1981 |
| 93 | Robert Brown | 23 | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Chowan,Virginia Tech | 5/21/1960 | 1 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 98th pick / 1982 | |
| 19 | Rich Campbell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | California | 12/22/1958 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1981 | |
| 88 | Ron Cassidy | 26 | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Utah St. | 7/23/1957 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 193rd pick / 1979 | |
| 33 | Jessie Clark | 23 | 16 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Louisiana Tech | 1/3/1960 | Rook | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 188th pick / 1983 | |
| 82 | Paul Coffman* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 3/29/1956 | 5 | 10 | |
| 52 | George Cumby | 27 | RILB | 15 | 14 | 220 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/5/1956 | 3 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980 |
| 57 | Mike Curcio | 26 | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Temple | 1/24/1957 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 218th pick / 1980 | |
| 12 | Lynn Dickey | 34 | QB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 10/19/1949 | 12 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| 53 | Mike Douglass | 28 | ROLB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,San Diego St. | 3/15/1955 | 5 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| 61 | Dave Drechsler | 23 | LG | 16 | 12 | 264 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 7/18/1960 | Rook | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1983 |
| 31 | Gerry Ellis | 26 | FB | 15 | 14 | 221 | 5-11 | Missouri | 11/12/1957 | 3 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| 85 | Phil Epps | 25 | PR | 16 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | TCU | 11/11/1958 | 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 321st pick / 1982 |
| 11 | Eddie Garcia | 24 | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-8 | SMU | 4/15/1959 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 264th pick / 1982 | |
| 77 | Charlie Getty | 31 | t | 15 | 4 | 265 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 7/24/1952 | 9 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1974 |
| 24 | Johnnie Gray | 30 | SS | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 8 | 6 | |
| 65 | Ron Hallstrom | 24 | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Iowa Central,Iowa | 6/11/1959 | 1 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1982 | |
| 69 | Leotis Harris | 28 | g | 5 | 3 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | 5 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| 23 | Maurice Harvey | 27 | db | 4 | 4 | 190 | 5-10 | Ball St. | 1/14/1956 | 5 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 86th pick / 1978 |
| 38 | Estus Hood | 28 | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois St. | 11/14/1955 | 5 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 | |
| 25 | Harlan Huckleby | 26 | KR | 16 | 2 | 199 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/30/1957 | 3 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 120th pick / 1979 |
| 74 | Tim Huffman | 24 | rg | 15 | 6 | 277 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/31/1959 | 2 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 227th pick / 1981 |
| 40 | Eddie Lee Ivery | 26 | RB | 8 | 8 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | 4 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| 83 | John Jefferson | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 2/3/1956 | 5 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| 99 | Charles A. Johnson | 26 | NT | 14 | 7 | 262 | 6-1 | Maryland | 6/29/1957 | 4 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1979 |
| 90 | Ezra Johnson | 28 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 6 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| 21 | Mike Jolly | 25 | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/19/1958 | 3 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 1980 | |
| 63 | Terry Jones | 27 | nt | 1 | 1 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| 64 | Syd Kitson | 25 | RG | 16 | 9 | 258 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 9/27/1958 | 3 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1980 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | 28 | RT | 15 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 6 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| 62 | Jim Laughlin | 25 | lb | 15 | 1 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 7/5/1958 | 3 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| 22 | Mark Lee | 25 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 3 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| 56 | Cliff Lewis | 24 | lb | 16 | 1 | 226 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 11/9/1959 | 2 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 311th pick / 1981 |
| 81 | Gary Lewis | 25 | te | 16 | 1 | 234 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/30/1958 | 2 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Tim Lewis | 22 | rcb | 16 | 7 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/18/1961 | Rook | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1983 |
| 80 | James Lofton* | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 5 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren* | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 10 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| 29 | Mike C. McCoy | 30 | RCB | 9 | 9 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 7 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| 39 | Mike Meade | 23 | fb | 16 | 7 | 228 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 2/12/1960 | 1 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 126th pick / 1982 |
| 78 | Casey Merrill | 26 | de | 5 | 2 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | 4 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| 37 | Mark Murphy | 25 | FS | 16 | 12 | 200 | 6-2 | West Liberty St. | 4/22/1958 | 3 | 5 | |
| 44 | Dwayne O'Steen | 29 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | California,San Jose St. | 12/20/1954 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Chet Parlavecchio | 23 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/14/1960 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1982 | |
| 51 | Guy Prather | 25 | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 3/28/1958 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 58 | Larry Rubens | 24 | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Montana St. | 1/25/1959 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 70 | Ron Sams | 22 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 4/12/1961 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 160th pick / 1983 | |
| 55 | Randy Scott | 24 | lilb | 6 | 5 | 223 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/31/1959 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Bucky Scribner | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/11/1960 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 299th pick / 1983 |
| 91 | Daryle Skaugstad | 26 | nt | 9 | 2 | 254 | 6-5 | California | 4/8/1957 | 2 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1980 |
| 79 | Ron Spears | 24 | de | 13 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego St. | 11/23/1959 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Jan Stenerud | 41 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana St. | 11/26/1942 | 16 | 0 | |
| 67 | Karl Swanke | 26 | LT | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-6 | Boston Col. | 12/29/1957 | 3 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
| 75 | Richard Turner | 24 | nt | 6 | 5 | 260 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/14/1959 | 2 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 105th pick / 1981 |
| 17 | David Whitehurst | 28 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 6 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 | |
| 50 | Rich Wingo | 27 | LILB | 16 | 11 | 230 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/16/1956 | 4 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| 20 | Chet Winters | 23 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 10/22/1960 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 227.7 | 6-1.7 | 3.6 |
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