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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)

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 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

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

RG Tim Huffman 24 2 6

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 227th pick / 1981

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

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

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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