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1983 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 386 points (24.1/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 367 points (22.9/g), 21st.
Differential of 19 points (1.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 5th.
Coached by John Mackovic (6-10-0)
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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 | Bill Kenney* | 28 | 3 | 16 | 346 for 603, 4,348 yards, 24 td, 18 int, & 23 rushes for 59 yards and 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| RB | Billy Jackson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 152 rushes for 499 yards, 2 td, & 32 catches for 243 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Theotis Brown | 26 | 4 | 9 | 124 rushes for 467 yards, 8 td, & 47 catches for 418 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Carlos Carson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 80 catches for 1,351 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Henry Marshall | 29 | 7 | 9 | 50 catches for 788 yards, 6 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Anthony Hancock | 23 | 1 | 7 | 37 catches for 584 yards, 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Willie Scott | 24 | 2 | 16 | 29 catches for 247 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Ed Beckman | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 catches for 130 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Matt Herkenhoff | 32 | 7 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Brad Budde | 25 | 3 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Bob Rush | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
| RG | Tom Condon | 31 | 9 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
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| RG | Bob Simmons | 29 | 6 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
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| RT | Dave Lutz | 24 | Rook | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Art Still | 28 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Dino Mangiero | 25 | 3 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| NT | Ken Kremer | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 167th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Mike Bell | 26 | 4 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Tom Howard | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Jerry Blanton | 27 | 4 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978 |
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| RILB | Gary Spani | 27 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| ROLB | Charles Jackson | 28 | 5 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Gary Green* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Lucious Smith | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Lloyd Burruss | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Deron Cherry* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Lowery | 27 | 5 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 44 of 45 extra points | |
| P | Jim Arnold | 22 | Rook | 0 | 93 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| PR | J.T. Smith | 28 | 5 | 1 | 26 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Anthony Hancock | 23 | 1 | 7 | 29 kick returns for a 17.8 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jim Arnold | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 1/31/1961 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 119th pick / 1983 |
| Rich Baldinger | 24 | G-T | 6 | 4 | 285 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/31/1959 | 1 | New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982 |
| Ed Beckman | 28 | TE | 15 | 7 | 229 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/2/1955 | 6 | |
| Mike Bell | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 8/30/1957 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979 |
| Todd Blackledge | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/25/1961 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1983 |
| Jerry Blanton | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/20/1956 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 282nd pick / 1978 |
| Theotis Brown | 26 | RB | 12 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/20/1957 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1979 |
| Trent Bryant | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 8/14/1959 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 259th pick / 1981 |
| Brad Budde | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 262 | 6-4 | USC | 5/9/1958 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1980 |
| Lloyd Burruss | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 204 | 6-0 | Maryland | 10/31/1957 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981 |
| Carlos Carson | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | LSU | 12/28/1958 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980 |
| Deron Cherry* | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 9/12/1959 | 2 | |
| Tom Condon | 31 | G | 9 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | Boston College | 10/26/1952 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 250th pick / 1974 |
| Calvin Daniels | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 12/26/1958 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 46th pick / 1982 |
| Bob Gagliano | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | U.S. International,Utah State | 9/5/1958 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 319th pick / 1981 |
| Ellis Gardner | 22 | T-G | 8 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 9/16/1961 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 146th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Green* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Baylor | 10/22/1955 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 10th pick / 1977 |
| James Hadnot | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 7/11/1957 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 66th pick / 1980 |
| Anthony Hancock | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 200 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/10/1960 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 11th pick / 1982 |
| Louis Haynes | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Bishop,North Texas | 1/17/1960 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 100th pick / 1982 |
| Matt Herkenhoff | 32 | T | 12 | 11 | 267 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 4/2/1951 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Howard | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 213 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/18/1954 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 1977 |
| Billy Jackson | 24 | RB | 16 | 14 | 217 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/13/1959 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1981 |
| Charles Jackson | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/22/1955 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 241st pick / 1977 |
| Van Jakes | 22 | DB | 14 | 1 | 188 | 6-0 | Kent State | 5/10/1961 | Rook | |
| Bill Kenney* | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 211 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Northern Colorado | 1/20/1955 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978 |
| Mark Kirchner | 24 | G-T | 5 | 1 | 261 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/19/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1983 |
| Dave Klug | 25 | LB | 1 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Concordia (MN) | 5/17/1958 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1980 |
| Ken Kremer | 26 | NT-DE | 16 | 5 | 250 | 6-4 | Ball State | 7/16/1957 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 167th pick / 1979 |
| Albert Lewis | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 196 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 10/6/1960 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| Dave Lindstrom | 29 | DE | 16 | 3 | 255 | 6-6 | Boston University | 11/16/1954 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 146th pick / 1977 |
| Adam Lingner | 23 | C | 16 | 1 | 268 | 6-4 | Illinois | 11/2/1960 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 231st pick / 1983 |
| Nick Lowery | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 5/27/1956 | 5 | |
| Dave Lutz | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 12/20/1959 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983 |
| Dino Mangiero | 25 | NT-DE | 16 | 11 | 265 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 12/19/1958 | 3 | |
| Henry Marshall | 29 | WR | 13 | 9 | 214 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/9/1954 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 79th pick / 1976 |
| Stephone Paige | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 10/15/1961 | Rook | |
| Steve Potter | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/6/1957 | 2 | |
| Dean Prater | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 9/28/1958 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 271st pick / 1981 |
| Lawrence Ricks | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Michigan | 6/4/1961 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 220th pick / 1983 |
| Durwood Roquemore | 23 | DB | 15 | 3 | 183 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1/19/1960 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 157th pick / 1982 |
| Jim Rourke | 26 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/10/1957 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 238th pick / 1979 |
| Bob Rush | 28 | C-T | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-5 | Memphis | 2/27/1955 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1977 |
| Willie Scott | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 2/13/1959 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1981 |
| Bob Simmons | 29 | G-T | 15 | 12 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/7/1954 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 77th pick / 1976 |
| J.T. Smith | 28 | WR | 9 | 1 | 185 | 6-2 | North Texas | 10/29/1955 | 5 | |
| Lucious Smith | 26 | DB | 16 | 13 | 190 | 5-10 | Cal State-Fullerton,San Diego State | 1/17/1957 | 3 | |
| Gary Spani | 27 | LB | 10 | 9 | 229 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 1/9/1956 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 58th pick / 1978 |
| Art Still | 28 | DE | 15 | 12 | 253 | 6-7 | Kentucky | 12/5/1955 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1978 |
| Jewerl Thomas | 26 | RB | 10 | 1 | 230 | 5-10 | San Jose State,UCLA | 9/10/1957 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 58th pick / 1980 |
| Ken Thomas | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 5-9 | San Jose State | 2/11/1960 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1983 |
| James Walker | 25 | LB | 3 | 2 | 250 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 12/9/1958 | Rook | |
| Ron Wetzel | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 11/10/1960 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 92nd pick / 1983 |
| Ray Yakavonis | 26 | NT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | East Stroudsburg | 1/20/1957 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 148th pick / 1980 |
| John Zamberlin | 27 | LB | 14 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific Lutheran | 2/13/1956 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 16 | 229.1 | 6-2.3 | 2.7 |