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1983 New England Patriots
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (17.1/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (18.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of -15 points (-0.9/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Ron Meyer (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 | Steve Grogan | 30 | 8 | 12 | 168 for 303, 2,411 yards, 15 td, 12 int, & 23 rushes for 108 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Tony Collins* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 219 rushes for 1,049 yards, 10 td, & 27 catches for 257 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Mark van Eeghen | 31 | 9 | 11 | 95 rushes for 358 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 102 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Cedric Jones | 23 | 1 | 11 | 20 catches for 323 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | 28 | 6 | 16 | 58 catches for 863 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Lin Dawson | 24 | 2 | 10 | 9 catches for 84 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Derrick Ramsey | 27 | 5 | 7 | 24 catches for 335 yards, 6 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Brian Holloway* | 24 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
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| LG | John Hannah*+ | 32 | 10 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| C | Pete Brock | 29 | 7 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Ron Wooten | 24 | 1 | 16 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Bob Cryder | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1978 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Toby Williams | 24 | Rook | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Dennis Owens | 23 | 1 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Julius Adams | 35 | 12 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Andre Tippett | 24 | 1 | 13 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| LOLB | Larry McGrew | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Johnny Rembert | 22 | Rook | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| RILB | Clayton Weishuhn | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Don Blackmon | 25 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Ronnie Lippett | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Raymond Clayborn* | 28 | 6 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
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| SS | Roland James | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Rick Sanford | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Steinfort | 31 | 7 | 0 | 6 of 15 field goals & 16 of 17 extra points | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 146th pick / 1976 |
| P | Rich Camarillo* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 81 punts for a 44.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ricky Smith | 23 | 1 | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| KR | Ricky Smith | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Julius Adams | 35 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 12 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| Don Blackmon | 25 | LB | 15 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 3/14/1958 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| Pete Brock | 29 | C-T-G | 13 | 13 | 267 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/14/1954 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Browning | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/18/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
| Rich Camarillo* | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/29/1959 | 2 | |
| Raymond Clayborn* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Tony Collins* | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1959 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| Bob Cryder | 27 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/7/1956 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1978 |
| Lin Dawson | 24 | TE | 13 | 10 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1959 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| Paul Dombroski | 27 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii,Linfield | 8/8/1956 | 3 | |
| Tony Eason | 24 | QB | 16 | 4 | 212 | 6-4 | Illinois | 10/8/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 15th pick / 1983 |
| John Gillen | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/5/1958 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1981 |
| Tim Golden | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Florida | 11/15/1959 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 30 | QB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 7/24/1953 | 8 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| Darryl Haley | 22 | T-G | 16 | 2 | 269 | 6-4 | Utah | 2/16/1961 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 |
| John Hannah*+ | 32 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/4/1951 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| Marshall Harris | 28 | DE-NT | 6 | 2 | 261 | 6-6 | TCU | 12/6/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/1/1955 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| Luther Henson | 24 | NT | 4 | 2 | 275 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/25/1959 | 1 | |
| Brian Holloway* | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-7 | Stanford | 7/25/1959 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Ingram | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/31/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 111th pick / 1982 |
| Roland James | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| Cedric Jones | 23 | WR | 15 | 11 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| Mike Kerrigan | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 4/27/1960 | Rook | |
| Art Kuehn | 30 | C | 2 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | San Jose State,UCLA | 2/12/1953 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 15th / 384th pick / 1975 |
| Keith Lee | 26 | DB | 15 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/22/1957 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 129th pick / 1980 |
| Ronnie Lippett | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 12/10/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 8th / 214th pick / 1983 |
| Fred Marion | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Larry McGrew | 26 | LB | 16 | 5 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Moore | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 293 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 10/1/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 80th pick / 1983 |
| Stanley Morgan | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Nelson | 32 | LB | 8 | 7 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota State | 4/26/1951 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| Dennis Owens | 23 | NT | 16 | 14 | 257 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/24/1960 | 1 | |
| George Peoples | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | Auburn | 8/25/1960 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1982 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 27 | TE | 14 | 7 | 230 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/23/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| Johnny Rembert | 22 | LB | 15 | 8 | 234 | 6-3 | Clemson | 1/19/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1983 |
| Ed Reynolds | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/23/1961 | Rook | |
| Doug Rogers | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 266 | 6-5 | Stanford | 6/23/1960 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1982 |
| Rick Sanford | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/9/1957 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| Kenneth Sims | 24 | DE | 5 | 2 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| John Smith | 34 | K | 5 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | King Alfred's (England),South (England) | 12/30/1949 | 9 | |
| Ricky Smith | 23 | DB-WR | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Alabama State | 7/20/1960 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| Ron Spears | 24 | DE | 1 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 11/23/1959 | 1 | |
| Stephen Starring | 22 | WR | 15 | 3 | 172 | 5-10 | McNeese State | 7/30/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983 |
| Fred Steinfort | 31 | K | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Boston College | 11/3/1952 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 146th pick / 1976 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 5 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| Andre Tippett | 24 | LB | 15 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 31 | RB | 15 | 11 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| Clarence Weathers | 21 | WR | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware State | 1/10/1962 | Rook | |
| Robert Weathers | 23 | RB | 15 | 4 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 9/13/1960 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 1982 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/9/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 28 | T-C-G | 16 | 3 | 269 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 1/13/1955 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978 |
| Brooks Williams | 29 | TE | 13 | 1 | 226 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 12/7/1954 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 199th pick / 1978 |
| Lester Williams | 24 | NT-DE | 15 | 1 | 275 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 1982 |
| Toby Williams | 24 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 10 | 264 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 11/19/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 10th / 265th pick / 1983 |
| Darryal Wilson | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/19/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1983 |
| Ron Wooten | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/28/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| Joaquin Zendejas | 23 | K | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | La Verne | 1/14/1960 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 227.5 | 6-2.3 | 3.0 |