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1983 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (22.2/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 303 points (18.9/g), 7th.
Differential of 52 points (3.2/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Chuck Noll (10-6-0)
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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 | Cliff Stoudt | 28 | 3 | 15 | 197 for 381, 2,553 yards, 12 td, 21 int, & 77 rushes for 479 yards and 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| RB | Walter Abercrombie | 24 | 1 | 13 | 112 rushes for 446 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 391 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Franco Harris | 33 | 11 | 16 | 279 rushes for 1,007 yards, 5 td, & 34 catches for 278 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| WR | John Stallworth* | 31 | 9 | 4 | 8 catches for 100 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Calvin Sweeney | 28 | 3 | 16 | 39 catches for 577 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Calvin Sweeney | 28 | 3 | 16 | 39 catches for 577 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Bennie Cunningham | 29 | 7 | 16 | 35 catches for 442 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| LT | Ted Petersen | 28 | 6 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| LG | Craig Wolfley | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| C | Mike Webster*+ | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| RG | Steve Courson | 28 | 5 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Rick Donnalley | 25 | 1 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Tunch Ilkin | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| RT | Larry Brown | 34 | 12 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Goodman | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| NT | Gary Dunn | 30 | 7 | 12 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| NT | Edmund Nelson | 23 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Tom Beasley | 29 | 5 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| LOLB | Mike Merriweather | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Loren Toews | 32 | 10 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
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| RILB | Jack Lambert*+ | 31 | 9 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Robin Cole | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Dwayne Woodruff | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Mel Blount | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Donnie Shell | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Rick Woods | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| FS | Ron Johnson | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Anderson* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 27 of 31 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| P | Craig Colquitt | 29 | 5 | 0 | 80 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Paul Skansi | 23 | Rook | 0 | 43 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1983 |
| KR | Henry Odom | 24 | Rook | 0 | 39 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 199th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Walter Abercrombie | 24 | RB | 15 | 13 | 210 | 6-0 | Baylor | 9/26/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 12th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Anderson* | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/16/1959 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1982 |
| Tom Beasley | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 253 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1954 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1977 |
| Greg Best | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 1/14/1960 | Rook | |
| Craig Bingham | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/26/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 167th pick / 1982 |
| Mel Blount | 35 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/10/1948 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1970 |
| Emil Boures | 23 | T-C-G | 16 | 3 | 259 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/29/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 182nd pick / 1982 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 35 | QB | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1948 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1970 |
| Larry Brown | 34 | T-TE | 8 | 8 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/16/1949 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1971 |
| Wayne Capers | 22 | WR | 11 | 4 | 198 | 6-2 | Kansas | 5/17/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1983 |
| Harvey Clayton | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Florida State | 4/4/1961 | Rook | |
| Robin Cole | 28 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 9/11/1955 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1977 |
| Craig Colquitt | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/9/1954 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1978 |
| Steve Courson | 28 | G | 9 | 9 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-5 | Clemson | 12/23/1954 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1976 |
| Russell Davis | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 9/15/1956 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 86th pick / 1979 |
| Rick Donnalley | 25 | C-G | 16 | 7 | 261 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 12/11/1958 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981 |
| Craig Dunaway | 22 | TE | 11 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Michigan | 3/27/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 218th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Dunn | 30 | NT-DT-DE | 13 | 12 | 258 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/24/1953 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1976 |
| Gregg Garrity | 23 | WR | 15 | 3 | 171 | 5-10 | Penn State | 11/24/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Gary | 24 | DE | 16 | 2 | 263 | 6-3 | Ferrum,Oklahoma | 9/14/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 17th pick / 1981 |
| John Goodman | 25 | DE-DT-NT | 14 | 11 | 253 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 11/21/1958 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1980 |
| Franco Harris | 33 | RB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/7/1950 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1972 |
| Tim A. Harris | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-9 | Washington State | 6/15/1961 | Rook | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 27 | RB-TE-WR | 10 | 4 | 228 | 6-2 | Baylor | 9/5/1956 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1979 |
| Bryan Hinkle | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/4/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 156th pick / 1981 |
| Tunch Ilkin | 26 | T-G-C | 11 | 10 | 263 | 6-3 | Indiana State | 9/23/1957 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1980 |
| Ron Johnson | 27 | DB | 12 | 7 | 200 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 6/8/1956 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1978 |
| Mark Kirchner | 24 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 261 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/19/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 191st pick / 1983 |
| Bob Kohrs | 25 | DE-LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/8/1958 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1980 |
| Jack Lambert*+ | 31 | LB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-4 | Kent State | 7/8/1952 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1974 |
| David Little | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 232 | 6-1 | Florida | 1/3/1959 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1981 |
| Mark Malone | 25 | QB-WR | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 11/22/1958 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 28th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Merriweather | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/26/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1982 |
| Edmund Nelson | 23 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 5 | 272 | 6-3 | Auburn | 4/30/1960 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1982 |
| Henry Odom | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 2/12/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 199th pick / 1983 |
| Ted Petersen | 28 | T-C-G | 13 | 13 | 244 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois | 2/7/1955 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1977 |
| Frank Pollard | 26 | RB | 16 | 3 | 218 | 5-10 | Baylor | 6/15/1957 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 305th pick / 1980 |
| Gabe Rivera | 22 | NT | 6 | 0 | 293 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 4/7/1961 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 21st pick / 1983 |
| John Rodgers | 23 | TE | 15 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 2/7/1960 | 1 | |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina State | 8/26/1952 | 9 | |
| Paul Skansi | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/11/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1983 |
| John Stallworth* | 31 | WR | 4 | 4 | 191 | 6-2 | Alabama A&M | 7/15/1952 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 82nd pick / 1974 |
| Cliff Stoudt | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 215 | 6-4 | Youngstown State | 3/27/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 121st pick / 1977 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-2 | California-Riverside,USC | 1/12/1955 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 110th pick / 1979 |
| Loren Toews | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | California | 11/3/1951 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 192nd pick / 1973 |
| Sam Washington | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Miss. Valley State | 3/7/1960 | 1 | |
| Mike Webster*+ | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 3/18/1952 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1974 |
| Eric T. Williams | 23 | DB | 3 | 1 | 188 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/21/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 164th pick / 1983 |
| Keith Willis | 24 | DE-NT | 14 | 4 | 260 | 6-1 | Northeastern | 7/29/1959 | 1 | |
| Blake Wingle | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,UCLA | 4/17/1960 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 244th pick / 1983 |
| Craig Wolfley | 25 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 5/19/1958 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 138th pick / 1980 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 198 | 5-11 | Louisville | 2/18/1957 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 161st pick / 1979 |
| Rick Woods | 24 | DB | 15 | 9 | 196 | 6-0 | Boise State | 11/16/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 97th pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 225.2 | 6-1.4 | 3.5 |