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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)

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 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

RG Rick Donnalley 25 1 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1981

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

 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

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

Roster

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