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1983 Los Angeles Raiders
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1983 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 442 points (27.6/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 338 points (21.1/g), 13th.
Differential of 104 points (6.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.8/g), 23rd.
Coached by Tom Flores (12-4-0)
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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 | Jim Plunkett | 36 | 12 | 13 | 230 for 379, 2,935 yards, 20 td, 18 int, & 26 rushes for 78 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Marcus Allen | 23 | 1 | 15 | 266 rushes for 1,014 yards, 9 td, & 68 catches for 590 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982 |
| FB | Kenny King | 26 | 4 | 15 | 82 rushes for 294 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 149 yards and 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| WR | Malcolm Barnwell | 25 | 2 | 16 | 35 catches for 513 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 12 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 173rd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Cliff Branch | 35 | 11 | 12 | 39 catches for 696 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 20 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Todd Christensen*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 92 catches for 1,247 yards, 12 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Bruce E. Davis | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| LG | Charley Hannah | 28 | 6 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
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| C | Dave Dalby | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| RG | Mickey Marvin | 28 | 6 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Henry Lawrence* | 32 | 9 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Howie Long* | 23 | 2 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981 |
| NT | Reggie Kinlaw | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Ted Hendricks* | 36 | 14 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LILB | Matt Millen | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Bob Nelson | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Rod Martin* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Lester Hayes* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Ted Watts | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1981 |
| SS | Mike Davis | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| FS | Vann McElroy* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Bahr | 30 | 7 | 0 | 21 of 27 field goals & 51 of 53 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| P | Ray Guy | 34 | 10 | 0 | 78 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Greg Pruitt* | 32 | 10 | 0 | 58 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Greg Pruitt* | 32 | 10 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 19.5 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Marcus Allen | 23 | RB | 16 | 15 | 210 | 6-2 | USC | 3/26/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 10th pick / 1982 |
| Lyle Alzado | 34 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| Chris Bahr | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 2/3/1953 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Barnes | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 6/28/1958 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 173rd pick / 1980 |
| Rick Berns | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/5/1956 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1979 |
| Don Bessillieu | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/4/1956 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1979 |
| Cliff Branch | 35 | WR | 12 | 12 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Darryl Byrd | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Illinois | 9/3/1960 | Rook | |
| Tony Caldwell | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/1/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1983 |
| Todd Christensen*+ | 27 | TE-FB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/3/1956 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| Dave Dalby | 33 | C | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Bruce E. Davis | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/21/1956 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| James Davis | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern | 6/12/1957 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 118th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Davis | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| Ray Guy | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 10 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| Charley Hannah | 28 | G-T-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/1/1955 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| Frank Hawkins | 24 | RB | 16 | 2 | 210 | 5-9 | Nevada-Reno | 7/3/1959 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 276th pick / 1981 |
| Lester Hayes* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Haynes | 30 | DB | 5 | 3 | 192 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 7/1/1953 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| Ted Hendricks* | 36 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| Kenny Hill | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| David Humm | 31 | QB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/2/1952 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1975 |
| Derrick Jensen | 27 | RB-TE | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 4/27/1956 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978 |
| Shelby Jordan | 31 | T | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington (MO) | 1/23/1952 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
| Kenny King | 26 | RB | 15 | 15 | 203 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 3/7/1957 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Kinlaw | 26 | NT | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/9/1957 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979 |
| Henry Lawrence* | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Howie Long* | 23 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/6/1960 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981 |
| Rod Martin* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| Mickey Marvin | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| Vann McElroy* | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 6-2 | Baylor | 1/13/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 64th pick / 1982 |
| Odis McKinney | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| Matt Millen | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/12/1958 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| Cleo Montgomery | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 7/1/1955 | 3 | |
| Don Mosebar | 22 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | USC | 9/11/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 26th pick / 1983 |
| Calvin Muhammad | 25 | WR | 15 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas Southern | 12/10/1958 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 322nd pick / 1980 |
| Ed Muransky | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-7 | Michigan | 1/20/1960 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 91st pick / 1982 |
| Bob Nelson | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 6/30/1953 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| Irvin Phillips | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Arkansas Tech | 1/23/1960 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1981 |
| Bill Pickel | 24 | NT-DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 11/5/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1983 |
| Jim Plunkett | 36 | QB | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| Greg Pruitt* | 32 | RB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 27 | TE | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/23/1956 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| Archie Reese | 27 | DE-NT-DT | 10 | 0 | 267 | 6-3 | Clemson | 2/4/1956 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 127th pick / 1978 |
| Johnny Robinson | 24 | NT | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 2/14/1959 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 111th pick / 1981 |
| Jim Romano | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/7/1959 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1982 |
| Jack Squirek | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Illinois | 2/16/1959 | 1 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1982 |
| Dave Stalls | 28 | DE-DT-NT | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 9/19/1955 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| Steve Sylvester | 30 | C-G-T | 9 | 2 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 3/4/1953 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
| Greg Townsend | 22 | DE-LB-DT-NT | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | TCU | 11/3/1961 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1983 |
| Ted Watts | 25 | DB | 16 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 5/29/1958 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1981 |
| Dokie Williams | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | UCLA | 8/25/1960 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 1983 |
| Chester Willis | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Auburn | 5/2/1958 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1981 |
| Marc Wilson | 26 | QB | 10 | 3 | 205 | 6-6 | BYU | 2/15/1957 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 224.0 | 6-2.3 | 4.6 |