1983 Baltimore Colts season
1983 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Owner | AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | G Chris Hinton |
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Having finished the 1982 season with the NFL's worst record at a winless 0–8–1, the Colts held the No. 1 pick in
Offseason
NFL draft
1983 Baltimore Colts draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | John Elway | Quarterback | Stanford | traded to the Denver Broncos |
2 | 29 | Vernon Maxwell | Linebacker | Arizona State | |
3 | 57 | George Achica | Nose tackle
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USC | |
4 | 85 | Phil Smith | Wide receiver | San Diego State | |
5 | 113 | Sid Abramowitz | Tackle | Tulsa | |
6 | 161 | Grant Feasel | Center | Abilene Christian | |
7 | 169 | Alvin Moore | Running back | Arizona State | |
9 | 225 | Jim Mills
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Tackle | Hawaii | |
9 | 241 | Chris Rose | Tackle | Stanford | |
10 | 252 | Ronald Hopkins | Defensive back | Murray State | |
11 | 280 | Jim Bob Taylor | Quarterback | Georgia Tech | |
12 | 308 | Carl Williams | Wide receiver | Texas Southern | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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John Miller | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 4 | at New England Patriots | W 29–23 (OT) | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium | 45,526 | |
2 | September 11 | Denver Broncos | L 10–17 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium
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52,613 | |
3 | September 18 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–28 | 1–2 | Rich Stadium
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40,937 | |
4 | September 25 | Chicago Bears | W 22–19 (OT) | 2–2 | Memorial Stadium | 34,350 | |
5 | October 2 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–31 | 3–2 | Riverfront Stadium | 48,104 | |
6 | October 9 | New England Patriots | W 12–7 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium | 35,618 | |
7 | October 16 | Buffalo Bills | L 7–30 | 4–3 | Memorial Stadium | 38,565 | |
8 | October 23 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–21 | 4–4 | Memorial Stadium | 32,343 | |
9 | October 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 22–21 | 5–4 | Veterans Stadium | 59,150 | |
10 | November 6 | at New York Jets | W 17–14 | 6–4 | Shea Stadium | 53,323 | |
11 | November 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–24 | 6–5 | Memorial Stadium | 57,319 | |
12 | November 20 | at Miami Dolphins | L 0-37 | 6–6 | Miami Orange Bowl | 54,482 | |
13 | November 27 | at Cleveland Browns | L 23–41 | 6–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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65,812 | |
14 | December 4 | New York Jets | L 6–10 | 6–8 | Memorial Stadium | 35,462 | |
15 | December 11 | at Denver Broncos | L 19–21 | 6–9 | Mile High Stadium | 74,864 | |
16 | December 18 | Houston Oilers | W 20–10 | 7–9 | Memorial Stadium | 20,418 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
Week 1
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Week 15 at Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
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- Date: December 11, 1983
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,864
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
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Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Miami Dolphins(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 389 | 250 | W5 |
New England Patriots | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 274 | 289 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 283 | 351 | L2 |
Baltimore Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 264 | 354 | W1 |
New York Jets | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 313 | 331 | L2 |
See also
- History of the Indianapolis Colts
- Indianapolis Colts seasons
- Colts–Patriots rivalry
References
- ^ "Oilers 10 @ Colts 20, 12-18-83 - m.pfref.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com