1983 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (9-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1983 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (9-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1983 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns racked up 356 points, and the defensive squad allowed 342. Brian Sipe led the charge, passing for 3,566 yards. Ozzie Newsome snagged 89 passes for 970 yards.
Mike Pruitt ran for a team-leading 1,184 yards for Cleveland.
Tom Cousineau intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Clay Matthews sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Sam Rutigliano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Willis Adams | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 194 | Houston | Weimar, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | LILB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 6 | 6 |
| 61 | Mike Baab | C | December 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Keith Baldwin | RDE | October 13, 1960 | 6'4" | 263 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 56 | Chip Banks | LOLB | September 18, 1959 | 6'4" | 243 | USC | Fort Lawton, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Rocky Belk | WR | June 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 187 | Miami (FL) | Alexandria, VA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 47 | Larry Braziel | LCB | September 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 188 | USC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 13 | 7 |
| 97 | Thomas Brown | DE-NT | July 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 247 | Baylor | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Clinton Burrell | SS | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 192 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 96 | Reggie Camp | LDE | February 28, 1961 | 6'4" | 274 | California | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Dale Carver | LB | March 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Georgia | Melbourne, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Bill Contz | T | December 5, 1961 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Tom Cousineau | RILB | May 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 225 | Ohio St. | Fairview Park, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Steve Cox | P-K | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Johnny Davis | RB | July 17, 1956 | 6'1" | 235 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 64 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | December 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 74 | Paul Farren | T-G | December 24, 1960 | 6'5" | 272 | Boston Univ. | Weymouth, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 9 | 5 |
| 24 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | March 6, 1957 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Richmond, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Elvis Franks | RDE | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 252 | Morgan St. | Doucette, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 79 | Bob Golic | NT | October 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 264 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Jeff Gossett | P | January 25, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | East. Illinois | Charleston, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Boyce Green | RB | June 24, 1960 | 5'11" | 215 | Carson-Newman | Beaufort, SC USA | 13 | 2 |
| 31 | Al Gross | DB | January 4, 1961 | 6'3" | 191 | Arizona | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Dino Hall | PR | December 6, 1955 | 5'7" | 165 | Rowan | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Harry Holt | TE | December 29, 1957 | 6'4" | 236 | Arizona | Harlingen, TX USA | 15 | 11 |
| 70 | Thomas Hopkins | T | January 13, 1960 | 6'6" | 260 | Alabama A&M | Butler, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | LG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | LB | February 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 48 | Lawrence Johnson | LCB | September 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 204 | Wisconsin | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 89 | Bobby Jones | WR | July 12, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Sharon, PA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 16 | 12 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | ROLB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Paul McDonald | QB | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | USC | Montebello, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Scott Nicolas | LILB | August 7, 1960 | 6'3" | 226 | Miami (FL) | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 16 | 8 |
| 40 | Rod Perry | DB | September 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 178 | Colorado | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | RB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 72 | Dave Puzzuoli | NT | January 12, 1961 | 6'3" | 260 | Pittsburgh | Greenwich, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | RT | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | SS | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 87 | Tim Stracka | TE | September 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 225 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Dwight Walker | KR | January 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 185 | Nicholls St. | Metairie, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Curtis Weathers | LB-TE | September 16, 1956 | 6'5" | 224 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Mike Whitwell | FS | November 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M | Kenedy, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
