1983 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dan Reeves (9-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1983 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dan Reeves (9-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1983 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Broncos scored 302 points, and the defensive squad conceded 327. John Elway passed for 1,663 yards, and Steve DeBerg spent time under center, too. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 59 passes for 1,133 yards.
Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 757 yards for Denver.
Louis Wright picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Tom Jackson topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1983 Denver Broncos lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Jerry Baker | NT | March 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 297 | Tulane | Bartow, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Dean Barnett | TE | June 6, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UNLV | Long Beach, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Walt Bowyer | DE | September 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 89 | Clay Brown | TE | September 20, 1958 | 6'3" | 223 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Steve Busick | RILB | December 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 15 | 13 |
| 59 | Darren Comeaux | LB | April 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 227 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Cooper | G | February 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Camden, NJ USA | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Myron Dupree | DB | October 15, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | North Carolina Central | New York, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 16 | 10 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 62 | Tom Glassic | G | April 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Virginia | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Randy Gradishar | LILB | March 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | RCB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Shawn Hollingsworth | T | December 4, 1961 | 6'2" | 260 | New Mexico | Brownwood, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 28 | Roger Jackson | DB | February 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 186 | Bethune-Cookman | Macon, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | RDE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Don Latimer | NT | March 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 12 | 3 |
| 41 | Rob Lytle | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Brison Manor | DE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 4 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LB-DE | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilbur Myers | DB | August 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 195 | Delta St. | Bassfield, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | Jesse Myles | RB | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 210 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Rick Parros | FB | June 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 6 | 5 |
| 34 | Nathan Poole | FB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | LOLB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 12 |
| 84 | Clint Sampson | WR | January 4, 1961 | 5'11" | 183 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 83 | John Sawyer | TE | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Miss | Brookhaven, MS USA | 7 | 4 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 78 | Rich Stachowski | NT | March 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | LT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | LB | July 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Zach Thomas | KR | September 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | South Carolina St. | Cocoa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Steve Trimble | DB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 5 | 1 |
| 67 | Keith Uecker | T-G | June 20, 1960 | 6'5" | 278 | Auburn | Hollywood, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | WR | May 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | RB | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 52 | Ken Woodard | LB | January 22, 1960 | 6'1" | 218 | Tuskegee | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
