1983 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Meyer (8-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1983 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Meyer (8-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1983 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots chalked up 274 points, and the solid defense gave up 289. Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 1,049 yards for New England.
Steve Grogan tossed for 2,411 yards. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 58 passes for 863 yards.
Rick Sanford picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Andre Tippett sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Ron Meyer coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | ROLB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 74 | Dave Browning | DE | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Bob Cryder | RT | September 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 275 | Alabama | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Eason | QB | October 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 212 | Illinois | Blythe, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 54 | John Gillen | LB | November 5, 1958 | 6'3" | 227 | Illinois | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | Tim Golden | LB | November 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Florida | Pahokee, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 68 | Darryl Haley | T | February 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 269 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Marshall Harris | DE | December 6, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 2 |
| 80 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6'7" | 245 | Colorado | Cincinnati, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Luther Henson | NT | March 25, 1959 | 6'0" | 275 | Ohio St. | Sandusky, OH USA | 4 | 2 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Brian Ingram | LB | October 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 19 | Mike Kerrigan | QB | April 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Art Kuehn | C | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 257 | San Jose St. | Victoria, BC Canada | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Keith Lee | DB | December 22, 1957 | 5'11" | 192 | Colorado St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lippett | LCB | December 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Melbourne, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | DB | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | LOLB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 67 | Steve Moore | T | October 1, 1960 | 6'4" | 293 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 8 | 7 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 257 | North Carolina St. | Clinton, NC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 35 | George Peoples | RB | August 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 211 | Auburn | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 52 | Johnny Rembert | LILB | January 19, 1961 | 6'3" | 234 | Clemson | Hollandale, MS USA | 15 | 8 |
| 95 | Ed Reynolds | LB | September 23, 1961 | 6'5" | 238 | Virginia | Stuttgart, Germany | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Doug Rogers | DE | June 23, 1960 | 6'5" | 266 | Stanford | Chico, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | FS | January 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | DE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Ricky Smith | KR | July 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Ron Spears | DE | November 23, 1959 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 172 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LOLB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 34 | Mark van Eeghen | FB | April 19, 1952 | 6'2" | 223 | Colgate | Cambridge, MA USA | 15 | 11 |
| 82 | Clarence Weathers | WR | January 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Delaware St. | Green Pond, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Westfield, NY USA | 15 | 4 |
| 53 | Clayton Weishuhn | RILB | October 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | San Angelo, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Dwight Wheeler | T | January 13, 1955 | 6'3" | 269 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 3 |
| 80 | Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 226 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 13 | 1 |
| 72 | Lester Williams | NT | January 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 275 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 90 | Toby Williams | LDE | November 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 264 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 10 |
| 48 | Darryal Wilson | WR | September 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | Tennessee | Florence, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Joaquin Zendejas | K | January 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 176 | La Verne | Curimeo, Mexico | 2 | 0 |
