1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Pittsburgh chalked up 355 points, while the defense surrendered 303. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,007 yards for the Steelers.
Cliff Stoudt passed for 2,553 yards. Calvin Sweeney grabbed 39 passes for 577 yards, while Bennie Cunningham and Franco Harris were targeted regularly also.
Rick Woods and Donnie Shell each snatched 5 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 14 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.
Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Walter Abercrombie | RB | September 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 210 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Beasley | RDE | August 11, 1954 | 6'5" | 253 | Virginia Tech | Bluefield, WV USA | 16 | 14 |
| 25 | Greg Best | DB | January 14, 1960 | 5'10" | 185 | Kansas St. | New Brighton, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Craig Bingham | LB | September 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 218 | Syracuse | Kingston, Jamaica | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Mel Blount | RCB | April 10, 1948 | 6'3" | 205 | Southern | Vidalia, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Emil Boures | T | January 29, 1960 | 6'1" | 259 | Pittsburgh | Bridgeport, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | September 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Larry Brown | RT | June 16, 1949 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Jacksonville, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 80 | Wayne Capers | WR | May 17, 1961 | 6'2" | 198 | Kansas | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 4 |
| 33 | Harvey Clayton | DB | April 4, 1961 | 5'9" | 179 | Florida St. | Kendall, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Robin Cole | ROLB | September 11, 1955 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Craig Colquitt | P | June 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 182 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Steve Courson | RG | October 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 274 | South Carolina | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | December 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 254 | Clemson | Laurens, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Russell Davis | RB | September 15, 1956 | 6'0" | 227 | Michigan | Millen, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Donnalley | RG | December 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 261 | North Carolina | Wilmington, DE USA | 16 | 7 |
| 88 | Craig Dunaway | TE | March 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 233 | Michigan | Lake Charles, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Gary Dunn | NT | August 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 258 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 86 | Gregg Garrity | WR | November 24, 1960 | 5'10" | 171 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 92 | Keith Gary | DE | September 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 263 | Ferrum | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 2 |
| 95 | John Goodman | LDE | November 21, 1958 | 6'6" | 253 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 11 |
| 32 | Franco Harris | FB | March 7, 1950 | 6'2" | 230 | Penn St. | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Tim Harris | RB | June 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 206 | Washington St. | Compton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Greg Hawthorne | RB | September 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | LB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 11 | 10 |
| 29 | Ron Johnson | FS | June 8, 1956 | 5'10" | 200 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 7 |
| 74 | Mark Kirchner | G-T | October 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 261 | Baylor | Pasadena, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Bob Kohrs | DE-LB | November 8, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Lambert | RILB | July 8, 1952 | 6'4" | 220 | Kent St. | Mantua, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 50 | David Little | LB | January 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 232 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Mark Malone | QB-WR | November 22, 1958 | 6'4" | 223 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Merriweather | LOLB | November 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific | Albany, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Edmund Nelson | NT | April 30, 1960 | 6'3" | 272 | Auburn | Live Oak, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 44 | Henry Odom | KR | February 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | South Carolina St. | Bamberg, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Ted Petersen | LT | February 7, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | East. Illinois | Kankakee, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Frank Pollard | RB | June 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 218 | Baylor | Clifton, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 69 | Gabe Rivera | NT | April 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 293 | Texas Tech | Crystal City, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | John Rodgers | TE | February 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Louisiana Tech | Omaha, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 31 | Donnie Shell | SS | August 26, 1952 | 5'11" | 190 | South Carolina St. | Whitmire, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Paul Skansi | PR | January 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 186 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 82 | John Stallworth | WR | July 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Alabama A&M | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | March 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 215 | Youngstown St. | Oberlin, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 85 | Calvin Sweeney | WR | January 12, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | California-Riverside | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Loren Toews | LILB | November 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 220 | California | Dinuba, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Sam Washington | DB | March 7, 1960 | 5'8" | 180 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike Webster | C | March 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 255 | Wisconsin | Tomahawk, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Eric Williams | DB | February 21, 1960 | 6'1" | 188 | North Carolina St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 3 | 1 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | DE | July 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Northeastern | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 4 |
| 61 | Blake Wingle | G | April 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 267 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Pottsville, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Craig Wolfley | LG | May 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 265 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | LCB | February 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 198 | Louisville | Bowling Green, KY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Rick Woods | FS | November 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 196 | Boise St. | Boise, ID USA | 15 | 9 |
