1983 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Walsh (10-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1983 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Walsh (10-6)
Location: San Francisco, California
1983 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
San Francisco piled up points with 432 points, while the solid defensive unit surrendered 293. Joe Montana triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,910 yards. Dwight Clark topped pass catchers, grabbing 70 passes for 840 yards, while Freddie Solomon was targeted regularly as well.
Wendell Tyler carried the ball for a team-leading 856 yards for the 49ers, and Roger Craig also contributed to the rushing attack.
Eric Wright picked off 7 opponent throws. Fred Dean led pass rushers with 17.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.
Bill Walsh coached the team. The 1983 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | John Ayers | LG | April 14, 1953 | 6'5" | 258 | Texas | Carrizo Springs, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Guy Benjamin | QB | June 27, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Richard Blackmore | DB | August 14, 1956 | 5'10" | 174 | Mississippi St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 11 | 1 |
| 76 | Dwaine Board | RDE | November 29, 1956 | 6'5" | 248 | North Carolina A&T | Union Hall, VA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 57 | Dan Bunz | LB | October 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 226 | California-Riverside | Roseville, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | October 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 212 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | John Choma | G-C-T | February 9, 1955 | 6'5" | 261 | Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Dwight Clark | WR | January 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 212 | Clemson | Kinston, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 47 | Tim Collier | DB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 172 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 4 |
| 89 | Earl Cooper | RB-TE | September 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Rice | Giddings, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Roger Craig | FB | July 10, 1960 | 6'0" | 222 | Nebraska | Davenport, IA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 51 | Randy Cross | RG | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 259 | UCLA | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Fred Dean | DE | February 24, 1952 | 6'3" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Arcadia, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 62 | Walt Downing | G | June 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Michigan | Coatesville, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 50 | Riki Ellison | LILB | August 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | USC | Christchurch, New Zealand | 16 | 15 |
| 71 | Keith Fahnhorst | RT | February 6, 1952 | 6'6" | 273 | Minnesota | St. Cloud, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Ron Ferrari | LB | July 30, 1959 | 6'0" | 212 | Lakeland | Springfield, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Oregon | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Rick Gervais | SS | November 4, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | Stanford | Bend, OR USA | 5 | 5 |
| 59 | Willie Harper | LOLB | July 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | John Harty | NT | December 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 260 | Iowa | Sioux City, IA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Dwight Hicks | FS | April 5, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 28 | Tom Holmoe | DB | March 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Horn | LB | February 6, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Oregon St. | Salem, OR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Ed Judie | LB | July 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 231 | Northern Arizona | Tyler, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Allan Kennedy | T | January 8, 1958 | 6'7" | 273 | Washington St. | Vancouver, BC Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Pete Kugler | NT | August 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Bobby Leopold | LB | October 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 215 | Notre Dame | Port Arthur, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | Ronnie Lott | LCB | May 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 203 | USC | Albuquerque, NM USA | 15 | 14 |
| 48 | Ken McAlister | LB-DB | April 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 220 | San Francisco | Oakland, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Milt McColl | LB | August 28, 1959 | 6'6" | 248 | Stanford | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Dana McLemore | KR | July 1, 1960 | 5'10" | 183 | Hawaii | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Carl Monroe | RB | February 20, 1960 | 5'8" | 166 | Utah | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Montana | QB | June 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Notre Dame | New Eagle, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Blanchard Montgomery | LB | February 17, 1961 | 6'2" | 236 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 25 | Jeff Moore | RB | August 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Jackson St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Gary Moten | LB | April 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 210 | SMU | Galveston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Renaldo Nehemiah | WR | March 24, 1959 | 6'1" | 181 | Maryland | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Tom Orosz | P | September 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 204 | Ohio St. | Painesville, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Bubba Paris | LT | October 6, 1960 | 6'6" | 300 | Michigan | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Lawrence Pillers | LDE | November 4, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Hazelhurst, MS USA | 16 | 13 |
| 56 | Fred Quillan | C | January 27, 1956 | 6'5" | 261 | Oregon | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Eason Ramson | TE | April 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | Jack Reynolds | RILB | November 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 232 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Bill Ring | FB | December 13, 1956 | 5'10" | 208 | BYU | Des Moines, IA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 61 | Jesse Sapolu | C | March 10, 1961 | 6'4" | 271 | Hawaii | Laie, Western Samoa | 16 | 1 |
| 78 | Daryle Skaugstad | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'5" | 254 | California | Seattle, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Freddie Solomon | WR | January 11, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Tampa | Sumter, SC USA | 13 | 11 |
| 72 | Jeff Stover | DE-DT | May 22, 1958 | 6'5" | 275 | Oregon | Corning, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Jim Stuckey | DE | June 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 251 | Clemson | Cayce, SC USA | 16 | 3 |
| 58 | Keena Turner | ROLB | October 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 219 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 26 | Wendell Tyler | RB | May 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 198 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5'11" | 213 | California | Mondsee, Austria | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Vince Williams | RB | October 24, 1959 | 6'0" | 231 | Oregon | Tacoma, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Carlton Williamson | SS | June 12, 1958 | 6'0" | 204 | Pittsburgh | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 85 | Mike Wilson | WR | December 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 213 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 21 | Eric Wright | RCB | April 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 183 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
