1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Cal Murphy (9-7)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing second in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Blue Bombers scored 412 points, while the defense allowed 402. Dieter Brock passed for 1,892 yards, and Carl Hall spent time under center as well. James Murphy led pass catchers, catching 61 balls for 1,126 yards, while Jeff Boyd and Joe Poplawski provided receiving help also.
Willard Reaves rushed for a team-high 898 yards for Winnipeg.
Paul Bennett picked off 4 opponent throws. Tyrone Jones topped the defensive unit with 17.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 53 sacks.
Cal Murphy coached the team. The 1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Division Final.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Brock | 223 | 115 | 51.6 | 1892 | 8.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 9 | 4.0 | 82 | 78.5 |
| Carl Hall | 145 | 66 | 45.5 | 1092 | 7.5 | 4 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.8 | 48 | 69.1 |
| John Hufnagel | 96 | 53 | 55.2 | 956 | 10.0 | 5 | 5.2 | 5 | 5.2 | 75 | 85.2 |
| Tom Clements | 60 | 30 | 50.0 | 424 | 7.1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 46 | 77.4 |
| Norman Gibbs | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 220 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 35 | 42.5 |
| Mark Jackson | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 55 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 53.2 |
| Bob Cameron | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| Trevor Kennerd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 571 | 285 | 49.9 | 4668 | 8.2 | 21 | 3.7 | 21 | 3.7 | 82 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Reaves | 164 | 898 | 5.5 | 75 | 9 |
| Carl Hall | 27 | 193 | 7.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Milson Jones | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 69 | 1 |
| Sean Kehoe | 34 | 88 | 2.6 | 14 | 2 |
| James Sykes | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| John Hufnagel | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Dieter Brock | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 2 |
| Dan Huclack | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 6 | 2 |
| Rick Paulitsch | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Clements | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Cantner | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Norman Gibbs | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Jeff Boyd | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Darrell Smith | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Totals | 342 | 1608 | 4.7 | 75 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Murphy | 61 | 1126 | 18.5 | 82 | 4 |
| Joe Poplawski | 58 | 971 | 16.7 | 41 | 8 |
| Jeff Boyd | 50 | 974 | 19.5 | 75 | 7 |
| Dan Huclack | 31 | 348 | 11.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Rick House | 28 | 545 | 19.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Willard Reaves | 16 | 185 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Sean Kehoe | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerome Erdman | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Pat Cantner | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Nate Johnson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 29 | 2 |
| Ricky Martin | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Milson Jones | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Hall | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrell Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Flagel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 285 | 4668 | 16.4 | 82 | 21 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Kennerd | 35 | 34 | 97.1 | 50 | 40 | 80.0 | 8 | 60 | 3489 | 58.2 | 73 | 4 | 166 |
| Totals | 35 | 34 | 97.1 | 50 | 40 | 80.0 | 8 | 60 | 3489 | 58.2 | 73 | 4 | 166 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bennett | 97 | 890 | 9.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Kirby Wilson | 16 | 186 | 11.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Nate Johnson | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Scott Flagel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reggie Pierson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 128 | 1242 | 9.7 | 52 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Wilson | 13 | 294 | 22.6 | 42 | 0 |
| James Murphy | 10 | 221 | 22.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Nate Johnson | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Ken Hailey | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 69 | 0 |
| Willard Reaves | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Darrell Smith | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Bennett | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pat Cantner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Poplawski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1184 | 22.8 | 69 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bennett | 4 | 93 | 23.2 | 58 | 0 |
| Wylie Turner | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| John Pointer | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 49 | 1 |
| Reggie Pierson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Donovan Rose | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| David Shaw | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kirby Wilson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tyrone Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 286 | 15.9 | 58 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Jones | 17.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tony Norman | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Vernon Pahl | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Brown | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| John Pointer | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pete Catan | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| David Shaw | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Paul Bennett | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ken Ciancone | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doug MacIver | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 53.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Pointer | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kirby Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wylie Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pete Catan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vernon Pahl | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dan Huclack | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Sullivan | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Trevor Kennerd | 40 | 34 | 12 | 166 | ||||||||||
| Willard Reaves | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||||||
| Joe Poplawski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Jeff Boyd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| James Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dan Huclack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Dieter Brock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Nate Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Sean Kehoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Cameron | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Milson Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| John Pointer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Norman Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 410 |
