1983 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
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 Roster
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.

Winnipeg 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 the Blue Bombers.

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:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Bob Cameron	135	6337	46.9	75	8
Totals	135	6337	46.9	75	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Bennett	97	890	9.2	52
Kirby Wilson	16	186	11.6	44
Nate Johnson	13	158	12.2	34
Scott Flagel	1	8	8.0	8
Reggie Pierson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	128	1242	9.7	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Kirby Wilson	13	294	22.6	42
James Murphy	10	221	22.1	33
Nate Johnson	9	194	21.6	41
Ken Hailey	6	185	30.8	69
Willard Reaves	5	164	32.8	41
Darrell Smith	4	94	23.5	29
Paul Bennett	2	32	16.0	11
Pat Cantner	1	0	0.0	0
Joe Poplawski	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1184	22.8	69

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
Tyrone Jones	17.5	0.0
Tony Norman	8.5	0.0
Vernon Pahl	8.0	0.0
Aaron Brown	6.0	0.0
John Pointer	5.0	0.0
Pete Catan	4.0	0.0
David Shaw	1.0	0.0
Paul Bennett	1.0	0.0
Ken Ciancone	1.0	0.0
Doug MacIver	1.0	0.0
Totals	53.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
John Pointer				3	0
Kirby Wilson				2	0
Wylie Turner				2	0
Pete Catan				1	0
Vernon Pahl				1	0
Dan Huclack				1	0
Tony Norman				1	0
Aaron Brown				1	0
Ray Sullivan				1
Totals	0	0	0	13	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