1983 Detroit Lions Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Monte Clark (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1983 Detroit Lions Roster
1983 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions racked up 347 points, and the rigid defensive squad yielded 286. Eric Hipple threw for 2,577 yards. James Jones hauled in 46 balls, while Leonard Thompson added 752 receiving yards. Billy Sims and Jeff Chadwick contributed to the receiving game as well.

Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 1,040 yards for Detroit.

Bruce McNorton intercepted 7 opponent throws. William Gay topped pass rushers with 13.5 quarterback sacks.

Monte Clark coached the team. The 1983 Detroit Lions lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Eric Hipple	387	204	52.7	2577	6.7	12	3.1	18	4.7	80	37	274	64.7
Gary Danielson	113	59	52.2	720	6.4	7	6.2	4	3.5	54	8	68	78.0
James Jones	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Mike Black	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	503	263	52.3	3297	6.6	19	3.8	23	4.6	80	45	342

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Sims	220	1040	4.7	41	7
James Jones	135	475	3.5	18	6
Dexter Bussey	57	249	4.4	26	0
Eric Hipple	41	171	4.2	27	3
Vince Thompson	40	138	3.4	10	1
Leonard Thompson	4	72	18.0	40	1
Rick Kane	4	19	4.8	9	0
Mark Nichols	1	13	13.0	13	0
Gary Danielson	6	8	1.3	8	0
Horace King	3	6	2.0	4	0
Mike Black	2	-10	-5.0	0	0
Totals	513	2181	4.3	41	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Jones	46	467	10.2	46	1
Billy Sims	42	419	10.0	54	0
Leonard Thompson	41	752	18.3	80	3
Jeff Chadwick	40	617	15.4	45	4
Mark Nichols	29	437	15.1	46	1
Ulysses Norris	26	291	11.2	41	7
Rob Rubick	10	81	8.1	15	1
Horace King	9	76	8.4	14	0
Dexter Bussey	8	49	6.1	14	1
Freddie Scott	5	71	14.2	25	1
Vince Thompson	4	16	4.0	8	0
Rick Kane	2	15	7.5	9	0
Reese McCall	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	263	3297	12.5	80	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Eddie Murray	38	38	100.0	32	25	78.1	113
Totals	38	38	100.0	32	25	78.1	113

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Black	71	2911	41.0	60
Totals	71	2911	41.0	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Jenkins	23	230	10.0	43	0
Robbie Martin	15	183	12.2	81	1
Alvin Hall	8	109	13.6	66	0
Totals	46	522	11.3	81	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Alvin Hall	23	492	21.4	32
Ken Jenkins	22	459	20.9	30
Robbie Martin	8	140	17.5	51
Jim Caver	4	71	17.8	33
Larry Lee	1	11	11.0	11
Horace King	1	11	11.0	11
August Curley	1	7	7.0	7
Ulysses Norris	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	61	1191	19.5	51

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bruce McNorton	7	30	4.3	15
Bobby Watkins	4	48	12.0	31
Garry Cobb	4	19	4.8	13
Roosevelt Barnes	2	70	35.0	70
Alvin Hall	2	18	9.0	18
Ken Fantetti	2	0	0.0	0
Al Latimer	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	22	185	8.4	70

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
William Gay	13.5
Doug English	13.0
Curtis Green	4.5
Mike Cofer	4.5
Ken Fantetti	1.0
Jimmy Williams	1.0
Roosevelt Barnes	1.0
Garry Cobb	1.0
Mike Dawson	1.0
James Harrell	1.0
Mike Fanning	1.0
Martin Moss	0.5
Totals	43.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Eric Hipple			12	6	0
Billy Sims			6	4	0
William Graham			0	3	0	0
Bobby Watkins		0	1	3	6	0
Alvin Hall		0	1	2	0	0
Garry Cobb		0	0	2	0	0
Don Greco			0	1	0	0
Mike Cofer			0	1	0	0
Homer Elias			0	1	0	0
Ken Fantetti		0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Williams			0	1	0	0
James Jones			4	1	0
Roosevelt Barnes		0	0	1	0	0
William Gay			0	1	11	0
Ken Jenkins			2	1	0	0
Gary Danielson			2	1	0	0
Ulysses Norris			0	1	0
Robbie Martin			3	1	0
Chris Dieterich			0	1	0	0
Horace King			0	1	0	0
Leonard Thompson			2	1	0
Demetrious Johnson			0	1	0	0
Freddie Scott			1	0	0
Jim Caver			1	0	0	0
Vince Thompson			1	0	0
Mike Black			1	0	0	0
Steve Mott			1	0	0	0
Dexter Bussey			1	0	0
Mark Nichols			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	41	36	17	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Eddie Murray									25	38	0			113
Billy Sims	7	0							0	0	0			42
Ulysses Norris		7		0					0	0	0			42
James Jones	6	1							0	0	0			42
Jeff Chadwick		4							0	0	0			24
Leonard Thompson	1	3							0	0	0			24
Eric Hipple	3								0	0	0			18
Rob Rubick		1							0	0	0			6
Vince Thompson	1	0							0	0	0			6
Dexter Bussey	0	1							0	0	0			6
Mark Nichols	0	1							0	0	0			6
Robbie Martin			1	0					0	0	0			6
Freddie Scott		1							0	0	0			6
Doug English									0	0	0		2	4
Mike Fanning									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	18	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	38	0	0	3	347