1983 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Meyer (8-8)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1983 New England Patriots Roster
1983 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots chalked up 274 points, and the solid defense gave up 289. Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 1,049 yards for New England.

Steve Grogan tossed for 2,411 yards. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 58 passes for 863 yards.

Rick Sanford picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Andre Tippett sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.

Ron Meyer coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Grogan	303	168	55.4	2411	8.0	15	5.0	12	4.0	76	29	195	81.4
Tony Eason	95	46	48.4	557	5.9	1	1.1	5	5.3	35	16	139	48.4
Mike Kerrigan	14	6	42.9	72	5.1	0	0.0	1	7.1	19	0	0	29.5
Totals	412	220	53.4	3040	7.4	16	3.9	18	4.4	76	45	334

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Collins	219	1049	4.8	50	10
Mosi Tatupu	106	578	5.5	55	4
Robert Weathers	73	418	5.7	77	1
Mark van Eeghen	95	358	3.8	11	2
Steve Grogan	23	108	4.7	17	2
Tony Eason	19	39	2.1	12	0
Clarence Weathers	1	28	28.0	28	0
Mike Kerrigan	1	14	14.0	14	0
Stanley Morgan	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	538	2605	4.8	77	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stanley Morgan	58	863	14.9	50	2
Tony Collins	27	257	9.5	20	0
Derrick Ramsey	24	335	14.0	39	6
Robert Weathers	23	212	9.2	19	0
Cedric Jones	20	323	16.2	30	1
Clarence Weathers	19	379	19.9	58	3
Stephen Starring	17	389	22.9	76	2
Mark van Eeghen	10	102	10.2	23	0
Mosi Tatupu	10	97	9.7	17	1
Lin Dawson	9	84	9.3	14	1
Don Hasselbeck	1	7	7.0	7	0
Brooks Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Grogan	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Totals	220	3040	13.8	76	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Steinfort	17	16	94.1	15	6	40.0	34
John Smith	15	12	80.0	6	3	50.0	21
Joaquin Zendejas	4	3	75.0	1		0.0	3
Totals	36	31	86.1	22	9	40.9	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rich Camarillo	81	3615	44.6	70
Totals	81	3615	44.6	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ricky Smith	38	398	10.5	55
Clarence Weathers	4	1	0.2	3
Rick Sanford	1	0	0.0	0
Keith Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	44	399	9.1	55

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ricky Smith	42	916	21.8	53
Robert Weathers	3	68	22.7	29
Cedric Jones	4	63	15.8	23
Clarence Weathers	3	58	19.3	33
Keith Lee	4	40	10.0	19
Tim Golden	1	10	10.0	10
Totals	57	1155	20.3	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Sanford	7	24	3.4	16	0
Roland James	5	99	19.8	46	0
Fred Marion	2	4	2.0	4	0
Don Blackmon	1	39	39.0	39	0
Steve Nelson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Larry McGrew	1	3	3.0	3	0
Clayton Weishuhn					1
Totals	17	175	10.3	46	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Andre Tippett	8.5
Julius Adams	8.0
Dennis Owens	4.0
Don Blackmon	3.5
Toby Williams	2.0
Roland James	2.0
Dave Browning	2.0
Clayton Weishuhn	2.0
Johnny Rembert	2.0
Larry McGrew	2.0
Lester Williams	1.0
Steve Nelson	1.0
Doug Rogers	0.5
Marshall Harris	0.5
Totals	39.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ricky Smith			11	6	0	0
Roland James		0	0	4	0	0
John Hannah			0	3	0	0
Clayton Weishuhn			0	3	0
Bob Cryder			0	3	0	0
Stanley Morgan			5	2	0
Ed Reynolds			0	2	0	0
Tony Collins			10	2	0
Keith Lee			1	2	0	0
Tim Golden			0	2	0	0
Tony Eason			5	1	0	0
Steve Nelson		0	0	1	0	0
Julius Adams			0	1	0	0
Andre Tippett			0	1	0	0
Rick Sanford		0	1	1	26	0
Dennis Owens			0	1	4	0
George Peoples			0	1	0	0
Larry McGrew		0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Rembert			0	1	0	0
Mosi Tatupu			1	1	0
Clarence Weathers			2	1	0
Steve Grogan			4	1	0
Ronnie Lippett			0	1	0	0
Mark van Eeghen			1	1	0
Robert Weathers			4	0	0
Cedric Jones			1	0	0
Stephen Starring			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	47	43	30	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tony Collins	10	0							0	0	0			60
Derrick Ramsey		6							0	0	0			36
Fred Steinfort									6	16	0			34
Mosi Tatupu	4	1							0	0	0			30
John Smith									3	12	0			21
Clarence Weathers	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Stephen Starring		2							0	0	0			12
Stanley Morgan	0	2							0	0	0			12
Steve Grogan	2	0							0	0	0			12
Mark van Eeghen	2	0							0	0	0			12
Clayton Weishuhn						1			0	0	0			6
Cedric Jones		1		0					0	0	0			6
Robert Weathers	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Lin Dawson		1							0	0	0			6
Joaquin Zendejas									0	3	0			3
Totals	19	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	31	0	0	0	274