1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Pittsburgh chalked up 355 points, while the defense surrendered 303. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,007 yards for the Steelers.

Cliff Stoudt passed for 2,553 yards. Calvin Sweeney grabbed 39 passes for 577 yards, while Franco Harris and Bennie Cunningham provided receiving help also.

Rick Woods and Donnie Shell each snatched 5 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 14 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers 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
Cliff Stoudt	381	197	51.7	2553	6.7	12	3.1	21	5.5	52	51	339	60.6
Mark Malone	20	9	45.0	124	6.2	1	5.0	2	10.0	38	1	11	42.5
Terry Bradshaw	8	5	62.5	77	9.6	2	25.0	0	0.0	24	0	0	133.9
Totals	409	211	51.6	2754	6.7	15	3.7	23	5.6	52	52	350

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Franco Harris	279	1007	3.6	19	5
Frank Pollard	135	608	4.5	32	4
Cliff Stoudt	77	479	6.2	23	4
Walter Abercrombie	112	446	4.0	50	4
Greg Hawthorne	5	47	9.4	20	0
Tim Harris	2	15	7.5	10	0
Henry Odom	2	7	3.5	4	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	3	3.0	3	0
Calvin Sweeney	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	614	2610	4.3	50	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Calvin Sweeney	39	577	14.8	42	5
Bennie Cunningham	35	442	12.6	29	3
Franco Harris	34	278	8.2	29	2
Walter Abercrombie	26	391	15.0	51	3
Greg Hawthorne	19	300	15.8	52	0
Gregg Garrity	19	279	14.7	38	1
Frank Pollard	16	127	7.9	17	0
Wayne Capers	10	185	18.5	36	1
John Stallworth	8	100	12.5	20	0
Paul Skansi	3	39	13.0	21	0
John Rodgers	2	36	18.0	25	0
Totals	211	2754	13.1	52	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gary Anderson	39	38	97.4	31	27	87.1	119
Totals	39	38	97.4	31	27	87.1	119

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Craig Colquitt	80	3352	41.9	58
Totals	80	3352	41.9	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Skansi	43	363	8.4	57
Rick Woods	5	46	9.2	13
Tim Harris	3	12	4.0	8
Totals	51	421	8.3	57

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Henry Odom	39	756	19.4	35
Tim Harris	18	289	16.1	32
Craig Bingham	1	15	15.0	15
Bob Kohrs	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	59	1066	18.1	35

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Woods	5	53	10.6	31	0
Donnie Shell	5	18	3.6	18	0
Mel Blount	4	32	8.0	21	0
Dwayne Woodruff	3	85	28.3	47	0
Ron Johnson	3	84	28.0	34	1
Mike Merriweather	3	55	18.3	31	1
Jack Lambert	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Harvey Clayton	1	70	70.0	70	1
Sam Washington	1	25	25.0	25	0
Bryan Hinkle	1	14	14.0	14	1
Totals	28	435	15.5	70	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Keith Willis	14.0
Keith Gary	7.5
Gary Dunn	6.0
Robin Cole	5.0
Jack Lambert	4.0
Edmund Nelson	3.0
Tom Beasley	2.5
Harvey Clayton	2.0
Gabe Rivera	2.0
Bob Kohrs	1.5
John Goodman	1.0
Dwayne Woodruff	1.0
Mike Merriweather	0.5
Totals	50.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Rick Woods		0	0	2	38	1
Tom Beasley			0	2	0	0
Mike Merriweather		0	0	2	0
Paul Skansi			5	2	0	0
Jack Lambert		0	0	2	0	0
Robin Cole			0	2	20	0
Mike Webster			0	2	0	0
Keith Gary			0	2	17	0
Cliff Stoudt			10	2	0
Ted Petersen			0	2	0	0
Bryan Hinkle		0	0	2	4
Tim Harris			2	1	0	0
Mel Blount		0	0	1	3	1
Bob Kohrs			0	1	0
Mark Malone			0	1	0	0
Greg Hawthorne			0	1	0	0
Bennie Cunningham			4	1	0
Ron Johnson		0	0	1	5
Donnie Shell		0	0	1	0	0
Frank Pollard			5	1	0
Greg Best			0	1	94	1
Keith Willis			0	1	0	0
Tunch Ilkin			0	1	0	0
Craig Wolfley			0	1	0	0
Gregg Garrity			1	1	0
Henry Odom			2	1	0	0
Franco Harris			10	0	0
Walter Abercrombie			2	0	0
Emil Boures			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	42	37	181	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gary Anderson									27	38	0			119
Franco Harris	5	2							0	0	0			42
Walter Abercrombie	4	3							0	0	0			42
Calvin Sweeney	0	5							0	0	0			30
Cliff Stoudt	4								0	0	0			24
Frank Pollard	4	0							0	0	0			24
Bennie Cunningham		3							0	0	0			18
Harvey Clayton						1			0	0	0			6
Ron Johnson						1			0	0	0			6
Rick Woods			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
Gregg Garrity		1							0	0	0			6
Bryan Hinkle						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Merriweather						1			0	0	0			6
Greg Best							1		0	0	0			6
Wayne Capers		1							0	0	0			6
Mel Blount						0	1		0	0	0			6
Bob Kohrs				0					0	0	0		1	2
Totals	17	15	0	0	0	4	3	0	27	38	0	0	1	355