1983 Washington Redskins Statistics
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Joe Gibbs (14-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1983 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Offensively, Washington led the league with 541 points. At the same time, the defense allowed 332 points. Joe Theismann directed the offense, slinging for 3,714 yards. Charlie Brown paced pass catchers, grabbing 78 passes for 1,225 yards.
John Riggins carried the ball for a team-best 1,347 yards for the Redskins.
The ball-hawking defense created 61 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Murphy picked off 9 opponent throws. Dave Butz topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Joe Gibbs coached the team. The 1983 Washington Redskins lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Theismann | 459 | 276 | 60.1 | 3714 | 8.1 | 29 | 6.3 | 11 | 2.4 | 84 | 34 | 242 | 97.0 |
| Art Monk | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Bob Holly | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 87.5 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 463 | 278 | 60.0 | 3765 | 8.1 | 29 | 6.3 | 11 | 2.4 | 84 | 35 | 251 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Riggins | 375 | 1347 | 3.6 | 44 | 24 |
| Joe Washington | 145 | 772 | 5.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 37 | 234 | 6.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Otis Wonsley | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Bob Holly | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 5 | 4 |
| Rick Walker | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 3 | -19 | -6.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 629 | 2625 | 4.2 | 48 | 30 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | 78 | 1225 | 15.7 | 75 | 8 |
| Art Monk | 47 | 746 | 15.9 | 43 | 5 |
| Joe Washington | 47 | 454 | 9.7 | 67 | 6 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 27 | 372 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 25 | 332 | 13.3 | 84 | 1 |
| Don Warren | 20 | 225 | 11.2 | 33 | 2 |
| Rick Walker | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Clint Didier | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 40 | 4 |
| John Riggins | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Mark McGrath | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 278 | 3765 | 13.5 | 84 | 29 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hayes | 72 | 2796 | 38.8 | 56 |
| Totals | 72 | 2796 | 38.8 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms | 38 | 289 | 7.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 387 | 7.9 | 42 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelms | 35 | 802 | 22.9 | 41 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Cronan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Sawyer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1301 | 20.7 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Murphy | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Vernon Dean | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Coffey | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Anthony Washington | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Kaufman | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 70 | 1 |
| Greg Williams | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Rich Milot | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 437 | 12.9 | 70 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Butz | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
| Dexter Manley | 11.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tony McGee | 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| Charles Mann | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Darryl Grant | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Perry Brooks | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Monte Coleman | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Neal Olkewicz | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rich Milot | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Mel Kaufman | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Todd Liebenstein | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Murphy | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Coffey | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Green | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Coleman | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Mann | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Greg Williams | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Bostic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vernon Dean | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Darryl Grant | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Curtis Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony McGee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Neal Olkewicz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Todd Liebenstein | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mel Kaufman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dave Butz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Anthony Washington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Coffey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charlie Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Otis Wonsley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark May | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clint Didier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Holly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Riggins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 59 | 3 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mark Moseley | 33 | 62 | 0 | 161 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | ||||||||
| Charlie Brown | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Joe Washington | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Art Monk | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Clint Didier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Reggie Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Rick Walker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Don Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Mel Kaufman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Vernon Dean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Virgil Seay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Charles Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 541 |
