1983 New York Jets season

1983 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first-year head coach Joe Walton. The Jets, who finished the season with a record of 7–9, played their 20th and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1983-09-04	at San Diego Chargers	W 41–29	Jack Murphy Stadium	51,004
2	1983-09-11	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–10	Shea Stadium	50,066
3	1983-09-18	at New England Patriots	L 23–13	Sullivan Stadium	43,182
4	1983-09-25	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	Shea Stadium	52,070
5	1983-10-03	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–10	Rich Stadium	79,933
6	1983-10-09	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,235
7	1983-10-16	Miami Dolphins	L 32–14	Shea Stadium	58,615
8	1983-10-23	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–21	Shea Stadium	46,878
9	1983-10-30	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–13	Candlestick Park	54,796
10	1983-11-06	Baltimore Colts	L 17–14	Shea Stadium	53,323
11	1983-11-13	Buffalo Bills	L 24–17	Shea Stadium	48,513
12	1983-11-21	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–28	Louisiana Superdome	68,606
13	1983-11-27	New England Patriots	W 26–3	Shea Stadium	48,620
14	1983-12-04	at Baltimore Colts	W 10–6	Memorial Stadium	35,462
15	1983-12-10	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–7	Shea Stadium	53,996
16	1983-12-16	at Miami Dolphins	L 34–14	Miami Orange Bowl	59,975

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	389	250
New England Patriots	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	274	289
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	283	351
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	3–5	5–9	264	354
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	4–8	313	331

Game summaries

Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers

See also: 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 7 13 7 7 34 Jets 0 0 7 0 7 at Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY Date: December 10 Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST Game weather: 45°F, wind 12 mph Game attendance: 53,996 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Steelers Jets 1 Steelers Gregg Garrity 17-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good 7 0 2 Steelers Calvin Sweeney 10-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good 14 0 2 Steelers 29-yard field goal by Gary Anderson 17 0 2 Steelers 40-yard field goal by Gary Anderson 20 0 3 Steelers Bennie Cunningham 13-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good 27 0 3 Jets Johnny Lam Jones 27-yard touchdown reception from Pat Ryan, Pat Leahy kick good 27 7 4 Steelers Calvin Sweeney 18-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good 34 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 7

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

External links

• 1983 statistics