1983 San Francisco 49ers season

1983 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Bill Walsh
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost NFC Championship Game (Washington Redskins)
Uniform
Timeline
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The 1983 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 34th year with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1983 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1983 San Francisco 49ers staff
	Front Office Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. Vice President/General Counsel – Carmen Policy General Manager – John McVay Director of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Director of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb Head Coaches President/Head Coach – Bill Walsh Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Paul Hackett Running Backs – Sherman Lewis Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Fred von Appen			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – George Seifert Defensive Line – Bill McPherson Linebackers – Norb Hecker Defensive Backs – Ray Rhodes Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Fred von Appen Strength and Conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1983 (Sat)	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-22	55,775
2	September 8, 1983 (Thu)	at Minnesota Vikings	W 48-17	58,167
3	September 18, 1983	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 42-27	38,132
4	September 25, 1983	Atlanta Falcons	W 24-20	57,814
5	October 2, 1983	at New England Patriots	W 33-13	54,293
6	October 9, 1983	Los Angeles Rams	L 7-10	59,118
7	October 16, 1983	at New Orleans Saints	W 32-13	68,154
8	October 23, 1983	at Los Angeles Rams	W 45-35	66,070
9	October 30, 1983	New York Jets	L 13-27	54,796
10	November 6, 1983	Miami Dolphins	L 17-20	57,832
11	November 13, 1983	New Orleans Saints	W 27-0	40,022
12	November 20, 1983	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24-28	39,782
13	November 27, 1983	at Chicago Bears	L 3-13	40,483
14	December 4, 1983	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 35-21	49,773
15	December 11, 1983	at Buffalo Bills	W 23-10	38,039
16	December 19, 1983 (Mon)	Dallas Cowboys	W 42-17	59,957

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers(2)	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	432	293	W3
Los Angeles Rams(5)	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	361	344	W1
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	319	337	L1
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	370	389	W1

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

• San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23

December 31, 1983 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 58,286

NFC Championship Game

• San Francisco 49ers 21, Washington Redskins 24

January 8, 1984 at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC
Attendance: 55,363

Awards and records

• Ray Wersching, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 Field Goals (October 16, 1983)

External links

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com