1983 Cleveland Browns season
| 1983 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Art Modell |
| Head coach | Sam Rutigliano |
| Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Local radio | WHK |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1983 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 34th season with the National Football League.
Season summary
In a season which was eerily similar to the 1979 campaign, which was arguably the beginning of "The Kardiac Kids" period, seven contests wered decided by seven points or less, with the Browns going 4–3. Like the '79 and '80 seasons, the Browns scored often and gave up almost as many points, with the Browns scoring 356 to their opponents' 342. Quarterback Brian Sipe, in his last season with the Browns before jumping to the USFL, had 26 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions, nearly the same ratio (28-to-26) he had had in 1979. It was a good way to go out for Sipe, who had lost his starting job to Paul McDonald late in the 1982 season and then re-gained it in the '83 training camp. Fullback Mike Pruitt, in his last great season with the Browns, rushed for 1,184 yards. And finally, in his last season in Cleveland before being traded to the Denver Broncos, wide receiver Dave Logan was second on the team in receptions with 37, but that was far behind the team-record 89 hauled in by Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome in a season that could be dubbed "The Kardiac Kids' Last Hurrah".[1]
Offseason
NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 41 | Ron Brown | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 3 | 68 | Reggie Camp | Defensive end | California |
| 5 | 122 | Bill Contz | Offensive tackle | Penn State |
| 6 | 145 | Tim Stracka | Tight end | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 149 | Dave Puzzuoli | Nose tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 176 | Rocky Belk | Wide receiver | Miami |
| 8 | 209 | Mike McClearn | Guard | Temple |
| 10 | 262 | Thomas Hopkins | Offensive tackle | Alabama A&M |
| 11 | 288 | Boyce Green | Running back | Carson Newman College |
| 11 | 305 | Howard McAdoo | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 12 | 316 | Paul Farren | Offensive tackle | Boston University |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1983 | Minnesota Vikings | L 27–21 | |
| 2 | September 11, 1983 | at Detroit Lions | W 31–26 | |
| 3 | September 15, 1983 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–7 | |
| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at San Diego Chargers | W 30–24 | |
| 5 | October 2, 1983 | Seattle Seahawks | L 24–9 | |
| 6 | October 9, 1983 | New York Jets | W 10–7 | |
| 7 | October 16, 1983 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 44–17 | |
| 8 | October 23, 1983 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 28–21 | |
| 9 | October 30, 1983 | Houston Oilers | W 25–19 | |
| 10 | November 6, 1983 | at Green Bay Packers in Milwaukee | L 35–21 | |
| 11 | November 13, 1983 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–0 | |
| 12 | November 20, 1983 | at New England Patriots | W 30–0 | |
| 13 | November 27, 1983 | Baltimore Colts | W 41–23 | |
| 14 | December 4, 1983 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–6 | |
| 15 | December 11, 1983 | at Houston Oilers | L 34–27 | |
| 16 | December 18, 1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–17 |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 355 | 303 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 356 | 342 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 4–8 | 346 | 302 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 288 | 460 | L1 |
Roster
Awards and records
- Brian Sipe, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes (26), Tied with another player
References
- ^ Season summary and statistics at Cleveland Browns.com
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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