1983 New York Jets season

1983 New York Jets season
1983 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Joe Walton
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Marvin Powell; DT Joe Klecko; DE Mark Gastineau
	← 1982; Jets seasons; 1984 →;

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 twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

Roster

**1983 New York Jets roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 7 Ken O'Brien 10 Pat Ryan 14 Richard Todd Running backs (RB) 31 Marion Barber Jr. 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 22 Kenny Lewis 24 Freeman McNeil Wide receivers (WR) 86 Nick Bruckner 89 Preston Brown 81 Derrick Gaffney 80 Lam Jones 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends (TE) 83 Jerome Barkum 89 Rocky Klever 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C 65 Joe Fields C 68 Reggie McElroy G 62 Joe Pellegrini G 79 Marvin Powell T 70 Stan Waldemore G 72 Chris Ward T Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Barry Bennett DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 77 Kenny Neil DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT		Linebackers (LB) 54 Stan Blinka 51 Greg Buttle 50 Bob Crable 55 Ron Crosby 56 Lance Mehl Defensive backs (DB) 47 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 27 Jesse Johnson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 20 Davlin Mullen CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy 21 Kirk Springs SS Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P				Reserve 35 Mike Augustyniak FB (IR) 87 Kurt Sohn WR (IR) -- John Walker DT (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4	at San Diego Chargers	W 41–29	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	51,004
2	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 10–17	1–1	Shea Stadium	50,066
3	September 18	at New England Patriots	L 13–23	1–2	Sullivan Stadium	43,182
4	September 25	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24 (OT)	2–2	Shea Stadium	52,070
5	October 3	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–10	3–2	Rich Stadium	79,933
6	October 9	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–10	3–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,235
7	October 16	Miami Dolphins	L 14–32	3–4	Shea Stadium	58,615
8	October 23	Atlanta Falcons	L 21–27	3–5	Shea Stadium	46,878
9	October 30	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–13	4–5	Candlestick Park	54,796
10	November 6	Baltimore Colts	L 14–17	4–6	Shea Stadium	53,323
11	November 13	Buffalo Bills	L 17–24	4–7	Shea Stadium	48,513
12	November 21	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–28	5–7	Louisiana Superdome	68,606
13	November 27	New England Patriots	W 26–3	6–7	Shea Stadium	48,620
14	December 4	at Baltimore Colts	W 10–6	7–7	Memorial Stadium	35,462
15	December 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	7–8	Shea Stadium	53,996
16	December 16	at Miami Dolphins	L 14–34	7–9	Miami Orange Bowl	59,975

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	389	250	W5
New England Patriots	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	274	289	L1
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	283	351	L2
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	3–5	5–9	264	354	W1
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	4–8	313	331	L2

Game summaries

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
• Jets	7	7	7	3	3	27

Date: September 25
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C); wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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Week 15

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	13	7	7	34
Jets	0	0	7	0	7

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Date: December 10
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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