1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 1983
Cincinnati Bengals
season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its 14th with the National Football League
.
The Bengals started the season by losing six of their first seven games and finished 7–9. Despite the losing record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL. In the offseason, Forrest Gregg
resigned as head coach and Sam Wyche
was named as his replacement.
1983 NFL season
The 1983 NFL season was the 64th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XVIII when the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins.-Major rule changes:...
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its 14th with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
The Bengals started the season by losing six of their first seven games and finished 7–9. Despite the losing record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL. In the offseason, Forrest Gregg
Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in...
resigned as head coach and Sam Wyche
Sam Wyche
Samuel David "Sam" Wyche is a former American football player and head coach, who is best known as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL...
was named as his replacement.
NFL Draft
| 1983 Cincinnati Bengals Draft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 25 | 25 | Dave Rimington Dave Rimington Dave Brian Rimington is a former American football center. He is considered by many to be the greatest center in the history of college football.-College career:... |
Center | Nebraska |
| 2 | 25 | 53 | Ray Horton Ray Horton Raymond Anthony Horton is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. During that time, he recorded 19 interceptions and returned them for 264 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also recovered 8 fumbles, which he returned for... |
Defensive Back | Washington |
| 3 | 25 | 81 | Jim Turner | Defensive Back | UCLA |
| 4 | 25 | 109 | Steve Maidlow Steve Maidlow Steven Kenneth Maidlow is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Michigan State University where he was a three year starter and a two year All-Big Ten honoree... |
Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 5 | 25 | 137 | Jeff Christensen | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a... |
| 6 | 12 | 152 | Kiki DeAyala Kiki DeAyala Julian Lewis DeAyala is a former American football linebacker in the United States Football League and the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft, but first played for the USFL's Houston Gamblers. He played college football for... |
Linebacker | Texas |
| 6 | 25 | 165 | Larry Kinnebrew Larry Kinnebrew Larry D. Kinnebrew is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft... |
Running Back | Tennessee State |
| 7 | 25 | 193 | James Griffin James Griffin (football player) James Victor Griffin is a former American football defensive back who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at the Middle Tennessee State University.-External links:*... |
Defensive Back | Middle Tennessee State Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States.... |
| 8 | 25 | 221 | Mike Martin | Wide Receiver | Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... |
| 9 | 24 | 248 | Stanley Wilson Stanley Wilson Sr. Stanley T. Wilson, Sr. is an American former professional football player, a running back, who played for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals... |
Running Back | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 25 | 276 | Tim Krumrie Tim Krumrie Timothy A. Krumrie is a former American football nose tackle who played his entire NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals, from 1983 through 1994... |
Defensive Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 25 | 304 | Gary Williams | Wide Receiver | Ohio State |
| 12 | 25 | 332 | Andre Young | Linebacker | Bowling Green Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State... |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1983 | Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 20–10 | |
| 2 | September 11, 1983 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 10–6 | |
| 3 | September 15, 1983 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 17–7 | |
| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
W 23–17 | |
| 5 | October 2, 1983 | Baltimore Colts | L 34–31 | |
| 6 | October 10, 1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 24–14 | |
| 7 | October 16, 1983 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24–17 | |
| 8 | October 23, 1983 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28–21 | |
| 9 | October 30, 1983 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 34–14 | |
| 10 | November 6, 1983 | at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
W 55–14 | |
| 11 | November 13, 1983 | at Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 20–15 | |
| 12 | November 20, 1983 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
W 38–10 | |
| 13 | November 28, 1983 | at Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38–14 | |
| 14 | December 4, 1983 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 23–10 | |
| 15 | December 11, 1983 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 17–9 | |
| 16 | December 17, 1983 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 20–14 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : vs. Denver Broncos :at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT* Game weather:* Game attendance: 58,233* Referee: Jerry Seeman... |
10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 355 | 303 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Browns 1983 Cleveland Browns season The 1983 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 34th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 356 | 342 | W-1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 302 | L-1 |
| Houston Oilers 1983 Houston Oilers season The 1983 Houston Oilers season was the 24th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 1–8, winning two games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 288 | 460 | L-1 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams |
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Awards and records
- Passing: Ken Anderson (297 Att, 198 Comp, 2333 Yds, 66.7 Pct, 12 TD, 13 Int, 85.6 Rating)
- Rushing: Pete Johnson (210 Att, 763 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 16 Long, 14 TD)
- Receiving: Cris Collinsworth (66 Rec, 1130 Yds, 17.1 Avg, 63 Long, 5 TD)
- Scoring: Jim Breech, 87 points (16 FG; 39 PAT)