1983 Cleveland Browns season
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The 1983
Cleveland Browns
season was the team's 34th season with the National Football League
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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:...
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...
season was the team's 34th season 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...
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NFL Draft
The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft1983 NFL Draft
The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983...
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| Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 41 | Ron Brown | Wide Receiver | Arizona State Arizona State Sun Devils football The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program represents Arizona State University in college football, and competes in NCAA Division I FBS as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference.... |
| 3 | 68 | Reggie Camp Reggie Camp Reginald Louis "Reggie" Camp is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.Camp also played for the Atlanta Falcons.... |
Defensive End | California California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to... |
| 5 | 122 | Bill Contz | Offensive Tackle | Penn State |
| 6 | 145 | Tim Stracka Tim Stracka Timothy Terrill Stracka is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for the Cleveland Browns . He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; before that, Stracka was the star of Madison West High School's 1977 Division 1 Wisconsin... |
Tight End | Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... |
| 6 | 149 | Dave Puzzuoli Dave Puzzuoli Phillip David "Dave" Puzzuoli is a former professional American football nose tackle in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Cleveland Browns .... |
Nose Tackle | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
| 7 | 176 | Rocky Belk | Wide Receiver | Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
| 8 | 209 | Mike McClearn | Guard | Temple Temple Owls football The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference... |
| 10 | 262 | Thomas Hopkins | Offensive Tackle | Alabama A&M Alabama A&M Bulldogs football The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the college football team representing the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. The Bulldogs play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
| 11 | 288 | Boyce Green | Running Back | Carson Newman College |
| 11 | 305 | Howard McAdoo | Linebacker | Michigan State Michigan State Spartans football The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football as members of the Big Ten Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level... |
| 12 | 316 | Paul Farren Paul Farren Paul Farren was a tackle in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns. Farren took over as the Browns' starting left tackle after Rickey Bolden was injured in 1989. Farren also played as a guard and a center when he attended Boston University. Farren was considered a long shot to make... |
Offensive Tackle | Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 4, 1983 | 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 27–21 | |
| 2 | September 11, 1983 | at 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 31–26 | |
| 3 | September 15, 1983 | 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... |
W 17–7 | |
| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 30–24 | |
| 5 | October 2, 1983 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
L 24–9 | |
| 6 | October 9, 1983 | New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 10–7 | |
| 7 | October 16, 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... |
L 44–17 | |
| 8 | October 23, 1983 | at 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... |
L 28–21 | |
| 9 | October 30, 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 25–19 | |
| 10 | November 6, 1983 | at 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... |
L 35–21 | |
| 11 | November 13, 1983 | 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 20–0 | |
| 12 | November 20, 1983 | at New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
W 30–0 | |
| 13 | November 27, 1983 | Baltimore Colts | W 41–23 | |
| 14 | December 4, 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 27–6 | |
| 15 | December 11, 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... |
L 34–27 | |
| 16 | December 18, 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... |
W 30–17 | |
Standings
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| 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 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 356 | 342 | W-1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals 1983 Cincinnati Bengals season 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... |
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 |