1983 New York Jets season

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.

1983 New York Jets season
Head coachJoe Walton
OwnerLeon Hess
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Marvin Powell
DT Joe Klecko
DE Mark Gastineau

Roster
1983 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 4, 1983at San Diego ChargersW 41–29Jack Murphy Stadium
51,004
2September 11, 1983Seattle SeahawksL 17–10Shea Stadium
50,066
3September 18, 1983at New England PatriotsL 23–13Sullivan Stadium
43,182
4September 25, 1983Los Angeles RamsW 27–24Shea Stadium
52,070
5October 3, 1983at Buffalo BillsW 34–10Rich Stadium
79,933
6October 9, 1983at Cleveland BrownsL 10–7Cleveland Municipal Stadium
78,235
7October 16, 1983Miami DolphinsL 32–14Shea Stadium
58,615
8October 23, 1983Atlanta FalconsL 27–21Shea Stadium
46,878
9October 30, 1983at San Francisco 49ersW 27–13Candlestick Park
54,796
10November 6, 1983Baltimore ColtsL 17–14Shea Stadium
53,323
11November 13, 1983Buffalo BillsL 24–17Shea Stadium
48,513
12November 21, 1983at New Orleans SaintsW 31–28Louisiana Superdome
68,606
13November 27, 1983New England PatriotsW 26–3Shea Stadium
48,620
14December 4, 1983at Baltimore ColtsW 10–6Memorial Stadium
35,462
15December 10, 1983Pittsburgh SteelersL 34–7Shea Stadium
53,996
16December 16, 1983at Miami DolphinsL 34–14Miami Orange Bowl
59,975

Standings
AFC East
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 234OTTotal
Rams 14 0370 24
• Jets 7 7733 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, John Madden

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Week 15
See also: 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 13 7734
Jets 0 0 707

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

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com


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