1983 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Frank Kush |
| Zeke Bratkowski | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Gunther Cunningham | Defensive Line |
| Hal Hunter | Offensive Line |
| Richard Mann | Wide Receivers |
| Roger Theder | Running Backs |
| Bob Valesente | Defensive Backs |
| Rick Venturi | Linebackers |
| Mike Westhoff | Tight Ends/Special Teams/Weight Training |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/4/1983 | A | Houston Oilers | 15-0 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 52359 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-7 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 56061 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1983 | A | New York Giants | 14-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 32205 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1983 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 7-10 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 37420 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1983 | A | New England Patriots | 29-23 | W | OT | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 45526 |
| Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 52613 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | Buffalo Bills | 23-28 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 40937 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 22-19 | W | OT | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 34350 |
| Sun | 10/2/1983 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 34-31 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 48104 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | New England Patriots | 12-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 37013 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 7-30 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 38565 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1983 | H | Miami Dolphins | 7-21 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 32343 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 22-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 59150 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | New York Jets | 17-14 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53323 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-24 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57319 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 0-37 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 54482 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1983 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-41 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 65812 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1983 | H | New York Jets | 6-10 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 29431 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1983 | A | Denver Broncos | 19-21 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74864 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 20-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 20418 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sid Abramowitz | 74 | LOT | 6-6 | 281 | 23 | Air Force; Tulsa | 14 | 1 |
| Raul Allegre | 2 | K | 5-10 | 167 | 24 | Montana; Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Kim Anderson | 26 | FS-FS | 5-11 | 183 | 26 | Pasadena CC; Arizona State | 16 | 5 |
| Larry Anderson | 30 | SS | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 |
| Karl Baldischwiler | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 27 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Quinton Ballard | 97 | LDE-NT | 6-3 | 289 | 23 | Elon | 15 | 4 |
| Earnest Barnes | 95 | NT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1 |
| Pat Beach | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 2 |
| Mark Bell | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Colorado State | 7 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 213 | 24 | California | 11 | 11 |
| Greg Bracelin | 52 | LOLB | 6-1 | 216 | 26 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Burroughs | 45 | LCB | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Michigan State | 16 | 16 |
| Ray Butler | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 203 | 27 | Wharton County JC; Southern California | 11 | 7 |
| Johnie Cooks | 98 | LILB | 6-4 | 247 | 25 | Mississippi State | 16 | 11 |
| Jeff Delaney | 34 | SS | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 5 |
| Curtis Dickey | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Zachary Dixon | 31 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Dean JC; Temple | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Donaldson | 53 | C | 6-3 | 291 | 25 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Grant Feasel | 50 | C | 6-7 | 285 | 23 | Abilene Christian | 11 | 0 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 25 | FS | 5-10 | 188 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 15 |
| Jeff Hart | 68 | ROT | 6-5 | 252 | 30 | Oregon State | 14 | 8 |
| Derrick Hatchett | 42 | RCB | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Texas | 7 | 6 |
| Bernard Henry | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Arizona State | 15 | 7 |
| Mark Herrmann | 9 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 24 | Purdue | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Hinton | 75 | LOG | 6-4 | 295 | 22 | Northwestern | 16 | 15 |
| Ricky Jones | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 224 | 28 | Tuskegee | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Kafentzis | 29 | SS | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Hawaii | 15 | 1 |
| Barry Krauss | 55 | RILB | 6-3 | 257 | 26 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Lindsey Mason | 79 | LOT | 6-5 | 275 | 28 | Kansas | 5 | 1 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 237 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Randy McMillan | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 216 | 25 | Harford JC; Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Mills | 65 | ROT | 6-9 | 281 | 22 | Hawaii | 7 | 7 |
| Alvin Moore | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 24 | Arizona State | 15 | 0 |
| Victor Oatis | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 177 | 24 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Odom | 49 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 15 | 5 |
| Gary Padjen | 60 | LB | 6-2 | 246 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 18 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 23 | Arizona State | 15 | 15 |
| Steve Parker | 78 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Triton JC; Eastern Illinois | 16 | 15 |
| Ricky Porter | 20 | RB | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Slippery Rock | 14 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 7 |
| Tate Randle | 35 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Texas Tech | 10 | 6 |
| Mark Reed | 8 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Sherwin | 83 | TE | 6-6 | 246 | 25 | Boston College | 15 | 14 |
| Sanders Shiver | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 227 | 28 | Carson-Newman | 16 | 0 |
| Phil Smith | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 188 | 23 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 3 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| Hosea Taylor | 90 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Houston | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Bob Taylor | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Southern Methodist; Georgia Tech | 8 | 0 |
| Donnell Thompson | 99 | LDE | 6-4 | 275 | 25 | North Carolina | 14 | 13 |
| Marco Tongue | 46 | CB | 5-9 | 174 | 23 | Bowie State | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Utt | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-5 | 287 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 8 |
| Henry Waechter | 71 | DE | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Waldorf JC; Nebraska | 11 | 0 |
| Kendall Williams | 44 | RCB | 5-9 | 189 | 24 | Long Beach CC; Arizona State | 16 | 4 |
| Newton Williams | 39 | FB | 5-10 | 204 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Leo Wisniewski | 69 | NT | 6-1 | 259 | 24 | Penn State | 15 | 14 |
| Steve Wright | 73 | ROG-ROT | 6-6 | 273 | 24 | Northern Iowa | 13 | 10 |
| Dave Young | 90 | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | John Elway | QB | Stanford |
| 2 | 29 | Vernon Maxwell | LB | Arizona State |
| 3 | 57 | George Achica | DT | Southern California |
| 4 | 85 | Phil Smith | WR | San Diego State |
| 5 | 113 | Sid Abramowitz | T | Tulsa |
| 6 | 161 | Grant Feasel | C | Abilene Christian |
| 7 | 169 | Alvin Moore | RB | Arizona State |
| 9 | 225 | Jim Mills | T | Hawaii |
| 9 | 241 | Chris Rose | T | Stanford |
| 10 | 252 | Ron Hopkins | DB | Murray State |
| 11 | 280 | Jim Bob Taylor | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | 308 | Carl Williams | WR | Texas Southern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 86 | 57 | 68 | 9 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 136 | 54 | 102 | 0 | 354 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:26 | 272 | 146 | 110 | 16 | 78/226 34.5% | / % | 120 | 986 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:34 | 321 | 123 | 166 | 32 | 87/219 39.7% | / % | 82 | 666 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Allegre | 0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 0 | 112 |
| Curtis Dickey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Randy McMillan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Bernard Henry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ray Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Kim Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pat Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnie Cooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Donnell Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 1 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 42 | 45 | 93.3 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 354 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Allegre | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 1 | 55 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 11/12 | 10/12 | 4/5 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 1 | 55 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 11/12 | 10/12 | 4/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Dickey | 254 | 1122 | 4.4 | 56 | 4 |
| Randy McMillan | 198 | 802 | 4.1 | 39t | 5 |
| Mike Pagel | 54 | 441 | 8.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Newton Williams | 28 | 77 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Reed | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Krauss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 601 | 2695 | 4.5 | 56 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 516 | 2118 | 4.1 | 77 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pagel | 328 | 163 | 163 | 148 | 2353 | 7.2 | 14.4 | 72t | 12 | 3.7 | 17 | 5.2 | 40 | 278 | 2075 | 64.0 |
| Mark Herrmann | 36 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 256 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.3 | 7 | 62 | 194 | 38.7 |
| Mark Reed | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26.7 |
| Jim Bob Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 45.8 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 377 | 188 | 188 | 167 | 2663 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 72t | 12 | 3.2 | 22 | 5.8 | 47 | 340 | 2323 | 59.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 488 | 281 | 281 | 187 | 3832 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 85t | 31 | 6.4 | 20 | 4.1 | 41 | 310 | 3522 | 86.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Henry | 30 | 416 | 13.9 | 40t | 4 |
| Tracy Porter | 28 | 384 | 13.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 25 | 385 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Tim Sherwin | 25 | 358 | 14.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 24 | 483 | 20.1 | 72t | 3 |
| Randy McMillan | 24 | 195 | 8.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Ray Butler | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 60 | 3 |
| Victor Oatis | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Newton Williams | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 188 | 2663 | 14.2 | 72t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 281 | 3832 | 13.6 | 85t | 31 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Hatchett | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Kim Anderson | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 71t | 1 |
| Greg Bracelin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Delaney | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Burroughs | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tate Randle | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Kendall Williams | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Johnie Cooks | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 314 | 15.7 | 71t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohn Stark | 91 | 4124 | 45.3 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 642 | 3302 | 36.3 |
| Team Totals | 91 | 4124 | 45.3 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 642 | 3302 | 36.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 3329 | 41.6 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 294 | 2975 | 37.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 20 | 4 | 138 | 6.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 14 | 5 | 104 | 7.4 | 50 | 0 |
| Kendall Williams | 9 | 4 | 43 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 14 | 294 | 6.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 7 | 642 | 11.7 | 60t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Williams | 20 | 0 | 490 | 24.5 | 90 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 18 | 0 | 340 | 18.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 18 | 0 | 309 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Alvin Moore | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 1 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 0 | 1198 | 19.3 | 90 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 1138 | 18.7 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon Maxwell | 11.0 | |
| Greg Bracelin | 5.5 | |
| Leo Wisniewski | 5.0 | |
| Johnie Cooks | 5.0 | |
| Donnell Thompson | 4.0 | |
| Quinton Ballard | 2.0 | |
| Henry Waechter | 1.5 | |
| Steve Parker | 1.5 | |
| Kendall Williams | 1.0 | |
| Sanders Shiver | 1.0 | |
| Cliff Odom | 1.0 | |
| Barry Krauss | 1.0 | |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1.0 | |
| Kim Anderson | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 310.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47.0 | 340.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1 | |
| Matt Bouza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Burroughs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnie Cooks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 1 | |
| Jeff Delaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Hart | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Herrmann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Hinton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Krauss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Padjen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kendall Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Wisniewski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 93 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
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