1983 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Bart Starr |
| John Brunner | Offensive Backs |
| Lew Carpenter | Receivers |
| Ross Fichtner | Defensive Backs |
| Monte Kiffin | Linebackers |
| Ernie McMillan | Offensive Line |
| John Meyer | Defensive Coordinator |
| Bill Meyers | Offensive Line Assistant |
| Dick Rehbein | Special Teams |
| Bob Schnelker | Offensive Coordinator |
| Richard Urich | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 41866 | |
| Fri | 8/12/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 21-38 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 54443 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1983 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-27 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 48867 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1983 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 39-27 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 33041 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1983 | A | Houston Oilers | 41-38 | W | OT | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44073 |
| Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-25 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55154 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1983 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54037 | |
| Mon | 9/26/1983 | A | New York Giants | 3-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 75308 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 55-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 54272 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-38 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 67738 | |
| Mon | 10/17/1983 | H | Washington Redskins | 48-47 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55255 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 17-20 | L | OT | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55236 |
| Sun | 10/30/1983 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53349 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 35-21 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 54089 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 29-21 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 60113 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-23 | L | OT | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 50050 |
| Sun | 11/27/1983 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 41-47 | L | OT | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 35688 |
| Sun | 12/4/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 31-28 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 51147 | |
| Mon | 12/12/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12-9 | W | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 50763 |
| Sun | 12/18/1983 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 35807 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Anderson | 59 | LOLB-LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Boyd | 72 | RDT | 6-6 | 280 | 31 | Fresno CC; San Diego State | 12 | 1 |
| Byron Braggs | 73 | LDE | 6-4 | 270 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 14 |
| Robert Brown | 93 | DE | 6-2 | 271 | 23 | Chowan JC; Virginia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Rich Campbell | 19 | QB | 6-4 | 224 | 25 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Cassidy | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Fullerton JC; Utah State | 12 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 33 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Louisiana Tech; Arkansas | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Coffman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Kansas State | 16 | 16 |
| George Cumby | 52 | RILB-MLB | 6-0 | 224 | 27 | Oklahoma | 15 | 14 |
| Mike Curcio | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 26 | Temple | 13 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 34 | Kansas State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Douglass | 53 | ROLB-RLB | 6-0 | 220 | 28 | Arizona State; Los Angeles CC; San Diego State | 15 | 15 |
| Dave Drechsler | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 264 | 23 | North Carolina | 16 | 12 |
| Gerry Ellis | 31 | FB-HB | 5-11 | 230 | 26 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 15 | 14 |
| Phil Epps | 85 | WR | 5-9 | 165 | 24 | Texas Christian | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Garcia | 11 | K | 5-8 | 188 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Getty | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 31 | Penn State | 15 | 4 |
| Johnnie Gray | 24 | SS | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | Allan Hancock JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Hallstrom | 65 | OG | 6-6 | 298 | 24 | Iowa Central CC; Iowa | 16 | 0 |
| Leotis Harris | 69 | ROG | 6-1 | 269 | 28 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 |
| Maurice Harvey | 23 | FS | 5-10 | 189 | 27 | Ball State | 4 | 4 |
| Estus Hood | 38 | CB-S | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Illinois State | 16 | 0 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 25 | HB | 6-1 | 199 | 26 | Michigan | 16 | 2 |
| Tim Huffman | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 277 | 24 | Notre Dame | 15 | 6 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 40 | HB | 6-1 | 208 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 8 |
| John Jefferson | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Johnson | 99 | NT | 6-1 | 262 | 26 | Maryland | 14 | 7 |
| Ezra Johnson | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 258 | 28 | Morris Brown | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Jolly | 21 | S | 6-3 | 185 | 25 | Michigan | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Jones | 63 | NT | 6-2 | 253 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Syd Kitson | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 262 | 25 | Wake Forest | 16 | 9 |
| Greg Koch | 68 | ROT-ROG | 6-4 | 276 | 28 | Arkansas | 15 | 14 |
| Jim Laughlin | 62 | RILB | 6-1 | 219 | 25 | Ohio State | 15 | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 22 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Cliff Lewis | 56 | ROLB | 6-1 | 226 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 1 |
| Gary Lewis | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 234 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 1 |
| Tim Lewis | 26 | RCB | 5-11 | 191 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 7 |
| James Lofton | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 27 | Stanford | 16 | 16 |
| Larry McCarren | 54 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 32 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Mike McCoy | 29 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | West Los Angeles JC; Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Meade | 39 | FB | 5-10 | 224 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 7 |
| Casey Merrill | 78 | LDE | 6-4 | 257 | 26 | UC Davis | 5 | 2 |
| Mark Murphy | 37 | FS | 6-2 | 201 | 25 | West Liberty | 16 | 12 |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 44 | CB | 6-1 | 194 | 29 | California; San Jose State | 7 | 0 |
| Chet Parlavecchio | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Penn State | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Prather | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 25 | Grambling State | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Rubens | 58 | C | 6-2 | 262 | 24 | Montana State | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Sams | 70 | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Scott | 55 | LILB | 6-1 | 228 | 24 | Alabama | 6 | 5 |
| Bucky Scribner | 13 | P | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Pratt CC; Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Daryle Skaugstad | 91 | NT | 6-5 | 258 | 26 | California | 9 | 2 |
| Ron Spears | 79 | LDT | 6-6 | 254 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; San Diego State | 13 | 1 |
| Jan Stenerud | 10 | K | 6-2 | 188 | 41 | Montana State | 16 | 0 |
| Karl Swanke | 67 | LOT | 6-6 | 260 | 26 | Boston College | 16 | 16 |
| Rich Turner | 75 | NT | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 |
| David Whitehurst | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 28 | Furman | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Wingo | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Alabama | 16 | 11 |
| Chet Winters | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 204 | 23 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Tim Lewis | DB | Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 48 | Dave Drechsler | G | North Carolina |
| 4 | 104 | Mike Miller | WR | Tennessee |
| 5 | 132 | Bryan Thomas | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 160 | Ron Sams | G | Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 188 | Jessie Clark | RB | Arkansas |
| 8 | 216 | Carlton Briscoe | DB | McNeese State |
| 9 | 243 | Robin Ham | C | West Texas A&M |
| 10 | 253 | Byron Williams | WR | Texas-Arlington |
| 10 | 271 | Jimmy Thomas | DB | Indiana |
| 11 | 299 | Bucky Scribner | P | Kansas |
| 12 | 327 | John Harvey | DT | Southern California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 120 | 147 | 44 | 112 | 6 | 429 |
| Opponents Totals | 74 | 105 | 109 | 139 | 12 | 439 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:01 | 340 | 99 | 214 | 27 | 72/189 38.1% | / % | 80 | 648 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:59 | 366 | 171 | 187 | 8 | 111/239 46.4% | / % | 110 | 965 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 0 | 52 | 52 | 100.0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 0 | 115 |
| Paul Coffman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| James Lofton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| John Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Gerry Ellis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Harlan Huckleby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Lynn Dickey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Meade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Douglass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| John Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jessie Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil Epps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Greg Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 52 | 52 | 100.0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 1 | 429 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 50 | 54 | 92.6 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 1 | 439 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Stenerud | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 2 | 48 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 7/9 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 2 | 48 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 7/9 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 8/15 | 4/5 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Ellis | 141 | 696 | 4.9 | 71 | 4 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 86 | 340 | 4.0 | 21 | 2 |
| Jessie Clark | 71 | 328 | 4.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Mike Meade | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 50 | 182 | 3.6 | 20 | 4 |
| James Lofton | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Lynn Dickey | 21 | 12 | 0.6 | 4 | 3 |
| David Whitehurst | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 439 | 1807 | 4.1 | 71 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 597 | 2641 | 4.4 | 43 | 28 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Dickey | 484 | 289 | 59.7 | 166 | 4458 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 75t | 32 | 6.6 | 29 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 | 4151 | 87.3 |
| David Whitehurst | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 15 | 149 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.7 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 38.9 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 118.8 |
| Gerry Ellis | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 31 | 6.2 | 15.5 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61.3 |
| Team Totals | 526 | 311 | 59.1 | 183 | 4688 | 8.9 | 15.1 | 75t | 33 | 6.3 | 32 | 6.1 | 42 | 323 | 4365 | 84.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 518 | 300 | 57.9 | 199 | 4033 | 7.8 | 13.4 | 87t | 20 | 3.9 | 19 | 3.7 | 41 | 271 | 3762 | 80.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Lofton | 58 | 1300 | 22.4 | 74t | 8 |
| John Jefferson | 57 | 830 | 14.6 | 36 | 7 |
| Paul Coffman | 54 | 814 | 15.1 | 74 | 11 |
| Gerry Ellis | 52 | 603 | 11.6 | 56 | 2 |
| Phil Epps | 18 | 313 | 17.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 18 | 279 | 15.5 | 75t | 1 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Mike Meade | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 31t | 2 |
| Gary Lewis | 11 | 204 | 18.5 | 49 | 1 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Syd Kitson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 311 | 4688 | 15.1 | 75t | 33 |
| Opponents Totals | 300 | 4033 | 13.4 | 87t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lewis | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 46 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 27t | 1 |
| Mark Lee | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Laughlin | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Scott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Jolly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 227 | 11.9 | 46 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 337 | 10.5 | 58 | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Scribner | 69 | 2869 | 41.6 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 384 | 2345 | 33.5 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 2869 | 41.0 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 384 | 2345 | 33.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 3052 | 39.1 | 59 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 329 | 2563 | 32.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Epps | 36 | 13 | 324 | 9.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Estus Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 13 | 329 | 8.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 8 | 384 | 8.9 | 59t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Huckleby | 41 | 0 | 757 | 18.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Tim Lewis | 20 | 0 | 358 | 17.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Johnnie Gray | 11 | 0 | 178 | 16.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Chet Winters | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Drechsler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syd Kitson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 0 | 1339 | 16.9 | 57 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 1429 | 18.3 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra Johnson | 14.5 | |
| Mike Douglass | 5.5 | |
| Byron Braggs | 5.5 | |
| John Anderson | 4.5 | |
| Charles Johnson | 3.5 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 2.0 | |
| George Cumby | 2.0 | |
| Greg Boyd | 2.0 | |
| Rich Turner | 1.0 | |
| Ron Spears | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 271.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 323.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Braggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Douglass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 2 |
| Gerry Ellis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Epps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Gray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harlan Huckleby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezra Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | |
| Gary Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Meade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rubens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Swanke | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 72 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 2 |
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