1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
Playoff Statistics |
Head Coach: Chuck Noll |
Ron Blackledge | Offensive Line |
Tony Dungy | Defensive Backs |
Dennis Fitzgerald | Linebackers |
Dick Hoak | Offensive Backs |
Jon Kolb | Conditioning |
Tom Moore | Receivers |
Woody Widenhofer | Defensive Coordinator |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 7/30/1983 | N | New Orleans Saints | 27-14 | W | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 23909 | |
Sat | 8/6/1983 | N | New England Patriots | 27-16 | W | Knoxville, TN | Neyland Stadium | 42816 | |
Fri | 8/12/1983 | H | New York Giants | 13-22 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 55281 | |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 24-7 | W | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62164 | |
Thu | 8/25/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-3 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 59352 | |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-14 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58233 | |
Sun | 9/11/1983 | A | Green Bay Packers | 25-21 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55154 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | Houston Oilers | 40-28 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44150 | |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | H | New England Patriots | 23-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58282 | |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 17-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 56901 | |
Mon | 10/10/1983 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56086 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 44-17 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 59263 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 27-21 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61615 | |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-12 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57648 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | H | San Diego Chargers | 26-3 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58191 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | Baltimore Colts | 24-13 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57319 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58417 | |
Thu | 11/24/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 3-45 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 77724 | |
Sun | 12/4/1983 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 55832 | |
Sat | 12/10/1983 | A | New York Jets | 34-7 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53996 | |
Sun | 12/18/1983 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72313 | |
AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
Sun | 1/1/1984 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 10-38 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 90334 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Walter Abercrombie | 34 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Baylor | 15 | 13 |
Gary Anderson | 1 | K | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
Tom Beasley | 65 | RDE | 6-5 | 248 | 29 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 14 |
Greg Best | 25 | S | 5-10 | 185 | 23 | Kansas State | 13 | 0 |
Craig Bingham | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 24 | Syracuse | 12 | 0 |
Mel Blount | 47 | RCB | 6-3 | 205 | 35 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
Emil Boures | 71 | LOG-ROG-ROT | 6-1 | 258 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 |
Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 35 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
Larry Brown | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 34 | Kansas | 8 | 8 |
Wayne Capers | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 193 | 22 | Kansas | 11 | 4 |
Harvey Clayton | 33 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 22 | Florida State | 14 | 0 |
Robin Cole | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | New Mexico | 16 | 16 |
Craig Colquitt | 5 | P | 6-2 | 183 | 29 | Cleveland State JC; Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
Steve Courson | 77 | ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 28 | South Carolina | 9 | 9 |
Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
Russell Davis | 45 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | Michigan | 5 | 0 |
Rick Donnalley | 55 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 267 | 25 | North Carolina | 16 | 7 |
Craig Dunaway | 88 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 22 | Michigan | 11 | 0 |
Gary Dunn | 67 | NT | 6-3 | 270 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 12 |
Gregg Garrity | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 3 |
Keith Gary | 92 | RDE | 6-3 | 269 | 24 | Ferrum JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 2 |
John Goodman | 95 | LDE | 6-6 | 254 | 25 | Oklahoma | 14 | 11 |
Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 33 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
Tim Harris | 43 | RB | 5-9 | 206 | 22 | Washington State | 14 | 0 |
Greg Hawthorne | 27 | WR | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Baylor | 10 | 4 |
Bryan Hinkle | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 224 | 24 | Oregon | 16 | 0 |
Tunch Ilkin | 62 | ROT0LOT | 6-3 | 267 | 26 | Indiana State | 11 | 10 |
Ron Johnson | 29 | FS | 5-10 | 200 | 27 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 7 |
Mark Kirchner | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 261 | 24 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
Bob Kohrs | 90 | LB-DE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Arizona State | 9 | 0 |
Jack Lambert | 58 | LILB | 6-4 | 220 | 31 | Kent State | 15 | 15 |
David Little | 50 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 1 |
Mark Malone | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
Mike Merriweather | 57 | LOLB | 6-2 | 221 | 23 | Pacific | 16 | 16 |
Edmund Nelson | 64 | NT-LDE | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Auburn | 16 | 5 |
Henry Odom | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
Ted Petersen | 66 | LOT | 6-5 | 241 | 28 | Eastern Illinois | 13 | 13 |
Frank Pollard | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 220 | 26 | Baylor | 16 | 3 |
Gabriel Rivera | 69 | DT | 6-2 | 293 | 22 | Texas Tech | 6 | 0 |
John Rodgers | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 1 |
Donnie Shell | 31 | SS | 5-11 | 198 | 31 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
Paul Skansi | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 22 | Washington | 15 | 0 |
John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 31 | Alabama A&M | 4 | 4 |
Cliff Stoudt | 18 | QB | 6-4 | 216 | 28 | Youngstown State | 16 | 15 |
Calvin Sweeney | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 192 | 28 | Riverside CC; UC Riverside; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Loren Toews | 51 | RILB | 6-3 | 220 | 32 | California | 16 | 16 |
Sam Washington | 41 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 0 |
Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
Eric Williams | 21 | LCB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | North Carolina State | 3 | 1 |
Keith Willis | 93 | LDE | 6-1 | 263 | 24 | Northeastern | 14 | 4 |
Blake Wingle | 61 | OG | 6-2 | 267 | 23 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
Craig Wolfley | 73 | LOG | 6-1 | 268 | 25 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
Dwayne Woodruff | 49 | LCB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Louisville | 15 | 15 |
Rick Woods | 22 | FS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Boise State | 15 | 9 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 21 | Gabriel Rivera | DT | Texas Tech |
2 | 52 | Wayne Capers | WR | Kansas |
3 | 79 | Todd Seabaugh | LB | San Diego State |
4 | 106 | Bo Metcalf | DB | Baylor |
5 | 133 | Paul Skansi | WR | Washington |
5 | 140 | Gregg Garrity | WR | Penn State |
6 | 164 | Eric Williams | DB | North Carolina State |
7 | 191 | Mark Kirchner | G | Baylor |
8 | 199 | Henry Odom | RB | South Carolina State |
8 | 218 | Craig Dunaway | TE | Michigan |
9 | 244 | Blake Wingle | G | UCLA |
10 | 275 | Roosevelt Straughter | DB | Louisiana-Monroe |
11 | 302 | Mark Raugh | TE | West Virginia |
12 | 330 | Roger Wiley | RB | Sam Houston State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 95 | 105 | 30 | 125 | 355 |
Opponents Totals | 80 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 303 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:40 | 312 | 156 | 141 | 15 | 100/233 42.9% | / % | 99 | 836 |
Opponents Totals | 29:20 | 278 | 100 | 151 | 27 | 76/216 35.2% | / % | 96 | 782 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Anderson | 0 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 0 | 119 |
Walter Abercrombie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Franco Harris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Calvin Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Frank Pollard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Cliff Stoudt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Greg Best | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Wayne Capers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Harvey Clayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gregg Garrity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Merriweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Bob Kohrs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 39 | 38 | 39 | 97.4 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 1 | 355 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 303 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Anderson | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 2 | 49 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 2 | 49 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 1/1 | 6/7 | 6/6 | 2/5 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franco Harris | 279 | 1007 | 3.6 | 19 | 5 |
Frank Pollard | 135 | 608 | 4.5 | 32 | 4 |
Cliff Stoudt | 77 | 479 | 6.2 | 23 | 4 |
Walter Abercrombie | 112 | 446 | 4.0 | 50t | 4 |
Greg Hawthorne | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 20 | 0 |
Tim Harris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
Henry Odom | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Calvin Sweeney | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 614 | 2610 | 4.3 | 50t | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 509 | 1833 | 3.6 | 30 | 14 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Stoudt | 381 | 197 | 51.7 | 163 | 2553 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 52 | 12 | 3.1 | 21 | 5.5 | 51 | 339 | 2214 | 60.6 |
Mark Malone | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 9 | 124 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 38 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 11 | 113 | 42.5 |
Terry Bradshaw | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 3 | 77 | 9.6 | 15.4 | 24 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 133.9 |
Team Totals | 409 | 211 | 51.6 | 175 | 2754 | 6.7 | 13.1 | 52 | 15 | 3.7 | 23 | 5.6 | 52 | 350 | 2404 | 61.9 |
Opponents Totals | 447 | 238 | 53.2 | 181 | 3260 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 76t | 19 | 4.3 | 28 | 6.3 | 50 | 361 | 2899 | 64.9 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Sweeney | 39 | 577 | 14.8 | 42 | 5 |
Bennie Cunningham | 35 | 442 | 12.6 | 29 | 3 |
Franco Harris | 34 | 278 | 8.2 | 29t | 2 |
Walter Abercrombie | 26 | 391 | 15.0 | 51t | 3 |
Greg Hawthorne | 19 | 300 | 15.8 | 52 | 0 |
Gregg Garrity | 19 | 279 | 14.7 | 38 | 1 |
Frank Pollard | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 |
Wayne Capers | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 36 | 1 |
John Stallworth | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
Paul Skansi | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
John Rodgers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
Team Totals | 211 | 2754 | 13.1 | 52 | 15 |
Opponents Totals | 238 | 3260 | 13.7 | 76t | 19 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Woods | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 31 | 0 |
Donnie Shell | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
Mel Blount | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
Dwayne Woodruff | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 47 | 0 |
Ron Johnson | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 34t | 1 |
Mike Merriweather | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31t | 1 |
Jack Lambert | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Harvey Clayton | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70t | 1 |
Sam Washington | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
Team Totals | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 70t | 4 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 252 | 11.0 | 70 | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Colquitt | 80 | 3352 | 41.9 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 418 | 2794 | 34.9 |
Team Totals | 80 | 3352 | 41.9 | 58 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 418 | 2794 | 34.9 |
Opponents Totals | 88 | 3615 | 41.1 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 421 | 2914 | 33.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Skansi | 43 | 9 | 363 | 8.4 | 57 | 0 |
Rick Woods | 5 | 0 | 46 | 9.2 | 13 | 0 |
Tim Harris | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 51 | 9 | 421 | 8.3 | 57 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 6 | 418 | 9.5 | 81t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Odom | 39 | 0 | 756 | 19.4 | 35 | 0 |
Tim Harris | 18 | 0 | 289 | 16.1 | 32 | 0 |
Craig Bingham | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Bob Kohrs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Rick Donnalley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
Team Totals | 59 | 0 | 1068 | 18.1 | 35 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 65 | 1507 | 23.2 | 97t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Keith Willis | 14.0 | |
Keith Gary | 7.5 | |
Gary Dunn | 6.0 | |
Robin Cole | 5.0 | |
Jack Lambert | 4.0 | |
Edmund Nelson | 3.0 | |
Tom Beasley | 2.5 | |
Gabriel Rivera | 2.0 | |
Harvey Clayton | 2.0 | |
Bob Kohrs | 1.5 | |
Dwayne Woodruff | 1.0 | |
John Goodman | 1.0 | |
Mike Merriweather | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 50.0 | 361.0 |
Opponents Totals | 52.0 | 350.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Beasley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Best | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 |
Mel Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Emil Boures | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Robin Cole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gregg Garrity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Keith Gary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Franco Harris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Harris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Greg Hawthorne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Hinkle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Tunch Ilkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Bob Kohrs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Malone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Merriweather | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Odom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ted Petersen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Pollard | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Donnie Shell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Skansi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Cliff Stoudt | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Webster | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Wolfley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Woods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
Team Totals | 42 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 181 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 34 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0 |
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