1983 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1983 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Landry (12-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1983 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Cowboys moved the ball well, scoring 479 points, while the defensive squad allowed 360. Danny White led the charge, passing for 3,980 yards. Ron Springs hauled in 73 passes, while Tony Hill accumulated 801 receiving yards.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 1,321 yards for Dallas.
The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. Dennis Thurman intercepted 6 opponent throws. Randy White topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1983 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Gary Allen | RB | April 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 183 | Hawaii | Baldwin Park, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Brian Baldinger | G-T-C | January 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 278 | Duke | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | DB | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Larry Bethea | DT-DE | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Breunig | MLB | July 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Glenn Carano | QB | November 18, 1955 | 6'3" | 201 | UNLV | San Pedro, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 47 | Dextor Clinkscale | SS | April 13, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | South Carolina St. | Greenville, SC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | RT | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Anthony Dickerson | RLB | June 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Texas City, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Doug Donley | WR | February 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | Ohio St. | Cambridge, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | LT | July 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 253 | Stanford | Helena, MT USA | 15 | 15 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | June 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Billy DuPree | TE | March 7, 1950 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 78 | John Dutton | LDT | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Ron Fellows | KR | November 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 178 | Missouri | South Bend, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 25 | Rod Hill | PR | March 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Gary Hogeboom | QB | August 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 11 | 1 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | DE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Angelo King | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 224 | South Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | RDE | November 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Scott McLean | LB | December 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 231 | Florida St. | Clermont, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Chuck McSwain | RB | February 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Clemson | Rutherford, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Miller | P | July 5, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Mississippi | Ripley, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | RB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | RB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | January 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 184 | Tulsa | South River, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 65 | Kurt Petersen | RG | June 17, 1957 | 6'4" | 264 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Phil Pozderac | T | December 19, 1959 | 6'9" | 277 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 70 | Howard Richards | G | August 7, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 2 |
| 50 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | December 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 228 | Yale | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Chris Schultz | T | February 16, 1960 | 6'8" | 277 | Arizona | Hamilton, ON Canada | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | LG | January 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 254 | Virginia Union | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Cleo Simmons | TE | October 21, 1960 | 6'2" | 225 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Smerek | DT-DE | December 20, 1957 | 6'7" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Waterford, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | FB | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | RCB | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | G | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 263 | UCLA | Bellflower, GA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | T-C-DT | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Mike Walter | LB | November 30, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | John Warren | P | November 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 207 | Tennessee | Jesup, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
