1983 New York Jets Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Walton (7-9)
Location: New York, New York
1983 New York Jets Statistics
1983 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New York scored 313 points, while the defense allowed 331. Richard Todd directed the offense, throwing for 3,478 yards. Wesley Walker topped pass catchers, hauling in 61 balls for 868 yards. Bruce Harper and Lam Jones were targeted regularly also.

Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 654 yards for the Jets, while Dwayne Crutchfield additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Lance Mehl picked off 7 opponent throws. Mark Gastineau paced the defensive unit with 19 quarterback sacks.

Joe Walton coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Dan AlexanderRGJune 17, 19556'4"260LSUHouston, TX USA1616
35Mike AugustyniakRBJuly 17, 19565'11"225PurdueFort Wayne, IN USA82
31Marion BarberRBDecember 6, 19596'3"224MinnesotaFort Lauderdale, FL USA144
83Jerome BarkumTEJuly 18, 19506'3"218Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA1513
78Barry BennettDT-DEDecember 10, 19556'4"257Concordia (MN)St. Paul, MN USA130
64Guy BinghamCFebruary 25, 19586'3"255MontanaKoiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan166
54Stan BlinkaLBApril 29, 19576'2"230Sam Houston St.Columbus, OH USA162
89Preston BrownKRMarch 2, 19585'10"184VanderbiltNashville, TN USA160
86Nick BrucknerWRMay 19, 19615'11"185SyracuseQueens, NY USA70
51Greg ButtleLLBJune 20, 19546'3"235Penn St.Atlantic City, NJ USA98
88Tom CoombsTEMay 31, 19596'3"236Puget SoundEureka, CA USA121
50Bob CrableMLBSeptember 22, 19596'3"228Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA1411
55Ron CrosbyLBMarch 2, 19556'3"224Penn St.McKeesport, PA USA161
45Dwayne CrutchfieldFBSeptember 30, 19596'0"235Iowa St.Cincinnati, OH USA118
25Scott DierkingRBMay 24, 19555'10"218PurdueGreat Lakes Naval Base, IL USA161
52Jim EliopulosLBApril 18, 19596'2"230Westminster (MO)Dearborn, MI USA80
65Joe FieldsCNovember 14, 19536'2"250Rutgers-CamdenWoodbury, NJ USA1212
81Derrick GaffneyWRMay 24, 19556'1"181FloridaJacksonville, FL USA169
99Mark GastineauLDENovember 20, 19566'5"266Arizona St.Ardmore, OK USA1616
94Rusty GuilbeauLB-DENovember 20, 19586'4"242McNeese St.Opelousas, LA USA160
23Mike HarmonWRJuly 24, 19616'0"185MississippiKosciusko, MS USA90
42Bruce HarperRBJune 20, 19555'8"174Kutztown PennsylvaniaEnglewood, NJ USA92
34Johnny HectorRBNovember 26, 19605'11"204Texas A&MLafayette, LA USA101
47Jerry HolmesRCBDecember 22, 19576'2"175ChowanNewport News, VA USA1616
40Bobby JacksonLCBDecember 23, 19565'9"178Florida St.Albany, GA USA1515
27Jesse JohnsonBJanuary 10, 19586'3"185ColoradoFort Collins, CO USA40
80Lam JonesWRApril 4, 19585'11"180TexasLawton, OK USA147
73Joe KleckoLDTOctober 15, 19536'3"263TempleChester, PA USA1616
30Rocky KleverTE-RBJuly 10, 19596'3"225MontanaPortland, OR USA50
5Pat LeahyKMarch 19, 19516'0"194St. LouisSt. Louis, MO USA160
22Kenny LewisRBOctober 2, 19576'0"190Virginia TechDanville, VA USA70
59George LiljaG-C-TMarch 3, 19586'4"264MichiganEvergreen Park, IL USA10
29Johnny LynnDBDecember 19, 19566'0"196UCLALos Angeles, CA USA161
93Marty LyonsRDTJanuary 5, 19576'5"269AlabamaTakoma Park, MD USA1616
68Reggie McElroyTMarch 4, 19606'6"290West Texas A&MBeaumont, TX USA161
24Freeman McNeilRBApril 22, 19595'11"216UCLAJackson, MS USA99
56Lance MehlRLBFebruary 14, 19586'3"235Penn St.Bellaire, OH USA1616
20Davlin MullenDBFebruary 17, 19606'1"175West. KentuckyMcKeesport, PA USA110
77Kenny NeilRDEJanuary 8, 19596'4"244Iowa St.Cincinnati, OH USA1616
62Joseph PellegriniLGApril 8, 19576'4"265HarvardBoston, MA USA169
79Marvin PowellRTAugust 30, 19556'5"268USCFort Bragg, NC USA1616
15Chuck RamseyPFebruary 24, 19526'2"191Wake ForestRock Hill, SC USA160
28Darrol RayFSJune 25, 19586'1"200OklahomaSan Francisco, CA USA1616
76Ben RudolphDT-DEAugust 29, 19576'5"271Long Beach St.Evergreen, AL USA160
10Pat RyanQBSeptember 16, 19556'3"210TennesseeHutchinson, KS USA160
74Abdul SalaamDT-NT-DEFebruary 12, 19536'3"262Kent St.New Brockton, AL USA10
48Ken SchroySSSeptember 22, 19526'2"198MarylandValley Forge, PA USA1616
82Mickey ShulerTEAugust 21, 19566'3"232Penn St.Harrisburg, PA USA167
21Kirk SpringsPRAugust 16, 19586'0"192Miami (OH)Cincinnati, OH USA160
14Richard ToddQBNovember 19, 19536'2"207AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA1616
70Stan WaldemoreGFebruary 20, 19556'4"263NebraskaNewark, NJ USA44
85Wesley WalkerWRMay 26, 19556'0"179CaliforniaSan Bernardino, CA USA1616
72Chris WardLTDecember 16, 19556'3"267Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA1616
57John WoodringLLBApril 4, 19596'2"232BrownPhiladelphia, PA USA1410



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