1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-6)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Steelers chalked up 355 points, and the defense surrendered 303. Franco Harris carried the ball for a team-best 1,007 yards for Pittsburgh.

Cliff Stoudt passed for 2,553 yards. Calvin Sweeney grabbed 39 passes for 577 yards, while Bennie Cunningham and Franco Harris contributed to the receiving game also.

Rick Woods and Donnie Shell each snatched 5 opponent throws. Keith Willis topped pass rushers with 14 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 50 sacks.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
34Walter AbercrombieRBSeptember 26, 19596'0"210BaylorWaco, TX USA1513
1Gary AndersonKJuly 16, 19595'11"193SyracuseParys, South Africa160
65Tom BeasleyRDEAugust 11, 19546'5"253Virginia TechBluefield, WV USA1614
25Greg BestDBJanuary 14, 19605'10"185Kansas St.New Brighton, PA USA130
54Craig BinghamLBSeptember 26, 19596'2"218SyracuseKingston, Jamaica120
47Mel BlountRCBApril 10, 19486'3"205SouthernVidalia, GA USA1616
71Emil BouresTJanuary 29, 19606'1"259PittsburghBridgeport, PA USA163
12Terry BradshawQBSeptember 2, 19486'3"215Louisiana TechShreveport, LA USA11
79Larry BrownRTJune 16, 19496'4"246KansasJacksonville, FL USA88
80Wayne CapersWRMay 17, 19616'2"198KansasMiami, FL USA114
33Harvey ClaytonDBApril 4, 19615'9"179Florida St.Kendall, FL USA140
56Robin ColeROLBSeptember 11, 19556'2"220New MexicoLos Angeles, CA USA1616
5Craig ColquittPJune 9, 19546'1"182TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA160
77Steve CoursonRGOctober 1, 19556'1"274South CarolinaPhiladelphia, PA USA99
89Bennie CunninghamTEDecember 23, 19546'5"254ClemsonLaurens, SC USA1616
45Russell DavisRBSeptember 15, 19566'0"227MichiganMillen, GA USA50
55Rick DonnalleyRGDecember 11, 19586'2"261North CarolinaWilmington, DE USA167
88Craig DunawayTEMarch 27, 19616'2"233MichiganLake Charles, LA USA110
67Gary DunnNTAugust 24, 19536'3"258Miami (FL)Coral Gables, FL USA1312
86Gregg GarrityWRNovember 24, 19605'10"171Penn St.Pittsburgh, PA USA153
92Keith GaryDESeptember 14, 19596'3"263FerrumBethesda, MD USA162
95John GoodmanLDENovember 21, 19586'6"253OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA1411
32Franco HarrisFBMarch 7, 19506'2"230Penn St.Fort Dix, NJ USA1616
43Tim HarrisRBJune 15, 19615'9"206Washington St.Compton, CA USA140
27Greg HawthorneRBSeptember 5, 19566'2"228BaylorFort Worth, TX USA104
53Bryan HinkleLBJune 4, 19596'1"222OregonLong Beach, CA USA160
62Tunch IlkinRTSeptember 23, 19576'3"263Indiana St.Istanbul, Turkey1110
29Ron JohnsonFSJune 8, 19565'10"200East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA127
74Mark KirchnerG-TOctober 19, 19596'3"261BaylorPasadena, TX USA30
90Bob KohrsDE-LBNovember 8, 19586'3"240Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA90
58Jack LambertRILBJuly 8, 19526'4"220Kent St.Mantua, OH USA1515
50David LittleLBJanuary 3, 19596'1"232FloridaMiami, FL USA161
16Mark MaloneQB-WRNovember 22, 19586'4"223Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA20
57Mike MerriweatherLOLBNovember 26, 19606'2"230PacificAlbany, NY USA1616
64Edmund NelsonNTApril 30, 19606'3"272AuburnLive Oak, FL USA165
44Henry OdomKRFebruary 12, 19595'10"200South Carolina St.Bamberg, SC USA160
66Ted PetersenLTFebruary 7, 19556'5"244East. IllinoisKankakee, IL USA1313
30Frank PollardRBJune 15, 19575'10"218BaylorClifton, TX USA163
69Gabe RiveraNTApril 7, 19616'2"293Texas TechCrystal City, TX USA60
87John RodgersTEFebruary 7, 19606'2"220Louisiana TechOmaha, TX USA151
31Donnie ShellSSAugust 26, 19525'11"190South Carolina St.Whitmire, SC USA1616
81Paul SkansiPRJanuary 11, 19605'11"186WashingtonTacoma, WA USA150
82John StallworthWRJuly 15, 19526'2"191Alabama A&MTuscaloosa, AL USA44
18Cliff StoudtQBMarch 27, 19556'4"215Youngstown St.Oberlin, OH USA1615
85Calvin SweeneyWRJanuary 12, 19556'2"190California-RiversideRiverside, CA USA1616
51Loren ToewsLILBNovember 3, 19516'3"220CaliforniaDinuba, CA USA1616
41Sam WashingtonDBMarch 7, 19605'8"180Miss. Valley St.Tampa, FL USA160
52Mike WebsterCMarch 18, 19526'1"255WisconsinTomahawk, WI USA1616
21Eric WilliamsDBFebruary 21, 19606'1"188North Carolina St.Raleigh, NC USA31
93Keith WillisDEJuly 29, 19596'1"260NortheasternNewark, NJ USA144
61Blake WingleGApril 17, 19606'2"267Cal Poly-San Luis ObispoPottsville, CA USA160
73Craig WolfleyLGMay 19, 19586'1"265SyracuseBuffalo, NY USA1414
49Dwayne WoodruffLCBFebruary 18, 19575'11"198LouisvilleBowling Green, KY USA1515
22Rick WoodsFSNovember 16, 19596'0"196Boise St.Boise, ID USA159



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