1983 Washington Redskins Roster
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Joe Gibbs (14-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1983 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Offensively, Washington led the league with 541 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 332 points. Joe Theismann directed the offense, slinging for 3,714 yards. Charlie Brown paced pass catchers, grabbing 78 passes for 1,225 yards.
John Riggins carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,347 yards for the Redskins.
The ball-hawking defense created 61 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Murphy picked off 9 opponent throws. Dave Butz topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.
Joe Gibbs coached the team. The 1983 Washington Redskins lost in the Super Bowl.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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58 | Stuart Anderson | LB | December 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 238 | Virginia | Mathews, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
53 | Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 268 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
69 | Perry Brooks | DT | December 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern | Bogalusa, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
87 | Charlie Brown | WR | October 29, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | South Carolina St. | Charleston, SC USA | 15 | 14 |
65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
41 | Brian Carpenter | DB | November 27, 1960 | 5'10" | 167 | Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
48 | Ken Coffey | DB | July 11, 1960 | 6'0" | 193 | Texas St. | Rantoul, IL USA | 13 | 4 |
51 | Monte Coleman | LB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
54 | Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 238 | Boston Col. | Bourne, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
32 | Vernon Dean | RCB | May 5, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | U.S. International | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
86 | Clint Didier | TE | April 4, 1959 | 6'5" | 240 | Portland St. | Connell, WA USA | 16 | 3 |
26 | Reggie Evans | RB | January 5, 1959 | 5'11" | 201 | Richmond | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
89 | Alvin Garrett | WR | October 1, 1956 | 5'7" | 178 | Angelo State (TX) | Mineral Wells, TX USA | 15 | 6 |
30 | Nick Giaquinto | RB | April 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 205 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
77 | Darryl Grant | RDT | November 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 269 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
28 | Darrell Green | LCB | February 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
68 | Russ Grimm | LG | May 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Scottsdale, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
5 | Jeff Hayes | P | August 19, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | North Carolina | Elkin, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
8 | Bob Holly | QB | June 1, 1960 | 6'2" | 197 | Princeton | Clifton, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
61 | Ken Huff | G | February 21, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina | Hutchinson, KS USA | 12 | 1 |
66 | Joe Jacoby | LT | July 6, 1959 | 6'7" | 305 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
22 | Curtis Jordan | SS | January 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
55 | Mel Kaufman | LLB | February 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
67 | Bruce Kimball | G | August 19, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Massachusetts | Beverly, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
50 | Larry Kubin | LB | February 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 234 | Penn St. | Union, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
79 | Todd Liebenstein | LDE | January 9, 1960 | 6'6" | 253 | UNLV | Las Vegas, NM USA | 15 | 15 |
56 | Quentin Lowry | LB | November 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 232 | Youngstown St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
72 | Dexter Manley | RDE | July 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
71 | Charles Mann | DE | April 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 268 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
73 | Mark May | RG | November 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Oneonta, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
78 | Tony McGee | DE-DT | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
83 | Mark McGrath | WR | December 17, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Montana St. | San Diego, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
57 | Rich Milot | RLB | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Coraopolis, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
81 | Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Syracuse | White Plains, NY USA | 12 | 11 |
3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
29 | Mark Murphy | FS | July 13, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Colgate | Fulton, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
21 | Mike Nelms | KR | April 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 188 | Sam Houston St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
44 | John Riggins | RB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
82 | John Sawyer | TE | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Miss | Brookhaven, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
80 | Virgil Seay | WR | January 1, 1958 | 5'8" | 175 | Troy | Moultrie, GA USA | 14 | 1 |
60 | Roy Simmons | G | November 8, 1956 | 6'3" | 264 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
83 | Dave Stief | WR-DB | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 3 | 0 |
7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
88 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 13 | 13 |
24 | Anthony Washington | DB | February 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 204 | California | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
25 | Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 179 | Oklahoma | Crockett, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
47 | Greg Williams | DB | August 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Greenville, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
84 | Mike Williams | TE | August 27, 1959 | 6'4" | 249 | Alabama A&M | Lafayette, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
39 | Otis Wonsley | RB | August 13, 1957 | 5'10" | 214 | Alcorn St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 0 |