1983 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
Cincinnati Bengals wordmark (1971-1996).png
General manager Paul Brown
Head coach Forrest Gregg
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1983 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 14th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Forrest Gregg.

Contents

Cincinnati lost six of their first seven games, then won six of nine to finish at 7–9. Despite the record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL, and were 4–2 in divisional games.

After the season in December, Gregg was allowed out of his contract's remaining year to succeed Bart Starr as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. [1] Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement. [2]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1983 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
125 Dave Rimington   Center Nebraska
253 Ray Horton   Cornerback Washington
381 Jimmy Turner  Defensive back UCLA
4109 Steve Maidlow   Linebacker Michigan State
5137 Jeff Christensen   Quarterback Eastern Illinois
6152 Kiki DeAyala  Linebacker Texas
6165 Larry Kinnebrew   Running back Tennessee State
7193 James Griffin  Defensive back Middle Tennessee
8221 Mike Martin   Wide receiver Illinois
9248 Stanley Wilson  Running back Oklahoma
10276 Tim Krumrie  *  Defensive tackle Wisconsin
11304 Gary Williams  Wide receiver Ohio State
12332Andre Young Linebacker Bowling Green
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel

Staff

1983 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • General Manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1983 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserved


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 4 Los Angeles Raiders L 10–200–1 Riverfront Stadium 50,956
2September 11 Buffalo Bills L 6–100–2Riverfront Stadium46,839
3September 15at Cleveland Browns L 7–170–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,700
4September 25at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–171–3 Tampa Stadium 56,023
5October 2 Baltimore Colts L 31–341–4Riverfront Stadium48,104
6October 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–241–5Riverfront Stadium56,086
7October 16at Denver Broncos L 17–241–6 Mile High Stadium 74,305
8October 23Cleveland BrownsW 28–212–6Riverfront Stadium50,047
9October 30 Green Bay Packers W 34–143–6Riverfront Stadium53,349
10November 6at Houston Oilers W 55–144–6 Houston Astrodome 39,706
11November 13at Kansas City Chiefs L 15–204–7 Arrowhead Stadium 44,711
12November 20Houston OilersW 38–105–7Riverfront Stadium46,375
13November 28at Miami Dolphins L 14–385–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,506
14December 4at Pittsburgh SteelersW 23–106–8 Three Rivers Stadium 55,832
15December 11 Detroit Lions W 17–97–8Riverfront Stadium45,728
16December 17at Minnesota Vikings L 14–207–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,565

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Pittsburgh Steelers (3)1060.6254–28–4355303L1
Cleveland Browns 970.5633–37–5356342W1
Cincinnati Bengals 790.4384–24–8346302L1
Houston Oilers 2140.1251–51–11288460L1

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Quarter1234Total
Raiders7100320
Bengals003710

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Game information

Awards and records

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References

  1. ↑ "Gregg replaces Starr at Green Bay". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 25, 1983. p. 8C.
  2. ↑ "Wyche becomes Bengal coach". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 29, 1983. p. 3D.
  3. ↑ "1983 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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