1983 New York Jets season

The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first-year head coach Joe Walton. The Jets, who finished the season with a record of 7–9, played their twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

1983 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachJoe Walton
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Marvin Powell
DT Joe Klecko
DE Mark Gastineau

Roster

1983 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 4at San Diego ChargersW 41–29Jack Murphy Stadium51,004
2September 11Seattle SeahawksL 17–10Shea Stadium50,066
3September 18at New England PatriotsL 23–13Sullivan Stadium43,182
4September 25Los Angeles RamsW 27–24 (OT)Shea Stadium52,070
5October 3at Buffalo BillsW 34–10Rich Stadium79,933
6October 9at Cleveland BrownsL 10–7Cleveland Municipal Stadium78,235
7October 16Miami DolphinsL 32–14Shea Stadium58,615
8October 23Atlanta FalconsL 27–21Shea Stadium46,878
9October 30at San Francisco 49ersW 27–13Candlestick Park54,796
10November 6Baltimore ColtsL 17–14Shea Stadium53,323
11November 13Buffalo BillsL 24–17Shea Stadium48,513
12November 21at New Orleans SaintsW 31–28Louisiana Superdome68,606
13November 27New England PatriotsW 26–3Shea Stadium48,620
14December 4at Baltimore ColtsW 10–6Memorial Stadium35,462
15December 10Pittsburgh SteelersL 34–7Shea Stadium53,996
16December 16at Miami DolphinsL 34–14Miami Orange Bowl59,975

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 389 250 W5
New England Patriots 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 274 289 L1
Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 283 351 L2
Baltimore Colts 7 9 0 .438 3–5 5–9 264 354 W1
New York Jets 7 9 0 .438 3–5 4–8 313 331 L2

Week 4

1 234OTTotal
Rams 14 0370 24
Jets 7 7733 27

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Week 15

1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 13 7734
Jets 0 0 707

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 53,996
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Box Score

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

References


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