1983 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1983 8–8 2nd NFC Central Bart Starr Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1983 Green Bay Packers season was their 65th season overall and their 63rd in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under ninth-year head coach Bart Starr to finish second in the NFC Central division. The team set an NFL record for most overtime games played in one season with five,NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 388 winning two and losing three. On Monday Night Football in October, Green Bay defeated the Washington Redskins, 48–47, in what was at the time the highest-scoring game in MNF history. Redskins quarterback Joe Theisman and his counterpart Lynn Dickey threw for a combined 785 yards. Each team punted just once in the entire game.Skiba Justin 2016-11-18 Packers-Redksins: 1983 MNF Classic https://doorcountypulse.com/packers-redksins-1983-mnf-classic/ 2025-09-04 Door County Pulse en-US It was voted one of the ten best Packer games and is featured on the NFL Films collection, "The Green Bay Packers Greatest Games." Green Bay hovered around the .500 mark all season. Entering their final regular season game on December 18 at Chicago, the Packers (8–7) could secure a playoff berth with a victory. Green Bay scored a touchdown to take a one-point lead with just over three minutes in the game, and Chicago running back Walter Payton was sidelined with a wrist injury. The Bears returned the kickoff to their 38 and drove fifty yards, down to the Packer twelve, with 1:17 remaining. Although Green Bay had all three of its timeouts, they opted not to use any, and the Bears kicked a winning 22-yard field goal with ten seconds on the clock. Green Bay fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, and the Los Angeles Rams (9–7) gained the final playoff slot.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y49QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6443%2C4793286 Milwaukee Sentinel Feuerherd Vic Bears end playoff bid by Packers December 19, 1983 1, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y49QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4672%2C4791356 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Defeat clouds Starr's future December 19, 1983 1, part 2 Starr was fired the following day by team president Robert Parins, ending a 26-year association with the team as a player and coach.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZI9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6515%2C4913723 Milwaukee Sentinel Feuerherd Vic Sad Starr said Pack set to win December 20, 1983 1, part 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZI9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450%2C4992356 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Parins shows he runs Pack December 20, 1983 1, part 2 Former player Forrest Gregg, the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, was hired before the end of the week, announced on Christmas Eve.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EqlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=afsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6767%2C3512463 Lakeland Ledger Florida Associated Press Gregg replaces Starr at Green Bay December 25, 1983 8Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I24aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6810%2C2030997 Milwaukee Journal Salituro Chuck Gregg shortened Parins' search December 25, 1983 1, sports Gregg had led the Bengals to Super Bowl XVI two years earlier, but had less success in his four seasons in Green Bay, then left for his alma mater SMU in Dallas in January 1988.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cGgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ryoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6431%2C5331720 Milwaukee Journal Perkins Eddie The rebuilding starts for SMU, Packers January 15, 1988 1C Offseason NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Green Bay Packers 1 11 Tim Lewis Cornerback Pittsburgh yes 2 48 Dave Drechsler Guard North Carolina yes 4 104 Mike Miller Wide receiver Tennessee no 5 132 Brian Thomas Running back Pittsburgh no 6 160 Ron Sams Guard Pittsburgh yes 7 188 Jessie Clark Running back Arkansas yes 8 216 Carlton Briscoe Running back McNeese State no 9 243 Robin Ham Center West Texas State no 10 253 Byron Williams Wide receiver Texas–Arlington no 10 271 Jimmy Thomas Defensive back Indiana no 11 299 Bucky Scribner Punter Kansas yes 12 327 John Harvey Linebacker USC no no no Undrafted free agents + 1983 Undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTom BishopDefensive endAslandJim EttariNose tackleThe CitadelJoe RudzinskiLinebackerNotre Dame Personnel Staff 1983 Green Bay Packers President – Robert J. Parins Corporate assistant to the president – Bob Harlan Director of player personnel – Dick Corrick Head coach – Bart Starr Offensive coordinator – Bob Schnelker Offensive backs – John Brunner Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Ernie McMillan Assistant offensive line – Bill Meyers Defensive coordinator – John Meyer Defensive line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Monte Kiffin Defensive backs – Ross Fichtner Special teams – Dick Rehbein http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com December 26, 2013 December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ dead Roster 1983 Green Bay Packers 49 8 19 Rich Campbell American football 12 Lynn Dickey 17 David Whitehurst 33 Jessie Clark y 31 Gerry Ellis 25 Harlan Huckleby 39 Mike Meade 20 Chet Winters y 88 Ron Cassidy 85 Phil Epps 83 John Jefferson American football 80 James Lofton 82 Paul Coffman 81 Gary Lewis tight end 61 Dave Drechsler y G 77 Charlie Getty T 65 Ron Hallstrom T 74 Tim Huffman G 64 Syd Kitson G 68 Greg Koch T 54 Larry McCarren C 58 Larry Rubens C 67 Karl Swanke T 72 Greg Boyd American football DE 73 Byron Braggs DE 93 Robert Brown American football, born 1960 DE 99 Charles Johnson defensive tackle NT 90 Ezra Johnson DE 91 Daryle Skaugstad NT 79 Ron Spears DE 59 John Anderson American football OLB 52 George Cumby ILB 57 Mike Curcio ILB 53 Mike Douglass American football OLB 62 Jim Laughlin ILB 56 Cliff Lewis linebacker OLB 51 Guy Prather OLB 55 Randy Scott American football ILB 50 Rich Wingo ILB 24 Johnnie Gray SS 38 Estus Hood CB 21 Mike Jolly FS 22 Mark Lee American football CB 26 Tim Lewis y CB 37 Mark Murphy safety, born 1958 FS 44 Dwayne O'Steen CB 11 Eddie Garcia American football K 13 Bucky Scribner y P 10 Jan Stenerud K 60 Calvin Favron LB IR 69 Leotis Harris G IR 40 Eddie Lee Ivery RB NF-Ill. 63 Terry Jones defensive tackle NT IR 29 Mike McCoy cornerback CB IR 35 Del Rodgers RB NF-Inj. 70 Ron Sams G IR y 75 Richard Turner American football NT IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 6, 1983 Cleveland Browns L 20–21 0-1 Lambeau Field Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20191026193851/http://www.packershistory.net/1983PACKERS.html October 26, 2019 2 August 12, 1983 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–28 0-2 Kingdome Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20191026193851/http://www.packershistory.net/1983PACKERS.html October 26, 2019 3 August 20, 1983 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–27 0-3 Veterans Stadium Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20191026193851/http://www.packershistory.net/1983PACKERS.html October 26, 2019 4 August 27, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals W 39–27 1-3 Lambeau Field Recap https://web.archive.org/web/20191026193851/http://www.packershistory.net/1983PACKERS.html October 26, 2019 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 4 at Houston Oilers W 41–38 (OT) 1–0 Astrodome 44,073 Recap 2 September 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–25 1–1 Lambeau Field 55,154 Recap 3 September 18 Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,037 Recap 4 September 26, 1983 at New York Giants L 3–27 2–2 Giants Stadium 75,308 Recap 5 October 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 55–14 3–2 Lambeau Field 54,272 Recap 6 October 9 at Detroit Lions L 14–38 3–3 Pontiac Silverdome 67,738 Recap 7 October 17, 1983 Washington Redskins W 48–47 4–3 Lambeau Field 55,255 Recap 8 October 23 Minnesota Vikings L 17–20 (OT) 4–4 Lambeau Field 55,236 Recap 9 October 30 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–34 4–5 Riverfront Stadium 53,349 Recap 10 November 6 Cleveland Browns W 35–21 5–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,089 Recap 11 November 13 at Minnesota Vikings W 29–21 6–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,113 Recap 12 November 20 Detroit Lions L 20–23 (OT) 6–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 50,050 Recap 13 November 27 at Atlanta Falcons L 41–47 (OT) 6–7 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 35,688 Recap 14 December 4 Chicago Bears W 31–28 7–7 Lambeau Field 51,147 Recap 15 December 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 12–9 (OT) 8–7 Tampa Stadium 50,763 Recap 16 December 18 at Chicago Bears L 21–23 8–8 Soldier Field 35,807 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 at Oilers 1983 Houston Oilers season Green Bay Packers 1983 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Green Bay Packers (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 4 1:00 p.m. EST Packers 7 21 3 7 3 Oilers 10 0 7 21 0 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 44,073 Indoors (dome) Bob McElwee CBS Frank Glieber and Dick Vermeil Box Score, Box Score First quarter GB – Paul Coffman 25-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 10:31. Packers 7–0. Drive: HOU – Florian Kempf 49-yard field goal, 6:30. Packers 7–3. Drive: HOU – Tim Smith 47-yard pass from Archie Manning (Florian Kempf kick), 2:40. Oilers 10–7. Drive: Second quarter GB – John Jefferson 5-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:55. Packers 14–10. Drive: GB – John Jefferson 13-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:51. Packers 21–10. Drive: GB – Gerry Ellis 11-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 0:30. Packers 28–10. Drive: Third quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 7-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 9:08. Packers 28–17. Drive: GB – Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal, 4:36. Packers 31–17. Drive: Fourth quarter HOU – Earl Campbell 8-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 11:05. Packers 31–24. Drive: HOU – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 4:23. Tie 31–31. Drive: GB – James Lofton 74-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 4:13. Packers 38–31. Drive: HOU – Larry Moriarty 2-yard run (Florian Kempf kick), 0:48. Tie 38–38. Drive: Overtime GB – Jan Stenerud 42-yard field goal, 9:05. Packers 41–38. Drive: Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 27/31, 333 yards, 5 TD, int HOU – Archie Manning – 22/34, 348 yards, TD, 2 int Top rushers GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 12 rushes, 71 yards HOU – Earl Campbell – 27 rushes, 123 yards, 3 TD Top receivers GB – James Lofton – 8 receptions, 154 yards, TD HOU – Tim Smith – 8 receptions, 197 yards, TD Lynn Dickey completed 27 of 31 passes, including 18 straight at one point during the game, for 333 yards and four touchdowns and Jan Stenerud's 42-yard field goal with 9:05 left in overtime give the Packers a successful opening day victory. Week 16 at Bears Green Bay Packers 1983 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 16: Green Bay Packers (8–7) at Chicago Bears (7–8) December 18 1:00 p.m. Packers 7 7 0 7 Bears 7 0 7 9 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 35,807 1 F C Red Cashion Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database First quarter CHI – Willie Gault 35-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick), 9:24. Bears 7–0. GB – Lynn Dickey 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick), 8:10. Tie 7–7. Second quarter GB – James Lofton 31-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:05. Packers 14–7. Third quarter CHI – Dennis McKinnon 22-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick), 6:35. Tie 14–14. Fourth quarter CHI – Jim McMahon 6-yard run (kick failed), 4:34. Bears 20–14. GB – Paul Coffman 5-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick), 3:08. Packers 21–20. CHI – Bob Thomas 22-yard field goal, 0:10. Bears 23–21. Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 10/30, 262 yards, 2 TD, 4 int CHI – Jim McMahon – 14/25, 162 yards, 2 TD, 2 int Top rushers GB – Jessie Clark – 7 rushes, 61 yards CHI – Walter Payton – 30 rushes, 148 yards Top receivers GB – Paul Coffman – 4 receptions, 122 yards, TD CHI – Willie Gault – 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD Standings Statistics Passing Player Attempts Completion Percentage Yards Avg Long TD Int Rating Lynn Dickey 484 289 59.7% 4458 9.21 75 32 29 87.3 Receiving Player Receptions Yards Average TD Long James Lofton 58 1300 22.4 8 74 John Jefferson 57 830 14.6 7 36 Paul Coffman 54 814 15.1 11 74 Gerry Ellis 52 603 11.6 2 56 Rushing Player Attempts Yards avg TD Long Gerry Ellis 141 696 4.9 4 71 Eddie Lee Ivery 86 340 4.0 2 21 Jessie Clark 71 328 4.6 0 42 Harlan Huckleby 50 182 3.6 4 20 Defensive Player Sacks INT'S Yards Average TD Long John Anderson 4.5 5 54 10.8 1 27t Greg Boyd 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Byron Braggs 5.5 0 0 0.0 0 0George Cumby 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0Mike Douglass 5.5 0 0 0.0 0 0Johnnie Gray 0.0 2 5 2.5 0 5Charles Johnson 3.5 0 0 0.0 0 0Ezra Johnson 14.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 Mike Jolly 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jim Laughlin 0.0 1 22 22.0 0 22Mark Lee 0.0 4 23 5.8 0 15 Cliff Lewis 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tim Lewis 0.0 5 111 22.2 0 46Randy Scott 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 Records Lynn Dickey, club record, most passing yards in one season, 4,458. First NFC Quarterback to ever throw for over 4,000 yardsMay 2024 NFL record, most overtime games played in one season, (5)May 2024 References 30em External links The Football Database Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay