1983 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Los Angeles Rams 1983 9–7 2nd NFC West John Robinson Jimmy Raye Fritz Shurmur Georgia Frontiere Anaheim Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Cowboys) 24–17Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Redskins) 7–51 Rams seasons thumb|right|alt=Los Angeles Rams The 1983 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 38th season in the city of Los Angeles. The franchise drafted a future Hall of Fame Running Back in Eric Dickerson. The season saw the team attempt to improve on its 2–7 record from 1982. The team started out 5–2 before splitting their next 4 games and then lost at home to Washington to sit at 7–5. They would split their last 4 games to finish 9–7 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1980 after a 2-year absence. In the playoffs, they defeated the Cowboys 24–17 in Dallas to advance to the divisional round. However, in the game, the Rams were annihilated 51–7 by the Redskins, who would move on to the Super Bowl, only to lose to the other Los Angeles NFL team, the Los Angeles Raiders, 38–9. Offseason NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Los Angeles Rams 1 2 Eric Dickerson Running back Southern Methodist yes yes yes 2 32 Henry Ellard Wide receiver Fresno State yes yes 2 36 Mike Wilcher Linebacker North Carolina yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1983_draft.htm 1983 Los Angeles Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 4, 2014 Personnel Staff 1983 Los Angeles Rams Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of player personnel – John Math Head coach – John Robinson Offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye Quarterbacks – Bob Baker Running Backs – Bruce Snyder Offensive Line – Hudson Houck Defensive Line – Marv Goux Assistant Defensive Line – Larry Brooks Inside Linebackers – Fritz Shurmur Outside Linebackers – Fred Whittingham Defensive Backs – Steve Shafer Special Teams – Gil Haskell https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19830301&id=L11GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zTENAAAAIBAJ&pg=4681,49745 Transactions Associated Press March 1, 1983 The Evening News October 3, 2014 Roster 1983 Los Angeles Rams 15 Vince Ferragamo  4 Steve Fuller American football  9 Jeff Kemp 29 Eric Dickerson y 44 Mike Guman 24 A. 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Jones 30 Barry Redden 88 Preston Dennard 80 Henry Ellard y 84 George Farmer wide receiver, born 1958 82 Otis Grant American football y 86 Mike Barber tight end 81 David Hill tight end 83 James McDonald American football y 62 Bill Bain American football T 73 Russ Bolinger G 60 Dennis Harrah G 72 Kent Hill G 68 Gary Kowalski American football y T 64 Joe Shearin G 78 Jackie Slater T 56 Doug Smith offensive lineman C 96 Doug Barnett y DE 70 Charles DeJurnett NT 71 Reggie Doss DE 77 Gary Jeter DE 67 Myron Lapka NT 69 Greg Meisner NT 85 Jack Youngblood DE 52 George Andrews American football OLB 54 Howard Carson American football ILB 50 Jim Collins linebacker ILB 55 Carl Ekern ILB 59 Mark Jerue y ILB 51 Dave Lewis linebacker OLB 58 Mel Owens OLB 94 Mike Wilcher y OLB 66 Eric Williams linebacker ILB 53 Jim Youngblood ILB 21 Nolan Cromwell SS 26 Eric Harris gridiron football CB 47 LeRoy Irvin CB 20 Johnnie Johnson American football FS 22 Vince Newsome y FS 37 Ivory Sully SS 28 Mike Williams cornerback  1 Mike Lansford K  6 John Misko P 13 Chuck Nelson y K 31 Robert Alexander American football RB IR 42 Kirk Collins CB NF-Ill. 85 Drew Hill WR IR 25 Gordon Jones American football WR IR 75 Irv Pankey T IR 93 Doug Reed y DE IR 57 Mike Reilly 1980s linebacker LB Susp. Regular season Eric Dickerson While he considered going to the Los Angeles Express in the United States Football League, Dickerson decided to go into the National Football League at the advice of his mother because the NFL had been around longer. He was selected second overall in the 1983 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. An immediate pro success, he established rookie records for most rushing attempts (390), most rushing yards gained (1,808) and most touchdowns rushing (18), including another two receiving touchdowns.Eric's Days as a Ram, http://www.ericdickerson29.com/rams.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071014152905/http://www.ericdickerson29.com/rams.htm 2007-10-14 His efforts earned him All-Pro, Pro Bowl, Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.Eric Dickerson: Pro Football Hall of Fame, http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?PLAYER_ID=55 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at New York Giants W 16–6 1–0 Giants Stadium 75,281 2 September 11 New Orleans Saints W 30–27 2–0 Anaheim Stadium 45,572 3 September 18 at Green Bay Packers L 24–27 2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,037 4 September 25 at New York Jets L 24–27 2–2 Shea Stadium 52,070 5 October 2 Detroit Lions W 21–10 3–2 Anaheim Stadium 49,403 6 October 9 at San Francisco 49ers W 10–7 4–2 Candlestick Park 59,118 7 October 16 Atlanta Falcons W 27–21 5–2 Anaheim Stadium 50,404 8 October 23 San Francisco 49ers L 35–45 5–3 Anaheim Stadium 66,070 9 October 30 at Miami Dolphins L 14–30 5–4 Miami Orange Bowl 72,175 10 November 6 Chicago Bears W 21–14 6–4 Anaheim Stadium 53,010 11 November 14, 1983 at Atlanta Falcons W 36–13 7–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 31,202 12 November 20 Washington Redskins L 20–42 7–5 Anaheim Stadium 63,031 13 November 27 Buffalo Bills W 41–17 8–5 Anaheim Stadium 48,246 14 December 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–13 8–6 Veterans Stadium 32,867 15 December 11 New England Patriots L 7–21 8–7 Anaheim Stadium 46,503 16 December 18 at New Orleans Saints W 26–24 9–7 Louisiana Superdome 70,148 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. September 25, 1983 Week 4: Los Angeles Rams 24, New York Jets 27 text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Rams 14 0 3 7 0 Jets 7 7 7 3 3 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 4:00 p.m. EST 60 °F °C CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden Fred Silva Playoffs 1983–84 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wildcard December 26 at Dallas Cowboys (4) W 24–17 1–0 Texas Stadium 62,118 Divisional January 1, 1984 at Washington Redskins (1) L 7–51 1–1 RFK Stadium 55,363 December 26, 1983 NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17 text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Rams 7 0 7 10 Cowboys 0 7 3 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST 27 °F °C, mostly cloudy CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden 62,118 Gordon McCarter Scoring LA – D. Hill 18 pass from Ferragamo (Lansford kick) RAMS 7–0 DAL – T. Hill 14 pass from White (Septien kick) 7–7 DAL – field goal Septien 41 DAL 10–7 LA – Dennard 16 pass from Ferragamo (Lansford kick) RAMS 14–10 LA – Farmer 8 pass from Ferragamo (Lansford kick) RAMS 21–10 LA – field goal Lansford 20 RAMS 24–10 DAL – Cosbie 2 pass from White (Septien kick) RAMS 24–17 January 1, 1984 NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7 text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Rams 0 7 0 0 Redskins 17 21 6 7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 12:30 p.m. EST 38 °F °C, mostly cloudy CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden 54,440 Ben Dreith Scoring WAS – Riggins 3 run (Moseley kick)WAS 7–0 WAS – Monk 40 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick) 14–0 WAS – field goal Moseley 42 WAS 17–0 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) WAS 24–0 LA – Dennard 32 pass from Ferragamo (Lansford kick) WAS 24–7 WAS – Monk 21 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick) WAS 31–7 WAS – Riggins 1 run (Moseley kick) WAS 38–7 WAS – field goal Moseley 36 WAS 41–7 WAS – field goal Moseley 41 WAS 44–7 WAS – Green 72 interception return (Moseley kick) WAS 51–7 Standings Awards and honors Eric Dickerson, NFC Pro Bowl selection Eric Dickerson, All-Pro selection Eric Dickerson, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eric Dickerson, UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year Eric Dickerson, UPI NFC Player of the Year See also Other Anaheim–based teams in 1983 California Angels (Anaheim Stadium) 1983 California Angels season References 30em External links 1983 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com Los Angeles Rams Category:Los Angeles Rams seasons Los Ang