1983 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1983 7–9 3rd AFC Central Forrest Gregg Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons 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. 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.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 8C Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FqlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=afsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5789%2C4895876 Lakeland Ledger Florida Associated Press Wyche becomes Bengal coach December 29, 1983 3D Offseason NFL draft 1983 NFL draft 1983 Cincinnati Bengals 1 25 Dave Rimington Center Nebraska yes 2 53 Ray Horton Cornerback Washington yes 3 81 Jimmy Turner Defensive back UCLA yes 4 109 Steve Maidlow Linebacker Michigan State yes 5 137 Jeff Christensen Quarterback Eastern Illinois yes 6 152 Kiki DeAyala Linebacker Texas yes 6 165 Larry Kinnebrew Running back Tennessee State yes 7 193 James Griffin Defensive back Middle Tennessee yes 8 221 Mike Martin Wide receiver Illinois yes 9 248 Stanley Wilson Running back Oklahoma yes 10 276 Tim Krumrie Defensive tackle Wisconsin yes yes 11 304 Gary Williams Wide receiver Ohio State yes 12 332 Andre Young Linebacker Bowling Green no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1983_draft.htm 1983 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Personnel Staff 1983 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bruce Coslet Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Offensive Line – Jim McNally Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Defensive Backfield – Dick LeBeau Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1983 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 Jeff Christensen y 15 Turk Schonert 40 Charles Alexander running back 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 28 Larry Kinnebrew y 23 Rodney Tate 32 Stanley Wilson running back y 80 Cris Collinsworth 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 81 David Verser 48 Andy Gibler y 82 Rodney Holman 89 Dan Ross American football 66 Jim Hannula T/G 62 Dave Lapham G 65 Max Montoya G 60 Blake Moore American football C 78 Anthony Muñoz T 68 Mike Obrovac T 50 Dave Rimington y C 77 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 61 Jerry Boyarsky NT 79 Ross Browner DE 67 Gary Burley DE 76 Glen Collins American football DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DE 69 Tim Krumrie y NT 50 Glenn Cameron ILB 52 Tom Dinkel OLB 49 Guy Frazier OLB 55 Jim LeClair ILB 47 Steve Maidlow y ILB 51 Rick Razzano linebacker ILB 59 Jeff Schuh OLB 56 Ron Simpkins ILB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 34 Louis Breeden CB 22 James Griffin defensive back y FS 44 Ray Griffin CB/S 20 Ray Horton y CB 37 Robert Jackson safety FS 26 Bobby Kemp SS 13 Ken Riley CB 25 John Simmons American football CB 35 Jimmy Turner American football y CB  3 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally P 83 M. 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Harris TE IR 27 Bryan Hicks S IR 88 Mike Martin wide receiver y WR IR 70 Emanuel Weaver NT IR 84 Gary Williams American football y WR IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 Los Angeles Raiders L 10–20 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 50,956 2 September 11 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 46,839 3 September 15, 1983 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,700 4 September 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–17 1–3 Tampa Stadium 56,023 5 October 2 Baltimore Colts L 31–34 1–4 Riverfront Stadium 48,104 6 October 10, 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 1–5 Riverfront Stadium 56,086 7 October 16 at Denver Broncos L 17–24 1–6 Mile High Stadium 74,305 8 October 23 Cleveland Browns W 28–21 2–6 Riverfront Stadium 50,047 9 October 30 Green Bay Packers W 34–14 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,349 10 November 6 at Houston Oilers W 55–14 4–6 Houston Astrodome 39,706 11 November 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 15–20 4–7 Arrowhead Stadium 44,711 12 November 20 Houston Oilers W 38–10 5–7 Riverfront Stadium 46,375 13 November 28, 1983 at Miami Dolphins L 14–38 5–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,506 14 December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–10 6–8 Three Rivers Stadium 55,832 15 December 11 Detroit Lions W 17–9 7–8 Riverfront Stadium 45,728 16 December 17, 1983 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–20 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,565 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders autocollapse September 4 1:00 p.m. Raiders 7 10 0 3 Bengals 0 0 3 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 50,956 75 F, wind 9 mph on Ben Dreith NBC Marv Albert and John Brodie Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter LA (7:32) – Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 7–0 Second quarter LA (9:05) – Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) – Raiders 14–0 LA (4:59) – Chris Bahr 38 yard field goal – Raiders 17–0 Third quarter CIN (9:23) – Jim Breech 36 yard field goal – Raiders 17–3 Fourth quarter LA (12:25) – Chris Bahr 39 yard field goal – Raiders 20–3 CIN (1:00) – M.L. Harris 9 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) – Raiders 20–10 Raiders Jim Plunkett 14/29, 158 Yds, INT Marcus Allen 17 Rush, 47 Yds, 2 TD Malcolm Barnwell 5 Rec, 66 Yds Bengals Ken Anderson 26/35, 226 Yds, TD, INT Stanley Wilson 4 Rush, 20 Yds Dan Ross 5 Rec, 50 Yds Awards and records Passing: Ken Anderson (297 Att, 198 Comp, 2333 Yds, 66.7 Pct, 12 TD, 13 Int, 85.6 Rating) Rushing: Pete Johnson (210 Att, 763 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 16 Long, 14 TD) Receiving: Cris Collinsworth (66 Rec, 1130 Yds, 17.1 Avg, 63 Long, 5 TD) Scoring: Jim Breech, 87 points (16 FG; 39 PAT) References External links 1983 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc