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1983 Philadelphia Eagles season
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NFL team season
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Philadelphia Eagles 1983 5–11 4th NFC East Marion Campbell Leonard Tose Veterans Stadium Did not qualify Eagles seasons
The 1983 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 51st in the National Football League (NFL). The team followed up their record of 3–6 during the strike-shortened 1982 season with another losing campaign.1983 Philadelphia Eagles The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season. The Eagles started off winning four of their first six games, before losing seven consecutive games. The Eagles finished in fourth place with a 5–11 record. Despite the disappointing season, second year wide receiver Mike Quick established himself as a new star by collecting 1,409 receiving yards.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School 1 8 Michael Haddix Running back Mississippi State 2 35 Wes Hopkins Safety Southern Methodist 2 46 Jody Schulz Linebacker East Carolina 3 62 Glen Young Wide receiver Mississippi State 4 89 Mike Williams Running back Mississippi College 5 120 Byron Darby Defensive tackle USC 6 147 Victor Oatis Wide receiver Northwest Louisiana 7 174 Anthony Edgar Running back Hawaii 7 182 Jon Schultheis Guard Princeton 8 201 Rich Kraynak Linebacker Pittsburgh 9 232 Rich Pelzer Tackle Rhode Island 10 258 Thomas Strauthers Defensive tackle Jackson State 11 285 Steve Sebahar Center Washington State 12 312 David Mangrum Quarterback Baylor
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
1983 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Leonard Tose
Director of Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Head Coach – Marion Campbell
Assistant Head Coach – Fred Bruney Offensive Coordinator – Dick Wood
Running Backs – Billie Matthews
Receivers – John Becker
Tight Ends – Frank Gansz
Offensive Line – Ken Iman
Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell
Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen
Linebackers – George Hill
Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney Special Teams – Frank Gansz
Roster
1983 Philadelphia Eagles 7 Ron Jaworski
6 Dan Pastorini
9 Joe Pisarcik 39 Major Everett y
26 Michael Haddix y
35 Perry Harrington
31 Wilbert Montgomery
34 Hubie Oliver
32 Michael Williams running back y 17 Harold Carmichael
85 Melvin Hoover
82 Mike Quick
83 Tony Woodruff
89 Glen Young wide receiver y 87 Lawrence Sampleton 63 Ron Baker American football G
72 Jim Fritzsche T/G
77 Tom Jelesky y T
73 Steve Kenney G
64 Dean Miraldi T
74 Leonard Mitchell T
50 Guy Morriss C
76 Jerry Sisemore T
61 Mark Slater American football C
75 Stan Walters T 96 Harvey Armstrong NT
98 Greg Brown defensive lineman DE
71 Ken Clarke American football NT
94 Byron Darby y DE
78 Carl Hairston DE
68 Dennis Harrison DE
93 Thomas Strauthers y DE 57 Bill Cowher ILB
58 Anthony Griggs ILB
52 Rich Kraynak y OLB
56 Jerry Robinson linebacker OLB
51 Reggie Wilkes OLB
58 Joel Williams linebacker OLB 25 Dennis DeVaughn CB
46 Herm Edwards CB
24 Ray Ellis American football SS
29 Elbert Foules y CB
48 Wes Hopkins y FS
41 Randy Logan SS
21 John Sciarra FS
22 Brenard Wilson FS
43 Roynell Young CB 1 Tony Franklin kicker K
4 Max Runager P 67 Gerry Feehery C/G (IR) 7px
84 Vyto Kab TE IR
55 Frank LeMaster LB IR
10 David Mangrum no y QB IR
62 Petey Perot G IR
53 Jody Schulz y LB IR
88 John Spagnola TE IR
54 Zack Valentine LB IR
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 September 3, 1983 at San Francisco 49ers W 22–17 55,775 2 September 11, 1983 Washington Redskins L 23–13 69,542 3 September 18, 1983 at Denver Broncos W 13–10 74,202 4 September 25, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–11 64,465 5 October 2, 1983 at Atlanta Falcons W 28–24 50,621 6 October 9, 1983 at New York Giants W 17–13 73,291 7 October 16, 1983 at Dallas Cowboys L 37–7 63,070 8 October 23, 1983 Chicago Bears L 7–6 45,263 9 October 30, 1983 Baltimore Colts L 22–21 59,150 10 November 6, 1983 Dallas Cowboys L 27–20 71,236 11 November 13, 1983 at Chicago Bears L 17–14 47,524 12 November 20, 1983 New York Giants L 23–0 57,977 13 November 27, 1983 at Washington Redskins L 28–24 54,324 14 December 4, 1983 Los Angeles Rams W 13–9 32,867 15 December 11, 1983 New Orleans Saints L 20–17 (OT) 45,182 16 December 18, 1983 at St. Louis Cardinals L 31–7 21,902
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The October 16 and November 6 games against the Dallas Cowboys were played with their locations switched from the original schedule, because of the October 16 conflict with the Phillies' game 5 of the 1983 World Series.
Game summaries
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1983.htm 1983 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Standings
Awards and honors
Mike Quick, 1983 Pro Bowl selection
Mike Quick, Associated Press first-team All-Pro selection 1983
References
External links
1983 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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