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1983 Washington Redskins
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1983 NFC Champions
Scored 541 points (33.8/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 332 points (20.8/g), 11th.
Differential of 209 points (13.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +43 (2.7/g), 1st.
Coached by Joe Gibbs (14-2-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Joe Theismann*+ | 34 | 9 | 16 | 276 for 459, 3,714 yards, 29 td, 11 int, & 37 rushes for 234 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | John Riggins+ | 34 | 12 | 15 | 375 rushes for 1,347 yards, 24 td, & 5 catches for 29 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Charlie Brown* | 25 | 1 | 14 | 78 catches for 1,225 yards, 8 td, & 4 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| WR | Art Monk | 26 | 3 | 11 | 47 catches for 746 yards, 5 td, & 3 rushes for -19 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Alvin Garrett | 27 | 3 | 6 | 25 catches for 332 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Rick Walker | 28 | 6 | 16 | 17 catches for 168 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Don Warren | 27 | 4 | 13 | 20 catches for 225 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| LT | Joe Jacoby*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | ||
| LG | Russ Grimm*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981 |
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| C | Jeff Bostic* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RG | Mark May | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981 |
| RT | George Starke | 35 | 10 | 16 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Todd Liebenstein | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 4th / 99th pick / 1982 |
| LDT | Dave Butz*+ | 33 | 10 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| RDT | Darryl Grant | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Dexter Manley | 24 | 2 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
| LLB | Mel Kaufman | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Neal Olkewicz | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Rich Milot | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Darrell Green | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Vernon Dean | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1982 |
| SS | Curtis Jordan | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| FS | Mark H. Murphy*+ | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 35 | 13 | 0 | 33 of 47 field goals & 62 of 63 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Jeff Hayes | 24 | 1 | 0 | 72 punts for a 38.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mike Nelms+ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| KR | Mike Nelms+ | 28 | 3 | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Anderson | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/25/1959 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 104th pick / 1982 |
| Jeff Bostic* | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/18/1958 | 3 | |
| Perry Brooks | 29 | DT | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern | 12/4/1954 | 5 | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
| Charlie Brown* | 25 | WR | 15 | 14 | 182 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 10/29/1958 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 201st pick / 1981 |
| Dave Butz*+ | 33 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| Brian Carpenter | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | Michigan | 11/27/1960 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 101st pick / 1982 |
| Ken Coffey | 23 | DB | 13 | 4 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas State | 7/11/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 226th pick / 1982 |
| Monte Coleman | 26 | LB | 10 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Central Arkansas | 11/4/1957 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| Pete Cronan | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/13/1955 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977 |
| Vernon Dean | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 178 | 5-11 | San Diego State,U.S. International | 5/5/1959 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1982 |
| Clint Didier | 24 | TE | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-5 | Portland State | 4/4/1959 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 314th pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Evans | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Richmond | 1/5/1959 | Rook | |
| Alvin Garrett | 27 | WR-RB | 15 | 6 | 178 | 5-7 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/1/1956 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Bridgeport,Connecticut | 4/4/1955 | 3 | |
| Darryl Grant | 24 | DT-G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-1 | Rice | 11/22/1959 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981 |
| Darrell Green | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2/15/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 28th pick / 1983 |
| Russ Grimm*+ | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/2/1959 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981 |
| Jeff Hayes | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 8/19/1959 | 1 | |
| Bob Holly | 23 | QB | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Princeton | 6/1/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 291st pick / 1982 |
| Ken Huff | 30 | G | 12 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 2/21/1953 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| Joe Jacoby*+ | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-7 | Louisville | 7/6/1959 | 2 | |
| Curtis Jordan | 29 | DB | 15 | 13 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| Mel Kaufman | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 2/24/1958 | 2 | |
| Bruce Kimball | 24 | G | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 8/19/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 192nd pick / 1979 |
| Larry Kubin | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/26/1959 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 148th pick / 1981 |
| Todd Liebenstein | 23 | DE | 15 | 15 | 253 | 6-6 | UNLV | 1/9/1960 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 99th pick / 1982 |
| Quentin Lowry | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 11/11/1957 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 329th pick / 1979 |
| Dexter Manley | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 7/2/1959 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
| Charles Mann | 22 | DE | 16 | 1 | 268 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 4/12/1961 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 84th pick / 1983 |
| Mark May | 24 | G-T-C | 15 | 15 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 11/2/1959 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981 |
| Tony McGee | 34 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Bishop,Wyoming | 1/18/1949 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971 |
| Mark McGrath | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Montana State | 12/17/1957 | 2 | |
| Rich Milot | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/28/1957 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| Art Monk | 26 | WR | 12 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/5/1957 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| Mark Moseley | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| Mark H. Murphy*+ | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-4 | Colgate | 7/13/1955 | 6 | |
| Mike Nelms+ | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Baylor,Sam Houston State | 4/8/1955 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/30/1957 | 4 | |
| John Riggins+ | 34 | RB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 12 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| John Sawyer | 30 | TE | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/26/1953 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975 |
| Virgil Seay | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 175 | 5-8 | Troy State | 1/1/1958 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 270th pick / 1980 |
| Roy Simmons | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 11/8/1956 | 4 | New York Giants / 8th / 201st pick / 1979 |
| George Starke | 35 | T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| Dave Stief | 27 | WR-DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Portland State | 1/29/1956 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 181st pick / 1978 |
| Joe Theismann*+ | 34 | QB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| Rick Walker | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/28/1955 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977 |
| Don Warren | 27 | TE | 13 | 13 | 242 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 5/5/1956 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| Anthony Washington | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 204 | 6-1 | California,Fresno State | 2/4/1958 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1981 |
| Joe Washington | 30 | RB | 15 | 1 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| Greg Williams | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 8/1/1959 | 1 | |
| Mike Williams | 24 | TE | 7 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama A&M | 8/27/1959 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 133rd pick / 1982 |
| Otis Wonsley | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Alcorn State | 8/13/1957 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 229th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 225.3 | 6-1.7 | 3.7 |