1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
NFL team season
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 .[ 1] Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche , a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement.[ 2]
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Personnel
Staff
1983 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
President – John Sawyer
General Manager – Paul Brown
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
1983 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
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
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
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
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
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
Game information
First quarter
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
Bengals
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
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (3) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation