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1983 New York Jets season
| 1983 New York Jets season |
|---|
| Leon Hess |
| Joe Walton |
| Shea Stadium |
| 7–9 |
| 5th AFC East |
| Did not qualify |
| T Marvin PowellDT Joe KleckoDE Mark Gastineau |
The 1983 New York Jets season was the 24th season for the team and the 14th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 6–3 record from 1982 and return to the playoffs under first-year head coach Joe Walton. The Jets, who finished the season with a record of 7–9, played their twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 16 Ken O'Brien | ||||||
| 10 Pat Ryan | ||||||
| 14 Richard Todd | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
31 Marion Barber 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 34 Johnny Hector 30 Rocky Klever 22 Kenny Lewis 24 Freeman McNeil Wide receivers (WR)
89 Preston Brown 86 Nick Bruckner 81 Derrick Gaffney 80 Lam Jones 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends (TE)
83 Jerome Barkum 88 Tom Coombs 82 Mickey Shuler | | Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C/G 65 Joe Fields C 59 George Lilja C 68 Reggie McElroy G/T 62 Joe Pellegrini G 79 Marvin Powell T 72 Chris Ward T Defensive linemen (DL)
78 Barry Bennett DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 94 Rusty Guilbeau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 77 Kenny Neil DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT/DE 74 Abdul Salaam DT | | Linebackers (LB) 54 Stan Blinka MLB 50 Bob Crable MLB 55 Ron Crosby OLB 52 Jim Eliopulos OLB 56 Lance Mehl OLB 57 John Woodring OLB Defensive backs (DB)
47 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 20 Davlin Mullen CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy SS 21 Kirk Springs FS Special teams (ST)
5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P | | Reserve
35 Mike Augustyniak RB (IR) 63 Ted Banker C (IR) 51 Greg Buttle LB (IR) 37 Marcene Emmett S (IR) 38 George Floyd S (IR) 84 Bobby Humphery WR (IR) 27 Jesse Johnson S (IR) 71 Jim Luscinski T (IR) 87 Kurt Sohn WR (IR) 70 Stan Waldemore G (IR) 90 John Walker DT (IR) Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | at San Diego Chargers | W 41–29 | 1–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51,004 | |
| September 11 | Seattle Seahawks | L 10–17 | 1–1 | Shea Stadium | 50,066 | |
| September 18 | at New England Patriots | L 13–23 | 1–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 43,182 | |
| September 25 | Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 (OT) | 2–2 | Shea Stadium | 52,070 | |
| October 3 | at Buffalo Bills | W 34–10 | 3–2 | Rich Stadium | 79,933 | |
| October 9 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–10 | 3–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,235 | |
| October 16 | Miami Dolphins | L 14–32 | 3–4 | Shea Stadium | 58,615 | |
| October 23 | Atlanta Falcons | L 21–27 | 3–5 | Shea Stadium | 46,878 | |
| October 30 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27–13 | 4–5 | Candlestick Park | 54,796 | |
| November 6 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–17 | 4–6 | Shea Stadium | 53,323 | |
| November 13 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–24 | 4–7 | Shea Stadium | 48,513 | |
| November 21 | at New Orleans Saints | W 31–28 | 5–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,606 | |
| November 27 | New England Patriots | W 26–3 | 6–7 | Shea Stadium | 48,620 | |
| December 4 | at Baltimore Colts | W 10–6 | 7–7 | Memorial Stadium | 35,462 | |
| December 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–34 | 7–8 | Shea Stadium | 53,996 | |
| December 16 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–34 | 7–9 | Miami Orange Bowl | 59,975 |
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 389 | 250 | W5 |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 274 | 289 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 283 | 351 | L2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 5–9 | 264 | 354 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 313 | 331 | L2 |
The game is notable for a melee that broke out between the two teams after Jackie Slater shoved Mark Gastineau in response to the latter performing his signature "Sack Dance" when making a play on Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo. In all, 37 players would be fined a total of $15,750 as a result, while the NFL deemed Gastineau's celebration "unsportsmanlike conduct" and banned it the following offseason.
Last home game played at Shea Stadium
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