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1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachForrest Gregg
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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. Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1983 NFL Draft
1983 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 25 Dave Rimington  Center Nebraska
2 53 Ray Horton  Cornerback Washington
3 81 Jimmy Turner  Defensive back UCLA
4 109 Steve Maidlow  Linebacker Michigan State
5 137 Jeff Christensen  Quarterback Eastern Illinois
6 152 Kiki DeAyala  Linebacker Texas
6 165 Larry Kinnebrew  Running back Tennessee State
7 193 James Griffin  Defensive back Middle Tennessee
8 221 Mike Martin  Wide receiver Illinois
9 248 Stanley Wilson  Running back Oklahoma
10 276 Tim Krumrie *  Defensive tackle Wisconsin
11 304 Gary Williams  Wide receiver Ohio State
12 332 Andre Young  Linebacker Bowling Green
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1983 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


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 September 15 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 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 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 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–20 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,565

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 355 303 L1
Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 356 342 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 4–2 4–8 346 302 L1
Houston Oilers 2 14 0 .125 1–5 1–11 288 460 L1

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 10 0320
Bengals 0 0 3710

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

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

  1. "Gregg replaces Starr at Green Bay". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 25, 1983. p. 8C.
  2. "Wyche becomes Bengal coach". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 29, 1983. p. 3D.
  3. "1983 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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