1983 New York Jets season

1983 New York Jets season
Head coach	Joe Walton
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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 20th and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	000000001983-09-04-0000September 4, 1983	at San Diego Chargers	W 41–29	Jack Murphy Stadium	51,004
2	000000001983-09-11-0000September 11, 1983	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–10	Shea Stadium	50,066
3	000000001983-09-18-0000September 18, 1983	at New England Patriots	L 23–13	Sullivan Stadium	43,182
4	000000001983-09-25-0000September 25, 1983	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	Shea Stadium	52,070
5	000000001983-10-03-0000October 3, 1983	at Buffalo Bills	W 34–10	Rich Stadium	79,933
6	000000001983-10-09-0000October 9, 1983	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,235
7	000000001983-10-16-0000October 16, 1983	Miami Dolphins	L 32–14	Shea Stadium	58,615
8	000000001983-10-23-0000October 23, 1983	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–21	Shea Stadium	46,878
9	000000001983-10-30-0000October 30, 1983	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–13	Candlestick Park	54,796
10	000000001983-11-06-0000November 6, 1983	Baltimore Colts	L 17–14	Shea Stadium	53,323
11	000000001983-11-13-0000November 13, 1983	Buffalo Bills	L 24–17	Shea Stadium	48,513
12	000000001983-11-21-0000November 21, 1983	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–28	Louisiana Superdome	68,606
13	000000001983-11-27-0000November 27, 1983	New England Patriots	W 26–3	Shea Stadium	48,620
14	000000001983-12-04-0000December 4, 1983	at Baltimore Colts	W 10–6	Memorial Stadium	35,462
15	000000001983-12-10-0000December 10, 1983	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–7	Shea Stadium	53,996
16	000000001983-12-16-0000December 16, 1983	at Miami Dolphins	L 34–14	Miami Orange Bowl	59,975

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
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

Game summaries

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
• Jets	7	7	7	3	3	27

Date: September 25
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 60°F; wind 10
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall, John Madden

Scoring summary

1	LA	Eric Dickerson 85 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)	LA 7–0

1	NYJ	Wesley Walker 15 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 7–7

1	LA	Eric Dickerson 5 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)	LA 14–7

2	NYJ	Jerry Holmes 57 yard blocked field goal return (Pat Leahy kick)	Tie 14–14

3	LA	Chuck Nelson 34 yard field goal	LA 17–14

3	NYJ	Wesley Walker 37 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)	NYJ 21–17

4	NYJ	Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal	NYJ 24–17

4	LA	Mike Guman 2 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)	Tie 24–24

OT	NYJ	Pat Leahy 26 yard field goal	NYJ 27–24

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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	13	7	7	34
Jets	0	0	7	0	7

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Date: December 10
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45°F, wind 12 mph
Game attendance: 53,996
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Box Score

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Steelers	Jets
1					Steelers	Gregg Garrity 17-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good	7	0
2					Steelers	Calvin Sweeney 10-yard touchdown reception from Terry Bradshaw, Gary Anderson kick good	14	0
2					Steelers	29-yard field goal by Gary Anderson	17	0
2					Steelers	40-yard field goal by Gary Anderson	20	0
3					Steelers	Bennie Cunningham 13-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good	27	0
3					Jets	Johnny Lam Jones 27-yard touchdown reception from Pat Ryan, Pat Leahy kick good	27	7
4					Steelers	Calvin Sweeney 18-yard touchdown reception from Cliff Stoudt, Gary Anderson kick good	34	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	7

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1983 statistics

New York Jets

Founded in 1960 Formerly the New York Titans (1960–1962) Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Flight Crew

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture	Fireman Ed Alex Anthony Flash Gordon The Wonder Years West Side Stadium

Rivalries	New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New York Giants

Lore	Heidi Game The Guarantee Announcerless Game New York Sack Exchange Clock Play The Monday Night Miracle Spygate Butt fumble

Key personnel	Owner: Woody Johnson General Manager: Mike Maccagnan Head Coach: Todd Bowles

Division championships (4)	1968 1969 1998 2002

League championships (1^†)	1968 (III) ^† does not include 1968 AFL championship

Retired numbers	12 13 28 73 90 Ewbank

Media	WEPN WEPN-FM WCBS-TV SportsNet New York

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold Book:New York Jets

New York Titans / Jets seasons

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1983 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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