NFL team season
The1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 51st season in theNational Football League . The team won the AFC Central Division with a 10–6 record. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Steelers were soundly beaten by the Los Angeles Raiders 38–10.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers staff Front office
Chairman of the board –Arthur J. Rooney President –Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Controller – Dennis P. Thimons Assistant controller – Dan Ferens Traveling secretary – James A. Boston Public relations director – Ed Kiely Publicity director – Joe Gordon Assistant publicity director – John Evenson Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn Director of player personnel –Dick Haley Assistant director of player personnel –William Nunn, Jr. Pro talent scout –Tom Modrak Talent scout – West Coast –Bob Schmitz College talent scout –Joe Krupa Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
Conditioning coach –Jon Kolb Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli Trainer – Ralph Berlin Assistant trainer – Gary Stragar Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Film director – Bob McCartney Photographers – Harry Homa, Bill Amatucci [ 1]
Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff(ET ) TV Result Record 1 Sunday, September 4 Denver Broncos Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 14–100–1 2 Sunday, September 11 atGreen Bay Packers Lambeau Field 1:00 p.m. NBC W 25–211–1 3 Sunday, September 18 atHouston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 40–282–1 4 Sunday, September 25 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 28–232–2 5 Sunday, October 2 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 17–103–2 6 Monday, October 10 atCincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 24–144–2 7 Sunday, October 16 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 44–175–2 8 Sunday, October 23 atSeattle Seahawks Kingdome 4:00 p.m. NBC W 27–216–2 9 Sunday, October 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 17–127–2 10 Sunday, November 6 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 26–38–2 11 Sunday, November 13 atBaltimore Colts Memorial Stadium 2:00 p.m. NBC W 24–139–2 12 Sunday, November 20 Minnesota Vikings Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 17–149–3 13 Thursday, November 24 atDetroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome 12:30 p.m. NBC L 45–39–4 14 Sunday, December 4 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 23–109–5 15 Saturday, December 10 atNew York Jets Shea Stadium 12:30 p.m. NBC W 34–710–5 16 Sunday, December 18 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 30–1710–6
Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week 2: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 7 6 3 9 25 Packers 7 7 0 7 21
atLambeau Field ,Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 11, 1983Game time : 1:00 pm EDTGame weather : 60 °F (15.6 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)Game attendance : 58,144Referee :Fred Silva TV announcers (NBC) :Bob Costas (play by play),Bob Trumpy (color commentator)[ 6]
Week 3: at Houston Oilers [ edit ] Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 6 6 14 14 40 Oilers 7 0 0 21 28
atAstrodome ,Houston, Texas
Date : September 18, 1983Game time : 1:00 pm EDTGame weather : DomeGame attendance : 44,150Referee :Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC) :Marv Albert (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)[ 7]
Week 4: vs. New England Patriots [ edit ] Week 5: vs. Houston Oilers [ edit ] Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ] Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns [ edit ] Week 8: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Steelers 7 17 0 3 27 Seahawks 0 0 7 14 21
atKingdome ,Seattle
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Week 11: at Baltimore Colts [ edit ] The Colts' first sellout since1977 , and last in Baltimore, came about because thousands of Steelers fans who normally could not purchase tickets at Three Rivers Stadium found them cheap and plentiful in Maryland. Pittsburgh returned to Memorial Stadium with the birth of theBaltimore Ravens in1996 .
Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ edit ] Week 13: at Detroit Lions [ edit ] Pittsburgh's first trip to the Motor City since1967 was nothing short of disastrous. It was the Steelers' most lopsided loss under Noll, eclipsed only by a 51-0 embarrassment by the Browns at home in the1989 opener.
Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ] Week 15: at New York Jets [ edit ] After having been sidelined with an elbow injury for the first fourteen games of the season, 36-year oldTerry Bradshaw started his first game of the season. Despite still clearly being hampered by his elbow, he was able to impress in limited time. It would be the final time Bradshaw would see the field as a player, as he felt a pop in his elbow while throwing his final pass, a 10-yard touchdown toCalvin Sweeney . Bradshaw did not play during the play-offs and retired after the season.[ 19]
This was also the final NFL game held at Shea Stadium.
Week 16: at Cleveland Browns [ edit ] Eight days after Bradshaw threw his last pass,Brian Sipe started his last NFL game in what turned out to be a hollow victory for the Browns, who were eliminated from the playoffs three hours later when the Seahawks defeated the Patriots in Seattle.
AFC Divisional Playoff: at Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ] ^ 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide .^ 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide .^ 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide .^ "1983 Pittsburgh Steelers" .Pro-Football-Reference.com . RetrievedDecember 23, 2014 .^ Pro Football Reference Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 4th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Green Bay Packers – September 11th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers – September 18th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers – September 25th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 2nd, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 10th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 16th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks – October 23rd, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers – October 30th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference San Diego Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 6th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts – November 13th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers – November 20th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions - November 24th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers - December 4th, 1983 ^ "It all falls apart in LA" . Archived fromthe original on July 26, 2014. RetrievedJuly 17, 2014 .^ Pro Football Reference Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – December 18th, 1983 ^ Pro Football Reference Divisional Round - Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Raiders - January 1st, 1984
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Formerly thePittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)
