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

Week 15

See also: 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

• 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 Plays Yards TOP 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

External links

• 1983 statistics