1983 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Kay Stephenson (8-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1983 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Kay Stephenson (8-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1983 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills scored 283 points, but the defense allowed 351. Joe Ferguson passed for 2,995 yards. Joe Cribbs topped pass catchers, hauling in 57 balls for 524 yards. Frank Lewis, Byron Franklin and Tony Hunter each contributed to the receiving game, too.
Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-leading 1,131 yards for Buffalo.
Chris Williams and Steve Freeman each picked off 3 opponent throws. Ben Williams led the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
Kay Stephenson coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Bill Acker | NT | November 7, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Texas | Freer, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Buster Barnett | TE | November 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Macon, MS USA | 15 | 1 |
| 73 | Jon Borchardt | RG | August 13, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Montana St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Mark Brammer | TE | May 3, 1958 | 6'3" | 238 | Michigan St. | Traverse City, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Ware Shoals, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 67 | Darryl Caldwell | TB-FB | February 2, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Greg Cater | P | April 17, 1957 | 6'0" | 191 | Tenn-Chattanooga | La Grange, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Sulligent, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Justin Cross | RT | April 29, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | West. State (CO) | Montreal, QC Canada | 15 | 13 |
| 18 | Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5'9" | 166 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Julius Dawkins | WR | January 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 196 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Joe Dufek | QB | August 23, 1961 | 6'4" | 215 | Yale | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Judson Flint | DB | January 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 201 | Memphis | Farrell, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Byron Franklin | WR | September 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 179 | Auburn | Florence, AL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | FS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Idaho St. | Milton, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Jim Haslett | LB | December 9, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Indiana (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Tony Hunter | TE | May 22, 1960 | 6'4" | 237 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 3 |
| 47 | Bill Hurley | DB | June 15, 1957 | 5'11" | 195 | Syracuse | Kenmore, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 90 | Scott Hutchinson | DE | May 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 246 | Florida | Winter Park, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Ken Johnson | RDE | March 25, 1955 | 6'5" | 253 | Knoxville | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 8 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | LT | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Trey Junkin | TE-LB | January 23, 1961 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Conway, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Chris Keating | LILB | October 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 223 | Maine | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Mike Kennedy | SS | February 26, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 7 |
| 43 | David Kilson | DB | August 11, 1960 | 6'1" | 200 | Nevada-Reno | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | Matt Kofler | QB | August 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 192 | San Diego St. | Longview, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | Rod Kush | DB | December 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 188 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 4 | 4 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | RB | January 31, 1953 | 5'10" | 225 | Texas | Brenham, TX USA | 12 | 4 |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Grambling St. | Houma, LA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 59 | Joey Lumpkin | LB | February 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | G | May 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 256 | Boston Col. | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 3 |
| 54 | Eugene Marve | RILB | August 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 237 | Saginaw Valley St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Mark Merrill | LB | May 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 237 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Booker Moore | FB | June 23, 1959 | 5'11" | 224 | Penn St. | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 11 |
| 88 | Mike Mosley | WR | June 6, 1958 | 6'2" | 192 | Texas A&M | Hillsboro, TX USA | 7 | 2 |
| 62 | Ervin Parker | ROLB | August 19, 1958 | 6'4" | 236 | South Carolina St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Robb Riddick | KR | April 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | LG | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | RCB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Mark Roopenian | NT | July 10, 1958 | 6'5" | 254 | Boston Col. | Medford, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | LOLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Milledgeville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Darryl Talley | LB | July 10, 1960 | 6'4" | 235 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Gary Thompson | DB | February 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | San Jose St. | Castro Valley, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Perry Tuttle | WR | August 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Lexington, NC USA | 9 | 3 |
| 23 | Van Van Williams | RB | March 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 208 | East Tennessee St. | Johnson City, TN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | LB | February 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Bowling Green | Long Branch, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 93 | Scott Virkus | DE | September 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 260 | Purdue | Rochester, MN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | G-C | October 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Len Walterscheid | DB | September 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern Utah | Gainesville, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 27 | Chris Williams | FS | January 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 197 | LSU | Alexandria, LA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
