1983 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Joe Gibbs (14-2)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1983 Washington Redskins Roster
1983 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Offensively, Washington led the league with 541 points. On the other side of the ball, the defense allowed 332 points. Joe Theismann directed the offense, slinging for 3,714 yards. Charlie Brown paced pass catchers, grabbing 78 passes for 1,225 yards.

John Riggins carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,347 yards for the Redskins.

The ball-hawking defense created 61 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Murphy picked off 9 opponent throws. Dave Butz topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.

Joe Gibbs coached the team. The 1983 Washington Redskins lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Theismann	459	276	60.1	3714	8.1	29	6.3	11	2.4	84	34	242	97.0
Art Monk	1	1	100.0	46	46.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	46	0	0	118.8
Bob Holly	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	1	9	87.5
John Riggins	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Joe Washington	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	463	278	60.0	3765	8.1	29	6.3	11	2.4	84	35	251

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Riggins	375	1347	3.6	44	24
Joe Washington	145	772	5.3	41	0
Joe Theismann	37	234	6.3	22	1
Otis Wonsley	25	88	3.5	9	0
Jeff Hayes	2	63	31.5	48	0
Charlie Brown	4	53	13.2	17	0
Nick Giaquinto	14	53	3.8	11	1
Bob Holly	4	13	3.2	13	0
Reggie Evans	16	11	0.7	5	4
Rick Walker	2	10	5.0	11	0
Alvin Garrett	2	0	0.0	4	0
Art Monk	3	-19	-6.3	2	0
Totals	629	2625	4.2	48	30

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Brown	78	1225	15.7	75	8
Art Monk	47	746	15.9	43	5
Joe Washington	47	454	9.7	67	6
Nick Giaquinto	27	372	13.8	35	0
Alvin Garrett	25	332	13.3	84	1
Don Warren	20	225	11.2	33	2
Rick Walker	17	168	9.9	29	2
Clint Didier	9	153	17.0	40	4
John Riggins	5	29	5.8	14	0
Virgil Seay	2	55	27.5	39	1
Mark McGrath	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	278	3765	13.5	84	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mark Moseley	63	62	98.4	47	33	70.2	161
Totals	63	62	98.4	47	33	70.2	161

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Hayes	72	2796	38.8	56
Totals	72	2796	38.8	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Nelms	38	289	7.6	35
Virgil Seay	5	57	11.4	42
Darrell Green	4	29	7.2	18
Nick Giaquinto	2	12	6.0	12
Totals	49	387	7.9	42

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Nelms	35	802	22.9	41
Virgil Seay	9	218	24.2	50
Reggie Evans	10	141	14.1	28
Alvin Garrett	2	50	25.0	28
Otis Wonsley	2	36	18.0	20
Pete Cronan	1	17	17.0	17
Joe Washington	1	16	16.0	16
John Sawyer	1	15	15.0	15
Greg Williams	1	6	6.0	6
Nick Giaquinto	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	63	1301	20.7	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Murphy	9	127	14.1	48	0
Vernon Dean	5	54	10.8	26	0
Ken Coffey	4	62	15.5	29	0
Anthony Washington	4	12	3.0	8	0
Mel Kaufman	2	93	46.5	70	1
Greg Williams	2	25	12.5	25	0
Rich Milot	2	20	10.0	20	0
Darrell Green	2	7	3.5	7	0
Curtis Jordan	1	20	20.0	20	0
Neal Olkewicz	1	14	14.0	14	0
Brian Carpenter	1	2	2.0	2	0
Dexter Manley	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	34	437	12.9	70	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Dave Butz	11.5
Dexter Manley	11.0
Tony McGee	10.0
Charles Mann	3.0
Darryl Grant	2.5
Perry Brooks	2.5
Monte Coleman	2.0
Neal Olkewicz	2.0
Rich Milot	1.5
Mel Kaufman	1.5
Todd Liebenstein	1.5
Mark Murphy	1.0
Ken Coffey	1.0
Totals	51.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Darrell Green	109	109	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Monte Coleman	29	29	0		0	2	0	0	0
Charles Mann	18	18	0		0	0	0		1
Greg Williams				0	0	4	4	0	0
Jeff Bostic					0	3	0	0	0
Vernon Dean				0	0	3	0	1	0
Darryl Grant					0	2	0	0	0
Curtis Jordan				0	0	2	20	0	0
Tony McGee					0	2	0	0	0
Neal Olkewicz				0	0	2	0	0	0
Todd Liebenstein					0	2	5	0	0
Mel Kaufman				0	0	1	30	1	0
Dave Butz					0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Washington				0	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Coffey				0	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Brown					0	1	0		0
Otis Wonsley					0	1	0	0	0
Mark May					0	1	0	0	0
Clint Didier					1	1	0	1	0
Joe Theismann					1	0	0		0
Bob Holly					2	0	0	0	0
Joe Washington					2	0	0		0
John Riggins					5	0	0		0
Totals	156	156	0	0	13	31	59	3	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mark Moseley									33	62	0			161
John Riggins	24	0							0	0	0			144
Charlie Brown	0	8							0	0	0			48
Joe Washington	0	6		0					0	0	0			36
Art Monk	0	5							0	0	0			30
Clint Didier		4					1		0	0	0			30
Reggie Evans	4			0					0	0	0			24
Rick Walker	0	2							0	0	0			12
Don Warren		2							0	0	0			12
Mel Kaufman						1	1		0	0	0			12
Alvin Garrett	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Joe Theismann	1								0	0	0			6
Vernon Dean						0	1		0	0	0			6
Virgil Seay		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Nick Giaquinto	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Charles Mann									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	30	29	0	0	0	1	3	0	33	62	0	0	1	541