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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL Draft  






2 Personnel  


2.1  Staff  




2.2  Roster  






3 Regular season  


3.1  Schedule  




3.2  Standings  




3.3  Game summaries  


3.3.1  Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders  








4 Awards and records  




5 References  




6 External links  













1983 Cincinnati Bengals season






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1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachForrest Gregg
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
  • Bengals seasons
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    • The 1983 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 14th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Forrest Gregg.

    Cincinnati lost six of their first seven games, then won six of nine to finish at 7–9. Despite the record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL, and were 4–2 in divisional games.

    After the season in December, Gregg was allowed out of his contract's remaining year to succeed Bart Starr as head coach of the Green Bay Packers.[1] Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement.[2]

    Offseason

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    NFL Draft

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    Main article: 1983 NFL Draft
    1983 Cincinnati Bengals draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 25 Dave Rimington  Center Nebraska
    2 53 Ray Horton  Cornerback Washington
    3 81 Jimmy Turner  Defensive back UCLA
    4 109 Steve Maidlow  Linebacker Michigan State
    5 137 Jeff Christensen  Quarterback Eastern Illinois
    6 152 Kiki DeAyala  Linebacker Texas
    6 165 Larry Kinnebrew  Running back Tennessee State
    7 193 James Griffin  Defensive back Middle Tennessee
    8 221 Mike Martin  Wide receiver Illinois
    9 248 Stanley Wilson  Running back Oklahoma
    10 276 Tim Krumrie *  Defensive tackle Wisconsin
    11 304 Gary Williams  Wide receiver Ohio State
    12 332 Andre Young  Linebacker Bowling Green
          Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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    Personnel

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    Staff

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    1983 Cincinnati Bengals staff
    Front office
    • President – John Sawyer
    • General Manager – Paul Brown
    • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    		Defensive coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength – Kim Wood

    Roster

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    1983 Cincinnati Bengals roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists


    Practice squad



    Rookies in italics

    Regular season

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 4 Los Angeles Raiders L 10–20 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 50,956
    2 September 11 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 46,839
    3 September 15 atCleveland Browns L 7–17 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,700
    4 September 25 atTampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–17 1–3 Tampa Stadium 56,023
    5 October 2 Baltimore Colts L 31–34 1–4 Riverfront Stadium 48,104
    6 October 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 1–5 Riverfront Stadium 56,086
    7 October 16 atDenver Broncos L 17–24 1–6 Mile High Stadium 74,305
    8 October 23 Cleveland Browns W 28–21 2–6 Riverfront Stadium 50,047
    9 October 30 Green Bay Packers W 34–14 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,349
    10 November 6 atHouston Oilers W 55–14 4–6 Houston Astrodome 39,706
    11 November 13 atKansas City Chiefs L 15–20 4–7 Arrowhead Stadium 44,711
    12 November 20 Houston Oilers W 38–10 5–7 Riverfront Stadium 46,375
    13 November 28 atMiami Dolphins L 14–38 5–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,506
    14 December 4 atPittsburgh Steelers W 23–10 6–8 Three Rivers Stadium 55,832
    15 December 11 Detroit Lions W 17–9 7–8 Riverfront Stadium 45,728
    16 December 17 atMinnesota Vikings L 14–20 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,565

    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Standings

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    AFC Central
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    		•  W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    Pittsburgh Steelers(3) 10 6 0 .625 4–2 8–4 355 303 L1
    Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 356 342 W1
    Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 4–2 4–8 346 302 L1
    Houston Oilers 2 14 0 .125 1–5 1–11 288 460 L1

    Game summaries

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    Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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    Period 1 2 34Total
    Raiders 7 10 0320
    Bengals 0 0 3710

    atRiverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

    Game information

    Awards and records

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    References

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    1. ^ "Gregg replaces Starr at Green Bay". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 25, 1983. p. 8C.
  • ^ "Wyche becomes Bengal coach". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. December 29, 1983. p. 3D.
  • ^ "1983 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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