1983 Chicago Bears season




















1983 Chicago Bears season
Chicago Bears logo.svg
Head coach
Mike Ditka
(2nd season)
General managerJim Finks
Owner
The McCaskey Family
(Family control since 1921; Virginia McCaskey since 1983)
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros

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The 1983 Chicago Bears season was their 64th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–8 record under second year head coach Mike Ditka, but missed postseason play. Jim McMahon was the quarterback, who completed 175 of 295 pass attempts. The Bears 1983 NFL Draft class was ranked #3 in NFL Top 10's greatest draft classes.[3]




Contents





  • 1 1983 NFL Draft


  • 2 Preseason


  • 3 Schedule

    • 3.1 Standings



  • 4 Game summaries

    • 4.1 Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons


    • 4.2 Week 2

      • 4.2.1 Week 3: at New Orleans Saints


      • 4.2.2 Week 4: at Baltimore Colts


      • 4.2.3 Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos


      • 4.2.4 Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles


      • 4.2.5 Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions


      • 4.2.6 Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles


      • 4.2.7 Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers


      • 4.2.8 Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers


      • 4.2.9 Week 14: at Green Bay Packers



    • 4.3 Week 15


    • 4.4 Week 16



  • 5 Roster and staff

    • 5.1 Staff


    • 5.2 Roster

      • 5.2.1 Depth chart




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




1983 NFL Draft


Main article: 1983 NFL Draft






















































































1983 Chicago Bears draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes

1
6

Jim Covert * 

Offensive tackle

Pittsburgh


1
18

Willie Gault 

Wide receiver

Tennessee

2
33

Mike Richardson 

Cornerback

Arizona State

3
64

Dave Duerson * 

Safety

Notre Dame

4
91

Tom Thayer 

Center

Notre Dame

4
107

Pat Dunsmore 

Tight end

Drake

8
203

Richard Dent † 

Defensive end

Tennessee State

8
219

Mark Bortz * 

Guard

Iowa

9
230
Rob Fada 

Guard

Pittsburgh

9
235
Mark Zavagnin 

Linebacker

Notre Dame

10
256
Anthony Hutchison 

Running back

Texas Tech

11
286
Gary Worthy 

Running back

Wilmington (OH)

12
313
Oliver Williams 

Wide receiver

Illinois


      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


Preseason


The Bears were predicted to finish 7–9 and fourth in the division by Paul Zimmerman. Their prized new weapon would be Willie Gault, Dennis McKinnon (signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bears in 1983) and Jimbo Covert would help open bigger holes for Walter Payton but it was felt they were a few offensive lineman and a tight end away from being effective. The defense would be led by All-Pro Dan Hampton and new defensive backs Mike Richardson and Dave Duerson.[4] The Bears started 1983 by losing 7 of their first 10, but won 5 of their last 6 to finish 8–8. The Bears would go 71–18 in regular season games from November 13, 1983, through October 2, 1989.
































WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteRecord
1August 6, 1983Buffalo Bills
W 27–17		Soldier Field1–0
2August 13, 1983St. Louis Cardinals
L 24–27		Busch Stadium1–1
3August 20, 1983Los Angeles Raiders
W 27–21		L.A. Memorial Coliseum2–1
4August 27, 1983Kansas City Chiefs
W 20–17		Soldier Field3–1


Schedule























































































Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 4, 1983

Atlanta Falcons
L 20–17

60,165
2
September 11, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 17–10

58,186
3
September 18, 1983
at New Orleans Saints
L 34–31

64,692
4
September 25, 1983
at Baltimore Colts
L 22–19

34,350
5
October 2, 1983

Denver Broncos
W 31–14

58,210
6
October 9, 1983

Minnesota Vikings
L 23–14

59,632
7
October 16, 1983
at Detroit Lions
L 31–17

66,709
8
October 23, 1983
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 7–6

45,263
9
October 30, 1983

Detroit Lions
L 38–17

58,764
10
November 6, 1983
at Los Angeles Rams
L 21–14

53,010
11
November 13, 1983

Philadelphia Eagles
W 17–14

47,524
12
November 20, 1983
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 27–0

36,816
13
November 27, 1983

San Francisco 49ers
W 13–3

40,483
14
December 4, 1983
at Green Bay Packers
L 31–28

51,147
15
December 11, 1983
at Minnesota Vikings
W 19–13

57,880
16
December 18, 1983

Green Bay Packers
W 23–21

35,807


Standings































































NFC Central

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W

L

T

PCT

DIV

CONF

PF

PA

STK

Detroit Lions(3)		9
7
0
.563
7–1
8–4
347
286
W1

Green Bay Packers
8
8
0
.500
4–4
6–6
429
439
L1

Chicago Bears
8
8
0
.500
4–4
7–7
311
301
W2

Minnesota Vikings
8
8
0
.500
4–4
4–8
316
348
W1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2
14
0
.125
1–7
1–11
241
380
L3


Game summaries



Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons






















1234Total
Falcons607720
Bears0107017

at Soldier Field, Chicago



  • Date: Sunday, September 4


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 80°F, wind 12 mph


  • Referee: Chuck Heberling

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 2


See also: 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season





















1234Total
Buccaneers037010
Bears0100717

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: September 11


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 68°F, wind 11 mph


  • Referee: Ben Dreith

  • Box Score




CHI: Mike Hartenstine 2.0 sacks, Terry Schmidt INT



Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

























1234OTTotal
Bears73714031
Saints73147334

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana



  • Date: Sunday, September 18


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: Indoors, dome


  • Referee: Fred Wyant

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 4: at Baltimore Colts

























1234OTTotal
Bears03313019
Colts01306322

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland



  • Date: Sunday, September 25


  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 54°F, wind 7 mph


  • Referee: Jerry Seeman

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos






















1234Total
Broncos007714
Bears14100731

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: Sunday, October 2


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 68°F, wind 13 mph


  • Referee: Fred Silva

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles






















1234Total
Bears70007
Eagles00336

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia



  • Date: Sunday, October 23


  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 50°F, wind 9 mph


  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions






















1234Total
Lions14314738
Bears0301417

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: Sunday, October 30


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 43°F, wind 10 mph


  • Referee: Tom Dooley

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles






















1234Total
Eagles707014
Bears0140317

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: Sunday, November 13


  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 33°F, wind 8 mph


  • Referee: Bob McElwee

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers






















1234Total
Bears0146727
Buccaneers00000

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida



  • Date: Sunday, November 20


  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 69°F, wind 12 mph


  • Referee: Red Cashion

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers






















1234Total
49ers30003
Bears373013

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois



  • Date: Sunday, November 27


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 39°F, wind 18 mph


  • Referee: Pat Haggerty

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 14: at Green Bay Packers






















1234Total
Bears7701428
Packers14701031

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin



  • Date: Sunday, December 4


  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: 25°F, wind 6 mph


  • Referee: Ben Dreith

  • Pro-Football-Reference.com





Week 15























1234Total
• Bears1060319
Vikings607013

  • Date: December 11


  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota


  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.


  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)


  • Referee: Tom Dooley




































[5]




Week 16























1234Total
Packers770721
• Bears
707923

  • Date: December 18


  • Location: Soldier Field, Chicago


  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST


  • Game weather: 0°F, wind 13 mph


  • Referee: Red Cashion


  • Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com





































Roster and staff



Staff








Coaching Staff of 1983 season

Front office



  • Virginia Halas McCaskey – Owner


  • Michael McCaskey – Team president


  • Jerry Vainisi – General manager


  • Ray Earley – Equipment manager

Coaches



  • Mike Ditka – Head coach


  • Steve Kazor – Assistant head coach[a]


  • Ed Hughes – Offensive coordinator


  • Buddy Ryan – Defensive coordinator

 

Position coaches



  • Ted Plumb – Offensive specialist


  • Johnny Roland – Running backs


  • Dick Stanfel – Offensive line


  • Dale Haupt – Defensive line


  • Jim LaRue – Secondary

Trainers



  • Brian McCaskey – Assistant trainer


  • Clyde Emrich – Weightlifting/Strength

 

Scouts


  • Jim Dooley


  • Pete McGrane – Video team


Roster










Complete Roster of 1983 season

Quarterbacks


  • 9 Jim McMahon

  • 8 Vince Evans

  • 7 Bob Avellini

Offensive backs


  • 34 Walter Payton RB

  • 26 Matt Suhey FB

  • 29 Dennis Gentry RB

  • 33 Calvin Thomas RB

  • 32 Anthony Hutchison RB

Receivers


  • 83 Willie Gault

  • 82 Ken Margerum

  • 85 Dennis McKinnon

  • 80 Rickey Watts

  • 84 Brian Baschnagel

  • 89 James Scott

Tight ends


  • 87 Emery Moorehead

  • 81 Jay Saldi

  • 88 Pat Dunsmore

 

Kickers


  • 16 Bob Thomas K

  • 86 Bob Parsons P

  • 19 Ray Stachowicz P

Offensive line


  • 74 Jim Covert T

  • 79 Kurt Becker G

  • 52 Dan Neal C

  • 65 Noah Jackson G

  • 78 Keith Van Horne T

  • 63 Jay Hilgenberg C

  • 62 Mark Bortz G

  • 71 Andy Frederick OL

  • 67 Tim Norman T

  • 67 Perry Hartnett G

  • 69 Revie Sorey G

  • 72 John Janata T

  • 64 Rob Fada G

Defensive line


  • 99 Dan Hampton DE

  • 73 Mike Hartenstine DE

  • 68 Jim Osborne DT

  • 76 Steve McMichael DT

  • 95 Richard Dent DE

  • 98 Tyrone Keys DE

 

Linebackers


  • 50 Mike Singletary MLB

  • 55 Otis Wilson SLB

  • 90 Al Harris WLB

  • 53 Dan Rains LB

  • 54 Brian Cabral LB

  • 51 Kelvin Atkins LB

  • 57 Dave Simmons LB

  • 58 Jerry Muckensturm LB

  • 59 Gary Campbell LB

Cornerbacks


  • 21 Leslie Frazier

  • 27 Mike Richardson

Defensive backs


  • 44 Terry Schmidt

  • 24 Jeff Fisher

  • 20 Kevin Potter

  • 43 Walt Williams

Safeties


  • 25 Todd Bell SS

  • 45 Gary Fencik FS

  • 22 Dave Duerson FS

 

Reserve Lists


Rookies in italics



Depth chart







References




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  2. ^ "1983 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.


  3. ^ "NFLs top 10 draft classes in league history". National Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-07-09.


  4. ^ Sports Illustrated. 1 Sept 1983


  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-02.




External links




  • 1983 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com









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