1983 New York Jets season

1983 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachJoe Walton
Home stadiumShea Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Marvin Powell
DT Joe Klecko
DE Mark Gastineau

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 twentieth and final season at Shea Stadium before relocating their home games to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting with the following season.

Roster

1983 New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 4 at San Diego Chargers W 41–29 1–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,004
2 September 11 Seattle Seahawks L 10–17 1–1 Shea Stadium 50,066
3 September 18 at New England Patriots L 13–23 1–2 Sullivan Stadium 43,182
4 September 25 Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 (OT) 2–2 Shea Stadium 52,070
5 October 3 at Buffalo Bills W 34–10 3–2 Rich Stadium 79,933
6 October 9 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 3–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,235
7 October 16 Miami Dolphins L 14–32 3–4 Shea Stadium 58,615
8 October 23 Atlanta Falcons L 21–27 3–5 Shea Stadium 46,878
9 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–13 4–5 Candlestick Park 54,796
10 November 6 Baltimore Colts L 14–17 4–6 Shea Stadium 53,323
11 November 13 Buffalo Bills L 17–24 4–7 Shea Stadium 48,513
12 November 21 at New Orleans Saints W 31–28 5–7 Louisiana Superdome 68,606
13 November 27 New England Patriots W 26–3 6–7 Shea Stadium 48,620
14 December 4 at Baltimore Colts W 10–6 7–7 Memorial Stadium 35,462
15 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 7–8 Shea Stadium 53,996
16 December 16 at Miami Dolphins L 14–34 7–9 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

Team 1 234OTTotal
Rams 14 0370 24
• Jets 7 7733 27
Scoring summary
1LAEric Dickerson 85 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)LA 7–0
1NYJWesley Walker 15 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 7–7
1LAEric Dickerson 5 yard run (Chuck Nelson kick)LA 14–7
2NYJJerry Holmes 57 yard blocked field goal return (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 14–14
3LAChuck Nelson 34 yard field goalLA 17–14
3NYJWesley Walker 37 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)NYJ 21–17
4NYJPat Leahy 22 yard field goalNYJ 24–17
4LAMike Guman 2 yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Chuck Nelson kick)Tie 24–24
OTNYJPat Leahy 26 yard field goalNYJ 27–24

[1]

The game is notable for a melee that broke out between the two teams after Jackie Slater shoved Mark Gastineau in response to the latter performing his signature "Sack Dance" when making a play on Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo. In all, 37 players would be fined a total of $15,750 as a result, while the NFL deemed Gastineau's celebration "unsportsmanlike conduct" and banned it the following offseason.[2][3]

Week 15

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 7 13 7734
Jets 0 0 707

at Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7.2 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 53,996
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
  • Box Score

Last home game played at Shea Stadium

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (October 22, 1983). "16 Jets and 21 Rams Fined by League over Brawl at Shea". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Newman, Bruce (September 5, 1984). "No! No! No! Gastineau!". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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