1983 Philadelphia Eagles season

1983 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Marion Campbell
Owner	Leonard Tose
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1983 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 51st in the National Football League (NFL). The team followed up their record of 3–6 during the strike-shortened 1982 season with another losing campaign, finishing 5–11.^[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	8	Michael Haddix	Running Back	Mississippi State
2	35	Wes Hopkins	Safety	Southern Methodist
2	46	Jody Schulz	Linebacker	East Carolina
3	62	Glen Young	Wide Receiver	Mississippi State
4	89	Mike Williams	Running Back	Mississippi College
5	120	Byron Darby	Defensive Tackle	USC
6	147	Victor Oatis	Wide Receiver	Northwest Louisiana
7	174	Anthony Edgar	Running Back	Hawaii
7	182	Jon Schultheis	Guard	Princeton
8	201	Rich Kraynak	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
9	232	Rich Pelzer	Tackle	Rhode Island
10	258	Thomas Strauthers	Defensive Tackle	Jackson State
11	285	Steve Sebahar	Center	Washington State
12	312	David Mangrum	Quarterback	Baylor

Personnel

Staff

1983 Philadelphia Eagles staff
	Front office Owner – Leonard Tose Director of Player Personnel – Lynn Stiles Head coaches Head Coach – Marion Campbell Assistant Head Coach – Fred Bruney Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dick Wood Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – John Becker Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive Line – Ken Iman Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen Linebackers – George Hill Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1983	at San Francisco 49ers	W 22–17	55,775
2	September 11, 1983	Washington Redskins	L 23–13	69,542
3	September 18, 1983	at Denver Broncos	W 13–10	74,202
4	September 25, 1983	St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–11	64,465
5	October 2, 1983	at Atlanta Falcons	W 28–24	50,621
6	October 9, 1983	at New York Giants	W 17–13	73,291
7	October 16, 1983	at Dallas Cowboys	L 37–7	63,070
8	October 23, 1983	Chicago Bears	L 7–6	45,263
9	October 30, 1983	Baltimore Colts	L 22–21	59,150
10	November 6, 1983	Dallas Cowboys	L 27–20	71,236
11	November 13, 1983	at Chicago Bears	L 17–14	47,524
12	November 20, 1983	New York Giants	L 23–0	57,977
13	November 27, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 28–24	54,324
14	December 4, 1983	Los Angeles Rams	W 13–9	32,867
15	December 11, 1983	New Orleans Saints	L 20–17	45,182
16	December 18, 1983	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 31–7	21,902

The October 16 and November 6 games against the Dallas Cowboys were played with locations switched from the original schedule, because of October 16 conflict with game 5 of the baseball World Series.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins^(1)	14	2	0	.875	7–1	10–2	541	332	W9
Dallas Cowboys^(4)	12	4	0	.750	7–1	10–2	479	360	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	8	7	1	.531	3–4–1	5–6–1	374	428	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	5	11	0	.313	1–7	4–10	233	322	L2
New York Giants	3	12	1	.219	1–6–1	3–8–1	267	347	L4

Awards and honors

• Mike Quick, 1983 Pro Bowl selection
• Mike Quick, Associated Press first-team All-Pro selection 1983

References

1. 1983 Philadelphia Eagles

External links

• 1983 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com