1983_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1983 Kansas City Chiefs season
1983 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jim Schaaf
Head coach	John Mackovic
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	4 QB Bill Kenney; WR Carlos Carson; CB Gary Green; S Deron Cherry;
AP All-Pros	1 S Deron Cherry (2nd team);
	← 1982; Chiefs seasons; 1984 →;

1983 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1983 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League and the 24th overall. They matched on their 6–10 record and last place finish in the AFC West.

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The Chiefs fired head coach Marv Levy on January 4 after compiling a 31–42 record. Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach John Mackovic was named the fifth head coach in team history on February 2. The 39-year-old Mackovic became the youngest individual ever to hold that post for the club.^[1] The Chiefs held the seventh overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft and selected quarterback Todd Blackledge. The Chiefs would not draft another quarterback in the first round until the 2017 NFL Draft when they drafted Patrick Mahomes.

Tragedy struck the Chiefs on June 29 when Joe Delaney drowned while attempting to save the lives of three children in Monroe, Louisiana. Delaney was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal by Ronald Reagan on July 13.^[1] Linebacker Bobby Bell became the first Chiefs player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 30,^[1] providing some solace for the mourning Chiefs fan base following Joe Delaney's death.

With Bill Kenney and Todd Blackledge both on the roster, starting Steve Fuller was traded to the Los Angeles Rams on August 19. Kenney earned a Pro Bowl berth after racking up a franchise-record 4,348 passing yards, while wide receiver Carlos Carson hauled in 80 passes for 1,351 yards.^[1] Despite the team's high-flying passing game, head coach John Mackovic had trouble finding a suitable replacement for Joe Delaney and the running back position. The highest scoring contest in franchise history took place as the Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks combined for 99 points in a wild, 51–48 overtime loss at the Kingdome. A meager crowd of 11,377 braved near-zero degree temperatures to attend the club's season-ending 48–17 win against Denver on December 18, the smallest attendance figure ever for a Chiefs game at Arrowhead as the club finished the year at 6–10.^[1]

Regular season

Game summaries

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	7	Todd Blackledge	Quarterback	Penn State
2	34	Dave Lutz	Guard	Georgia Tech
3	61	Albert Lewis	Cornerback	Grambling State
4	92	Ron Wetzel	Tight end	Arizona State
5	119	Jim Arnold	Punter	Vanderbilt
6	146	Ellis Gardner	Tackle	Georgia Tech
7	173	Ken Thomas	Running back	San Jose State
7	179	Daryl Posey	Running back	Mississippi College
8	204	Irv Eatman	Tackle	UCLA
9	231	Adam Lingner	Center	Illinois
10	257	Mark Shumate	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin
11	284	Dwayne Jackson	Defensive end	South Carolina State
12	315	Ken Jones	Tackle	Tennessee


	Quarterbacks 14 Todd Blackledge 11 Bob Gagliano 9 Bill Kenney Running backs 27 Theotis Brown FB/KR 48 James Hadnot 43 Billy Jackson 42 Lawrence Ricks 31 Jewerl Thomas 35 Ken Thomas Wide receivers 88 Carlos Carson 82 Anthony Hancock KR/PR 89 Henry Marshall 83 Stephone Paige 86 J. T. Smith PR Tight ends 85 Ed Beckman 81 Willie Scott 87 Ron Wetzel		Offensive linemen 77 Rich Baldinger G 66 Brad Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 75 Ellis Gardner T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 64 Mark Kirchner G 62 Adam Lingner C 72 Dave Lutz T 70 Jim Rourke T 53 Bob Rush C 73 Bob Simmons G Defensive linemen 99 Mike Bell DE 91 Ken Kremer NT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero NT 79 Dean Prater DE 67 Art Still DE 92 Ray Yakavonis NT		Linebackers 57 Jerry Blanton ILB 50 Calvin Daniels OLB 56 Louis Haynes 52 Thomas Howard Sr. OLB 51 Charles Jackson OLB 55 Dave Klug 58 Steve Potter 59 Gary Spani ILB 54 James Walker 91 John Zamberlin ILB Defensive backs 25 Gary Barbaro FS 45 Trent Bryant 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 24 Gary Green CB 22 Van Jakes CB 38 Durwood Roquemore 23 Lucious Smith CB 29 Albert Lewis CB Special teams 6 Jim Arnold P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–7	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	42,662	Recap
2	August 13	Detroit Lions	L 13–17	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	32,885	Recap
3	August 20	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–16	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium	34,070	Recap
4	August 27	at Chicago Bears	L 17–20 (OT)	2–2	Soldier Field	56,311	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 4	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–13	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	42,531	Recap
2	September 12	San Diego Chargers	L 14–17	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	62,150	Recap
3	September 18	at Washington Redskins	L 12–27	1–2	RFK Stadium	52,610	Recap
4	September 25	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–14	1–3	Miami Orange Bowl	50,785	Recap
5	October 2	St. Louis Cardinals	W 38–14	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	58,975	Recap
6	October 9	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 20–21	2–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,492	Recap
7	October 16	New York Giants	W 38–17	3–4	Arrowhead Stadium	55,449	Recap
8	October 23	at Houston Oilers	W 13–10 (OT)	4–4	Houston Astrodome	39,462	Recap
9	October 30	at Denver Broncos	L 24–27	4–5	Mile High Stadium	74,640	Recap
10	November 6	Los Angeles Raiders	L 20–28	4–6	Arrowhead Stadium	75,497	Recap
11	November 13	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–15	5–6	Arrowhead Stadium	44,711	Recap
12	November 20	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–41	5–7	Texas Stadium	64,103	Recap
13	November 27	at Seattle Seahawks	L 48–51 (OT)	5–8	Kingdome	56,793	Recap
14	December 4	Buffalo Bills	L 9–14	5–9	Arrowhead Stadium	27,104	Recap
15	December 11	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–41	5–10	Jack Murphy Stadium	35,510	Recap
16	December 18	Denver Broncos	W 48–17	6–10	Arrowhead Stadium	11,377	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	9	0	0	12
Redskins	0	0	17	10	27

1983_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1983 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 2: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 3: at Washington Redskins

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins

Week 5: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 6: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week 8: at Houston Oilers

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Standings

References

External links

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	10–2	442	338	W1
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁴⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	8–4	403	397	W2
Denver Broncos⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	3–5	9–5	302	327	L1
San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	4–4	4–8	358	462	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	2–6	4–8	386	367	W1