1983 Baltimore Colts season
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1983 Baltimore Colts season
| 1983 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Head coach | Frank Kush |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division Place | T-4th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1982 | 1984 |
The 1983 Baltimore Colts season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League. This would be the last season in Baltimore as they moved to Indianapolis for the following season. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1983 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New York Jets. However, the Colts finished ahead of New York based on better conference record (5–9 to Jets' 4–8).
Having finished the 1982 season with the worst record in the league, the Colts held the No. 1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft and expected to land the nation's top collegiate player to their 1983 roster. The Colts used the top pick on John Elway of Stanford. Elway, however, refused to play for the Colts (and even considered joining the New York Yankees baseball organization unless he was traded). The Colts were forced to trade Elway to the Denver Broncos and Mike Pagel retained his position as starting quarterback. The Elway controversy became more interesting when Elway's Broncos visited Baltimore during the season. The Colts took a 19–0 lead only to blow it and lose 21–19.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 4, 1983 | at New England Patriots | W 29–23 | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium |
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| 2 | September 11, 1983 | Denver Broncos | L 10–17 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 3 | September 18, 1983 | at Buffalo Bills | L 23–28 | 1–2 | Rich Stadium |
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| 4 | September 25, 1983 | Chicago Bears | W 22–19 | 2–2 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 5 | October 2, 1983 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–31 | 3–2 | Riverfront Stadium |
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| 6 | October 9, 1983 | New England Patriots | W 12–7 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 7 | October 16, 1983 | Buffalo Bills | L 7–30 | 4–3 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 8 | October 23, 1983 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–21 | 4–4 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 9 | October 30, 1983 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 22–21 | 5–4 | Veterans Stadium |
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| 10 | November 6, 1983 | at New York Jets | W 17–14 | 6–4 | Shea Stadium |
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| 11 | November 13, 1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–24 | 6–5 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 12 | November 20, 1983 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–50 | 6–6 | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| 13 | November 27, 1983 | at Cleveland Browns | L 23–41 | 6–7 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 14 | December 4, 1983 | New York Jets | L 6–10 | 6–8 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 15 | December 11, 1983 | at Denver Broncos | L 19–21 | 6–9 | Mile High Stadium |
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| 16 | December 18, 1983 | Houston Oilers | W 20–10 | 7–9 | Memorial Stadium |
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Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Miami Dolphins | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 389 | 250 |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 274 | 289 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 283 | 351 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 264 | 354 |
| New York Jets | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 313 | 331 |
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