1983 Chicago Bears season

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1983 season was the Chicago Bears' 64th in the National Football League, and their second under head coach Mike Ditka. The team improved from their 3–6 record from 1982 to finish at 8–8, but to failed to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Jim McMahon was the quarterback, who completed 175 of 295 pass attempts. The Bears 1983 NFL draft class was ranked #3 in NFL Top 10Template:'s greatest draft classes.[1]

Offseason

1983 NFL draft

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Undrafted free agents

1983 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Dave McCarrell Quarterback Wheaton
Dan Ruzich Linebacker Kansas State

Roster and staff

Staff

Coaching Staff of 1983 season

Front office

Coaches

 

Position coaches

Trainers

 

Scouts

Roster

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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) would also play a key role in the receiving corps 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.[2] 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.

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1 August 6 Buffalo Bills W 27–17 1–0 Soldier Field
2 August 13 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–27 1–1 Busch Stadium
3 August 20 at Los Angeles Raiders W 27–21 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
4 August 27 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 3–1 Soldier Field

Regular season

Schedule

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1 September 4 Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 60,165
2 September 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 1–1 Soldier Field 58,186
3 September 18 at New Orleans Saints L 31–34 1–2 Louisiana Superdome 64,692
4 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 19–22 1–3 Memorial Stadium 34,350
5 October 2 Denver Broncos W 31–14 2–3 Soldier Field 58,210
6 October 9 Minnesota Vikings L 14–23 2–4 Soldier Field 59,632
7 October 16 at Detroit Lions L 17–31 2–5 Pontiac Silverdome 66,709
8 October 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 7–6 3–5 Veterans Stadium 45,263
9 October 30 Detroit Lions L 17–38 3–6 Soldier Field 58,764
10 November 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–21 3–7 Anaheim Stadium 53,010
11 November 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14 4–7 Soldier Field 47,524
12 November 20 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–0 5–7 Tampa Stadium 36,816
13 November 27 San Francisco 49ers W 13–3 6–7 Soldier Field 40,483
14 December 4 at Green Bay Packers L 28–31 6–8 Lambeau Field 51,147
15 December 11 at Minnesota Vikings W 19–13 7–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,880
16 December 18 Green Bay Packers W 23–21 8–8 Soldier Field 35,807
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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Falcons 6 0 7720
Bears 0 10 7017

at Soldier Field, Chicago

  • Date: Sunday, September 4
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
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  • Referee: Chuck Heberling
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Johnny Morris
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 2 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Buccaneers 0 3 7010
Bears 0 10 0717

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

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Bears 7 3 714031
Saints 7 3 147334

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Week 4: at Baltimore Colts

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Bears 0 3 313019
Colts 0 13 06322

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: Sunday, September 25
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
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  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos

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Broncos 0 0 7714
Bears 14 10 0731

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: Sunday, October 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Bob Griese
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Bears 7 0 007
Eagles 0 0 336

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

  • Date: Sunday, October 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions

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Lions 14 3 14738
Bears 0 3 01417

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: Sunday, October 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Eagles 7 0 7014
Bears 0 14 0317

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: Sunday, November 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Bears 0 14 6727
Buccaneers 0 0 000

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: Sunday, November 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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49ers 3 0 003
Bears 3 7 3013

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: Sunday, November 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

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Bears 7 7 01428
Packers 14 7 01031

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: Sunday, December 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Script error: No such module "convert"., wind Script error: No such module "convert".
  • Referee: Ben Dreith
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings

1 234Total
• Bears 10 603 19
Vikings 6 070 13 
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Week 16 vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 16: Green Bay Packers (8–7) at Chicago Bears (7–8)
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Packers 7 7 0721
Bears 7 0 7923

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information
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Standings

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References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Sports Illustrated. 1 Sept 1983
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-02.

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External links

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