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
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 RamsW 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 PatriotsW 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
Game summaries
Week 4
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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.
Week 15
Last home game played at Shea Stadium
References
External links 1983 statistics