1983 Detroit Lions Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Monte Clark (9-7) | 9-7 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Roosevelt Barnes | LB | August 3, 1958 | 6’2′ | 226 | Purdue |
| Mike Black | P | January 18, 1961 | 6’1′ | 197 | Arizona St. |
| Dexter Bussey | RB | March 11, 1952 | 6’1′ | 195 | Oklahoma |
| Jim Caver | DB | September 28, 1960 | 5’9′ | 175 | Missouri |
| Jeff Chadwick | WR | December 16, 1960 | 6’3′ | 190 | Grand Valley St. |
| Garry Cobb | LB | March 16, 1957 | 6’2′ | 227 | USC |
| Mike Cofer | LB-DE | April 7, 1960 | 6’5′ | 245 | Tennessee |
| August Curley | LB | January 24, 1960 | 6’3′ | 226 | USC |
| Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6’2′ | 195 | Purdue |
| Mike Dawson | DT-NT-DE | October 16, 1953 | 6’4′ | 270 | Arizona |
| Chris Dieterich | T-G | July 27, 1958 | 6’3′ | 262 | North Carolina St. |
| Steve Doig | LB | March 28, 1960 | 6’2′ | 240 | New Hampshire |
| Keith Dorney | T-G | December 3, 1957 | 6’5′ | 268 | Penn St. |
| Homer Elias | G-T | May 1, 1955 | 6’3′ | 255 | Tennessee St. |
| Doug English | DT-NT | August 25, 1953 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas |
| Mike Fanning | DT-DE-NT | February 2, 1953 | 6’6′ | 255 | Notre Dame |
| Ken Fantetti | LB | April 7, 1957 | 6’2′ | 230 | Wyoming |
| Amos Fowler | C-G | February 11, 1956 | 6’3′ | 250 | Southern Miss |
| William Gay | DE-DT-TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’5′ | 250 | USC |
| William Graham | DB | September 27, 1959 | 5’11’ | 191 | Texas |
| Hector Gray | DB | January 2, 1957 | 6’1′ | 192 | Florida St. |
| Don Greco | G | April 1, 1959 | 6’3′ | 260 | West. Illinois |
| Curtis Green | DE-DT-NT | June 3, 1957 | 6’3′ | 256 | Alabama St. |
| Alvin Hall | DB | August 12, 1958 | 5’10’ | 193 | Miami (OH) |
| James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6’1′ | 224 | Florida |
| Maurice Harvey | DB | January 14, 1956 | 5’10’ | 190 | Ball St. |
| Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6’2′ | 196 | Utah St. |
| Ken Jenkins | RB | May 8, 1959 | 5’8′ | 183 | Bucknell |
| Demetrious Johnson | DB | July 21, 1961 | 5’11’ | 190 | Missouri |
| James Jones | FB-RB-TB-TE | March 21, 1961 | 6’2′ | 229 | Florida |
| Rick Kane | RB | November 12, 1954 | 5’11’ | 200 | Oregon |
| Horace King | RB | March 5, 1953 | 5’10’ | 208 | Georgia |
| Al Latimer | DB | October 14, 1957 | 5’11’ | 176 | Ferrum |
| Larry Lee | G-C | September 10, 1959 | 6’2′ | 265 | UCLA |
| Robbie Martin | WR | December 3, 1958 | 5’8′ | 179 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6’6′ | 239 | Auburn |
| Bruce McNorton | DB | February 28, 1959 | 5’11’ | 175 | Georgetown (KY) |
| Martin Moss | DE | December 16, 1958 | 6’4′ | 250 | UCLA |
| Steve Mott | C | March 24, 1961 | 6’3′ | 266 | Alabama |
| Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 177 | Tulane |
| Mark Nichols | WR | October 29, 1959 | 6’2′ | 210 | San Jose St. |
| Ulysses Norris | TE | January 15, 1957 | 6’4′ | 230 | Georgia |
| Rob Rubick | TE | September 27, 1960 | 6’3′ | 232 | Grand Valley St. |
| Freddie Scott | WR | August 5, 1952 | 6’2′ | 180 | Amherst |
| Billy Sims | RB | September 18, 1955 | 6’0′ | 212 | Oklahoma |
| Rich Strenger | T | March 10, 1960 | 6’7′ | 280 | Michigan |
| Leonard Thompson | WR-HB | July 28, 1952 | 5’11’ | 192 | Oklahoma St. |
| Vince Thompson | RB | February 21, 1957 | 6’0′ | 230 | Villanova |
| Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 250 | Washington |
| Danny Wagoner | DB | December 12, 1959 | 5’10’ | 180 | Kansas |
| Bobby Watkins | DB | May 31, 1960 | 5’10’ | 184 | Texas St. |
| Jimmy Williams | LB | November 15, 1960 | 6’3′ | 228 | Nebraska |