| 1983 Houston Oilers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ed Biles and Chuck Studley |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-14 |
| Place | 4th AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1982 | 1984 |
The 1983 Houston Oilers season was the 24th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 1-8, winning two games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1983 | Green Bay Packers | L 41-38 |
| 2 | September 11, 1983 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 20-6 |
| 3 | September 18, 1983 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 40-28 |
| 4 | September 25, 1983 | at Buffalo Bills | L 30-13 |
| 5 | October 2, 1983 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17-10 |
| 6 | October 9, 1983 | Denver Broncos | L 26-14 |
| 7 | October 16, 1983 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 34-14 |
| 8 | October 23, 1983 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 13-10 |
| 9 | October 30, 1983 | at Cleveland Browns | L 25-19 |
| 10 | November 6, 1983 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 55-14 |
| 11 | November 13, 1983 | Detroit Lions | W 27-17 |
| 12 | November 20, 1983 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 38-10 |
| 13 | November 27, 1983 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 33-24 |
| 14 | December 4, 1983 | Miami Dolphins | L 24-17 |
| 15 | December 11, 1983 | Cleveland Browns | W 34-27 |
| 16 | December 18, 1983 | at Baltimore Colts | L 20-10 |
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 355 | 303 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 356 | 342 | W-1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 346 | 302 | L-1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 288 | 460 | L-1 |
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  | 1983 Houston Oilers - 1983 Houston Oilers Statistics & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com |
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