1983 Baltimore Colts season
| 1983 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Head coach | Frank Kush |
| General manager | Ernie Accorsi |
| Owner | Robert Irsay |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | T-4th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 | BAL | Raul Allegre 25 yard field goal | IND 3–0 | |
| Q2 | NE | Stephen Starring 73 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | NE 6–3 | |
| Q2 | NE | Stanley Morgan 50 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | NE 13–3 | |
| Q2 | BAL | Bernard Henry 16 yard pass from Mike Pagel (Raul Allegre kick) | NE 13–10 | |
| Q2 | BAL | Raul Allegre 52 yard field goal | Tie 13–13 | |
| Q3 | NE | John Smith 39 yard field goal | NE 16–13 | |
| Q3 | BAL | Bernard Henry 5 yard pass from Mike Pagel (Raul Allegre kick) | BAL 20–16 | |
| Q4 | NE | Robert Weathers 9 yard run (John Smith kick) | NE 23–20 | |
| Q4 | BAL | Raul Allegre 33 yard field goal | Tie 23–23 | |
| Q4 | BAL | Johnie Cooks 52 yard fumble return | BAL 29–23 | |
The 1983 Baltimore Colts season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). This would be the last season in Baltimore as they moved to Indianapolis for the following season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and 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 for the second game of the season. The Broncos won that game 17–10. Later, when the teams faced each other again in Denver for the second-to-last game of the season, the Colts took a 19–0 lead over the Broncos, only to blow the lead in the fourth quarter and lose 21–19. They won their final game against the Houston Oilers 20-10
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