1983 Houston Oilers season

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, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1983	Green Bay Packers	L 41–38	44,073
2	September 11, 1983	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 20–6	37,526
3	September 18, 1983	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 40–28	44,150
4	September 25, 1983	at Buffalo Bills	L 30–13	60,070
5	October 2, 1983	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–10	56,901
6	October 9, 1983	Denver Broncos	L 26–14	44,209
7	October 16, 1983	at Minnesota Vikings	L 34–14	58,910
8	October 23, 1983	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–10	39,462
9	October 30, 1983	at Cleveland Browns	L 25–19	68,851
10	November 6, 1983	Cincinnati Bengals	L 55–14	39,706
11	November 13, 1983	Detroit Lions	W 27–17	40,660
12	November 20, 1983	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 38–10	46,375
13	November 27, 1983	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 33–24	38,625
14	December 4, 1983	Miami Dolphins	L 24–17	39,434
15	December 11, 1983	Cleveland Browns	W 34–27	29,746
16	December 18, 1983	at Baltimore Colts	L 20–10	20,418

Standings

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