Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Class | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Armour, Ned | I | WR | R (1st) | 26 | San Diego State | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Blain, John | N | T | 7th (7th) | 28 | San Jose State | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Bradley, Gerald | I | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Weber State | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Buis, Jamie | N | G, T | R (1st) | 21 | Simon Fraser | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Byrd, Melvin | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | California-Davis | 15 | 1 |
| 71 | Chapdelaine, Jacques | N | SB | R (1st) | 21 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Cherkas, Ron | N | DT | 8th (1st) | 29 | Utah | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Cowan, Tim | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Craver, Jon | I | DE | R (1st) | 22 | James Madison | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Crawford, Larry | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Iowa State | 16 | 1 |
| 50 | Crews, Tyrone | I | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Kansas State | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Curry, James | I | DE | R (1st) | 25 | Nevada-Reno | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DeBrueys, Mark | N | TE | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Western Ontario | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Dewalt, Roy | I | QB | 4th (4th) | 26 | Texas-Arlington | 15 | 1 |
| 24 | Fernandez, Mervyn | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | San Jose State | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | Glier, Bernie | N | LB | R (1st) | 22 | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 | 1 |
| 35 | Greene, Sammy | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Guevin, Dennis | N | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Heath, Jo Jo Jr. | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 1 |
| 58 | Hebeler, Nick | N | DE | 5th (5th) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Hickman, Donnie | I | T | 4th (4th) | 28 | Southern California (USC) | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Hinton, Ken | I | DB | 7th (7th) | 28 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Jackson, Glen | N | LB | 8th (8th) | 29 | Simon Fraser | 15 | 1 |
| 32 | Jones, Andre | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Jones, Larry | I | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Colorado State | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Kearse, Tim | I | SB | R (1st) | 23 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Kirkley, Mike | N | RB | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Klassen, Rick | N | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | Konar, Kevin | N | LB | 4th (4th) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Kuklo, Joe | N | DB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Simon Fraser | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Lavorato, Pete | N | LB | 9th (2nd) | 30 | Utah State | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Leonhard, Glenn | N | G | 7th (7th) | 28 | Manitoba | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | Martin, Nelson Jr. | N | S | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | McBride, Billy | I | DB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Tennessee State | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | McNeel, Dave | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Missouri | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Miles, Warner | N | G | 3rd (1st) | 23 | Ottawa | 12 | 1 |
| 78 | Moore, Mack | I | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Pankratz, John | N | SB | 4th (4th) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 6 | Paopao, Joe | I | QB | 6th (6th) | 28 | Long Beach State | 14 | 1 |
| 17 | Parker, Kerry | I | DB | 4th (4th) | 27 | Grambling State | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | Passaglia, Lui | N | K, P | 8th (8th) | 29 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | Potter, Ryan | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Western Ontario | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | Racette, Brent | N | DE | 4th (2nd) | 27 | British Columbia (UBC) | 14 | 1 |
| 65 | Roper, Gerald | N | G | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Arizona | 13 | 1 |
| 34 | Strong, Ray | I | RB | R (1st) | 27 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 4 | 1 |
| 63 | Swafford, Don | I | OT | 4th (1st) | 26 | Florida | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Taylor, Don | N | RB | 6th (6th) | 27 | Central (IA) | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Vaughan, Ruben, Jr. | I | DL | R (1st) | 26 | Colorado | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Waddy, Ray Jr. | I | DE | R (1st) | 26 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | Waite, Rob | N | DT | 2nd (1st) | 26 | British Columbia (UBC) | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | White, John Henry | I | RB | 6th (6th) | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Wilson, Al | N | C | 12th (12th) | 33 | Montana State | 16 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1983 season (July 7, 1983).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 52 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 52 |
Players from 1982 no longer with team: 18 players
Remaining players from 1982: 27 players
New players added in 1983: 25 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 15 |
| 2 – 4 years | 25 |
| 5 – 9 years | 11 |
| 10+ years | 1 |
| 3.42 years average experience | 52 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 8 | 78 | 180.9 | 5′ 11.5″ | |
| DE | 5 | 36 | 223.8 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| DL | 2 | 20 | 265.0 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| DT | 4 | 40 | 247.3 | 6′ 2.8″ | |
| LB | 6 | 71 | 213.2 | 6′ 1.6″ | |
| S | 1 | 16 | 185.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 16 | 240.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| G | 4 | 42 | 252.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| OT | 1 | 6 | 260.0 | 6′ 7.0″ | |
| QB | 3 | 32 | 200.7 | 6′ 0.7″ | |
| RB | 6 | 59 | 193.2 | 5′ 9.7″ | |
| SB | 3 | 33 | 182.3 | 5′ 11.3″ | |
| T | 3 | 27 | 270.3 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| TE | 1 | 12 | 210.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| WR | 4 | 34 | 191.3 | 6′ 1.3″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 180.0 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 16 | 180.0 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 25 | 301 | (18.81 [min 304]) |
| Import | 24 | 204 | (12.75 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 32 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| Total | 52 | 537 | (33.56 [max 544]) |