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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anglin, Anthony | I | DE | R (1st) | 21 | Texas Southern | 1 |
| 79 | Arakgi, Nick | N | TE | 5th (5th) | 27 | Bishop's | 16 |
| 67 | Belliveau, Gene | N | DL | 4th (4th) | 25 | St. Francis Xavier | 16 |
| 69 | Briggs, Bob | N | DL | R (1st) | 22 | Montreal Alouette Jr. | 1 |
| 22 | Brown, Lester | I | RB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Clemson | 16 |
| 89 | Brown, Todd | I | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Nebraska | 16 |
| 3 | Calhoun, Mike | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Rice | 4 |
| 47 | Carteri, Carm | N | LB | 5th (1st) | 26 | Montana | 9 |
| 68 | Cherkas, Ron | N | DL | 8th (1st) | 29 | Utah | 3 |
| 42 | Cypert, Zac | I | LB | R (1st) | 25 | North Texas | 7 |
| 2 | DeRoo, Brian | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Redlands | 8 |
| 19 | Evans, Johnny | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | North Carolina State | 7 |
| 66 | Fairbanks, Lloyd | N | T | 9th (1st) | 30 | Brigham Young | 13 |
| 34 | Ferdinand, Denny | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Montreal Alouette Jr. | 16 |
| 52 | Fowler, Delbert | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | West Virginia | 16 |
| 1 | Francis, Andre | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | New Mexico State | 16 |
| 72 | Garl, Kurt | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Humboldt State | 12 |
| 65 | Gorrell, Miles | N | T | 6th (2nd) | 27 | Ottawa | 16 |
| 62 | Hampton, Bill | I | LB | 5th (5th) | 26 | Arkansas | 16 |
| 8 | Hill, Aaron Jr. | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Lamar | 1 |
| 77 | Hopkins, Mark | N | LB | R (1st) | 23 | York | 14 |
| 23 | January, Tony | I | RB | R (1st) | 24 | Sam Houston State | 2 |
| 6 | Jones, Phil | N | DB | 4th (2nd) | 27 | Simon Fraser | 9 |
| 58 | Keeble, Glenn | N | C | 2nd (3rd) | 23 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | 15 |
| 51 | Kosec, Frank | N | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Waterloo | 16 |
| 7 | Lavorato, Pete | N | LB | 9th (1st) | 30 | Utah State | 1 |
| 25 | Lehne, Terry | N | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Saskatchewan | 3 |
| 50 | Mangold, Roland | N | G | 5th (4th) | 27 | Northeast Missouri State | 7 |
| 44 | Martell, Pete | N | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | St. Francis Xavier | 5 |
| 47 | Martin, George | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Bishop's | 1 |
| 7 | McGrath, Gerry | N | P | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | 9 |
| 33 | McMann, Chuck | N | TE | 8th (8th) | 32 | Wilfrid Laurier | 10 |
| 60 | Nill, Blake | N | DL | R (1st) | 21 | Calgary | 11 |
| 84 | Parrish, Jerry | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Eastern Kentucky | 6 |
| 15 | Patterson, Jeff | I | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Youngstown State | 16 |
| 18 | Phason, Vince | I | DB | 9th (1st) | 30 | Arizona | 9 |
| 23 | Pope, Jamie | I | FB | R (1st) | 23 | Gardner-Webb | 2 |
| 57 | Reed, James | I | LB | 4th (1st) | 27 | California-Berkeley | 1 |
| 14 | Reeves, Ron | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Texas Tech | 7 |
| 8 | Robinson, Ron | I | WR | 4th (1st) | 25 | Utah State | 6 |
| 7 | Rogan, John | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Yale | 3 |
| 31 | Skillings, Vince | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Ohio State | 6 |
| 26 | Skipper, Harry | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | South Carolina | 15 |
| 12 | Slabikowski, Ed | N | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Windsor | 12 |
| 53 | Smith, Doug | N | C | 10th (8th) | 31 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 27 | Smith, Kenny | I | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 1 |
| 54 | Smith, Rob | N | G | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Utah State | 16 |
| 10 | Starkey, Kevin | I | QB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Long Beach State | 12 |
| 11 | Sweet, Don | N | K | 12th (12th) | 34 | Washington State | 16 |
| 88 | Vetro, Dom | N | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Wilfrid Laurier | 3 |
| 36 | Walker, Joe | I | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Northern Arizona | 7 |
| 32 | Washburn, Mike | N | WR | 2nd (1st) | 24 | New Brunswick | 13 |
| 64 | Weir, Glen | N | DT | 12th (12th) | 31 | London Lords Int. | 16 |
| 9 | Woods, Harold | I | DB | 6th (1st) | 27 | West Virginia | 4 |
| 75 | Woznesensky, Lyall | N | DE | 7th (1st) | 29 | Simon Fraser | 6 |
| 8 | Young, Mark | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Morgan State | 7 |
| 17 | Young, Preston | N | DB | 6th (2nd) | 28 | Simon Fraser | 15 |
| 55 | Zachery, James | I | DL | 4th (4th) | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 |
† – Age at start of 1983 season (July 7, 1983).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 58 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 58 |
Players from 1982 no longer with team: 38 players
Remaining players from 1982: 25 players
New players added in 1983: 33 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 18 |
| 2 – 4 years | 24 |
| 5 – 9 years | 13 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 3.57 years average experience | 58 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 13 | 105 | 182.9 | 5′ 11.2″ | |
| DE | 2 | 7 | 222.5 | 6′ 4.5″ | |
| DL | 5 | 47 | 248.8 | 6′ 3.6″ | |
| DT | 1 | 16 | 242.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| LB | 11 | 98 | 218.3 | 6′ 1.2″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 31 | 230.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| FB | 1 | 2 | 218.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| G | 2 | 23 | None′ ″ | ||
| QB | 5 | 33 | 196.3 | 6′ 1.2″ | |
| RB | 3 | 34 | 192.5 | 5′ 10.3″ | |
| T | 2 | 29 | 262.5 | 6′ 5.5″ | |
| TE | 2 | 26 | 225.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| WR | 7 | 68 | 184.3 | 6′ 0.4″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 189.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 9 | 195.0 | 5′ 10.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 29 | 304 | (19.00 [min 304]) |
| Import | 24 | 207 | (12.94 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 5 | 33 | (2.06 [max 32]) |
| Total | 58 | 544 | (34.00 [max 544]) |