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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Bastaja, Nick | N | G | 9th (4th) | 30 | Simon Fraser | 12 |
| 59 | Bauer, Lyle | N | G | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Weber State | 14 |
| 68 | Belcher, Val | I | G | 5th (1st) | 29 | Houston | 4 |
| 27 | Bennett, Paul | N | DB | 7th (4th) | 29 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 58 | Boliaux, Guy | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Wisconsin | 1 |
| 43 | Bonk, John | N | C | 12th (11th) | 32 | Burlington Braves Jr. | 16 |
| 70 | Boyd, Jeff | I | WR | R (1st) | 25 | Chapman | 14 |
| 5 | Brock, Dieter | I | QB | 10th (10th) | 32 | Jacksonville State | 6 |
| 52 | Brown, Aaron | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | Ohio State | 16 |
| 6 | Cameron, Bob | N | P | 4th (4th) | 28 | Acadia | 16 |
| 33 | Cantner, Pat | N | RB | R (1st) | 23 | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 29 | Carlson, Doug | N | DB | 6th (1st) | 31 | Colorado | 2 |
| 53 | Catan, Pete | I | DE | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Eastern Illinois | 11 |
| 60 | Cherkas, Ron | N | DT | 8th (4th) | 29 | Utah | 5 |
| 23 | Christmas, Ernie | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | San Francisco State | 1 |
| 76 | Ciancone, Ken | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Utah State | 16 |
| 2 | Clements, Tom | I | QB | 8th (1st) | 30 | Notre Dame | 3 |
| 29 | Erdman, Jerome | N | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Simon Fraser | 9 |
| 14 | Flagel, Scott | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Arizona Western CC | 16 |
| 9 | Gibbs, Norman | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Southern | 6 |
| 24 | Hailey, Ken | I | DB | R (1st) | 21 | San Francisco State | 5 |
| 10 | Hall, Nickie | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Tulane | 12 |
| 72 | Hall, Steve | N | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Guelph | 5 |
| 31 | House, Rick | N | WR | 5th (5th) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 14 |
| 30 | Huclack, Dan | N | RB | 5th (4th) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 12 | Hufnagel, John | I | QB | 8th (1st) | 31 | Penn State | 4 |
| 66,58,56 | Jackmann, Harold | N | OL | R (1st) | 21 | Minnesota State-Moorhead | 3 |
| 7 | Jackson, Mark | I | QB | 6th (3rd) | 29 | Baylor | 1 |
| 80 | Johnson, Nate | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Hillsdale College | 7 |
| 69 | Jones, Tyrone | I | LB | R (1st) | 21 | Southern | 16 |
| 32 | Jones, Milson | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | North Dakota | 4 |
| 39 | Kehoe, Sean | N | RB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Alberta | 16 |
| 3 | Kennerd, Trevor | N | K | 4th (4th) | 27 | Alberta | 16 |
| 64 | MacIver, Doug | N | DT | 8th (2nd) | 30 | Manitoba | 16 |
| 26 | Martin, Ricky | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | New Mexico | 2 |
| 62 | Mikawos, Stan | N | DT | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | North Dakota | 6 |
| 50 | Moors, Mark | N | C | 4th (1st) | 26 | Acadia | 16 |
| 21 | Murphy, James | I | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Utah State | 14 |
| 55 | Norman, Tony | I | DE | 4th (4th) | 28 | Iowa State | 16 |
| 54 | Pahl, Vernon | N | LB | 4th (4th) | 26 | Prince Edward Island | 16 |
| 22 | Paulitsch, Rick | N | RB | R (1st) | 22 | Alberta | 1 |
| 8 | Pierson, Reggie | I | DB | 6th (6th) | 30 | Oklahoma State | 12 |
| 37 | Pointer, John | I | LB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Vanderbilt | 14 |
| 71 | Poplawski, Joe | N | WR | 6th (6th) | 25 | Alberta | 15 |
| 38 | Reaves, Willard | I | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Northern Arizona | 9 |
| 57 | Reed, James | I | LB | 4th (4th) | 27 | California-Berkeley | 1 |
| 67 | Riley, Jason | N | DE | R (1st) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 3 |
| 20 | Rose, Donovan | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Hampton | 3 |
| 36 | Shaw, David | I | DB | 9th (1st) | 30 | Prairie View A&M | 14 |
| 23 | Smith, Darrell | I | RB | 2nd (1st) | 22 | Illinois | 1 |
| 65 | Smith, Franky | I | OL | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Alabama A&M | 2 |
| 57 | Sturdivant, John | I | DL | R (1st) | 25 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 51 | Sullivan, Ray Jr. | I | DE | R (1st) | 21 | Maine | 3 |
| 10 | Sykes, James | I | RB | 6th (1st) | 28 | Rice | 1 |
| 61 | Thompson, Bobby Jr. | I | OL | 5th (5th) | 23 | Kansas State | 13 |
| 28 | Turner, Wylie | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Angelo State | 12 |
| 66 | VandenBos, Pieter | N | OL | R (1st) | 21 | British Columbia (UBC) | 6 |
| 63 | Walby, Chris | N | T | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Dickinson State | 13 |
| 58 | Walter, Ken | I | OL | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Texas Tech | 1 |
| 25 | Wilson, Kirby | I | WR | R (1st) | 21 | Illinois | 13 |
† – Age at start of 1983 season (July 7, 1983).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 60 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 60 |
Players from 1982 no longer with team: 24 players
Remaining players from 1982: 28 players
New players added in 1983: 32 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 19 |
| 2 – 4 years | 23 |
| 5 – 9 years | 16 |
| 10+ years | 2 |
| 3.55 years average experience | 60 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 9 | 81 | 187.5 | 5′ 11.5″ | |
| DE | 4 | 33 | 252.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| DL | 1 | 2 | 265.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| DT | 3 | 27 | 243.3 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| LB | 7 | 80 | 215.5 | 6′ 1.7″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 32 | 242.5 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| G | 3 | 30 | 248.3 | 6′ 2.3″ | |
| OL | 5 | 25 | 260.6 | 6′ 4.2″ | |
| QB | 6 | 32 | 188.3 | 5′ 11.8″ | |
| RB | 8 | 64 | 199.4 | 5′ 11.9″ | |
| T | 1 | 13 | 275.0 | 6′ 7.0″ | |
| WR | 9 | 93 | 180.6 | 5′ 11.7″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 170.0 | 5′ 6.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 16 | 185.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 27 | 304 | (19.00 [min 304]) |
| Import | 27 | 208 | (13.00 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 6 | 32 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| Total | 60 | 544 | (34.00 [max 544]) |