1983 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1983 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Jackson State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Alabama State
W 21–018,344[1]
September 10Tennessee State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 35–31[2]
September 17at Prairie View A&M
W 50–04,000[3]
September 24Mississippi Valley StateNo. 6
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 33–19[4]
October 1at No. 18 Nicholls State*No. 4
W 27–20[5]
October 8vs. Florida A&M*No. 4
W 28–2220,331[6]
October 15SouthernNo. 3
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 31–057,376[7]
October 22Grambling StateNo. 3
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 10–1430,952[8]
October 29at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 6
L 7–9[9]
November 5at Texas SouthernNo. 10
W 38–0[10]
November 19Alcorn StateNo. 9
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 17–24[11]

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