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1983 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 9–10 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 SMU 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 11–0 record and lost to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1711:30 a.m.at No. 5 Auburn*No. 3
CBSW 20–773,500[1]
September 247:00 p.m.No. 9 (I-AA) North Texas State*No. 2
W 26–671,202[2]
October 17:00 p.m.RiceNo. 2
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 42–670,005[3]
October 82:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Oklahoma*No. 2
W 28–1675,587[4]
October 1511:30 a.m.at ArkansasNo. 2
CBSW 31–354,882[5]
October 222:30 p.m.at No. 9 SMUNo. 2
CBSW 15–1263,805[6]
October 291:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 2
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–375,402[7]
November 52:00 p.m.at HoustonNo. 2
W 9–347,103[8]
November 121:00 p.m.TCUNo. 2
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–1461,156[9]
November 191:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 2
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 24–2176,208[10]
November 2611:30 a.m.at Texas A&MNo. 2
ABCW 45–1376,751[11]
January 2, 198412:30 p.m.vs. No. 7 Georgia*No. 2
CBSL 9–1067,891[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

1983 team players in the NFL

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Main article: 1984 NFL draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Mossy Cade Safety 1 6 San Diego Chargers
Ed Williams Linebacker 2 43 New England Patriots
Doug Dawson Offensive guard 2 45 St. Louis Cardinals
Fred Acorn Cornerback 3 57 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rick McIvor Quarterback 3 80 St. Louis Cardinals
Craig Curry Cornerback 4 93 Indianapolis Colts
Eric Holle Defensive end 5 117 Kansas City Chiefs
Jitter Fields Defensive back 5 123 New Orleans Saints
Jeff Leiding Linebacker 5 129 St. Louis Cardinals
John Haines Defensive tackle 7 180 Minnesota Vikings
Ray Woodard Defensive tackle 8 199 San Diego Chargers
David Jones Center 8 214 Detroit Lions
John Walker Running back 9 241 St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Schreiber Offensive guard 9 243 Seattle Seahawks
Bobby Micho Tight end 10 272 Denver Broncos
Kirk McJunkin Tackle 10 276 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Lang Linebacker 12 314 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

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  1. ^ "Longhorns power past Tigers 20–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UT overcomes penalty flags, spunky Eagles". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moerschell, Simmons pace Texas in rout of Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns come alive in 3rd quarter to down OU, 28–16". The Marshall News Messenger. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "QB sparks No. 2 Texas by Arkansas". Omaha World-Herald. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Longhorn defense rises to occasion". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas trips Texas Tech 20–3". Fort Lauderdale News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas nips Houston". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "No. 2 Texas comes back to beat TCU, 20–14". The Paris News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Horns bound for Cotton". Wichita Falls Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McIvor, Horns cap 11–0 season". Austin American-Statesman. November 27, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lastinger dash burns Longhorns". The Daily Advertiser. January 3, 1984. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024.


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