1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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1983 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 4 North Texas State +^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA college football season. The Indians offense scored 251 points while the defense allowed 119 points.

Regular season

Schedule

September 3at Indiana State*

• Memorial Stadium
• Terre Haute, IN

L 9–10   September 10Louisiana–Lafayette*

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

W 31–6   September 17at Texas–Arlington

• Maverick Stadium
• Arlington, TX

W 16–10   September 24Arkansas State

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

W 45–7   October 8at Lamar

• Cardinal Stadium
• Beaumont, TX

W 17–0   October 15Nicholls State*

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

W 47–27   October 22at Southeastern Louisiana*

• Strawberry Stadium
• Hammond, LA

W 16–13   October 29McNeese State

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

W 37–6   November 5at Louisiana Tech

• Joe Aillet Stadium
• Ruston, LA

W 17–0 22,200 November 12North Texas

• Malone Stadium
• Monroe, LA

L 7–27   November 19at Northwestern State*

• Harry Turpin Stadium
• Natchitoches, LA

L 9–13