1983 LSU Tigers football team

1983 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stovall (4th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1983 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 12 Florida State*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 35–40
September 17	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 24–10
September 24	No. 9 Washington*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 40–14	82,390
October 1	No. 12 Florida	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 17–31
October 8	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 6–20
October 15	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 13–21
October 22	South Carolina		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 20-6
October 29	at Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	L 24–27
November 5	No. 19 Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 26–32
November 12	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 26–45
November 24	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TBS	W 20–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1983 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 21 Dalton Hilliard So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 35 Eugene Daniel Sr LB 51 Albert Richardson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Stovall Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster