1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Southland Conference Co-Champions
Conference	Southland Conference
1983 record	8–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Pat Collins
Home stadium	Malone Stadium (Capacity: 30,427)

1983 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 North Texas $^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#13T Northeast Louisiana	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	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 champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network 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.^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Indiana State*		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		L 9–10
September 10		Louisiana–Lafayette*		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 31–6
September 17		at Texas–Arlington		Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX		W 16–10
September 24		Arkansas State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 45–7
October 8		at Lamar		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 17–0
October 15		Nicholls State*		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 47–27
October 22		at Southeastern Louisiana*		Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA		W 16–13
October 29		McNeese State		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		W 37–6
November 5		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		W 17–0	22,200
November 12		North Texas		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 7–27
November 19		at Northwestern State*		Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		L 9–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=426&year=1983