1983 LSU Tigers football team

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1983 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record4–7 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 6 Florida 4 –2 –09 –2 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
LSU 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –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.

Contents

Following an Orange Bowl berth and a No. 11 final ranking the previous season, LSU cratered in its fourth season under Jerry Stovall, going winless in the Southeastern Conference for the only time in program history. The Tigers ended the season with a nationally televised victory vs. Tulane on Thanksgiving night, but it was not enough to save Stovall's job. The former LSU All-American and 1962 Heisman Trophy runner-up was fired by a 13–5 vote of the LSU Board of Supervisors December 2. Stovall's career record was 22-21-2.

Three days after Stovall's firing, Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger was named as his successor.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 12 Florida State *No. 13
 ABC L 35–40
September 17at Rice *
W 24–1034,000 [1]
September 24No. 9 Washington *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
 PPV W 40–1482,390
October 1No. 12 Florida No. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVL 17–3178,616
October 8at Tennessee
TBS L 6–2094,478 [2]
October 15 Kentucky
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVL 13–2177,765
October 22 South Carolina *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 20-671,951
October 29at Ole Miss
PPVL 24–27
November 5No. 19 Alabama
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ABCL 26–3270,606 [3]
November 12 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVL 26–45
November 24at Tulane *
TBSW 20–751,765 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Personnel

1983 LSU Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 83Mitch AndrewsSo
RB 28 Herman Fontenot Jr
RB 21 Dalton Hilliard So
RB 33 Garry James So
WR 41Eric MartinJr
G 75 Lance Smith Jr
QB 5Jeff WickershamSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 77Roland BarbayFr
LB 69 Toby Caston Fr
CB 35 Eugene Daniel Sr
S 4 Jeffery Dale Jr
S 12Norman JeffersonFr
LB 51Albert RichardsonSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9Juan BetanzosSo
P 1Clay ParkerSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Season summary

At Tulane

LSU Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
Period1234Total
LSU 0314320
Tulane 07007

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • LSU – Betanzos 44-yard field goal. LSU 3–0.
  • TUL – L. Albrose 1-yard run (Wood kick). Tulane 7–3.

Third quarter

  • LSU – Hillard 4-yard run (Betanzos kick). LSU 10–7.
  • LSU – James 1-yard run (Betanzos kick). LSU 17–7.

Fourth quarter

  • LSU – Betanzos 37-yard field goal. LSU 20–7.


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References

  1. ↑ "LSU handles surprising Rice". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UT's Vols surprise LSU, 20–6". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Crimson Tide holds off Tigers". The Daily Advertiser. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2nd-half surge seals LSU win over rival Wave". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1983 LSU Football Schedule/Results | TigerDroppings.com". www.tigerdroppings.com.
  6. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 26. Retrieved 2022-Dec-14.


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