1983 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1983 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Ruel (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (4th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 12 SMU 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Texas A&M 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Arkansas 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –6 –11 –8 –2
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jackie Sherrill in his second season and finished with a record of five wins, five losses and one (5–5–1 overall, 4–3–1 in the SWC).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3 California *
L 17–1951,971 [1]
September 17 Arkansas State *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–050,064 [2]
September 24 Oklahoma State *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 15–3453,638 [3]
October 1at Texas Tech
L 0–352,109 [4]
October 8 Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 30–757,622 [5]
October 15at Baylor
WTBS T 13–1340,000 [6]
October 22at Rice
W 29–1040,000 [7]
October 29No. 10 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 7–1060,219 [8]
November 12 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 36–2358,597 [9]
November 19at TCU
W 20–1026,640 [10]
November 26No. 2 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
 ABC L 13–4576,751 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1983 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Kevin Murray Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 Johnny Holland Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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