1983 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–5–1 (4–3–1 SWC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Ruel (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (4th season) |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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No. 5 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 SMU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | California * | L 17–19 | 51,971 | [1] | ||
September 17 | Arkansas State * |
| W 38–0 | 50,064 | [2] | |
September 24 | Oklahoma State * |
| L 15–34 | 53,638 | [3] | |
October 1 | at Texas Tech | L 0–3 | 52,109 | [4] | ||
October 8 | Houston |
| W 30–7 | 57,622 | [5] | |
October 15 | at Baylor | WTBS | T 13–13 | 40,000 | [6] | |
October 22 | at Rice | W 29–10 | 40,000 | [7] | ||
October 29 | No. 10 SMU |
| L 7–10 | 60,219 | [8] | |
November 12 | Arkansas |
| W 36–23 | 58,597 | [9] | |
November 19 | at TCU | W 20–10 | 26,640 | [10] | ||
November 26 | No. 2 Texas |
| ABC | L 13–45 | 76,751 | [11] |
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