1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
SLC co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 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 co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in the Southland Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 8–3 record and as Southland Conference co-champions. The Indians offense scored 251 points while the defense allowed 119 points.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Indiana State*
L 9–108,131[1]
September 10Southwestern Louisiana*
W 31–620,451[2]
September 17at Texas–Arlington
W 16–107,338[3]
September 24Arkansas StateNo. 14
W 45–7[4]
October 8at LamarNo. 9
W 17–0[5]
October 15Nicholls State*No. 8
W 47–27[6]
October 22at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 6
W 16–13[7]
October 29McNeese StateNo. 4
W 37–6[8]
November 5at Louisiana TechNo. 3
W 17–022,200[9]
November 12No. 10 North Texas StateNo. 2
L 7–2717,452[10]
November 19at Northwestern State*No. T–7
L 9–13[11]

References

  1. ^ "ISU nips NE Louisiana, 10–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 4, 1983. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "USL Ragin' Cajuns wave white flag of defeat". The Daily Advertiser. September 11, 1983. p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NE Louisiana outruns UTA for 16–10 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1983. p. 11B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Indians received total effort". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 25, 1983. p. 18. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NLU's defense key to win over Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1983. p. 8D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Indians win fifth straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1983. p. 39. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Northeast 16, Southeastern 13". Town Talk. October 23, 1983. p. B2. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "McNeese gets booted". Daily World. October 30, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Northeast blanks Tech to clinch tie for SLC title". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1983. p. D1. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "North Texas prevails in Southland showdown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1983. p. 10B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Late rushing theft helps NSU seal upset over NLU". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1983. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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