1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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.

1983 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1983 record8–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
(Capacity: 30,427)
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 1 0  8 4 0
No. 13 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 co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Indiana State*L 9–108,131[1]
September 10Southwestern Louisiana*W 31–620,451[2]
September 17at Texas–ArlingtonW 16–107,338[3]
September 24Arkansas StateW 45–7[4]
October 8at LamarW 17–0[5]
October 15Nicholls State*W 47–27[6]
October 22at Southeastern Louisiana*W 16–13[7]
October 29McNeese StateW 37–6[8]
November 5at Louisiana TechW 17–022,200[9]
November 12North Texas StateL 7–2717,452[10]
November 19at Northwestern State*L 9–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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.
  4. "Indians received total effort". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 25, 1983. p. 18. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NLU's defense key to win over Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1983. p. 8D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Indians win fifth straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1983. p. 39. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Northeast 16, Southeastern 13". Town Talk. October 23, 1983. p. B2. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese gets booted". Daily World. October 30, 1983. p. 1B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  10. "North Texas prevails in Southland showdown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1983. p. 10B. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  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.
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