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1983 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1983
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	6
APRank	6
record	9–2–1
conf_record	4–2
head_coach	Charley Pell
hc_year	5th
off_coach	Mike Shanahan
oc_year	4th
def_coach	Joe Kines
dc_year	3rd
stadium	Florida Field
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1983-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	W 14–6 vs. [Iowa](1983-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)

The 1983 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's Gators posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, placing third among ten SEC teams. Behind a stout defense and a rushing attack led by future pros Neal Anderson, John L. Williams, and Lorenzo Hampton the 1983 Gators were the first squad in program history to be ranked among the top ten teams in the final Associated Press (AP) poll. It was also the second time that the Gators were ranked in every weekly AP Poll throughout the season, (1975 being the first).

Schedule

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Season summary

Miami

Miami (FL)

The Gators' season opening 28-3 victory over the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes turned out to be bittersweet, as the Hurricanes went on to win their next 11 games and their first national championship. This started a trend in the series, as the loser of the then-annual contest would not lose another regular season game in 1983, 1984, and 1985.

vs. Iowa (Gator Bowl)

Main article: 1983 Gator Bowl

Roster

Charley Pell
Mike Shanahan (OC)
Joe Kines (DC)
Mike Heimerdinger (WR)
Vince Kendrick (RB)
Charlie Strong (GA)

Team players in the 1984 NFL draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft

John Hunt	Guard	9	232	[Dallas Cowboys](1984-dallas-cowboys-season)

References

(September 4, 1983). "For Gators, a Peace-full victory". St. Petersburg Times.
(September 11, 1983). "USC rallies to tie Florida, then flubs extra-point try". The Fresno Bee.
(September 18, 1983). "Sycamore upset bid just misses". The Indianapolis Star.
(September 25, 1983). "Bulldogs lose in fourth quarter". The Sun.
(October 2, 1983). "LSU just Gator bait for Florida". Daily World.
(October 9, 1983). "Undefeated Gators break out cigars". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 23, 1983). "Florida overcomes 6 turnovers, East Carolina". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 30, 1983). "Auburn wins 28–21 thriller, but Florida disputes it". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(November 6, 1983). "'Dogs 'hang in there, 'nip Gators, 10–9". The Pensacola News-Journal.
(November 13, 1983). "Gators bounce back, rip 'Cats". The Pensacola News-Journal.
(December 4, 1983). "Unexpected rout, Florida rips rival Florida State, 53–14". Florida Today.
(December 31, 1983). "Gators put bite on Hawkeyes, 14–6". The Des Moines Register.
''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9630381/miami-hurricanes-football-dynasty-began-loss-florida-gators-1983-national-championship-season {{Bare URL inline. (November 2021)
[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/09/08/history-lesson-real-consolation-for-hall/ Orlando Sentinel] {{Bare URL inline. (November 2021)
(December 31, 1983). "Gator Bowl to Florida, 14-6". [[The New York Times]].
"1984 NFL Draft".

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