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The 1983 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 11–0 record and lost to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
1983 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 9–10 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 11–1 (8–0 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron Toman (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | David McWilliams (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 5 Auburn* | No. 3 | CBS | W 20–7 | 73,500 | [1] | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 (I-AA) North Texas State* | No. 2 | W 26–6 | 71,202 | [2] | ||
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 2 |
| W 42–6 | 70,005 | [3] | |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Oklahoma* | No. 2 | W 28–16 | 75,587 | [4] | ||
October 15 | 11:30 a.m. | at Arkansas | No. 2 | CBS | W 31–3 | 54,882 | [5] | |
October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 9 SMU | No. 2 | CBS | W 15–12 | 63,805 | [6] | |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 2 |
| W 20–3 | 75,402 | [7] | |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 2 | W 9–3 | 47,103 | [8] | ||
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 2 |
| W 20–14 | 61,156 | [9] | |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 2 |
| W 24–21 | 76,208 | [10] | |
November 26 | 11:30 a.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 2 | ABC | W 45–13 | 76,751 | [11] | |
January 2, 1984 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Georgia* | No. 2 |
| CBS | L 9–10 | 67,891 | [12] |
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