1983 LSU Tigers football team

1983 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1983 record	4–7 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stovall (4th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1983 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/3 Auburn †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#5/5 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
#6/6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#15/12 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches Poll

The 1983 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 12 Florida State*	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 35–40
September 17	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 24–10
September 24	No. 9 Washington*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 40–14	82,390
October 1	No. 12 Florida	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 17–31
October 8	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 6–20
October 15	Kentucky		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 13–21
October 22	South Carolina		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 20-6
October 29	at Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	L 24–27
November 5	No. 19 Alabama		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	L 26–32
November 12	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 26–45
November 24	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	TBS	W 20–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game