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1983 Texas Longhorns football
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Southwest Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
1983 record11–1 (8–0 SWC)
Head coachFred Akers
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Texas 8 0 0     11 1 0
#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
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 11-0 record and lost to Georgia in the 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 17* 11:30 AM at #5 Auburn #3 Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL CBS W 20-7   73,500
September 24* 7:00 PM North Texas State #2 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 26-6   71,202
October 1 7:00 PM Rice #2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 42-6   70,005
October 8* 2:00 PM vs. #8 Oklahoma #2 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) CBS W 28-16   75,587
October 15 11:30 AM at Arkansas #2 War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (Rivalry) CBS W 31-3   54,882
October 22 2:30 PM at #9 SMU #2 Texas StadiumIrving, TX CBS W 15-12   63,805
October 29 1:00 PM Texas Tech #2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 20-3   75,402
November 5 2:00 PM at Houston #2 AstrodomeHouston, TX W 9-3   47,103
November 12 1:00 PM TCU #2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 20-14   61,156
November 19 1:00 PM Baylor #2 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 24-21   76,208
November 26 11:30 AM at Texas A&M #2 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) ABC W 45-13   76,751
January 2* 12:30 PM vs. #7 Georgia #2 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS L 9-10   67,891
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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