| 1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| 1983 record | 3–7–1 (3–4–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Moore (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Bates[1] (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 253 to 160, and finished in sixth place in the conference.[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 10 | at Air Force* | L 13–28 | 26,800 | ||
| September 24 | at Baylor | ABC | W 26–11 | 38,000 | |
| October 1 | Texas A&M | W 3–0 | 52,109 | ||
| October 8 | New Mexico* |
| L 10–30 | 36,543 | |
| October 15 | Rice |
| W 14–3 | 43,611 | |
| October 22 | Tulsa* |
| L 20–59 | 34,006 | |
| October 29 | at No. 2 Texas | L 3–20 | 75,225 | ||
| November 5 | TCU |
| T 10–10 | 37,507 | |
| November 12 | at No. 7 SMU | L 7–33 | 30,050 | ||
| November 19 | at Houston | L 41–43 | 23,153 | ||
| November 26 | Arkansas |
| L 13–16 | 32,978 | |
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References[]
- ↑ Hunt, David (2007-01-11). "Broncos: Jim Bates Assistant Head Coach". Denver, Colorado: KUSA (TV). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. https://www.webcitation.org/5zz9EWSns?url=http://www.9news.com/sports/pro_football/nfl/denver_broncos/story.aspx?storyid=63004&catid=222. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ "1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1983.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1983-schedule.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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