Record: 10-2, .833 W-L% (9th of 112) ▪ Rank: 12th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Collins (10-2)
PS/G: 22.8 (52nd of 112) ▪ PA/G: 11.4 (4th of 112)
SRS: 7.65 (36th of 112) ▪ SOS: -3.01 (83rd of 112)
| Pre | 9/5 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3, 1983 | Sat | (19) Southern Methodist | Louisville | Ind | W | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10, 1983 | Sat | (15) Southern Methodist | @ | Grambling State | Non-Major | W | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | Shreveport, LA |
| 3 | Sep 24, 1983 | Sat | (18) Southern Methodist | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 1, 1983 | Sat | (13) Southern Methodist | Texas-Arlington | Non-Major | W | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 8, 1983 | Sat | (13) Southern Methodist | Baylor | SWC | W | 42 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 22, 1983 | Sat | (9) Southern Methodist | (2) Texas | SWC | L | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 29, 1983 | Sat | (10) Southern Methodist | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 5, 1983 | Sat | (8) Southern Methodist | Rice | SWC | W | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 12, 1983 | Sat | (7) Southern Methodist | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 19, 1983 | Sat | (6) Southern Methodist | @ | Arkansas | SWC | W | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | Little Rock, AR |
| 11 | Nov 26, 1983 | Sat | (6) Southern Methodist | N | Houston | SWC | W | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | Mirage Bowl (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 12 | Dec 24, 1983 | Sat | (6) Southern Methodist | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 7 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |