1983 Florida Gators football team

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The 1983 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's Gators posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, placing third among ten SEC teams.[1] Behind a stout defense and a rushing attack led by future pros Neal Anderson, John L. Williams, and Lorenzo Hampton the 1983 Gators were the first squad in program history to be ranked among the top ten teams in the final Associated Press (AP) poll. It was also the second time that the Gators were ranked in every weekly AP Poll throughout the season, (1975 being the first).

CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2–1 (4–2 SEC)
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1983 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record9–2–1 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shanahan (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines (3rd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
 1982
1984 
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1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $6001110
No. 4 Georgia5101011
No. 6 Florida420921
Tennessee420930
No. 15 Alabama420840
Ole Miss420660
Kentucky240651
Mississippi State150380
LSU060470
Vanderbilt060290
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Miami (FL)*W 28–373,907[2]
September 10at No. 9 USC*No. 18T 19–1953,948[3]
September 17Indiana State*No. 15
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 17–1368,191[4]
September 24at Mississippi StateNo. 15W 35–1231,875[5]
October 1at No. 16 LSUNo. 12W 31–1778,616[6]
October 8VanderbiltNo. 9
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 29–1073,764[7]
October 22East Carolina*daggerNo. 6
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 24–1773,943[8]
October 29at No. 4 AuburnNo. 5CBSL 21–2875,700[9]
November 5vs. No. 4 GeorgiaNo. 9CBSL 9–1082,166[10]
November 12KentuckyNo. 14
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 24–773,192[11]
December 3Florida State*No. 12
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 53–1474,113[12]
December 30vs. No. 10 Iowa*No. 11
ABCW 14–681,293[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1983 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 27 Neal Anderson So
WR 89 Ricky Nattiel Fr
QB 15 Wayne Peace Sr
FB 22 John L. Williams So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 18 Tony Lilly Sr
LB 88 Wilber Marshall Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Bobby Raymond Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Team players in the 1984 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Wilber MarshallLinebacker111Chicago Bears
Tony LillySafety378Denver Broncos
Randy ClarkDefensive back8202Kansas City Chiefs
John HuntGuard9232Dallas Cowboys

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