1983 North Texas State Mean Green football team

American college football season

1983 North Texas State Mean Green football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 17–20 vs. Nevada
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Corky Nelson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field
Seasons← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 4 North Texas State +^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
UT Arlington	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. In their second year under head coach Corky Nelson, the team compiled an 8–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	West Texas State*		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 32–3	10,300
September 10	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–20	44,700
September 17	New Mexico State*		Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 49–3
September 24	at No. 2 (I-A) Texas*	No. 9	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–26	71,202
October 1	at New Mexico*	No. 16	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 18–8	21,048
October 8	at Arkansas State	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 17–0	16,892
October 15	at No. 11 McNeese State	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 17–10	21,500
October 29	Louisiana Tech	No. 5	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 18–25	12,100
November 5	Lamar	No. 12	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 10–0
November 12	at No. 2 Northeast Louisiana	No. 10	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 27–7	17,452
November 19	Texas–Arlington	No. 5	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 52–15	11,400
December 3	at No. 11 Nevada*	No. 4	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 17–20	7,878
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

"North Texas romps to 32–3 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cowboys begin season with win". Okmulgee Daily Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"NTSU destroys Aggies 49–3". The New Mexican. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"UT overcomes penalty flags, spunky Eagles". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Fumbles punts help North Texas State kick UNM". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"NTSU shuts out Arkansas State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Texas shuts down McNeese State, 17–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Louisiana Tech scores late to upset NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Texas defeats Lamar". The Galveston Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Texas prevails in Southland showdown". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Texas gains playoffs with rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Reno decks NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e North Texas Mean Green football
Venues	Eagle Field (?–1951) Fouts Field (1952–2010) DATCU Stadium (2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games SMU: Safeway Bowl
Culture & lore	Marching band 2007 Navy game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) UT Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) UT Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023) Incarnate Word (2024)
National championships in bold

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