Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Charley Pell Conference: Southeastern-
1983 Season Highlights
Charley Pell enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Miami
28
3
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Southern California
19
19
T
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Indiana State
17
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Mississippi State
35
12
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Louisiana State
31
17
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Vanderbilt
29
10
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
East Carolina
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Auburn
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Georgia
9
10
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Kentucky
24
7
W
Sat., Dec. 3 vs.
Florida State
53
14
W
Fri., Dec. 30
Iowa
14
6
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 9-2
-1
Points Scored 304
Scoring Average 25.3
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 76-48
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-2
-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 9-2-1
AP
6 9-2-1
Coaches
6 9-2-1
UPI
9 9-2-1
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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