1983 Florida Gators football team explained

Year:1983
Team:Florida Gators
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:6
Aprank:6
Record:9–2–1
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:Charley Pell
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Mike Shanahan
Oc Year:4th
Def Coach:Joe Kines
Dc Year:3rd
Stadium:Florida Field
Bowl:Gator Bowl
Bowl Result:W 14–6 vs. Iowa

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. 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).

Schedule

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Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

See main article: 1984 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Linebacker 1 11 Chicago Bears
Safety 3 78 Denver Broncos
Randy Clark Defensive back 8 202 Kansas City Chiefs
Guard 9 232 Dallas Cowboys
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Notes and References

  1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. Web site: pro-football-reference.com. 1984 NFL Draft. 2019-08-10. 2007-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193408/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm. dead.