| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–5 |
| Head Coach: | Emory Bellard |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Melvin Robertson |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.
With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.[1]
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