| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Collins |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | No-huddle option |
| Def Coach: | Bill Clay |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–28 vs. vs. Alabama |
The 1983 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bobby Collins, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Sun Bowl, there they lost to Alabama.[1]