1983_Troy_State_Trojans_football_team
1983 Troy State Trojans football team
American college football season
The 1983 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Chan Gailey, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GSC.
Quick Facts Troy State Trojans football, Conference ...
| 1983 Troy State Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 GSC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Alabama $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | vs. Tuskegee* | W 33–6 | 6,500 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Nicholls State* | W 33–25 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | Valdosta State |
| W 13–12 | 6,500 | [3] | |
| September 24 | at Georgia Southern* | No. 7 |
| W 28–27 | 7,378 | [4] |
| October 1 | at No. 2 Mississippi College | No. T–6 |
| L 0–17 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 8 | Southeastern Louisiana* |
| L 15–34 | 4,000 | [6] | |
| October 15 | at Delta State | W 26–21 | 5,500 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | No. 6 North Alabama |
| L 21–42 | 8,500 | [8] | |
| October 29 | at Tennessee–Martin | L 14–17 | 6,500 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | at Livingston | W 35–22 | 5,500 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | Jacksonville State |
| W 45–3 | 7,500 | [11] | |
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- "Hut, hut, off goes Troy State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy St. 33–25". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Troy St. edges Valdosta". The Atlanta Constitution. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ga. Southern loses 28–27". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Choctaw's defense shuts down Trojans". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southeastern wins 34–15". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delta State loses 26–21". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNA thrashes Troy State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Long passes, short FG give Pacers narrow win". The Jackson Sun. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU upsets Livingston 35–22". The Selma Times-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSU suffers a night when nothing goes right". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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