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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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No.10Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.15Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.19Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Alabama State |
| W 21–0 | 18,344 | [1] | |
September 10 | Tennessee State* |
| W 35–31 | [2] | ||
September 17 | atPrairie View A&M |
| W 50–0 | 4,000 | [3] | |
September 24 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 6 |
| W 33–19 | [4] | |
October 1 | at No. 18Nicholls State* | No. 4 |
| W 27–20 | [5] | |
October 8 | vs. Florida A&M* | No. 4 |
| W 28–22 | 20,331 | [6] |
October 15 | Southern | No. 3 |
| W 31–0 | 57,376 | [7] |
October 22 | Grambling State | No. 3 |
| L 10–14 | 30,952 | [8] |
October 29 | atSoutheastern Louisiana* | No. 6 |
| L 7–9 | [9] | |
November 5 | atTexas Southern | No. 10 |
| W 38–0 | [10] | |
November 19 | Alcorn State | No. 9 |
| L 17–24 | [11] | |
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