1983 East Texas State Lions football team

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1983 East Texas State Lions football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
1983 record8–2 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErnest Hawkins
Defensive coordinatorEddie Vowell (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Lone Star Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Southwest Texas State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
East Texas State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Angelo State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas A&I 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Howard Payne 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1983 NCAA College Football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his 19th season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions sharing the Lone Star Conference with Southwest Texas State. It was the final LSC title under Hawkins, who retired at the end of the 1985 season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 102:00 pmCameron Aggies*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, Texas
W 38–27
September 176:00 pmSouthern Arkansas Muleriders*
W 24–15
September 245:00 pmat Southeastern Louisiana Lions
L 31–23
October 86:00 pmSam Houston State Bearkats
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, Texas
W 51–14
October 152:00 pmat Howard Payne Yellowjackets
W 24–0
October 222:00 pmAbilene Christian Wildcats
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, Texas
W 31–28
October 292:00 pmat No. 3 Southwest Texas State Bobcats
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, Texas
L 44–21
November 52:00 pmTexas A&I Javelinas
W 35–24
November 126:00 pmStephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, Texas
W 23–21
November 192:00 pmat Angelo State Rams
W 27–3
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Postseason Awards[]

All-Americans[]

  • Ricky Dirks, 2nd Team, Running Back

All-Lone Star Conference[]

LSC Superlatives[]

  • Coach of the year: Ernest Hawkins
  • Outstanding Back of the Year: Kyle Mackey

LSC First Team[]

  • Javier Cardenas, Tight End
  • Ricky Dirks, Runinng Back
  • Alan Veingrad, Offensive Tackle

LSC Second Team[]

  • Chris Flynn, Defensive Back
  • Vince Murray, Defensive Back
  • Gaylon Surratt, Defensive Back
  • Kyle Mackey, Quarterback [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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