1983 Jackson State Tigers football team

1983 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Grambling State $ 6 0 18 1 2
No. 15 Jackson State 5 2 08 3 0
Southern 5 2 07 4 0
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 4 2 17 2 1
Alcorn State 4 3 07 3 0
Texas Southern 2 5 04 6 0
Alabama State 0 6 02 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.