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1983 Texas A&M

5–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jackie Sherrill.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1983, game by game: lost vs. California 17–19; won vs. Arkansas State 38–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 15–34; lost at Texas Tech 0–3; won vs. Houston 30–7; tied at Baylor 13–13; won at Rice 29–10; lost vs. No. 10 SMU 7–10; won vs. Arkansas 36–23; won at TCU 20–10; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 13–45+38−32Lost 17–19 vs. California-2CaliforniaWon 38–0 vs. Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateLost 15–34 vs. Oklahoma State-19Oklahoma StateLost 0–3 at Texas Tech-3Texas TechWon 30–7 vs. Houston+23HoustonTied 13–13 at Baylor0BaylorWon 29–10 at Rice+19RiceLost 7–10 vs. No. 10 SMU-3No. 10 SMUWon 36–23 vs. Arkansas+13ArkansasWon 20–10 at TCU+10TCULost 13–45 vs. No. 2 Texas-32No. 2 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCaliforniaL 17–⁠1957%
Sep 17vsArkansas StateW 38–⁠069%
Sep 23vsOklahoma StateL 15–⁠3454%
Oct 1atTexas TechL 0–⁠345%
Oct 8vsHoustonW 30–⁠756%
Oct 15atBaylorT 13–⁠1339%
Oct 22atRiceW 29–⁠1073%
Oct 29vs10SMUL 7–⁠1031%
Nov 12vsArkansasW 36–⁠2344%
Nov 19atTCUW 20–⁠1068%
Nov 26vs2TexasL 13–⁠4528%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 45–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1983.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠174
Coach
Jackie Sherrill
Elo
1528 +26 this season
SP+ rating
3.1 No. 55 of 108; offense No. 80, defense No. 24
SRS
−0.2 No. 55 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Ruel
Defensive coordinator
R.C. Slocum
Offense
Pro set
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 1Billy Cannon LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Jeff Paine LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Jeff Fuller LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Keith Guthrie DTSan Diego Chargers

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Rich SilerTEUPI-1
  • Ray ChildressDTUPI-1
  • Kevin MurrayMiscellaneousUPI

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1983 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠011–⁠15
SMU7–⁠110–⁠212
Baylor4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Texas A&M4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Arkansas4–⁠46–⁠5
Texas Tech3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Houston3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU1–⁠6–⁠11–⁠8–⁠2
Rice0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.