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1983 Vanderbilt

2–⁠9 (0–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by George MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1983, game by game: lost vs. No. 17 Maryland 14–21; won vs. Iowa State 29–26; lost vs. No. 6 Alabama 24–44; won at Tulane 30–17; lost at No. 9 Florida 10–29; lost vs. No. 8 Georgia 13–20; lost at Ole Miss 14–21; lost vs. Memphis 7–24; lost vs. Kentucky 8–17; lost at Virginia Tech 10–21; lost at Tennessee 24–34+13−20Lost 14–21 vs. No. 17 Maryland-7No. 17 MarylandWon 29–26 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 24–44 vs. No. 6 Alabama-20No. 6 AlabamaWon 30–17 at Tulane+13TulaneLost 10–29 at No. 9 Florida-19No. 9 FloridaLost 13–20 vs. No. 8 Georgia-7No. 8 GeorgiaLost 14–21 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissLost 7–24 vs. Memphis-17MemphisLost 8–17 vs. Kentucky-9KentuckyLost 10–21 at Virginia Tech-11Virginia TechLost 24–34 at Tennessee-10Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vs17MarylandL 14–⁠2147%
Sep 17vsIowa StateW 29–⁠2668%
Sep 24vs6AlabamaL 24–⁠4440%
Oct 1atTulaneW 30–⁠1745%
Oct 8at9FloridaL 10–⁠2923%
Oct 15vs8GeorgiaL 13–⁠2028%
Oct 22atOle MissL 14–⁠2153%
Oct 29vsMemphisL 7–⁠2473%
Nov 5vsKentuckyL 8–⁠1751%
Nov 12atVirginia TechL 10–⁠2120%
Nov 26atTennesseeL 24–⁠3417%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 34–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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.

Led the nationKeith Edwards: receptions (97 catches)

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠274
Coach
George MacIntyre
Elo
1392 −137 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 61 of 108; offense No. 66, defense No. 56
SRS
0.7 No. 50 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 1Leonard Coleman DBIndianapolis Colts

All-SEC

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ricky EdwardsRBAP-2

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

1983 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn6–⁠011–⁠13
Georgia5–⁠110–⁠1–⁠14
Florida4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠16
Tennessee4–⁠29–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠415
Ole Miss4–⁠26–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠46–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠53–⁠8
LSU0–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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