1983 East Texas State Lions football team

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1983 East Texas State Lions football
LSC co-champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–2 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorErnest Hawkins
Defensive coordinatorEddie Vowell (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Lone Star Conference football standings
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—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Ernest Hawkins, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the LSC title with Southwest Texas State. It was the team team's final LSC title under Hawkins, who retired at the end of the 1985 season. East Texas State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 102:00 pmCameron*
W 38–273,500
September 176:00 pmat Southern Arkansas*
W 24–154,500
September 245:00 pmat Southeastern Louisiana*
L 31–236,500
October 86:00 pmSam Houston State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 51–147,000
October 152:00 pmat Howard Payne
W 24–03,000
October 222:00 pmAbilene Christian
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 31–285,500
October 292:00 pmat No. 5 Southwest Texas StateNo. 10
L 44–2114,616[1]
November 52:00 pmTexas A&I
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 35–24
November 126:00 pmStephen F. Austin State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 23–217,500
November 192:00 pmat Angelo State
W 27–31,500

[2][3]

Postseason awards[edit]

All-Americans[edit]

  • Ricky Dirks, Second Team, running back

Lone Star Conference superlatives[edit]

All-Lone Star Conference[edit]

LSC First Team[edit]

  • Javier Cardenas, tight end
  • Ricky Dirks, running back
  • Alan Veingrad, offensive tackle

LSC Second Team[edit]

  • Chris Flynn, defensive back
  • Vince Murray, defensive back
  • Gaylon Surratt, defensive back
  • Kyle Mackey, quarterback [4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SWT bounces back to level Lions". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "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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