1983 Alabama State Hornets football team
| 1983 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama 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 George James Jr., the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Jackson State | L 0–21 | 18,344 | [1] | |
| September 10 | Southern | L 7–14 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | vs. Alcorn State |
| L 10–13 | [3] | |
| September 24 | at Texas Southern | L 3–10 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at No. 13 Tennessee State* | L 19–52 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 27–28 | [6] | |
| October 15 | at Bethune–Cookman* |
| L 6–24 | 3,000 | [7] |
| October 29 | vs. Alabama A&M* | L 14–27 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | No. 11 Grambling State |
| L 9–27 | [9] | |
| November 12 | District of Columbia* |
| W 37–24 | [10] | |
| November 24 | Tuskegee* |
| W 13–3 | [11] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "JSU's 'no-name' defense stifles Alabama State 21–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 14, Alabama St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 11, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn finds offense in win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama St. loses 4th straight game". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU romps 52–19, awaits Grambling". The Tennessean. October 2, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU pulls out 28–27 win over Alabama State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 9, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawk wings 3 TD tosses as B–CC ends futility". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama A&M wins Classic". The Anniston Star. October 30, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling trips ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State posts 1st win of season". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State ends season on high note". Alabama Journal. November 25, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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