The 1983 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's Gators posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, placing third among ten SEC teams. Behind a stout defense and a rushing attack led by future pros Neal Anderson, John L. Williams, and Lorenzo Hampton the 1983 Gators were the first squad in program history to be ranked among the top ten teams in the final Associated Press (AP) poll. It was also the second time that the Gators were ranked in every weekly AP Poll throughout the season, (1975 being the first).

Schedule

<!-- Hide "game notes" and game box scores until such time as an entire season is completed. "Half done" seasons look unprofessional and unreliable. Please do not attempt to display until you complete an entire season of box scores. Thank you. # Season summary ## Miami ## Miami (FL) The Gators' season opening 28-3 victory over the in-state rival [Miami Hurricanes](https://bliptext.com/articles/1983-miami-hurricanes-football-team) turned out to be bittersweet, as the Hurricanes went on to win their next 11 games and their first national championship. This started a trend in the series, as the loser of the then-annual contest would not lose another regular season game in 1983, 1984, and 1985. ## vs. Iowa (Gator Bowl) -->

Roster

Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft