1983 Northeastern Huskies football team

1983 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons
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1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 4 – 1
Southeastern Louisiana   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   4 – 7 – 0
James Madison   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 8 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Lehigh
L 10–389,000[1]
September 17Connecticut
W 28–74,100[2]
September 24at C. W. Post
W 14–102,612[3]
October 1Springfield
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 22–74,300[4]
October 8at Rhode Island
L 10–3012,211[5]
October 15at American International
W 20–174,000[6]
October 22at New Hampshire
L 7–245,000[7]
October 29Maine
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 14–176,250[8]
November 5at Central Connecticut
W 43–142,500[9]
November 12Delaware State
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
T 21–213,030[10]
November 19UMass
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 31–144,200[11]

References

  1. ^ "Lehigh steamrolls Northeastern 38–10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 11, 1981. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northeastern humbles Connecticut". The Day. September 18, 1981. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "In defeat, Post gains self-respect". Newsday. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northeastern dumps SC". The Sunday Republican. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "URI deflates NU, 30–10". Boston Sunday Globe. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northeastern holds off AIC". The Sunday Republican. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNH gets NU on the run". Boston Sunday Globe. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Team effort keys UMO 11 win". The Bangor Daily News. October 31, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NU explodes in a second". Boston Sunday Globe. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late rally lifts DelState to tie". Sunday News Journal. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NU wraps up winning season". Boston Sunday Globe. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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