1983 East Texas State Lions football team

American college football season July 2019 February 2026 August 2023 football 1983 East Texas State Lions Lone Star Conference LSC 8–2 6–1 Ernest Hawkins 20th Option Eddie Vowell 1st 4–3 Memorial Stadium LSC co-champion 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'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 1983 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee Central September 10 2:00 pm w y 1983 Cameron Aggies Cameron Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 38–27 3,500 September 17 6:00 pm w y y 1983 Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR 24–15 4,500 September 24 5:00 pm l y y Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA 31–23 6,500 October 8 6:00 pm w Sam Houston State Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 51–14 7,000 October 15 2:00 pm w y 1983 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Yellowjacket Stadium Brownwood, TX 24–0 3,000 October 22 2:00 pm w 1983 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 31–28 5,500 October 29 2:00 pm l y 10 Southwest Texas State 5 Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 44–21 14,616 SWT bounces back to level Lions https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96966196/swt-bounces-back-to-level-lions/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times October 30, 1983 March 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 2:00 pm w 1983 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 35–24 November 12 6:00 pm w 1983 Stephen F. Austin State Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin State Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 23–21 7,500 November 19 2:00 pm w y 1983 Angelo State Rams Angelo State San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX 27–3 1,500 Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (East Texas State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/199/stats/13170 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 4, 2022 https://lionathletics.com/sports/2015/8/31/FB_0831154147.aspx Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics December 12, 2016 July 17, 2019 Lion Football History Postseason awards All-Americans Ricky Dirks, Second Team, running back Lone Star Conference superlatives Coach of the Year: Ernest Hawkins Outstanding Back of the Year: Kyle Mackey All-Lone Star Conference LSC First Team Javier Cardenas, tight end Ricky Dirks, running back Alan Veingrad, offensive tackle LSC Second Team Chris Flynn, defensive back Vince Murray, defensive back Gaylon Surratt, defensive back Kyle Mackey, quarterback https://lionathletics.com/sports/2017/7/12/a-m-commerce-football-award-history.aspx Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics December 12, 2016 July 17, 2019 A&M-Commerce Football Award History References East Texas State Category:East Texas A&M Lions football seasons Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons East Texas State Lions football