1983 Drake Bulldogs football team

1983 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 0 0 8 3 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 1 0 13 1 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 2 0 9 4 0
New Mexico State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Illinois State 2 2 1 6 4 1
Wichita State 3 3 0 3 8 0
Drake 1 6 0 1 10 0
West Texas State 0 5 1 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MVC.