1983 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1983 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 1 0 8 3 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Arkansas State 3 3 0 5 5 1
Texas–Arlington 2 4 0 5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 4 0 4 7 0
Lamar 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.