1983 Florida Gators football team
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 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 poll. It was also the second time that the Gators were ranked in every weekly AP Poll throughout the season,.Schedule
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.Roster
Rankings
Game summaries
Gator Bowl
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Wilber Marshall | Linebacker | 1 | 11 | Chicago Bears |
| Tony Lilly | Safety | 3 | 78 | Denver Broncos |
| Randy Clark | Defensive back | 8 | 202 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| John Hunt | Guard | 9 | 232 | Dallas Cowboys |
