1983 Season Stats

Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance	Opp. Final Record
September 10	UCF (D-II)	L 29-33		5,815	5-6
September 17	Presbyterian (NAIA)	W 35-21	WJCL	7,913	5-5-1 (4-2-1)
September 24	#7 Troy (D-II)	L 27-28		7,378	7-4 (4-3)
October 1	Gardner-Webb (NAIA)	W 25-11		6,278	5-6 (4-2)
October 15	at East Tennessee State (I-AA)	L 7-24		7,248	3-8 (1-6)
October 22	Newberry* (NAIA)	L 24-27		4,500	6-5 (3-4)
October 29	at Catawba (NAIA)	W 10-3		3,917	0-9-1 (0-6)
November 5	at #20 Wofford (NAIA)	W 27-16		5,894	6-5
November 12	Mars Hill (NAIA)	W 35-9		9,385	4-6-1 (3-3-1)
November 19	at Valdosta State (D-II)	L 29-34		8,000	5-6 (2-5)
November 24 (Thu)	at Savannah State (D-II)	W 15-0		1,000	2-9 (1-6)

	GS	OPP
Scoring	263	206
Points Per Game	23.9	18.7
Offensive Touchdowns	32	24
Defensive Touchdowns	1	0
Special Teams Touchdowns	1	1

First Downs	207	162

Rushing Yardage	2929	1880
Rush Attempts	621	480
Yards Per Rush	4.72	3.92
Rush Yards Per Game	266.3	170.9
TDs Rushing	25	11

Passing Yardage	1151	1532
Comp-Att	71-160	95-216
Completion Percentage	44.4%	44.0%
Yards Per Attempt	7.19	7.09
Yards Per Catch	16.21	16.13
Pass Yards Per Game	104.6	139.3
TDs Passing	7	13
Interceptions	9	17
Fumbles Lost	21	15

Total Offense	4080	3412
Total Plays	781	696
Yards Per Play	5.22	4.90
Yards Per Game	370.9	310.2

Kickoff Returns	25-523	49-868
Kickoff Return Average	20.9	17.7
Kickoff Return TDs	1	0
Punt Returns	21-130	27-212
Punt Return Average	6.2	7.9
Punt Return TDs	0	0
Interception Returns	17-236	9-18
Interception Return Average	13.9	2.0
Interception Return TDs	1	0

Penalties-Yards	68-609	71-612
Penalty Yards Per Game	55.4	55.6

3rd Down Conversions	61-136	39-119
3rd Down Percentage	44.9%	32.8%
4th Down Conversions	11-17	5-11
4th Down Percentage	64.7%	45.5%

Field Goals	8-10	9-15
Field Goal Percentage	80.0%	60.0%
XP Kicks	25-27	21-21
XP Kick Percentage	92.6%	100.0%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	52	81	80	50	0	263
Opponents	45	67	50	44	0	206