1983 Northeastern Huskies football team

The 1983 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record.

1983 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (3rd season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Tennessee State			–					8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Colgate ^			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State			–					4	–	7	–	0
James Madison			–					3	–	8	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	8	–	1
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–38	9,000
September 17	Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 28–7	4,100
September 24	at C. W. Post	Hickox Field Greenvale, NY	W 14–10	2,612
October 1	Springfield	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 22–7	4,300
October 8	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–30	12,211
October 15	at American International	Miller Field Springfield, MA	W 20–17	4,000
October 22	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–24	5,000
October 29	Maine	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 14–17	6,250
November 5	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	W 43–14	2,500
November 12	Delaware State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	T 21–21	3,030
November 19	UMass	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–14	4,200