The Tennessee Volunteers were 8-3 in 1983. They emerged victorious over the Maryland Terrapins, 30 to 23, in the Citrus Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 252 | 4,125 | 770 | 5.4 | 2,319 | 514 | 4.5 | 1,806 | 256 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 52nd | 43rd | 77th | 30th | 28th | 45th | 24th | 63rd | 69th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 142 | 3,069 | 4.1 | 1,231 | 433 | 2.8 | 1,838 | 323 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 8th | 7th | 15th | 21st | 15th | 27th | 71st | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +110 | +1,056 | +770 | +1.3 | +1,088 | +81 | +1.7 | -32 | -67 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 28th | 16th | 77th | 12th | 18th | 29th | 10th | 56th | 78th | 20th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |