The1983 San Diego State Aztecs football team representedSan Diego State University during the1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coachDoug Scovil, in his third year, and played home games atJack Murphy Stadium^{[note 1]} inSan Diego, California. They finished with a record of two wins, nine losses and one tie (2–9–1, 1–6–1 WAC). This was the fewest wins for an Aztec team since they only won one in 1960, and they finished the year with seven straight losses.

Wide receiverJim Sandusky was named a third-teamAll-American by theGannett News Service andFootball News.^[1][2] He earned first-team All-WAC honors as both a receiver and apunt returner.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	atTulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 9–34	25,429	[4]
September 10	California*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–14	19,853	[5]
September 17	atUtah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 24–27	26,712	[6]
September 24	atUTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 41–33	20,181	[7]
October 1	atHawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	T 27–27	34,153	[8]
October 8	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–20	25,232	[9]
October 15	atColorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 15–17	22,979	[10]
October 22	No. 18BYU	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–47	20,515	[11]
October 27	atUNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 10–28	14,275	[12]
November 12	Wyoming	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 21–33	14,530	[13]
November 19	atNew Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 14–34	15,143	[14]
December 3	No. 17Air Force	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–38	8,444	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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The following were selected in the1984 NFL draft.^[18]

The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[19]

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• 1983 Western Athletic Conference football season
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• 1983 in sports in California

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