Hall of Fame
The 1983 football team earned the NAIA District II Championship after going 9-2 and securing the program’s first-ever nine win season. The Southern oregon offense was led by All-Americans Martin Turner (wide receiver) and Jeff Southern (running back) and All-Conference and All-District quarterback Jeff McClellan and averaged 416 yards of total offense and nearly 33 points per game. The Raiders started off the season going 5-0, including a victory over defending NAIA National Champion Linfield, and earned SOU’s first-ever Top 10 National Ranking. After a pair of mid-season setbacks, the Raiders won four straight to close out the season and wrapped up the District Championship with a 22-7 victory over Western Washington.
Head coach Chuck Mills earned NAIA District II Coach of the Year honors and 10 players earned All-Conference honors.
