Baylor
SWC · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 11–1 | W 40–36 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | W 20–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7–1 | L 11–26 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 42–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 26–42 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | T 13–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 1–8–2 | W 56–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 24–18 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 24–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 48–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 21–24 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 3 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 14–24 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- BYU +11
- Arkansas +6
- Houston +4
- Tulane +4
- UTEP +2
- TCU +1
- Rice +1
- Texas A&M 0
- Texas -1
- SMU -2
- Oklahoma State -4
- Texas Tech -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.625 Win % · Change -5
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.