Boston College
FBSI · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 | MORGAN STATE | Unranked | — | W 45–12 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 9–1–1 | W 31–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 42–22 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 17–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 18–15 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 | YALE | Unranked | — | W 42–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4–1 | W 27–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 34–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 10–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 | HOLY CROSS | Unranked | — | W 47–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 20–13 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 3 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | L 18–19 |
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).
- Clemson +9
- Penn State +8
- Alabama +8
- Temple +4
- Rutgers +3
- Army +2
- West Virginia -3
- Syracuse -5
- Notre Dame -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change -7
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.