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Florida State

FBSI · 1983 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 47–46
3Week 3 · Sep 13LSUH2HSEC4–7W 40–35
4Week 4 · Sep 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 28–34
6Week 6 · Oct 4Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC11–1L 24–27
7Week 7 · Oct 11Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1L 16–17
8Week 8 · Oct 18Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 43–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 51–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–4–1W 29–26
11Week 11 · Nov 8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 45–30
12Week 12 · Nov 15Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 16–17
15Regular Season Final · Dec 6Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–2–1L 14–53
19Final · Jan 3North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4W 28–3

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.304
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-14+38
  • East Carolina +8
  • North Carolina +8
  • Arizona State +6
  • South Carolina +5
  • LSU +4
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Louisville +3
  • Auburn -1
  • Miami -1
  • Florida -2
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Tulane -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.583 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+5
-6
-3
-1
+26
+44
+3
+15
-1
-39
+25

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#231978#91979#11980#471981#61982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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