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Florida

SEC · 1983 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–2–1
0.792 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
748–454–37
0.619 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1984, 1996, 2006 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1W 28–3
3Week 3 · Sep 13USCH2HPAC4–6–1T 19–19
4Week 4 · Sep 20INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 17–13
5Week 5 · Sep 27Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC3–8W 35–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4LSUH2HSEC4–7W 31–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 29–10
9Week 9 · Oct 25East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 24–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC11–1L 21–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–1–1L 9–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–5–1W 24–7
15Regular Season Final · Dec 6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 53–14
19Final · Jan 3Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3W 14–6

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
1.248
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+48
-2+50
  • Miami +11
  • Iowa +9
  • East Carolina +8
  • Florida State +7
  • Kentucky +6
  • LSU +4
  • Mississippi State +3
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • USC 0
  • Auburn -1
  • Georgia -1

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 #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.792 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10Regular Season Final#10Post-Season W1#10Post-Season W2#10Post-Season W3#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
0
+4
+23
+14
+19
+7
-7
-1
+17
+39
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#771978#1321979#261980#421981#181982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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