Illinois

B10 · 1983 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

10–2

0.833 Win %

Conference

2nd

9–0 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

643–632–49

0.504 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1914

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 17 · Top 25: 36

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 · 1 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1983 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	7–5	L 18–28
4	Week 4 · Sep 20	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	1–10	W 17–7
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	4–6–1	W 20–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	9–3	W 33–0
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	7–4	W 27–15
8	Week 8 · Oct 18	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–3	W 17–13
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	3–7–1	W 35–21
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	9–3	W 16–6
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	1–10	W 50–23
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	3–8	W 49–21
13	Week 13 · Nov 22	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	2–9	W 56–24
19	Final · Jan 3	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–4–1	L 9–45

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

1.568

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+39

-9+48

Iowa +9
Ohio State +9
Michigan +9
Wisconsin +7
Michigan State +4
Purdue +3
Indiana +3
Northwestern +2
Stanford +1
Minnesota +1
UCLA -4
Missouri -5

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 #12Better than 92%

Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

+10

+33

+12

+14

+10

+27

+28

+32

-36

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.