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Kansas State

B8 · 1983 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
8th
1–6 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1912–2026
All-Time Record
529–634–35
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1997, 1998
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–4L 20–28
3Week 3 · Sep 13Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–5–1L 12–31
4Week 4 · Sep 20TCUH2HIND SWC1–8–2W 20–3
5Week 5 · Sep 27Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–5W 27–25
6Week 6 · Oct 4Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–4L 10–29
8Week 8 · Oct 18Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–6–1L 3–31
9Week 9 · Oct 25Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–5L 0–38
10Week 10 · Nov 1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B812–1L 25–51
11Week 11 · Nov 8Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B88–4W 21–20
12Week 12 · Nov 15Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7L 27–49
13Week 13 · Nov 22Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B84–7L 21–38

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
5.694
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-39+16
  • Oklahoma State +8
  • Wyoming +7
  • TCU +1
  • Nebraska -1
  • Long Beach State -4
  • Oklahoma -4
  • Kentucky -5
  • Missouri -5
  • Kansas -6
  • Iowa State -7
  • Colorado -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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Regular Season Final#86Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#86Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
-19
+17
+2
-19
-28
-38
-26
+1
-22
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#871978#1131979#1161980#1151981#601982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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