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Kent State

MAC · 1983 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
9th
1–8 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6AKRONUnranked—L 6–13
3Week 3 · Sep 13Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–22
5Week 5 · Sep 27Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC10–2L 7–38
6Week 6 · Oct 4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–3L 7–13
7Week 7 · Oct 11Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC4–7L 7–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5L 13–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–7L 20–21
10Week 10 · Nov 1Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–2L 34–37
11Week 11 · Nov 8Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–10W 37–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5L 13–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC8–3L 3–38

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
7.600
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-38
-39+1
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Northern Illinois -2
  • Toledo -2
  • Central Michigan -3
  • Bowling Green -3
  • Syracuse -5
  • Ball State -5
  • Western Michigan -5
  • Miami (OH) -7
  • Ohio -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 #100Better than 28%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W2#100Post-Season W3#100Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-12
-31
-6
-20
-4
-1
-3
+24
-8
-35

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

Final Rank by Season
#1041978#1381979#1181980#1031981#1051982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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