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Oklahoma

B8 · 1983 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
118
1903–2026
All-Time Record
909–332–47
0.724 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1918, 1949, 1954 +7
#1 Finishes
10
Top 5: 30 · Top 10: 41 · Top 25: 71
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 14 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 4× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 25 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC1–10W 27–14
4Week 4 · Sep 20Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3L 14–24
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3W 28–18
6Week 6 · Oct 4Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 29–10
7Week 7 · Oct 11Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC11–1L 16–28
8Week 8 · Oct 18Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B88–4W 21–20
9Week 9 · Oct 25Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 49–11
10Week 10 · Nov 1Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–6–1W 45–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–5L 0–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B84–7W 41–28
14Week 14 · Nov 29Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B812–1L 21–28
15Regular Season Final · Dec 6Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC5–5–1W 21–17

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
2.003
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-10+37
  • Tulsa +8
  • Oklahoma State +8
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Iowa State +4
  • Kansas +4
  • Colorado +4
  • Kansas State +3
  • Stanford +1
  • Texas -1
  • Nebraska -1
  • Ohio State -3
  • 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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#27Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
-10
+10
+19
-12
+1
+38
+31
-10
+13
-7
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#51978#51979#111980#241981#251982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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