Penn State
FBSI · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 30 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | IND B8 | 12–1 | L 6–44 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 3–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 34–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 23–18 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 36–25 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 34–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 17–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 41–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 17–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 | BROWN | Unranked | — | W 38–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 34–30 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | T 24–24 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 8–4 | W 13–10 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- West Virginia +9
- Alabama +8
- Washington +8
- Notre Dame +7
- Syracuse +6
- Temple +4
- Rutgers +3
- Pittsburgh 0
- Nebraska -1
- Iowa -3
- Boston College -3
- Cincinnati -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.654 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.