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Purdue

B10 · 1983 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 6–52
4Week 4 · Sep 20Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 0–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB101–10W 32–20
6Week 6 · Oct 4Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–6–1T 29–29
7Week 7 · Oct 11Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3L 22–33
8Week 8 · Oct 18Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3L 14–31
9Week 9 · Oct 25Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB1010–2L 21–35
10Week 10 · Nov 1Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 48–17
11Week 11 · Nov 8Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–3L 10–42
12Week 12 · Nov 15Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4L 38–42
13Week 13 · Nov 22Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8W 31–30

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
4.867
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-15
-21+6
  • Indiana +3
  • Northwestern +2
  • Minnesota +1
  • Michigan State 0
  • Miami -1
  • Illinois -2
  • Ohio State -3
  • Iowa -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Wisconsin -4
  • Notre Dame -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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.318 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-46
-35
+12
0
-11
-17
-14
+31
-32
-4
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#171978#181979#201980#761981#861982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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