Rutgers
FBSI · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 | CONNECTICUT | Unranked | — | W 22–5 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 22–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 13–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4–1 | L 25–36 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | L 12–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 | COLGATE | Unranked | — | W 29–26 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 | WILLIAM & MARY | Unranked | — | W 35–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 0–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6–1 | L 7–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 7–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 23–24 |
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).
- Boston College -3
- Tennessee -3
- West Virginia -3
- Penn State -4
- Syracuse -5
- Cincinnati -6
- Temple -7
- Army -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
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.