Tennessee
SEC · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3–1 | L 3–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 6–6 | W 31–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | L 14–37 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 | CITADEL | Unranked | — | W 45–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 20–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | W 41–34 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 37–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 7–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 6–6 | L 10–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 6–5–1 | W 10–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 34–24 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 20 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | W 30–23 |
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).
- Alabama +8
- Maryland +8
- New Mexico +6
- Kentucky +6
- LSU +4
- Georgia Tech +3
- Rutgers +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- Auburn -1
- Pittsburgh -3
- Ole Miss -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 1
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.