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Tulsa

MVC · 1983 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
1st
1–0 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC2–9–1W 34–9
3Week 3 · Sep 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–5L 14–17
4Week 4 · Sep 20NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 26–19
5Week 5 · Sep 27Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–4L 18–28
6Week 6 · Oct 4Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B88–4L 0–9
7Week 7 · Oct 11New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 18ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 39–25
9Week 9 · Oct 25Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC3–7–1W 59–20
10Week 10 · Nov 1WICHITA STATEUnranked—W 30–19
11Week 11 · Nov 8DRAKEUnranked—W 22–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15WEST TEXAS A&MUnranked—W 31–16

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
2.796
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-13+10
  • New Mexico State +5
  • Texas Tech +3
  • San Diego State +2
  • Oklahoma -4
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Arkansas -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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 21stBetter than 85%

0.727 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-3
+7
-10
-9
+14
+14
+39
+11
+9
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#151978#811979#341980#441981#241982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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