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WAC · 1983 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1905–2026
All-Time Record
707–468–30
0.599 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1928
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6L 7–17
3Week 3 · Sep 13Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–3–1L 0–38
4Week 4 · Sep 20San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC2–9–1W 27–24
5Week 5 · Sep 27Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC5–5–1W 28–25
6Week 6 · Oct 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 28–31
7Week 7 · Oct 11UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 35–11
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–5W 69–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC10–2L 31–33
11Week 11 · Nov 8CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA7–5W 47–20
12Week 12 · Nov 15Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 17–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 7–55

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
3.759
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-25+23
  • Wyoming +7
  • CAL State Fullerton +7
  • Hawai'i +5
  • San Diego State +2
  • UTEP +2
  • BYU -1
  • Air Force -2
  • Arizona -3
  • New Mexico -6
  • Utah State -6
  • Colorado State -7

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 #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#56Post-Season W1#57Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-38
+3
+3
-3
+24
+55
-2
+27
-4
-48

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

Final Rank by Season
#371978#531979#791980#221981#651982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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