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Wisconsin

B10 · 1983 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
5th
5–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

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

1983 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC10–2W 37–9
4Week 4 · Sep 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–5W 21–20
5Week 5 · Sep 27Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–3L 21–38
6Week 6 · Oct 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 49–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB1010–2L 15–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB101–10W 56–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8W 45–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3L 27–45
11Week 11 · Nov 8Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3L 14–34
12Week 12 · Nov 15Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB103–7–1W 42–38
13Week 13 · Nov 22Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–6–1W 32–0

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
2.223
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-11+30
  • Northern Illinois +10
  • Missouri +7
  • Michigan State +4
  • Indiana +3
  • Purdue +3
  • Northwestern +2
  • Minnesota +1
  • Illinois -2
  • Michigan -3
  • Ohio State -3
  • Iowa -3

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#28Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+1
-17
+49
-12
+39
+31
-18
-20
+4
+32

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

Final Rank by Season
#731978#951979#891980#401981#421982

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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