1983 Week 13 College Football Team RankingsNovember 22, 1983By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1983 Season Tags: • No Comments1983 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status110.809Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–01.0001+55BYE2-10.833Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9006+55BYE301.060Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+46Beat Baylor 24–21401.071BYUIND WAC10–10.9093+50Beat Utah 55–7501.227Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9093+46BYE621.284Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–1–10.8509+38BYE701.286Illinois (ILLINOIS)B1010–10.9093+43Beat Northwestern 56–24831.324Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–20.81810+40Beat Ohio State 24–21911.391Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC9–1–10.8648+38Beat South Carolina 22–1310-11.461Iowa (IOWA)B109–20.81810+36Beat Minnesota 61–1011-51.533West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72720+37Lost to Syracuse 16–271201.567Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–2–10.75019+31BYE1351.571Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC9–20.81810+36Beat Ohio 41–171401.652Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77318+30Tied Penn State 24–241541.673SMUIND SWC9–10.9006+25Beat Arkansas 17–01611.711Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72720+35Beat NC State 29–617-41.764Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72720+26Lost to Michigan 21–2418-31.838Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–20.81810+25Lost to Central Michigan 6–341911.846Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–20.77817+23BYE2011.876Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–30.72720+31Beat Kent State 38–32141.937Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–20.80015+24Beat Notre Dame 23–222211.995Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–20.80015+17Beat Holy Cross 47–723-12.046Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70029+24BYE24-82.070Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63634+27Lost to Kansas 27–3725102.072Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–30.72720+22Beat Toledo 34–62612.075Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI9–20.81810+13Beat Virginia 48–02772.141Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–30.70029+21Beat Kentucky 10–02822.168Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63634+21Beat Michigan State 32–029-12.173North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC8–30.72720+18Beat Duke 34–273082.256East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72720+17Beat Southern Miss 10–63102.283Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–4–10.62542+24Tied Pittsburgh 24–2432-82.317Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72720+15Lost to Washington State 6–1733-42.334Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60044+19BYE3422.336UCLAPAC6–4–10.59145+23Beat USC 27–1735-92.354Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–3–10.68231+20Lost to Texas 21–2436-42.358Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–3–10.65032+14BYE3732.505Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–40.63634+14Beat Iowa State 30–73862.532Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63634+16Beat Washington 17–639-22.741Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+7Lost to East Carolina 6–1040-72.757Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–4–10.59145+17Lost to Tennessee 0–104162.832Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–3–10.65032+4Beat San José State 24–174202.837Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72720-2BYE4322.886Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–3–10.61143+11Beat Pacific 31–2144-52.903UNLVIND PCAA7–40.63634+9Lost to Long Beach State 21–2445-22.939Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55047+8Tied Arkansas State 14–1446-53.031Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–50.54549+5Lost to Air Force 22–234763.184Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–50.54549+8Beat West Virginia 27–164803.271CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA7–40.63634+13BYE49-33.285Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–50.50057+7Lost to SMU 0–175053.308Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA7–40.63634+6Beat UNLV 24–2151-23.515Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50057+3BYE5223.564Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54549+4Beat Mississippi State 24–235343.632Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54549-5Beat Eastern Michigan 14–105463.674Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–4–10.55047-5Beat TCU 20–1055-53.737Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.54549-4Lost to Virginia Tech 0–485673.741Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54549-4Beat Colorado State 42–1757-53.766Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–60.45561-2Lost to BYU 7–5558-73.802San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50057-1Lost to Arizona State 17–245903.849Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54549+2BYE6013.881Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54549-11Beat Northern Arizona 30–2261-54.032South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45561-5Lost to Clemson 13–226254.078New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–60.50057+4Beat San Diego State 34–1463-54.253Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–6–10.40966-7Lost to Wisconsin 0–3264154.301Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–6–10.40966-9Beat Missouri 37–276544.396California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–5–10.45064-10BYE6674.413Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9Beat Rutgers 24–2367-54.453Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–6–10.35080-5Lost to Houston 41–436884.487LSUSEC4–70.36472-10Beat Tulane 20–76984.502Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–70.36472-14Beat Cincinnati 14–107004.555Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–6–10.40966-13Tied Oregon State 0–071-54.624USCPAC4–6–10.40966-13Lost to UCLA 17–2772-74.706Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–6–10.40966-13Lost to Miami (OH) 10–1473114.779Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–60.40071-14Beat Texas Tech 43–4174-34.791Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41765-13Lost to Wyoming 17–4275-14.801Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–70.36472-17Lost to Northern Illinois 17–4176-84.837Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.27385-10Lost to Ole Miss 23–2477-134.879Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-14Lost to LSU 7–2078-64.886Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36472-11Lost to Oklahoma State 7–307934.901Purdue (PURDUE)B103–7–10.31882-12Beat Indiana 31–308054.999Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–70.36472-15Beat Kansas State 38–218175.267Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–70.30083-5Beat Wake Forest 49–3382-75.268Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36472-15Lost to Georgia Tech 33–4983-35.281Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–70.30083-15BYE8425.343Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–80.20094-15BYE85-75.344Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.27385-19Lost to North Carolina 27–3486-35.793Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.27385-21Lost to Colorado 21–388705.869NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27385-32Lost to Maryland 6–2988-75.875Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27385-24Lost to Purdue 30–318946.071New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45561-15Beat West Texas A&M 26–249006.337San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–8–10.22792-30Lost to New Mexico 14–3491-26.414Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–80.27385-38Lost to Temple 23–2492-16.724Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–90.25091-19Lost to Hawai'i 21–3193-16.813Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.20094-36BYE9406.876Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.18297-29Lost to Illinois 24–569557.034Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-24Beat Louisiana Tech 13–99617.093Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–8–10.22792-34Tied Oregon 0–097-17.165Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–90.100100-33BYE98-37.244TCUIND SWC1–8–20.18297-31Lost to Texas A&M 10–209927.518UTEPIND WAC2–100.16799-36Beat Weber State 40–34100-27.645Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–100.091101-38Lost to Bowling Green 3–38101-27.897Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–80.20094-15BYE10208.161Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–100.091101-41Lost to Iowa 10–6110308.246Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091101-44Lost to Western Michigan 10–1410408.738Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–100.091101-47BYE
