College Football 1983
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1983/8/29 and 1984/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -12.385 8 -13.750 1 4.00 Wake Forest 7 1-6-0 54 9 3-6-0 65 11 4-7-0
7 -10.339 7 -13.750 2 4.14 North Carolina State 7 1-6-0 35 9 1-8-0 34 11 3-8-0
6 -4.604 6 -2.750 3 4.29 Duke 7 3-4-0 34 11 3-8-0 37 11 3-8-0
4 -3.472 5 -2.750 4 4.50 Virginia 7 3-4-0 53 9 4-5-0 80 11 6-5-0
3 6.877 3 2.750 5 4.71 North Carolina 7 4-3-0 62 12 8-4-0 60 12 8-4-0
5 -3.599 4 -1.833 6 4.92 Georgia Tech 6 3-3-0 14 10 3-7-0 14 11 3-8-0
2 10.076 2 12.833 7 4.92 Maryland 6 5-1-0 21 12 8-4-0 24 12 8-4-0
1 17.447 1 19.250 8 5.00 Clemson 7 7-0-0 44 10 8-1-1 54 11 9-1-1
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -22.483 10 -19.800 1 5.00 Minnesota 9 0-9-0 15 11 1-10-0 15 11 1-10-0
8 -11.421 9 -11.000 2 5.17 Indiana 9 2-7-0 22 11 3-8-0 21 11 3-8-0
9 -16.864 8 -11.000 3 5.17 Northwestern 9 2-7-0 12 11 2-9-0 11 11 2-9-0
7 -8.387 7 -8.800 4 5.33 Michigan State 9 2-6-1 27 11 4-6-1 25 11 4-6-1
6 -4.588 6 -4.400 5 5.44 Purdue 9 3-5-1 10 11 3-7-1 10 11 3-7-1
5 3.994 5 2.200 6 5.56 Wisconsin 9 5-4-0 23 11 7-4-0 22 11 7-4-0
4 12.144 4 6.600 7 5.67 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 30 12 9-3-0 30 12 9-3-0
3 12.508 3 11.000 8 5.78 Iowa 9 7-2-0 18 12 9-3-0 17 12 9-3-0
2 16.796 2 15.400 9 5.89 Michigan 9 8-1-0 20 12 9-3-0 19 12 9-3-0
1 18.302 1 19.800 10 6.00 Illinois 9 9-0-0 38 12 10-2-0 36 12 10-2-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -19.183 8 -13.750 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 1-6-0 46 11 3-8-0 44 11 3-8-0
7 -10.767 6 -8.250 2 4.21 Colorado 7 2-5-0 52 11 4-7-0 50 11 4-7-0
6 -7.788 7 -8.250 3 4.21 Kansas 7 2-5-0 60 11 4-6-1 58 11 4-6-1
5 -7.768 5 -2.750 4 4.43 Iowa State 7 3-4-0 50 11 4-7-0 49 11 4-7-0
4 6.003 4 -2.750 5 4.57 Oklahoma State 7 3-4-0 51 11 7-4-0 46 12 8-4-0
3 9.210 3 8.250 6 4.71 Missouri 7 5-2-0 26 12 7-5-0 20 12 7-5-0
2 9.607 2 8.250 7 4.86 Oklahoma 7 5-2-0 47 12 8-4-0 47 12 8-4-0
1 20.686 1 19.250 8 5.00 Nebraska 7 7-0-0 43 13 12-1-0 38 13 12-1-0
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -14.951 7 -12.571 1 3.50 Pacific 6 1-5-0 89 9 2-7-0 92 12 3-9-0
6 -3.843 6 -6.286 2 3.67 Fresno State 6 2-4-0 94 7 2-5-0 103 11 6-5-0
5 -0.348 5 -0.000 3 3.83 Cal State Long Beach 6 3-3-0 106 9 6-3-0 114 12 8-4-0
4 1.718 3 0.000 4 4.08 San Jose State 6 3-3-0 100 11 5-6-0 106 11 5-6-0
3 1.966 4 0.000 5 4.08 Utah State 6 3-3-0 79 10 4-6-0 75 11 5-6-0
1 10.157 2 6.286 6 4.42 Nevada Las Vegas 6 4-2-0 99 10 6-4-0 111 11 7-4-0
2 5.301 1 12.571 7 4.42 Cal State Fullerton 6 5-1-0 91 9 5-4-0 94 12 7-5-0
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -6.357 8 -5.287 1 4.86 Temple 7 2-5-0 9 10 3-7-0 8 11 4-7-0
3 7.469 3 10.346 2 5.50 Penn State 8 5-2-1 7 12 7-4-1 7 13 8-4-1
10 -15.617 11 -19.728 3 5.79 Rutgers 7 0-7-0 40 9 1-8-0 51 11 3-8-0
8 -5.091 9 -10.846 4 5.88 Navy 4 1-3-0 39 9 1-8-0 40 11 3-8-0
4 6.595 5 3.410 5 6.10 Notre Dame 5 3-2-0 41 12 7-5-0 42 12 7-5-0
5 5.617 4 7.228 6 6.17 West Virginia 6 4-2-0 33 12 9-3-0 32 12 9-3-0
7 1.667 6 2.219 7 6.21 Syracuse 7 4-3-0 42 11 6-5-0 39 11 6-5-0
11 -20.178 10 -16.269 8 6.40 Army 5 1-4-0 49 7 1-6-0 57 11 2-9-0
2 10.165 2 11.257 9 6.57 Pittsburgh 7 5-1-1 24 12 8-3-1 27 12 8-3-1
6 1.956 7 0.560 10 6.86 Boston College 7 4-3-0 29 9 6-3-0 29 12 9-3-0
1 13.775 1 17.111 11 7.33 Cincinnati 3 3-0-0 37 10 3-6-1 33 11 4-6-1
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
10 -17.705 10 -19.800 1 5.00 Eastern Michigan 9 0-9-0 95 9 0-9-0 101 11 1-10-0
9 -10.181 9 -15.400 2 5.11 Kent State 9 1-8-0 92 10 1-9-0 88 11 1-10-0
8 -6.850 8 -6.600 3 5.22 Ohio University 9 3-6-0 93 11 4-7-0 95 11 4-7-0
7 -4.508 5 0.550 4 5.38 Ball State 8 4-4-0 104 10 5-5-0 104 11 6-5-0
5 1.144 7 -4.950 5 5.38 Miami (OH) 8 3-5-0 88 11 4-7-0 86 11 4-7-0
6 -4.042 6 -2.200 6 5.44 Western Michigan 9 4-5-0 102 10 5-5-0 105 11 6-5-0
3 7.535 4 11.000 7 5.72 Bowling Green 9 7-2-0 97 11 8-3-0 98 11 8-3-0
4 5.942 3 11.000 8 5.72 Toledo 9 7-2-0 108 10 8-2-0 113 11 9-2-0
2 13.386 2 11.000 9 5.89 Central Michigan 9 7-2-0 98 10 7-3-0 99 11 8-3-0
1 15.280 1 15.400 10 6.00 Northern Illinois 9 8-1-0 96 12 10-2-0 96 12 10-2-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -16.016 7 -13.750 1 4.07 Drake 7 1-6-0 110 7 1-6-0 124 11 1-10-0
7 -10.395 8 -17.510 2 4.42 West Texas A&M 6 0-5-1 111 6 0-5-1 117 11 0-10-1
4 1.217 3 3.966 3 4.50 New Mexico State 5 3-2-0 107 8 4-4-0 116 11 5-6-0
6 -2.369 6 -1.118 4 4.58 Indiana State 6 3-3-0 101 8 4-4-0 112 13 9-4-0
5 0.848 4 0.097 5 4.58 Wichita State 6 3-3-0 105 9 3-6-0 109 11 3-8-0
3 3.115 5 -0.677 6 4.80 Illinois State 5 2-2-1 109 6 2-3-1 123 11 6-4-1
2 9.277 2 12.567 7 5.25 Southern Illinois 6 5-1-0 112 6 5-1-0 125 14 13-1-0
1 14.324 1 16.425 8 5.40 Tulsa 5 5-0-0 103 10 7-3-0 115 11 8-3-0
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Pacific Ten Conference [PAC-10] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in PAC-10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -14.861 10 -15.400 1 5.25 Stanford 8 1-7-0 56 11 1-10-0 53 11 1-10-0
4 4.354 3 6.600 2 5.25 Washington State 8 5-3-0 57 10 6-4-0 56 11 7-4-0
8 -4.357 6 -0.178 3 5.43 Oregon 7 3-3-1 78 11 4-6-1 76 11 4-6-1
6 3.307 4 2.501 4 5.43 Southern California 7 4-3-0 55 11 4-6-1 52 11 4-6-1
10 -17.471 9 -13.750 5 5.56 Oregon State 8 1-6-1 74 10 1-8-1 68 11 2-8-1
1 10.906 1 13.750 6 5.56 UCLA 8 6-1-1 32 12 7-4-1 31 12 7-4-1
5 4.061 5 2.167 7 5.62 Arizona 8 4-3-1 81 11 7-3-1 81 11 7-3-1
7 -1.773 8 -3.424 8 5.69 California 8 3-4-1 85 11 5-5-1 85 11 5-5-1
2 10.252 2 8.813 9 5.79 Washington 7 5-2-0 61 12 8-4-0 61 12 8-4-0
3 5.583 7 -1.079 10 5.86 Arizona State 7 3-3-1 82 11 6-4-1 84 11 6-4-1
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -6.957 8 -9.900 1 4.58 Mississippi State 6 1-5-0 3 11 3-8-0 3 11 3-8-0
9 -14.496 9 -17.767 2 4.67 Vanderbilt 6 0-6-0 2 11 2-9-0 2 11 2-9-0
1 20.500 1 24.074 3 4.75 Auburn 6 6-0-0 1 12 11-1-0 1 12 11-1-0
8 -8.532 7 -5.942 4 4.92 Kentucky 6 2-4-0 11 12 6-5-1 12 12 6-5-1
10 -16.269 10 -21.806 5 5.50 LSU 6 0-6-0 19 11 4-7-0 23 11 4-7-0
2 12.145 2 14.336 6 5.75 Georgia 6 5-1-0 4 12 10-1-1 4 12 10-1-1
3 10.440 4 4.499 7 6.08 Florida 6 4-2-0 6 12 9-2-1 5 12 9-2-1
7 -7.040 6 3.053 8 6.08 Mississippi 6 4-2-0 25 12 6-6-0 26 12 6-6-0
4 7.869 5 4.444 9 6.25 Alabama 6 4-2-0 5 12 8-4-0 6 12 8-4-0
5 2.340 3 5.009 10 6.42 Tennessee 6 4-2-0 17 11 8-3-0 18 12 9-3-0
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Southern Independent Conference [SIC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in SIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
11 -18.186 9 -11.483 1 3.90 Louisville 5 0-5-0 13 10 2-8-0 13 11 3-8-0
8 -5.470 11 -16.617 2 4.50 Louisiana Lafayette 3 0-3-0 66 5 1-4-0 87 10 4-6-0
9 -13.008 10 -15.945 3 5.00 South Carolina 1 0-1-0 45 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0
12 -20.233 12 -16.924 4 5.17 Richmond 3 0-3-0 86 6 0-6-0 108 11 3-8-0
7 6.873 6 3.979 5 5.25 Memphis 4 2-2-0 31 10 6-4-0 45 11 6-4-1
6 7.161 3 7.136 6 5.50 Tulane 5 3-2-0 28 11 4-7-0 28 11 4-7-0
10 -13.024 8 -5.035 7 5.83 William & Mary 3 1-2-0 59 5 1-4-0 107 11 6-5-0
5 7.667 5 6.055 8 5.90 Florida State 5 3-2-0 8 12 7-5-0 9 12 7-5-0
4 8.545 4 6.284 9 6.00 East Carolina 5 3-2-0 36 9 6-3-0 35 11 8-3-0
2 13.434 1 22.285 10 6.33 Miami (FL) 3 3-0-0 16 12 11-1-0 16 12 11-1-0
3 8.916 7 2.729 11 7.75 Southern Mississippi 6 4-2-0 48 10 6-4-0 59 11 7-4-0
1 17.325 2 17.535 12 8.40 Virginia Tech 5 5-0-0 83 10 8-2-0 91 11 9-2-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -23.256 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Rice 8 0-8-0 77 11 1-10-0 71 11 1-10-0
8 -7.871 8 -12.222 2 4.62 Texas Christian 8 1-6-1 69 11 1-8-2 67 11 1-8-2
7 -7.476 7 -4.889 3 4.75 Houston 8 3-5-0 63 10 3-7-0 62 11 4-7-0
6 -1.810 6 -2.444 4 4.88 Texas Tech 8 3-4-1 64 11 3-7-1 63 11 3-7-1
5 0.832 5 0.000 5 5.00 Arkansas 8 4-4-0 73 11 6-5-0 73 11 6-5-0
3 4.593 4 2.444 6 5.19 Baylor 8 4-3-1 72 12 7-4-1 69 12 7-4-1
4 4.539 3 2.444 7 5.19 Texas A&M 8 4-3-1 71 10 4-5-1 78 11 5-5-1
2 14.084 2 14.667 8 5.38 Southern Methodist 8 7-1-0 80 10 8-2-0 82 12 10-2-0
1 16.365 1 19.556 9 5.50 Texas 8 8-0-0 58 11 10-1-0 55 12 11-1-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I-A - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -18.744 9 -19.556 1 4.50 Texas El Paso 8 0-8-0 70 10 1-9-0 70 12 2-10-0
8 -11.152 8 -12.222 2 4.62 San Diego State 8 1-6-1 75 12 2-9-1 72 12 2-9-1
7 -7.422 6 -0.000 3 4.81 Colorado State 8 4-4-0 65 11 4-7-0 64 12 5-7-0
5 1.323 5 -0.000 4 5.00 Utah 8 4-4-0 76 11 5-6-0 74 11 5-6-0
3 4.137 3 4.889 5 5.25 Wyoming 8 5-3-0 68 10 5-5-0 79 12 7-5-0
1 24.604 1 19.556 6 5.36 Brigham Young 7 7-0-0 67 12 11-1-0 66 12 11-1-0
6 -4.459 7 -2.444 7 5.36 Hawaii 7 3-3-1 90 11 5-5-1 90 11 5-5-1
2 8.566 2 8.032 8 5.57 Air Force 7 5-2-0 87 12 10-2-0 89 12 10-2-0
4 3.147 4 1.746 9 5.57 New Mexico 7 4-3-0 84 11 6-5-0 83 12 6-6-0
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Major Independents [Major-Ind] - No Division Affiliation - College Football 1983
1983 - Ranking of teams in Major-Ind based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
North Texas 36 5 3-2-0
Eastern Illinois 80 4 1-3-0
Texas Arlington 83 5 3-2-0
Arkansas State 91 3 0-2-1
Colgate 100 4 2-2-0
Nevada Reno 103 5 1-4-0
Louisiana Tech 114 3 0-3-0
Northern Iowa 115 3 1-2-0
Western Illinois 117 3 1-2-0
Missouri State 119 3 1-2-0
Western Carolina 120 3 0-3-0
James Madison 124 3 0-3-0
Virginia Military 125 4 0-4-0
Marshall 126 3 0-3-0
Akron 2 2-0-0
Appalachian State 2 1-1-0
Boise State 2 0-2-0
Central Florida 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 1-1-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 1-0-0
Brown 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 0-1-0
Citadel 2 0-2-0
Cornell 1 0-1-0
Dartmouth 2 0-2-0
Delaware 2 1-1-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Eastern Washington 1 1-0-0
Furman 1 1-0-0
Grambling 1 0-1-0
Harvard 1 1-0-0
Holy Cross 1 0-1-0
Idaho 1 1-0-0
Idaho State 2 2-0-0
Lamar 2 0-2-0
Lehigh 2 1-1-0
McNeese State 2 1-1-0
Montana 1 0-1-0
Montana State 2 0-2-0
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
Murray State 1 0-1-0
Nicholls State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 2 0-2-0
Northern Colorado 1 0-1-0
Northwestern State (LA) 1 0-1-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Princeton 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 1-0-0
SE Missouri State 1 0-1-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 1 1-0-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Yale 2 0-2-0
Angelo State 1 1-0-0
Central Missouri 1 0-1-0
Missouri Southern 1 1-0-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Texas A&M Kingsville 1 0-1-0
Boston University 1 1-0-0
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