College Football 1983
Ranking of ALL Teams

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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1983 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
1 32.96 1 39.86 1 19.92 Auburn 12 11-1-0 1 12 11-1-0 I-A 3 6 6-0-0 SEC
52 3.36 49 4.20 2 28.95 Vanderbilt 11 2-9-0 2 11 2-9-0 I-A 2 6 0-6-0 SEC
43 6.52 48 4.70 3 30.82 Mississippi State 11 3-8-0 3 11 3-8-0 I-A 1 6 1-5-0 SEC
4 28.72 2 33.97 4 30.92 Georgia 12 10-1-1 4 12 10-1-1 I-A 6 6 5-1-0 SEC
2 32.45 3 32.33 5 31.17 Florida 12 9-2-1 6 12 9-2-1 I-A 7 6 4-2-0 SEC
7 23.23 22 16.64 6 31.83 Alabama 12 8-4-0 5 12 8-4-0 I-A 9 6 4-2-0 SEC
23 16.71 15 20.78 7 31.88 Penn State 13 8-4-1 7 12 7-4-1 I-A 2 8 5-2-1 EIC
55 2.44 52 3.63 8 34.15 Temple 11 4-7-0 9 10 3-7-0 I-A 1 7 2-5-0 EIC
12 20.40 20 18.14 9 34.50 Florida State 12 7-5-0 8 12 7-5-0 I-A 8 5 3-2-0 SIC
60 1.17 38 8.82 10 35.00 Purdue 11 3-7-1 10 11 3-7-1 I-A 5 9 3-5-1 BIG 10
96 -9.62 57 1.87 11 36.36 Northwestern 11 2-9-0 12 11 2-9-0 I-A 3 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
30 13.90 25 14.98 12 36.75 Kentucky 12 6-5-1 11 12 6-5-1 I-A 4 6 2-4-0 SEC
79 -5.69 69 -2.54 13 37.50 Louisville 11 3-8-0 13 10 2-8-0 I-A 1 5 0-5-0 SIC
53 2.57 55 2.87 14 38.05 Georgia Tech 11 3-8-0 14 10 3-7-0 I-A 6 6 3-3-0 ACC
109 -17.34 87 -8.15 15 38.36 Minnesota 11 1-10-0 15 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 9 0-9-0 BIG 10
6 26.77 4 31.90 16 38.54 Miami FL 12 11-1-0 16 12 11-1-0 I-A 10 3 3-0-0 SIC
16 19.96 9 24.99 17 38.83 Iowa 12 9-3-0 18 12 9-3-0 I-A 8 9 7-2-0 BIG 10
13 20.21 13 22.43 18 39.27 Tennessee 12 9-3-0 17 11 8-3-0 I-A 10 6 4-2-0 SEC
9 21.73 6 27.87 19 39.42 Michigan 12 9-3-0 20 12 9-3-0 I-A 9 9 8-1-0 BIG 10
18 18.91 24 15.08 20 39.54 Missouri 12 7-5-0 26 12 7-5-0 I-A 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
69 -0.96 53 3.55 21 39.59 Indiana 11 3-8-0 22 11 3-8-0 I-A 2 9 2-7-0 BIG 10
33 12.55 18 19.06 22 39.59 Wisconsin 11 7-4-0 23 11 7-4-0 I-A 6 9 5-4-0 BIG 10
37 9.48 51 4.04 23 39.73 Louisiana State 11 4-7-0 19 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 6 0-6-0 SEC
26 14.82 19 18.21 24 40.21 Maryland 12 8-4-0 21 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 ACC
58 1.40 36 9.85 25 40.45 Michigan State 11 4-6-1 27 11 4-6-1 I-A 4 9 2-6-1 BIG 10
47 5.15 45 6.45 26 40.88 Mississippi 12 6-6-0 25 12 6-6-0 I-A 8 6 4-2-0 SEC
19 18.35 17 19.26 27 41.29 Pittsburgh 12 8-3-1 24 12 8-3-1 I-A 9 7 5-1-1 EIC
63 0.50 70 -2.59 28 41.55 Tulane 11 4-7-0 28 11 4-7-0 I-A 6 5 3-2-0 SIC
20 18.05 16 19.54 29 41.72 Boston College 12 9-3-0 29 9 6-3-0 I-A 10 7 4-3-0 EIC
15 20.03 14 22.29 30 42.75 Ohio State 12 9-3-0 30 12 9-3-0 I-A 7 9 6-3-0 BIG 10
22 17.51 23 15.65 31 43.25 UCLA 12 7-4-1 32 12 7-4-1 I-A 6 8 6-1-1 PAC-10
17 19.42 10 24.23 32 43.75 West Virginia 12 9-3-0 33 12 9-3-0 I-A 6 6 4-2-0 EIC
48 4.77 59 0.64 33 43.80 Cincinnati 11 4-6-1 37 10 3-6-1 I-A 11 3 3-0-0 EIC
77 -5.20 95 -10.86 34 45.28 North Carolina State 11 3-8-0 35 9 1-8-0 I-A 2 7 1-6-0 ACC
14 20.03 21 17.98 35 45.33 East Carolina 11 8-3-0 36 9 6-3-0 I-A 9 5 3-2-0 SIC
11 20.88 5 30.85 36 45.46 Illinois 12 10-2-0 38 12 10-2-0 I-A 10 9 9-0-0 BIG 10
72 -2.26 67 -2.29 37 45.55 Duke 11 3-8-0 34 11 3-8-0 I-A 3 7 3-4-0 ACC
3 32.23 7 27.02 38 45.73 Nebraska 13 12-1-0 43 13 12-1-0 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
42 6.80 33 10.66 39 47.05 Syracuse 11 6-5-0 42 11 6-5-0 I-A 7 7 4-3-0 EIC
93 -9.34 93 -10.01 40 47.39 Navy 11 3-8-0 39 9 1-8-0 I-A 4 4 1-3-0 EIC
91 -9.08 98 -13.06 41 47.67 Arkansas State 3 0-2-1 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
27 14.54 32 11.19 42 47.96 Notre Dame 12 7-5-0 41 12 7-5-0 I-A 5 5 3-2-0 EIC
120 -25.85 111 -18.92 43 48.00 Western Carolina 3 0-3-0 12 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -9.16 85 -7.78 44 48.05 Kansas State 11 3-8-0 46 11 3-8-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
35 10.73 39 8.45 45 48.50 Memphis 11 6-4-1 31 10 6-4-0 I-A 5 4 2-2-0 SIC
21 17.83 37 9.82 46 49.08 Oklahoma State 12 8-4-0 51 11 7-4-0 I-A 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
29 14.04 29 12.23 47 49.42 Oklahoma 12 8-4-0 47 12 8-4-0 I-A 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
45 5.76 56 2.12 48 49.82 South Carolina 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0 I-A 3 1 0-1-0 SIC
61 1.10 54 2.93 49 50.32 Iowa State 11 4-7-0 50 11 4-7-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
66 -0.01 60 0.50 50 50.82 Colorado 11 4-7-0 52 11 4-7-0 I-A 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
89 -7.85 86 -7.82 51 52.30 Rutgers 11 3-8-0 40 9 1-8-0 I-A 3 7 0-7-0 EIC
65 0.03 81 -3.97 52 52.68 Southern California 11 4-6-1 55 11 4-6-1 I-A 4 7 4-3-0 PAC-10
107 -17.03 114 -20.76 53 53.41 Stanford 11 1-10-0 56 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 8 1-7-0 PAC-10
10 21.61 12 22.48 54 54.68 Clemson 11 9-1-1 44 10 8-1-1 I-A 8 7 7-0-0 ACC
5 27.48 8 26.17 55 54.75 Texas 12 11-1-0 58 11 10-1-0 I-A 9 8 8-0-0 SWAC
40 7.81 41 7.69 56 54.75 Washington State 11 7-4-0 57 10 6-4-0 I-A 2 8 5-3-0 PAC-10
111 -19.18 108 -16.87 57 56.25 Army 11 2-9-0 49 7 1-6-0 I-A 8 5 1-4-0 EIC
62 0.67 66 -2.12 58 56.77 Kansas 11 4-6-1 60 11 4-6-1 I-A 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
25 15.45 28 12.31 59 57.23 Southern Mississippi 11 7-4-0 48 10 6-4-0 I-A 11 6 4-2-0 SIC
32 13.12 35 10.44 60 57.58 North Carolina 12 8-4-0 62 12 8-4-0 I-A 5 7 4-3-0 ACC
39 9.01 40 8.42 61 58.38 Washington 12 8-4-0 61 12 8-4-0 I-A 9 7 5-2-0 PAC-10
84 -7.03 90 -8.85 62 58.65 Houston 11 4-7-0 63 10 3-7-0 I-A 3 8 3-5-0 SWAC
87 -7.50 96 -11.68 63 59.77 Texas Tech 11 3-7-1 64 11 3-7-1 I-A 4 8 3-4-1 SWAC
90 -8.58 83 -5.31 64 59.95 Colorado State 12 5-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 8 4-4-0 WAC
82 -6.85 84 -5.49 65 60.50 Wake Forest 11 4-7-0 54 9 3-6-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 ACC
8 22.88 11 22.91 66 61.54 Brigham Young 12 11-1-0 67 12 11-1-0 I-A 6 7 7-0-0 WAC
101 -12.84 106 -15.80 67 62.05 Texas Christian 11 1-8-2 69 11 1-8-2 I-A 2 8 1-6-1 SWAC
104 -15.31 100 -13.51 68 62.95 Oregon State 11 2-8-1 74 10 1-8-1 I-A 5 8 1-6-1 PAC-10
41 7.37 47 4.74 69 63.12 Baylor 12 7-4-1 72 12 7-4-1 I-A 6 8 4-3-1 SWAC
105 -15.89 113 -19.08 70 63.40 Texas El Paso 12 2-10-0 70 10 1-9-0 I-A 1 8 0-8-0 WAC
116 -22.63 115 -21.08 71 64.14 Rice 11 1-10-0 77 11 1-10-0 I-A 1 8 0-8-0 SWAC
97 -10.46 101 -13.67 72 64.29 San Diego State 12 2-9-1 75 12 2-9-1 I-A 2 8 1-6-1 WAC
49 3.95 63 -0.84 73 64.41 Arkansas 11 6-5-0 73 11 6-5-0 I-A 5 8 4-4-0 SWAC
57 2.25 71 -2.67 74 64.50 Utah 11 5-6-0 76 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 WAC
74 -3.89 82 -4.95 75 64.60 Utah State 11 5-6-0 79 10 4-6-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 BWC
86 -7.26 76 -3.19 76 64.73 Oregon 11 4-6-1 78 11 4-6-1 I-A 3 7 3-3-1 PAC-10
36 10.09 50 4.05 77 65.80 North Texas 5 3-2-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 6.21 68 -2.41 78 65.91 Texas A&M 11 5-5-1 71 10 4-5-1 I-A 7 8 4-3-1 SWAC
59 1.37 62 -0.81 79 66.09 Wyoming 12 7-5-0 68 10 5-5-0 I-A 5 8 5-3-0 WAC
68 -0.79 64 -0.93 80 66.32 Virginia 11 6-5-0 53 9 4-5-0 I-A 4 7 3-4-0 ACC
28 14.08 34 10.46 81 66.77 Arizona 11 7-3-1 81 11 7-3-1 I-A 7 8 4-3-1 PAC-10
24 15.77 31 11.41 82 66.91 Southern Methodist 12 10-2-0 80 10 8-2-0 I-A 8 8 7-1-0 SWAC
56 2.39 77 -3.22 83 67.12 New Mexico 12 6-6-0 84 11 6-5-0 I-A 9 7 4-3-0 WAC
38 9.03 58 0.94 84 67.41 Arizona State 11 6-4-1 82 11 6-4-1 I-A 10 7 3-3-1 PAC-10
67 -0.59 73 -3.01 85 67.91 California 11 5-5-1 85 11 5-5-1 I-A 8 8 3-4-1 PAC-10
88 -7.69 91 -8.90 86 68.36 Miami OH 11 4-7-0 88 11 4-7-0 I-A 5 8 3-5-0 MAC
81 -6.40 102 -14.88 87 71.17 Louisiana Lafayette 10 4-6-0 66 5 1-4-0 I-A 2 3 0-3-0 SIC
110 -18.82 112 -18.95 88 72.00 Kent State 11 1-10-0 92 10 1-9-0 I-A 2 9 1-8-0 MAC
34 11.15 27 13.43 89 72.25 Air Force 12 10-2-0 87 12 10-2-0 I-A 8 7 5-2-0 WAC
64 0.47 74 -3.04 90 72.50 Hawaii 11 5-5-1 90 11 5-5-1 I-A 7 7 3-3-1 WAC
31 13.43 26 13.53 91 73.50 Virginia Tech 11 9-2-0 83 10 8-2-0 I-A 12 5 5-0-0 SIC
112 -20.46 110 -18.80 92 73.80 Pacific 12 3-9-0 89 9 2-7-0 I-A 1 6 1-5-0 BWC
114 -21.07 121 -32.77 93 74.17 Louisiana Tech 3 0-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
75 -4.22 65 -0.96 94 75.10 Cal State Fullerton 12 7-5-0 91 9 5-4-0 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 BWC
106 -16.25 88 -8.38 95 75.32 Ohio University 11 4-7-0 93 11 4-7-0 I-A 3 9 3-6-0 MAC
51 3.53 30 12.14 96 76.04 Northern Illinois 12 10-2-0 96 12 10-2-0 I-A 10 9 8-1-0 MAC
80 -5.88 94 -10.86 97 76.50 Eastern Illinois 4 1-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
70 -1.00 44 6.78 98 76.68 Bowling Green 11 8-3-0 97 11 8-3-0 I-A 7 9 7-2-0 MAC
46 5.70 42 7.29 99 77.70 Central Michigan 11 8-3-0 98 10 7-3-0 I-A 9 9 7-2-0 MAC
125 -37.66 123 -35.06 100 79.75 Virginia Military 4 0-4-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
122 -29.52 120 -26.78 101 79.85 Eastern Michigan 11 1-10-0 95 9 0-9-0 I-A 1 9 0-9-0 MAC
103 -14.23 105 -15.65 102 80.30 Nevada Reno 5 1-4-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
98 -11.19 97 -12.28 103 80.62 Fresno State 11 6-5-0 94 7 2-5-0 I-A 2 6 2-4-0 BWC
99 -12.02 80 -3.85 104 80.75 Ball State 11 6-5-0 104 10 5-5-0 I-A 4 8 4-4-0 MAC
94 -9.37 78 -3.46 105 81.27 Western Michigan 11 6-5-0 102 10 5-5-0 I-A 6 9 4-5-0 MAC
78 -5.40 89 -8.51 106 81.73 San Jose State 11 5-6-0 100 11 5-6-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 BWC
108 -17.04 104 -15.02 107 82.50 William & Mary 11 6-5-0 59 5 1-4-0 I-A 7 3 1-2-0 SIC
118 -24.87 119 -24.02 108 83.00 Richmond 11 3-8-0 86 6 0-6-0 I-A 4 3 0-3-0 SIC
113 -20.74 116 -21.96 109 83.15 Wichita State 11 3-8-0 105 9 3-6-0 I-A 5 6 3-3-0 MVC
115 -21.54 109 -17.94 110 83.67 Northern Iowa 3 1-2-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
71 -1.44 75 -3.08 111 83.91 Nevada Las Vegas 11 7-4-0 99 10 6-4-0 I-A 6 6 4-2-0 BWC
85 -7.23 72 -2.98 112 85.14 Indiana State 13 9-4-0 101 8 4-4-0 I-A 4 6 3-3-0 MVC
73 -2.63 43 7.08 113 85.40 Toledo 11 9-2-0 108 10 8-2-0 I-A 8 9 7-2-0 MAC
76 -4.26 61 0.33 114 85.50 Cal State Long Beach 12 8-4-0 106 9 6-3-0 I-A 3 6 3-3-0 BWC
50 3.87 79 -3.76 115 86.75 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 103 10 7-3-0 I-A 8 5 5-0-0 MVC
102 -13.75 107 -16.44 116 86.82 New Mexico State 11 5-6-0 107 8 4-4-0 I-A 3 5 3-2-0 MVC
121 -26.04 124 -37.74 117 89.25 West Texas A&M 11 0-10-1 111 6 0-5-1 I-A 2 6 0-5-1 MVC
117 -23.96 117 -23.54 118 90.50 Western Illinois 3 1-2-0 13 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
119 -25.10 118 -23.54 119 90.50 Missouri State 3 1-2-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
83 -7.01 92 -9.90 120 91.00 Texas Arlington 5 3-2-0 14 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
100 -12.32 99 -13.28 121 94.00 Colgate 4 2-2-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
124 -37.24 125 -38.25 122 96.83 James Madison 3 0-3-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
95 -9.45 103 -14.88 123 97.25 Illinois State 11 6-4-1 109 6 2-3-1 I-A 6 5 2-2-1 MVC
123 -36.25 122 -33.47 124 98.10 Drake 11 1-10-0 110 7 1-6-0 I-A 1 7 1-6-0 MVC
54 2.44 46 4.91 125 103.54 Southern Illinois 14 13-1-0 112 6 5-1-0 I-A 7 6 5-1-0 MVC
126 -38.87 126 -41.90 126 108.67 Marshall 3 0-3-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
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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