1983: Week 4

59 games. Six ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Sep 17, 19836Ohio State 24, 2Oklahoma 14upsetBox score
Sep 17, 19833Texas 20, 5Auburn 7Box score
Sep 17, 198316Washington 25, 8Michigan 24upsetBox score
Sep 17, 198320West Virginia 31, 17Maryland 21upsetBox score

Upsets

Sep 17, 19836Ohio State 24, 2Oklahoma 14upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983Michigan State 28, 4Notre Dame 23upsetBox score
Sep 17, 198316Washington 25, 8Michigan 24upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983Tulane 34, 9Florida State 28upsetBox score
Sep 17, 198320West Virginia 31, 17Maryland 21upsetBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Sep 17, 198312Alabama 40, Ole Miss 0Box score
Sep 17, 19837Arizona 45, Washington State 6Box score
Sep 17, 1983UCLA 26, Arizona State 26Box score
Sep 17, 1983Arkansas 17, New Mexico 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983Ball State 31, Ohio 14Box score
Sep 17, 1983Baylor 20, UTEP 6Box score
Sep 17, 1983Boston College 42, Rutgers 22Box score
Sep 17, 1983BYU 63, Bowling Green 28Box score
Sep 17, 1983Cal State Fullerton 25, Utah State 24Box score
Sep 17, 1983California 30, San José State 9Box score
Sep 17, 1983Colorado 31, Colorado State 3Box score
Sep 17, 1983Clemson 16, 11Georgia 16Box score
Sep 17, 1983Illinois 17, Stanford 7Box score
Sep 17, 198313Iowa 42, Penn State 34Box score
Sep 17, 1983Kansas 57, Wichita State 6Box score
Sep 17, 1983Kansas State 20, TCU 3Box score
Sep 17, 1983Kentucky 24, Indiana 13Box score
Sep 17, 1983Long Beach State 23, Hawai’i 21upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983LSU 24, Rice 10Box score
Sep 17, 1983Louisville 31, Army 7Box score
Sep 17, 1983Miami 35, Purdue 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983Michigan State 28, 4Notre Dame 23upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983Mississippi State 38, Navy 10Box score
Sep 17, 19831Nebraska 84, Minnesota 13Box score
Sep 17, 1983UNLV 28, Pacific 7Box score
Sep 17, 198310North Carolina 48, Miami (OH) 17Box score
Sep 17, 19836Ohio State 24, 2Oklahoma 14upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983South Carolina 31, Duke 24Box score
Sep 17, 198314USC 33, Oregon State 10Box score
Sep 17, 1983Syracuse 35, Northwestern 0Box score
Sep 17, 19833Texas 20, 5Auburn 7Box score
Sep 17, 1983Tulane 34, 9Florida State 28upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983Utah 27, San Diego State 24Box score
Sep 17, 1983Vanderbilt 29, Iowa State 26Box score
Sep 17, 1983Virginia Tech 17, Memphis 10Box score
Sep 17, 198316Washington 25, 8Michigan 24upsetBox score
Sep 17, 198320West Virginia 31, 17Maryland 21upsetBox score
Sep 17, 1983Wisconsin 21, Missouri 20Box score
Sep 17, 1983Wyoming 14, Air Force 7Box score

Everyone else

Sep 17, 1983Chattanooga 38, Louisiana 14Box score
Sep 17, 1983Delaware 30, William & Mary 13Box score
Sep 17, 1983East Carolina 50, Murray State 25Box score
Sep 17, 198315Florida 17, Indiana State 13Box score
Sep 17, 1983Fresno State 24, Nevada 22Box score
Sep 17, 1983Furman 17, Georgia Tech 14Box score
Sep 17, 1983Houston 42, Lamar 35Box score
Sep 17, 1983McNeese 17, West Texas 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983NC State 45, The Citadel 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983North Texas 49, New Mexico State 3Box score
Sep 17, 1983Oklahoma State 27, Cincinnati 17Box score
Sep 17, 1983Southern Illinois 56, Southeast Missouri State 7Box score
Sep 17, 1983Southern Miss 28, Louisiana Tech 10Box score
Sep 17, 1983Texas A&M 38, Arkansas State 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983Toledo 31, Richmond 6Box score
Sep 17, 1983Tulsa 26, Northwestern State 19Box score
Sep 17, 1983Virginia 21, James Madison 14Box score
Sep 17, 1983Wake Forest 21, Western Carolina 0Box score
Sep 17, 1983Western Illinois 31, Drake 14Box score
Sep 17, 1983Western Michigan 14, Illinois State 13Box score