1983: Week 5

57 games. Six ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Two 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 24, 19837Iowa 20, 3Ohio State 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 198312West Virginia 27, 19Boston College 17Box score

Upsets

Sep 24, 19837Iowa 20, 3Ohio State 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983LSU 40, 9Washington 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Kansas 26, 10USC 20upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Miami 20, 13Notre Dame 0upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Maryland 13, 16Pittsburgh 7upsetBox 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 23, 1983Oklahoma State 34, Texas A&M 15Box score
Sep 24, 19836Alabama 44, Vanderbilt 24Box score
Sep 24, 19834Arizona 27, Cal State Fullerton 10Box score
Sep 24, 1983Arizona State 44, Wichita State 14Box score
Sep 24, 198311Auburn 37, Tennessee 14Box score
Sep 24, 1983Bowling Green 17, Miami (OH) 14Box score
Sep 24, 1983BYU 46, Air Force 28Box score
Sep 24, 1983Central Michigan 32, Western Michigan 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Clemson 41, Georgia Tech 14Box score
Sep 24, 1983Colorado 38, Oregon State 14Box score
Sep 24, 198315Florida 35, Mississippi State 12Box score
Sep 24, 1983Fresno State 34, Pacific 14Box score
Sep 24, 198314Georgia 31, South Carolina 13Box score
Sep 24, 1983Illinois 20, Michigan State 10Box score
Sep 24, 19837Iowa 20, 3Ohio State 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Iowa State 21, Colorado State 17Box score
Sep 24, 1983Kansas 26, 10USC 20upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Kansas State 27, Wyoming 25Box score
Sep 24, 1983Kentucky 26, Tulane 14Box score
Sep 24, 1983LSU 40, 9Washington 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Maryland 13, 16Pittsburgh 7upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Miami 20, 13Notre Dame 0upsetBox score
Sep 24, 198317Michigan 38, Wisconsin 21Box score
Sep 24, 1983Ole Miss 13, Arkansas 10upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Missouri 17, Utah State 10Box score
Sep 24, 19831Nebraska 42, UCLA 10Box score
Sep 24, 1983New Mexico 31, New Mexico State 10Box score
Sep 24, 1983Northern Illinois 38, Kent State 7Box score
Sep 24, 1983Northwestern 10, Indiana 8upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Ohio 31, Eastern Michigan 14Box score
Sep 24, 19838Oklahoma 28, Tulsa 18Box score
Sep 24, 1983Oregon 15, Houston 14Box score
Sep 24, 1983Penn State 23, Temple 18Box score
Sep 24, 1983Purdue 32, Minnesota 20Box score
Sep 24, 1983Rice 22, Louisiana 21Box score
Sep 24, 1983San Diego State 41, UTEP 33Box score
Sep 24, 1983San José State 23, Stanford 10Box score
Sep 24, 198318SMU 21, TCU 17Box score
Sep 24, 1983Syracuse 17, Rutgers 13Box score
Sep 24, 1983Texas Tech 26, Baylor 11upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Toledo 43, Ball State 7Box score
Sep 24, 1983Utah 28, Hawai’i 25Box score
Sep 24, 1983Virginia 26, NC State 14upsetBox score
Sep 24, 1983Washington State 41, UNLV 28Box score
Sep 24, 198312West Virginia 27, 19Boston College 17Box score

Everyone else

Sep 24, 1983Army 13, Dartmouth 12Box score
Sep 24, 1983Illinois State 36, Drake 17Box score
Sep 24, 1983Indiana State 33, Central Missouri 7Box score
Sep 24, 1983Long Beach State 46, Texas A&M–Kingsville 10Box score
Sep 24, 1983Louisville 31, Cincinnati 23Box score
Sep 24, 1983Navy 30, Lehigh 0Box score
Sep 24, 19835North Carolina 51, William & Mary 20Box score
Sep 24, 1983Southern Illinois 52, Northern Iowa 9Box score
Sep 24, 19832Texas 26, North Texas 6Box score
Sep 24, 1983Texas–Arlington 31, West Texas 13Box score
Sep 24, 1983Virginia Tech 28, VMI 0Box score
Sep 24, 1983Wake Forest 31, Richmond 6Box score