1983 Colorado State
5–7 (4–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Leon Fuller. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Colorado 41–20Nov 5
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Air Force | L 13–34 | 42% |
| Sep 10 | at Hawai’i | L 0–34 | 25% |
| Sep 17 | at Colorado | L 3–31 | 39% |
| Sep 24 | at Iowa State | L 17–21 | 31% |
| Oct 1 | vs Utah | W 31–28 | 32% |
| Oct 8 | at 10Arizona | L 21–52 | 13% |
| Oct 15 | vs San Diego State | W 17–15 | 34% |
| Oct 22 | at UTEP | W 31–15 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | vs New Mexico | W 25–24 | 40% |
| Nov 5 | vs Northern Colorado | W 41–20 | 85% |
| Nov 12 | at 8BYU | L 6–24 | 10% |
| Nov 19 | at Wyoming | L 17–42 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 42–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–340
- Coach
- Leon Fuller
- Elo
- 1374 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.1 No. 92 of 108; offense No. 83, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −12.5 No. 96 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Sonny Lubick
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary Sloan
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 5 | Kevin Call OT | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 6 | Terry Nugent QB | Cleveland Browns |
1983 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–0 | 11–1 | 7 |
| Air Force | 5–2 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| New Mexico | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| Utah | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Colorado State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Hawai’i | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| San Diego State | 1–6–1 | 2–9–1 | |
| UTEP | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.