
1983 Colorado
4–7 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Bill McCartney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 31–3Sep 17
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | L 17–23 | 35% |
| Sep 17 | vs | W 31–3 | 61% |
| Sep 24 | vs | W 38–14 | 68% |
| Oct 1 | vs | L 3–27 | 41% |
| Oct 8 | vs | L 20–59 | 40% |
| Oct 15 | at | L 10–22 | 37% |
| Oct 22 | at | L 19–69 | 5% |
| Oct 29 | vs | L 14–40 | 25% |
| Nov 5 | at | W 34–23 | 27% |
| Nov 12 | at | L 28–41 | 15% |
| Nov 19 | vs | W 38–21 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 38–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 252–342
- Coach
- Bill McCartney
- Elo
- 1396 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.4 No. 70 of 108; offense No. 34, defense No. 91
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 72 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ron Taylor
- Defensive coordinator
- Lou Tepper
- Captains
- Victor Scott and Steve Vogel
- Most valuable player
- Victor Scott
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 2 | Victor Scott DB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Big Eight
2 first teamFirst team
Dave HesteraTEAP-1; UPI-1
Victor ScottDBAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1983 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–0 | 12–1 | 2 | |
| 5–2 | 8–4 | ||
| 5–2 | 7–5 | ||
| 3–4 | 8–4 | ||
| 3–4 | 4–7 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–6–1 | ||
| 2–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.