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1983 Fresno State

6–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney. Officially 7–⁠4. UNLV forfeited to Fresno State.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “As a result, UNLV’s win in 1983 over Fresno State was forfeited, adjusting the Bulldogs’ record to 7–⁠4 overall and 3–⁠3 in conference play, moving them into a tie for third place in the PCAA.”

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1983, game by game: lost vs. Bowling Green 27–35; won vs. Nevada 24–22; won at Pacific 34–14; lost at Utah State 12–20; lost vs. San José State 23–41; won at Montana State 31–12; lost at Cal State Fullerton 17–18; won vs. Cal Poly 30–7; lost vs. UNLV 7–20; won at Long Beach State 7–3; won vs. Northern Arizona 30–22+23−18Lost 27–35 vs. Bowling Green-8Bowling GreenWon 24–22 vs. Nevada+2NevadaWon 34–14 at Pacific+20PacificLost 12–20 at Utah State-8Utah StateLost 23–41 vs. San José State-18San José StateWon 31–12 at Montana State+19Montana StateLost 17–18 at Cal State Fullerton-1Cal State Fulle…Won 30–7 vs. Cal Poly+23Cal PolyLost 7–20 vs. UNLV-13UNLVWon 7–3 at Long Beach State+4Long Beach StateWon 30–22 vs. Northern Arizona+8Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsBowling GreenL 27–⁠3564%
Sep 17vsNevadaW 24–⁠2279%
Sep 24atPacificW 34–⁠1463%
Oct 1atUtah StateL 12–⁠2061%
Oct 8vsSan José StateL 23–⁠4149%
Oct 15atMontana StateW 31–⁠1271%
Oct 22atCal State FullertonL 17–⁠1845%
Oct 29vsCal PolyW 30–⁠791%
Nov 5vsUNLVL 7–⁠20won by forfeit60%
Nov 12atLong Beach StateW 7–⁠339%
Nov 19vsNorthern ArizonaW 30–⁠2287%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Arizona 30–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1983.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠214
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1489 −52 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 77 of 108; offense No. 88, defense No. 66
SRS
−8.6 No. 87 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠17–⁠5
UNLV4–⁠27–⁠4
Long Beach State3–⁠38–⁠4
San José State3–⁠35–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State2–⁠46–⁠5
Pacific1–⁠53–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.