1983 Georgia Tech

3–⁠8 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1983, game by game: lost at No. 14 Alabama 7–20; lost vs. Furman 14–17; lost at Clemson 14–41; lost vs. No. 5 North Carolina 21–38; won at NC State 20–10; lost vs. No. 5 Auburn 13–31; lost at Tennessee 3–37; lost at Duke 26–32; won vs. Virginia 31–27; won vs. Wake Forest 49–33; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 24–27+16−34Lost 7–20 at No. 14 Alabama-13No. 14 AlabamaLost 14–17 vs. Furman-3FurmanLost 14–41 at Clemson-27ClemsonLost 21–38 vs. No. 5 North Carolina-17No. 5 North CarolinaWon 20–10 at NC State+10NC StateLost 13–31 vs. No. 5 Auburn-18No. 5 AuburnLost 3–37 at Tennessee-34TennesseeLost 26–32 at Duke-6DukeWon 31–27 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 49–33 vs. Wake Forest+16Wake ForestLost 24–27 vs. No. 7 Georgia-3No. 7 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠313
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1439 −37 this season
SP+ rating
-0.6 No. 65 of 108; offense No. 39, defense No. 81
SRS
−0.6 No. 57 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dwain Painter
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Rob Horton, Dean Waters and Ron Rice

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠09–⁠1–⁠111
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠4
North Carolina4–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠33–⁠8
Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Duke3–⁠43–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠64–⁠7
NC State1–⁠63–⁠8

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