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1983 Kansas State

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big Eight), coached by Jim Dickey.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 1983, game by game: lost vs. Long Beach State 20–28; lost at Kentucky 12–31; won vs. TCU 20–3; won vs. Wyoming 27–25; lost vs. No. 9 Oklahoma 10–29; lost at Kansas 3–31; lost at Missouri 0–38; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 25–51; won at Oklahoma State 21–20; lost vs. Iowa State 27–49; lost at Colorado 21–38+17−38Lost 20–28 vs. Long Beach State-8Long Beach StateLost 12–31 at Kentucky-19KentuckyWon 20–3 vs. TCU+17TCUWon 27–25 vs. Wyoming+2WyomingLost 10–29 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma-19No. 9 OklahomaLost 3–31 at Kansas-28KansasLost 0–38 at Missouri-38MissouriLost 25–51 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-26No. 1 NebraskaWon 21–20 at Oklahoma State+1Oklahoma StateLost 27–49 vs. Iowa State-22Iowa StateLost 21–38 at Colorado-17Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsLong Beach StateL 20–⁠2858%
Sep 10atKentuckyL 12–⁠3148%
Sep 17vsTCUW 20–⁠357%
Sep 24vsWyomingW 27–⁠2551%
Oct 1vs9OklahomaL 10–⁠2934%
Oct 15atKansasL 3–⁠3137%
Oct 22atMissouriL 0–⁠3825%
Oct 29vs1NebraskaL 25–⁠5111%
Nov 5atOklahoma StateW 21–⁠2016%
Nov 12vsIowa StateL 27–⁠4959%
Nov 19atColoradoL 21–⁠3841%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠343
Coach
Jim Dickey
Elo
1341 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-11.3 No. 87 of 108; offense No. 69, defense No. 90
SRS
−10.2 No. 90 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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All-Big Eight

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Reggie SingletaryDown linemenAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Mike WallaceWRAP-2
  • L.E. MadisonDEAP-2
  • Scott FulhagePAP-2

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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠12
Oklahoma5–⁠28–⁠4
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Colorado2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠63–⁠8

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