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1983 Kentucky

6–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1983, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 31–14; won vs. Kansas State 31–12; won vs. Indiana 24–13; won vs. Tulane 26–14; lost vs. No. 7 Auburn 21–49; won at LSU 21–13; lost at No. 7 Georgia 21–47; tied vs. Cincinnati 13–13; won at Vanderbilt 17–8; lost at No. 14 Florida 7–24; lost vs. Tennessee 0–10; lost vs. No. 18 West Virginia 16–20+19−28Won 31–14 vs. Central Michigan+17Central MichiganWon 31–12 vs. Kansas State+19Kansas StateWon 24–13 vs. Indiana+11IndianaWon 26–14 vs. Tulane+12TulaneLost 21–49 vs. No. 7 Auburn-28No. 7 AuburnWon 21–13 at LSU+8LSULost 21–47 at No. 7 Georgia-26No. 7 GeorgiaTied 13–13 vs. Cincinnati0CincinnatiWon 17–8 at Vanderbilt+9VanderbiltLost 7–24 at No. 14 Florida-17No. 14 FloridaLost 0–10 vs. Tennessee-10TennesseeLost 16–20 vs. No. 18 West Virginia-4No. 18 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1436%
Sep 10vsKansas StateW 31–⁠1252%
Sep 17vsIndianaW 24–⁠1353%
Sep 24vsTulaneW 26–⁠1452%
Oct 8vs7AuburnL 21–⁠4937%
Oct 15atLSUW 21–⁠1329%
Oct 22at7GeorgiaL 21–⁠4715%
Oct 29vsCincinnatiT 13–⁠1361%
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 17–⁠849%
Nov 12at14FloridaL 7–⁠2421%
Nov 19vsTennesseeL 0–⁠1043%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs18West VirginiaHall of Fame ClassicL 16–⁠2027%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 20–⁠16 in the Hall of Fame Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠237
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1464 +98 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 41 of 108; offense No. 56, defense No. 27
SRS
4.7 No. 40 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 6John Grimsley LBHouston Oilers

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Paul CalhounPAP-1

Second team

  • Kerry BairdDBAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn6–⁠011–⁠13
Georgia5–⁠110–⁠1–⁠14
Florida4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠16
Tennessee4–⁠29–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠415
Ole Miss4–⁠26–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠46–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠53–⁠8
LSU0–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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