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1983 Long Beach State

8–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Dave Currey.

Schedule and results

Long Beach State in 1983, game by game: won at Kansas State 28–20; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 19–25; won at Hawai’i 23–21; won vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville 46–10; won vs. San Diego State 20–13; won at Pacific 28–16; lost vs. San José State 9–18; lost vs. Eastern Washington 17–20; won at Montana 38–14; lost vs. Fresno State 3–7; won at UNLV 24–21; won vs. Utah State 6–3+36−9Won 28–20 at Kansas State+8Kansas StateLost 19–25 vs. Cal State Fullerton-6Cal State Fulle…Won 23–21 at Hawai’i+2Hawai’iWon 46–10 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville+36Texas A&M–Kings…Won 20–13 vs. San Diego State+7San Diego StateWon 28–16 at Pacific+12PacificLost 9–18 vs. San José State-9San José StateLost 17–20 vs. Eastern Washington-3Eastern Washing…Won 38–14 at Montana+24MontanaLost 3–7 vs. Fresno State-4Fresno StateWon 24–21 at UNLV+3UNLVWon 6–3 vs. Utah State+3Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atKansas StateW 28–⁠2042%
Sep 10vsCal State FullertonL 19–⁠2576%
Sep 17atHawai’iW 23–⁠2134%
Sep 24vsTexas A&M–KingsvilleW 46–⁠1081%
Oct 8vsSan Diego StateW 20–⁠1353%
Oct 15atPacificW 28–⁠1672%
Oct 22vsSan José StateL 9–⁠1853%
Oct 29vsEastern WashingtonL 17–⁠2087%
Nov 5atMontanaW 38–⁠1476%
Nov 12vsFresno StateL 3–⁠761%
Nov 19atUNLVW 24–⁠2133%
Nov 25vsUtah StateW 6–⁠359%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 6–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 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
8–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠188
Coach
Dave Currey
Elo
1499 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.3 No. 79 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

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.