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1983 Louisville

3–⁠8, coached by Bob Weber.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 1983, game by game: lost at No. 19 SMU 6–24; won vs. Western Kentucky 41–22; won vs. Army 31–7; won vs. Cincinnati 31–23; lost at Virginia Tech 0–31; lost at No. 12 Miami 14–42; lost vs. Pittsburgh 10–55; lost at Florida State 7–51; lost vs. Southern Miss 3–27; lost at Temple 7–24; lost vs. Memphis 7–45+24−45Lost 6–24 at No. 19 SMU-18No. 19 SMUWon 41–22 vs. Western Kentucky+19Western KentuckyWon 31–7 vs. Army+24ArmyWon 31–23 vs. Cincinnati+8CincinnatiLost 0–31 at Virginia Tech-31Virginia TechLost 14–42 at No. 12 Miami-28No. 12 MiamiLost 10–55 vs. Pittsburgh-45PittsburghLost 7–51 at Florida State-44Florida StateLost 3–27 vs. Southern Miss-24Southern MissLost 7–24 at Temple-17TempleLost 7–45 vs. Memphis-38Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at19SMUL 6–⁠2417%
Sep 10vsWestern KentuckyW 41–⁠2279%
Sep 17vsArmyW 31–⁠767%
Sep 24vsCincinnatiW 31–⁠2362%
Oct 1atVirginia TechL 0–⁠3140%
Oct 8at12MiamiL 14–⁠4219%
Oct 15vsPittsburghL 10–⁠5532%
Oct 20atFlorida StateL 7–⁠5120%
Nov 5vsSouthern MissL 3–⁠2733%
Nov 12atTempleL 7–⁠2437%
Nov 24vsMemphisL 7–⁠4543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 45–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
157–⁠351
Coach
Bob Weber
Elo
1354 −109 this season
SP+ rating
-13.8 No. 91 of 108; offense No. 86, defense No. 85
SRS
−12.0 No. 95 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 4Tom Andrews OGChicago Bears
Rd 5Dean May QBMiami Dolphins