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1983 NC State

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Reed.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1983, game by game: lost at East Carolina 16–22; won vs. The Citadel 45–0; lost vs. Virginia 14–26; won at Wake Forest 38–15; lost vs. Georgia Tech 10–20; lost vs. No. 3 North Carolina 14–42; lost at Clemson 17–27; lost at South Carolina 17–31; won vs. App State 33–7; lost at Duke 26–27; lost vs. No. 20 Maryland 6–29+45−28Lost 16–22 at East Carolina-6East CarolinaWon 45–0 vs. The Citadel+45The CitadelLost 14–26 vs. Virginia-12VirginiaWon 38–15 at Wake Forest+23Wake ForestLost 10–20 vs. Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechLost 14–42 vs. No. 3 North Carolina-28No. 3 North CarolinaLost 17–27 at Clemson-10ClemsonLost 17–31 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaWon 33–7 vs. App State+26App StateLost 26–27 at Duke-1DukeLost 6–29 vs. No. 20 Maryland-23No. 20 Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atEast CarolinaL 16–⁠2240%
Sep 17vsThe CitadelW 45–⁠070%
Sep 24vsVirginiaL 14–⁠2665%
Oct 1atWake ForestW 38–⁠1545%
Oct 8vsGeorgia TechL 10–⁠2070%
Oct 15vs3North CarolinaL 14–⁠4228%
Oct 22atClemsonL 17–⁠2718%
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠3138%
Nov 5vsApp StateW 33–⁠767%
Nov 10atDukeL 26–⁠2743%
Nov 19vs20MarylandL 6–⁠2932%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 29–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠246
Coach
Tom Reed
Elo
1428 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-8.5 No. 81 of 108; offense No. 76, defense No. 76
SRS
−3.9 No. 71 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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All-ACC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

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.