1983 Nevada
1–4. Officially 2–3. UNLV forfeited to Nevada. The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–4. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 34–24Nov 5
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UNLV | L 18–28won by forfeit | 32% |
| Sep 17 | at Fresno State | L 22–24 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | vsCal State Fullerton | L 6–14 | 45% |
| Nov 5 | vsPacific | W 34–24 | 63% |
| Dec 10 | at Southern Illinois | L 7–23 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 23–7; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list nine games of Nevada’s 1983 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsBoise State | W 38–20 | Nevada’s article, Boise State’s article |
| Oct 1 | vsIdaho State | W 23–7 | Nevada’s article, Idaho State’s articleThe two articles’ scores differ (Nevada’s gives 37–16). |
| Oct 15 | atMontana | W 38–0 | Montana’s article, Nevada’s article |
| Oct 22 | vsWeber State | W 41–3 | Nevada’s article, Weber State’s article |
| Oct 29 | atNorthern Arizona | L 38–41 | Northern Arizona’s article, Nevada’s article |
| Nov 12 | atIdaho | W 43–24 | Idaho’s article, Nevada’s article |
| Nov 19 | vsMontana State | W 33–3 | Nevada’s article |
| Nov 26 | atIdaho State | W 27–20 | Idaho State’s article, Nevada’s article |
| Dec 3 | vsNorth Texas | W 20–17 | Nevada’s article |
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.
Big Sky championsthe conference title
- Record
- 1–4
- Conference
- 6–1 first in the Big Sky Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 87–113
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1316 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Miller