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1983 Oklahoma State

8–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Jimmy Johnson.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1983, game by game: won vs. North Texas 20–13; won at Cincinnati 27–17; won at Texas A&M 34–15; won vs. Tulsa 9–0; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 10–14; lost vs. No. 15 Oklahoma 20–21; won at Kansas 27–10; won at Colorado 40–14; lost vs. Kansas State 20–21; lost at Missouri 10–16; won at Iowa State 30–7; won vs. No. 20 Baylor 24–14+26−6Won 20–13 vs. North Texas+7North TexasWon 27–17 at Cincinnati+10CincinnatiWon 34–15 at Texas A&M+19Texas A&MWon 9–0 vs. Tulsa+9TulsaLost 10–14 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-4No. 1 NebraskaLost 20–21 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma-1No. 15 OklahomaWon 27–10 at Kansas+17KansasWon 40–14 at Colorado+26ColoradoLost 20–21 vs. Kansas State-1Kansas StateLost 10–16 at Missouri-6MissouriWon 30–7 at Iowa State+23Iowa StateWon 24–14 vs. No. 20 Baylor+10No. 20 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsNorth TexasW 20–⁠1375%
Sep 17atCincinnatiW 27–⁠1747%
Sep 23atTexas A&MW 34–⁠1546%
Oct 1vsTulsaW 9–⁠054%
Oct 8vs1NebraskaL 10–⁠1431%
Oct 15vs15OklahomaL 20–⁠2152%
Oct 22atKansasW 27–⁠1053%
Oct 29atColoradoW 40–⁠1475%
Nov 5vsKansas StateL 20–⁠2184%
Nov 12atMissouriL 10–⁠1641%
Nov 19atIowa StateW 30–⁠764%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs20BaylorAstro-Bluebonnet BowlW 24–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 24–⁠14 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 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
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠162
Coach
Jimmy Johnson
Elo
1631 +127 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 12 of 108; offense No. 34, defense No. 6
SRS
13.5 No. 15 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 2Chris Rockins DBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Ernest Anderson RBDetroit Lions

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • John ChesleyTEAP-2
  • Rodney HardingDown linemenAP-2
  • James SpencerLBAP-2
  • Adam HindsDBAP-2
  • Larry RoachPlace-kickerAP-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 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠12
Oklahoma5–⁠28–⁠4
Missouri5–⁠27–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠48–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠7
Kansas2–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Colorado2–⁠54–⁠7
Kansas State1–⁠63–⁠8

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