1983 Pacific

3–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Cope. Officially 4–⁠8. UNLV forfeited to Pacific.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1983, game by game: won at Oregon 21–15; lost at West Virginia 7–48; lost vs. UNLV 7–28; lost vs. Fresno State 14–34; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 14–31; lost vs. Utah State 10–27; lost vs. Long Beach State 16–28; won vs. Northern Arizona 28–14; lost vs. Idaho 19–31; lost at Nevada 24–34; won at San José State 30–26; lost at Hawai’i 21–31+14−41Won 21–15 at Oregon+6OregonLost 7–48 at West Virginia-41West VirginiaLost 7–28 vs. UNLV-21UNLVLost 14–34 vs. Fresno State-20Fresno StateLost 14–31 vs. Cal State Fullerton-17Cal State Fulle…Lost 10–27 vs. Utah State-17Utah StateLost 16–28 vs. Long Beach State-12Long Beach StateWon 28–14 vs. Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaLost 19–31 vs. Idaho-12IdahoLost 24–34 at Nevada-10NevadaWon 30–26 at San José State+4San José StateLost 21–31 at Hawai’i-10Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠347
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1279 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.6 No. 101 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Lionel Manuel WRNew York Giants

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.