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1983 San Diego State

2–⁠9–⁠1 (1–⁠6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Doug Scovil. Officially 3–⁠8–⁠1. UNLV forfeited to San Diego State. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠9–⁠1, the results on the field.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1983, game by game: lost at Tulsa 9–34; won vs. California 28–14; lost at Utah 24–27; won at UTEP 41–33; tied at Hawai’i 27–27; lost at Long Beach State 13–20; lost at Colorado State 15–17; lost vs. No. 18 BYU 12–47; lost at UNLV 10–28; lost vs. Wyoming 21–33; lost at New Mexico 14–34; lost vs. No. 18 Air Force 7–38+14−35Lost 9–34 at Tulsa-25TulsaWon 28–14 vs. California+14CaliforniaLost 24–27 at Utah-3UtahWon 41–33 at UTEP+8UTEPTied 27–27 at Hawai’i0Hawai’iLost 13–20 at Long Beach State-7Long Beach StateLost 15–17 at Colorado State-2Colorado StateLost 12–47 vs. No. 18 BYU-35No. 18 BYULost 10–28 at UNLV-18UNLVLost 21–33 vs. Wyoming-12WyomingLost 14–34 at New Mexico-20New MexicoLost 7–38 vs. No. 18 Air Force-31No. 18 Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTulsaL 9–⁠3431%
Sep 10vsCaliforniaW 28–⁠1455%
Sep 17atUtahL 24–⁠2748%
Sep 24atUTEPW 41–⁠3368%
Oct 1atHawai’iT 27–⁠2745%
Oct 8atLong Beach StateL 13–⁠2047%
Oct 15atColorado StateL 15–⁠1766%
Oct 22vs18BYUL 12–⁠4729%
Oct 29atUNLVL 10–⁠28won by forfeit45%
Nov 12vsWyomingL 21–⁠3357%
Nov 19atNew MexicoL 14–⁠3429%
Nov 26vs18Air ForceL 7–⁠3830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 38–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 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.

Led the nationJim Sandusky: receiving yards (1,171 yds), punt return average (19.0)

Record
2–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6–⁠1 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠352
Coach
Doug Scovil
Elo
1382 −140 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 80 of 108; offense No. 57, defense No. 84
SRS
−10.9 No. 91 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 3Sean McNanie DEBuffalo Bills

1983 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠011–⁠17
Air Force5–⁠210–⁠213
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah4–⁠45–⁠6
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠9–⁠1
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠10

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