1983 TCU
1–8–2 (1–6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jim Wacker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 34–3Oct 8
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Kansas | T 16–16 | 59% |
| Sep 17 | at Kansas State | L 3–20 | 43% |
| Sep 24 | vs 18SMU | L 17–21 | 20% |
| Oct 1 | vs Arkansas | L 21–38 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | at Rice | W 34–3 | 52% |
| Oct 15 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–20 | 61% |
| Oct 22 | at Baylor | L 21–56 | 25% |
| Oct 29 | vs Houston | L 21–28 | 47% |
| Nov 5 | at Texas Tech | T 10–10 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | at 2Texas | L 14–20 | 6% |
| Nov 19 | vs Texas A&M | L 10–20 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 20–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 1–8–2
- Conference
- 1–6–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 174–252
- Coach
- Jim Wacker
- Elo
- 1330 −94 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.9 No. 95 of 108; offense No. 102, defense No. 72
- SRS
- −8.7 No. 88 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Mueller
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 3 | Kyle Clifton LB | New York Jets |
| Rd 5 | Robert Lyles LB | Houston Oilers |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
James ManessWRUPI-1- Allanda SmithDBUPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1983 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 11–1 | 5 |
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 1–8–2 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.