1983 Texas Tech
3–7–1 (3–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jerry Moore. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 26–11Sep 24
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Air Force | L 13–28 | 28% |
| Sep 24 | at Baylor | W 26–11 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | vs Texas A&M | W 3–0 | 55% |
| Oct 8 | vs New Mexico | L 10–30 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | vs Rice | W 14–3 | 78% |
| Oct 22 | vs Tulsa | L 20–59 | 38% |
| Oct 29 | at 2Texas | L 3–20 | 10% |
| Nov 5 | vs TCU | T 10–10 | 68% |
| Nov 12 | at 7SMU | L 7–33 | 12% |
| Nov 19 | at Houston | L 41–43 | 37% |
| Nov 26 | vs Arkansas | L 13–16 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 16–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 3–4–1 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 160–253
- Coach
- Jerry Moore
- Elo
- 1391 −41 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.2 No. 75 of 108; offense No. 91, defense No. 58
- SRS
- −7.1 No. 82 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Bates
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 7 | Stan David DB | Buffalo Bills |
All-Southwest Conference
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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.