1983 Washington State
7–4 (5–3 Pac-10), coached by Jim Walden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Arizona State 31–21Oct 22
Arizona State was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Montana State | W 27–7 | 79% |
| Sep 10 | at 6Michigan | L 17–20 | 24% |
| Sep 17 | vs 7Arizona | L 6–45 | 41% |
| Sep 24 | vs UNLV | W 41–28 | 54% |
| Oct 8 | at USC | L 17–38 | 27% |
| Oct 15 | vs UCLA | L 14–24 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | at 13Arizona State | W 31–21 | 14% |
| Oct 29 | vs Oregon | W 24–7 | 64% |
| Nov 5 | at Oregon State | W 27–9 | 67% |
| Nov 12 | vs California | W 16–6 | 60% |
| Nov 19 | at 15Washington | W 17–6 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington 17–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–3 3rd in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 237–211
- Coach
- Jim Walden
- Elo
- 1571 +116 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.3 No. 29 of 108; offense No. 44, defense No. 24
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 39 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 1 | Keith Millard DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 3 | Eric Williams DT | Detroit Lions |
All-Pac-10
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Kerry PorterRBCoaches-1
Dan LynchOGCoaches-1- Keith MillardDLCoaches-1
- Eric WilliamsDLCoaches-1
Second team
- Charlie FlagerOTCoaches-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 Pac-10 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 6–1–1 | 7–4–1 | 17 |
| Washington | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Washington State | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| USC | 4–3 | 4–6–1 | |
| Arizona | 4–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Oregon | 3–3–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| California | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Oregon State | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
 Stanford | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.