1983 Washington
8–4 (5–2 Pac-10), coached by Don James. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 8 Michigan 25–24Sep 17
Michigan was ranked No. 8, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Northwestern | W 34–0 | 75% |
| Sep 17 | vs 8Michigan | W 25–24 | 60% |
| Sep 24 | at LSU | L 14–40 | 50% |
| Oct 1 | vs Navy | W 27–10 | 72% |
| Oct 8 | vs Oregon State | W 34–7 | 90% |
| Oct 15 | vs Stanford | W 32–15 | 82% |
| Oct 22 | at Oregon | W 32–3 | 68% |
| Oct 29 | at UCLA | L 24–27 | 44% |
| Nov 5 | at Arizona | W 23–22 | 56% |
| Nov 12 | vs USC | W 24–0 | 67% |
| Nov 19 | vs Washington State | L 6–17 | 75% |
| Dec 26Bowls & playoff | vs Penn StateAloha Bowl | L 10–13 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 13–10 in the Aloha Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.
In program history: The tied 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 18
- Wk 2: 19
- Wk 3: 16
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 18
- Wk 6: 16
- Wk 7: 17
- Wk 8: 14
- Wk 9: 11
- Wk 10: 20
- Wk 11: 18
- Wk 12: 15
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
- 8–4
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Pac-10
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 9
- Points
- 285–178
- Coach
- Don James
- Elo
- 1616 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.6 No. 42 of 108; offense No. 57, defense No. 27
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 33 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob Stull
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Lambright
- Captains
- Steve Pelluer, Rick Mallory, Stewart Hill and Dean Browning
- Most valuable player
- Steve Pelluer
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 5 | Steve Pelluer QB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Pac-10
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Steve PelluerQBCoaches-1- Rick MalloryOGCoaches-1
- Ron HolmesDLCoaches-1
Second team
- Sterling HindsRBCoaches-2
- Lynn MadsenDLCoaches-2
- Vince AlbrittonDBCoaches-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.