1983 West Texas

0–⁠10–⁠1 (0–⁠5–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1983, game by game: lost at North Texas 3–32; lost vs. Abilene Christian 3–28; lost at McNeese 0–17; lost vs. Texas–Arlington 13–31; lost vs. Angelo State 3–10; tied vs. Illinois State 24–24; lost at Wichita State 30–31; lost at Drake 26–36; lost vs. Indiana State 20–31; lost at Tulsa 16–31; lost at New Mexico State 24–26+7−29Lost 3–32 at North Texas-29North TexasLost 3–28 vs. Abilene Christian-25Abilene Christi…Lost 0–17 at McNeese-17McNeeseLost 13–31 vs. Texas–Arlington-18Texas–ArlingtonLost 3–10 vs. Angelo State-7Angelo StateTied 24–24 vs. Illinois State0Illinois StateLost 30–31 at Wichita State-1Wichita StateLost 26–36 at Drake-10DrakeLost 20–31 vs. Indiana State-11Indiana StateLost 16–31 at Tulsa-15TulsaLost 24–26 at New Mexico State-2New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 26–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
0–⁠10–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠5–⁠1 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
162–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1189 −228 this season
SP+ rating
-12.8 No. 89 of 108; offense No. 54, defense No. 102
SRS
−13.5 No. 97 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1983 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠08–⁠3
Southern Illinois5–⁠113–⁠1
New Mexico State3–⁠25–⁠6
Indiana State3–⁠39–⁠4
Wichita State3–⁠33–⁠8
Illinois State2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠61–⁠10
West Texas0–⁠5–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

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