Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1983
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 80/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Miami
Nebraska 30, Miami 31
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Miami · 1-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
80
Game score
Full Game · 1983 Miami vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Texas vs. Georgia
Texas 9, Georgia 10
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Georgia · 1-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan vs. Auburn
Michigan 7, Auburn 9
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 3 Auburn · 2-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1983Week 9
Texas at SMU
Texas 15, SMU 12
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 SMU · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1983Week 12
Auburn at Georgia
Auburn 13, Georgia 7
No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 7 Georgia · 6-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1983Week 5
Ohio State at Iowa
Ohio State 14, Iowa 20
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Iowa · 6-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1983Week 10
Florida at Auburn
Florida 21, Auburn 28
No. 9 Florida vs. No. 3 Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1983Week 10
North Carolina at Maryland
North Carolina 26, Maryland 28
No. 10 North Carolina vs. No. 7 Maryland · 2-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1983Week 11
Florida at Georgia
Florida 9, Georgia 10
No. 14 Florida vs. No. 4 Georgia · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1983Week 4
Ohio State at Oklahoma
Ohio State 24, Oklahoma 14
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1983Week 13
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 21, Michigan 24
No. 14 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1983Week 4
Texas at Auburn
Texas 20, Auburn 7
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 11 Auburn · 13-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1983Week 11
Maryland at Auburn
Maryland 23, Auburn 35
No. 11 Maryland vs. No. 3 Auburn · 12-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1983Week 4
Michigan at Washington
Michigan 24, Washington 25
No. 17 Michigan vs. No. 9 Washington · 1-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1983Week 9
Iowa at Michigan
Iowa 13, Michigan 16
No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 8 Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1983Week 7
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 16, Texas 28
No. 15 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Texas · 12-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1983Week 10
Michigan at Illinois
Michigan 6, Illinois 16
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 6 Illinois · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Iowa vs. Florida
Iowa 6, Florida 14
No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 11 Florida · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1983Week 3
USC at Florida
USC 19, Florida 19
No. 14 USC vs. No. 15 Florida · 0-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1983Week 7
Nebraska at Oklahoma State
Nebraska 14, Oklahoma State 10
No. 1 Nebraska vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 4-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1983Week 13
Baylor at Texas
Baylor 21, Texas 24
Unranked Baylor vs. No. 2 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Missouri vs. BYU
Missouri 17, BYU 21
No. 19 Missouri vs. No. 9 BYU · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1983Week 8
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 13, Illinois 17
No. 17 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Illinois · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1983Week 15
Alabama at Auburn
Alabama 20, Auburn 23
Unranked Alabama vs. No. 3 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1983PostseasonNeutral site
Boston College vs. Notre Dame
Boston College 18, Notre Dame 19
No. 13 Boston College vs. No. 18 Notre Dame · 1-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.