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1983 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results

Record: 10-2 (9th of 112) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 10th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Big Ten

Conference Record: 9-0

Coach: Mike White (10-2)

Points For: 338

Points/G: 28.2 (14th of 112)

Points Against: 168

Opp Pts/G: 14.0 (16th of 112)

SRS: 13.69 (14th of 112)

SOS: 3.27 (44th of 112)

Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 45-9 versus UCLA

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/5	9/12	9/19	9/26	10/3	10/10	10/17	10/24	10/31	11/7	11/14	11/21	11/28	12/5	Final
					19	19	11	9	6	5	4	4	4	4	10

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 10, 1983	Sat	Illinois	@	Missouri	Big 8	L	18	28	0	1	L 1
2	Sep 17, 1983	Sat	Illinois		Stanford	Pac-10	W	17	7	1	1	W 1
3	Sep 24, 1983	Sat	Illinois	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	W	20	10	2	1	W 2
4	Oct 1, 1983	Sat	Illinois		(4) Iowa	Big Ten	W	33	0	3	1	W 3
5	Oct 8, 1983	Sat	(19) Illinois	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	W	27	15	4	1	W 4
6	Oct 15, 1983	Sat	(19) Illinois		(6) Ohio State	Big Ten	W	17	13	5	1	W 5
7	Oct 22, 1983	Sat	(11) Illinois	@	Purdue	Big Ten	W	35	21	6	1	W 6
8	Oct 29, 1983	Sat	(9) Illinois		(8) Michigan	Big Ten	W	16	6	7	1	W 7
9	Nov 5, 1983	Sat	(6) Illinois	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	W	50	23	8	1	W 8
10	Nov 12, 1983	Sat	(5) Illinois		Indiana	Big Ten	W	49	21	9	1	W 9
11	Nov 19, 1983	Sat	(4) Illinois	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	W	56	24	10	1	W 10
12	Jan 2, 1984	Mon	(4) Illinois	@	UCLA	Pac-10	L	9	45	10	2	L 1	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)