AP Poll Summary
| 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 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3, 1983 | Sat | (19) SMU | Louisville | Ind | W | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10, 1983 | Sat | (15) SMU | @ | Grambling State | Non-Major | W | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 24, 1983 | Sat | (18) SMU | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 1, 1983 | Sat | (13) SMU | Texas-Arlington | Non-Major | W | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 8, 1983 | Sat | (13) SMU | Baylor | SWC | W | 42 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 22, 1983 | Sat | (9) SMU | (2) Texas | SWC | L | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 29, 1983 | Sat | (10) SMU | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 5, 1983 | Sat | (8) SMU | Rice | SWC | W | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 12, 1983 | Sat | (7) SMU | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 33 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 19, 1983 | Sat | (6) SMU | @ | Arkansas | SWC | W | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Nov 26, 1983 | Sat | (6) SMU | N | Houston | SWC | W | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 12 | Dec 24, 1983 | Sat | (6) SMU | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 7 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
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