The Kentucky Wildcats were 6-4-1 in 1983. They fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers, 20 to 16, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 212 | 3,165 | 706 | 4.5 | 1,402 | 437 | 3.2 | 1,763 | 269 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 74th | 95th | 103rd | 81st | 78th | 78th | 77th | 66th | 61st | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 217 | 3,845 | 4.8 | 2,176 | 520 | 4.2 | 1,669 | 276 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 45th | 58th | 58th | 78th | 71st | 78th | 13th | 31st | 23rd | ||||||||||
Net | -5 | -680 | +706 | -0.3 | -774 | -83 | -1.0 | +94 | -7 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 59th | 86th | 103rd | 68th | 84th | 85th | 84th | 48th | 57th | 44th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |