The Illinois Fighting Illini were 10-1 in 1983. They fell to the UCLA Bruins, 45 to 9, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-0 | 10-2 | |
7-2 | 9-3 | ||
8-1 | 9-3 | ||
6-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-4 | 7-4 |
| 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 | 338 | 4,661 | 831 | 5.6 | 1,893 | 469 | 4.0 | 2,768 | 362 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 12th | 21st | 15th | 54th | 68th | 37th | 12th | 24th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 168 | 3,372 | 4.5 | 1,034 | 422 | 2.5 | 2,338 | 333 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 16th | 24th | 25th | 2nd | 14th | 4th | 85th | 80th | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | +170 | +1,289 | +831 | +1.1 | +859 | +47 | +1.6 | +430 | +29 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 10th | 12th | 21st | 13th | 27th | 38th | 12th | 28th | 35th | 42nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |