1983 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 1983 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Price, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

1983 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Price (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Nevada * $^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Idaho State ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Montana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Nevada was given a win on the Fremont Cannon after UNLV was forced to forfeit the game after an investigation found that ineligible players had participated in the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Southwest State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 33–21	5,926	[1]
September 17	Northern Arizona	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 26–13		[2]
September 24	at Eastern Washington*	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 21–17	1,927	[3]
October 1	at Montana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 23–20	6,397	[4]
October 8	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 26–28	11,060	[5]
October 15	No. 19 Idaho	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 28–10	15,632	[6]
October 22	at No. 16 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 3–41	12,258	[7]
October 29	Boise State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 27–38	10,923	[8]
November 5	Portland State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 37–13	7,643	[9]
November 12	at No. 19 Idaho State	ASISU MiniDome Pocatello, ID	L 32–38	10,834	[10]
November 19	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 34–40	11,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game