1983 College Football Season
Regular season
Originally compiled by Jeff79:
Mon 8/29, #1 Nebraska vs #4 Penn St (at East Rutherford - Kickoff Classic), Katz Sports syndication, 9 pm, Curt Gowdy, Lee Corso, Dave Diles
Sat 9/3, #20 UCLA @ #15 Georgia, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/10, #12 Florida St @ #13 LSU, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/10, #16 Iowa @ Iowa St, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/10, #17 Maryland @ Vanderbilt, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Lynn Swann
Sat 9/10, Texas Tech @ Air Force, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Fran Curci
Sat 9/10, East Carolina @ N.C. State, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
The Texas Tech-Air Force game has some interesting network feuding connected to it: WTBS was planning on showing this game and actually promoted it on-air. ABC decided to add it to its regional schedule, though WTBS' program director didn't even find out about it until ABC announced it during the UCLA-Georgia game. He accused ABC of sabotage and threatened to sue, saying, "I think they were sharpshooting our schedule. You'll never convince me they wanted it for another reason." ABC's response was that they needed a game for the Southwest and Rocky Mountain markets. (BD Sullivan, 2015)
Sat 9/17, #3 Texas @ #5 Auburn, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 9/17, Indiana @ Kentucky, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 9/17, Maine @ Rhode Island, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Steve Grote
Sat 9/17, #6 Ohio St @ #2 Oklahoma, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/17, Arizona St @ UCLA, CBS, 6:30 pm (west coast), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 9/17, #20 West Virginia @ #17 Maryland, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/24, #12 West Virginia @ #19 Boston College, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/24, Illinois @ Michigan St, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/24, Virginia @ NC State, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci
Sat 9/24, Texas Tech @ Baylor, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lynn Swann
Sat 9/24, Tennessee St @ Florida A&M, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Tom Gatewood
Sat 9/24, #3 Ohio St @ #7 Iowa, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 9/24, Oklahoma St @ Texas A&M, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 9/24, Tulane @ Kentucky, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Scott Hunter
Sat 9/24, Appalachian St @ Citadel, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 9/24, #13 Notre Dame @ Miami, CBS, 9 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Pat O'Brien
Sat 9/24, Arkansas State @ NE Louisiana, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/1, Pittsburgh @ #7 West Virginia, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/1, Michigan St @ Purdue, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 10/1, Arkansas @ TCU, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Scott Hunter
Sat 10/1, #3 Arizona @ California, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/1, Wisconsin @ Northwestern, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 10/1, #15 Miami @ Duke, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/1, Tulsa @ Oklahoma St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci
Sat 10/1, San Diego St @ Hawaii, CBS, 6 pm (west coast), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/1, Vanderbilt @ Tulane, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Thu 10/6, The Citadel @ VMI, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/8, Abilene Christian @ Texas A&M-Kingsville, CBS, 12:30 pm (local markets), Jim Thacker, Scott Hunter
Sat 10/8, South Dakota St @ Nebraska-Omaha, CBS, 12:30 pm (local markets), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 10/8, Muhlenberg @ Swarthmore, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Steve Grad, Don Tollefson
Sat 10/8, Carnegie Mellon @ Allegheny, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), John Steigerwald, Greg Landry
Sat 10/8, Heidelberg @ Mount Union, ABC, 1:30 pm (local markets), Mike Barry, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/8, #3 Alabama @ Penn St, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/8, Cal-Davis @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/8, LSU @ Tennessee, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/15, #2 Texas vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/15, Virginia Tech @ #4 West Virginia, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 10/15, Wyoming @ Utah, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 10/15, #1 Nebraska @ Missouri, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/15, Oregon St @ California, CBS, 6:30 pm (west coast), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/15, Baylor @ Texas A&M, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
ABC aired World Series game 4 at 1 prior to Nebraska-Missouri while CBS went head-to-head with the WS in most of the country.
Sat 10/22, #12 Iowa @ #10 Michigan, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/22, North Alabama @ Troy St, CBS, 12:30 pm (local markets), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/22, Millersville @ East Stroudsburg, CBS, 12:30 pm (local markets), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
* Sat 10/22, Mansfield @ Towson St, CBS, 12:30 pm (local markets), ??, ??
Sat 10/22, #2 Texas @ #9 SMU, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/22, Washington State @ #13 Arizona State, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/29, #8 Michigan @ #9 Illinois, CBS, 12:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/29, Penn St vs #19 Boston College (at Foxboro), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/29, #3 North Carolina @ #13 Maryland, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 10/29, #11 Washington @ UCLA, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/29, Northwestern @ Purdue, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci
Sat 10/29, Eastern Kentucky @ Murray St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Rick Forzano
Sat 10/29, N.C. State @ South Carolina, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Thu 11/3, Virginia @ Georgia Tech, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/5, #19 Alabama @ LSU, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/5, #11 Oklahoma @ Missouri, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/5, Cortland St @ Ithaca, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Jack Morse, Tim Fox
Sat 11/5, Pittsburgh @ #18 Notre Dame, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/5, #4 Georgia vs #9 Florida (at Jacksonville), CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 11/5, Boise St @ Idaho St, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 11/5, Washington St @ Oregon St, ABC, 6:30 pm (west coast), Curt Gowdy, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/5, Kentucky @ Vanderbilt, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/12, UCLA @ Arizona, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/12, Alcorn St @ Prairie View, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 11/12, #3 Auburn @ #4 Georgia, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/12, Kansas @ #1 Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/12, North Texas St @ NE Louisiana, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/12, Ole Miss @ Tennessee, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/19, Air Force @ Notre Dame, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/19, #6 SMU vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), ABC, 12 pm (regional), Curt Gowdy, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/19, Holy Cross vs #18 Boston College (at Foxboro), ABC, 12 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Fran Curci
Sat 11/19, Dartmouth @ Penn, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Don Tollefson
Sat 11/19, Washington St @ #15 Washington, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/19, Tennessee @ Kentucky, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Sat 11/19, #14 West Virginia @ Syracuse, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 11/19, Duke @ North Carolina, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Scott Hunter
Sat 11/19, LSU @ Tulane, WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Fri 11/25, #13 Alabama vs #15 Boston College (at Foxboro), CBS, 1:30 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Jack Snow
Viewers didn't see much of the third quarter of the Bama-BC game when a transformer at Sullivan Stadium blew out, causing a complete blackout of the stadium for 42 minutes--though the daylight allowed the game to continue. Nelson and Snow got a phone line and continued with the audio; a "Please Stand By" slide was shown onscreen. (BD Sullivan, 2014)
Fri 11/25, Army vs Navy (at Pasadena), ABC, 2:30 pm, Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Anne Simon
Sat 11/26, #2 Texas @ Texas A&M, ABC, 12 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/26, #1 Nebraska @ Oklahoma, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/26, Vanderbilt @ Tennessee, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Scott Hunter
Sat 11/26, Arizona @ Arizona St, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Frank Herzog, Steve Davis
Sun 11/27, Boston University @ Eastern Kentucky (D1-AA playoff), WTBS, 8:05 pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
* Sat 12/3, Central St @ North Alabama (D2 semi), ABC, 12 pm (local markets), ??, ??
Sat 12/3, Florida St @ #12 Florida, CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden
* Sat 12/3, North Dakota St @ Cal-Davis (D2 semi), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 12/3, #3 Auburn vs #19 Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 12/3, Augustana vs Union (at Kings Island, OH - D3 final), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Steve Grad, Bob Lee
Sat 12/10, Western Carolina @ Furman (D1-AA semi), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 12/10, Nevada-Reno @ Southern Illinois (D1-AA semi), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Thacker, Scott Hunter
Sat 12/10, North Dakota St vs Central St (at McAllen, TX - D2 final), CBS, 12:30 pm (regional), Charlie Neal, Steve Grote
Sat 12/17, Southern Illinois vs Western Carolina (at Charleston, SC - D1-AA final), ABC, 1:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Bowl games
Originally compiled by sportas2:
12/10 Independence Bowl: #16 Air Force vs. Ole Miss, 8:00, ESPN: Howard David, Ken Willard
12/17 California Bowl: Cal-State Fullerton vs. Northern Illinois, 4:00, ESPN: Fred White, Ken Willard, Greg Wyatt
Florida Citrus Bowl: #16 Maryland vs. Tennessee, 8:00, Mizlou: Howard David, Lee Corso, Duane Dow
12/22 Hall of Fame Classic: Kentucky vs. #18 West Virginia, 8:00, TBS: Bob Neal, Tim Foley
12/23 Holiday Bowl: #9 BYU vs. Missouri, 9:00, ESPN: Jim Simpson, Bud Wilkinson, Mike Smith
12/24 Sun Bowl: Alabama vs. #6 SMU, 3:00, CBS: Gary Bender, Pat Haden
12/26 Aloha Bowl: Penn State vs. Washington, 8:00, ESPN: Ray Scott, Joe Buttita
12/29 Liberty Bowl: #13 Boston College vs. Notre Dame, 8:30, Katz: Curt Gowdy, Bud Wilkinson
12/30 Peach Bowl: Florida State vs. North Carolina, 3:00, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Gator Bowl: #11 Florida vs. #10 Iowa, 9:00, ABC: Al Michaels, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
12/31 Bluebonnet Bowl: #20 Baylor vs. Oklahoma State, 8:00, Mizlou: Merle Harmon, Paul Maguire
1/2 Cotton Bowl: #7 Georgia vs. #2 Texas, 1:30, CBS: Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, Pat O'Brien
Fiesta Bowl: #14 Ohio State vs. #15 Pittsburgh, 1:30, NBC: Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois vs. UCLA, 5:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Orange Bowl: #5 Miami-FL vs. #1 Nebraska, 8:00, NBC: Don Criqui, John Brodie
Sugar Bowl: #3 Auburn vs. #8 Michigan, 8:00, ABC: Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant