1983 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1983 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (6th season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

1983 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1983 saw the team finish with a record of 3–8, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Long Beach State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 28–20	28,700
September 10	Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 31–12	56,123
September 17	TCU*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 20–3	25,400
September 24	Wyoming*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 27–25	36,700
October 1	No. 9 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 29–10	35,800
October 15	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 31–3	49,300
October 22	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 38–0	46,248
October 29	No. 1 Nebraska	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 51–25	43,314
November 5	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–20	49,700
November 12	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 49–27	24,300
November 19	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 38–21	27,649
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game