 Although 1983 versions of both teams were not the best, the match-up pitted the best teams, by record, in the previous three years.The 1983 Civil War was played in monsoon-like conditions.On November 19, 1983, the wind and rain contributed to the worst environmental disaster in the state's history until that time, when the "Blue Magpie" hit Newport's North Jetty and sank, releasing 60,000 gallons of oil.