1983 Michigan State Spartans football team

1983 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1983 record	4-6-1 (2-6-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	George Perles
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium

1983 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Illinois $	9	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#14 Iowa	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#9 Ohio State	6	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Michigan State	2	–	6	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Indiana	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans offense scored 162 points while the defense allowed 233 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10		Colorado*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 23-17	56,835
September 17		at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)		W 28-23	59,075
September 24		Illinois		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 10-20	75,867
October 1		at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		T 29-29	69,203
October 8		Michigan		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)		L 0-42	78,033
October 15		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)		L 12-24	46,088
October 22		at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 11-21	89,104
October 29		Minnesota		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 34-10	76,481
November 5		at Northwestern		Dyche Field • Evanston, IL		W 9-3	27,463
November 12		Iowa		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		L 6-12	72,528
November 19		at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 0-32	54,204
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 13 3 10 3 29 Purdue 3 13 0 13 29 Date: October 1 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 PUR Clark 42-yard field goal PUR 3-0 1 MSU Butler 82-yard pass from Brown (kick failed) MSU 6-3 1 MSU Turner 44-yard pass from Brown (Mojsiejenko kick) MSU 13-3 2 MSU Mojsiejenko 42-yard field goal MSU 16-3 2 PUR Clark 42-yard field goal MSU 16-6 2 PUR Campbell 4-yard run (Clark kick) MSU 16-13 2 PUR Clark 22-yard field goal Tied 16-16 3 MSU Manley 5-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick) MSU 23-16 3 MSU Mojsiejenko 34-yard field goal MSU 26-16 4 PUR Hawthorne 10-yard pass from Campbell (kick failed) MSU 26-22 4 PUR Brunner 15-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick) PUR 29-26 4 MSU Mojsiejenko 59-yard field goal Tied 29-29

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Carl Banks	Linebacker	1	3	New York Giants
Daryl Turner	Wide Receiver	2	49	Seattle Seahawks
Scott Auer	Tackle	9	229	Kansas City Chiefs