The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–6–1 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. The Spartans offense scored 162 points while the defense allowed 233 points.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Colorado* | | W 23–17 | 56,835 | |
September 17 | at No. 4 Notre Dame* | | W 28–23 | 59,075 | |
September 24 | Illinois | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| L 10–20 | 75,867 | |
October 1 | at Purdue | | T 29–29 | 69,203 | |
October 8 | No. 14 Michigan | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
| L 0–42 | 78,033 | [1] |
October 15 | at Indiana | | L 12–24 | 46,088 | |
October 22 | at No. 17 Ohio State | | L 11–21 | 89,104 | |
October 29 | Minnesota![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| W 34–10 | 76,481 | |
November 5 | at Northwestern | | W 9–3 | 27,463 | |
November 12 | No. 12 Iowa | - Spartan Stadium
- East Lansing, MI
| L 6–12 | 72,528 | |
November 19 | at Wisconsin | | L 0–32 | 54,204 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1983 Michigan State Spartans football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
TE |
34 |
Tom Robinson |
Sr |
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Purdue
More information Total, Scoring summary ...
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan St |
13 |
3 | 10 | 3 |
29 |
Purdue |
3 |
13 | 0 | 13 |
29 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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