1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 1–10 record (0–9 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 276 to 134.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Steve Coulter with 1,827 passing yards, Ricky Calhoun with 871 rushing yards, and Derrin Powell with 582 receiving yards.^[3]

1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (0–9 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (1st season)
Captain	By game
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois $	8	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Toledo	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Marshall*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 7–3		[4]
September 10	Akron*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–13	5,173	[5]
September 24	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–31		[6]
October 1	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 21–26	11,593	[7]
October 8	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 3–24	20,016	[8]
October 15	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 15–34	8,010	[9]
October 22	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 19–37		[10]
October 29	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 20–33		[11]
November 5	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–37		[12]
November 12	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 12–24	7,050	[13]
November 19	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 10–14	3,593	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming