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American college football season
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.
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 10 Colorado * W 23–1756,835
September 17 at No. 4 Notre Dame * W 28–2359,075
September 24 Illinois Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 10–2075,867
October 1 at Purdue T 29–2969,203
October 8 No. 14 Michigan Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry ) L 0–4278,033 [1]
October 15 at Indiana L 12–2446,088
October 22 at No. 17 Ohio State L 11–2189,104
October 29 Minnesota Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI W 34–1076,481
November 5 at Northwestern W 9–327,463
November 12 No. 12 Iowa Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI L 6–1272,528
November 19 at Wisconsin L 0–3254,204
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1983 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
34
Tom Robinson
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St
13
3 10 3
29
Purdue
3
13 0 13
29
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 [ edit ]
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References [ edit ]
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