1983 Michigan State Spartans football team

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.

1983 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNick Saban (1st season)
MVPCarl Banks
CaptainCarl Banks
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
(capacity: 76,000)
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan 8 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 14 Iowa 7 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 –3 –09 –3 –0
Wisconsin 5 –4 –07 –4 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –13 –7 –1
Michigan State 2 –6 –14 –6 –1
Indiana 2 –7 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –02 –9 –0
Minnesota 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Colorado*
W 23–1756,835
September 17at No. 4 Notre Dame*
W 28–2359,075
September 24Illinois
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 10–2075,867
October 1at Purdue
T 29–2969,203
October 8No. 14 Michigan
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
L 0–4278,033[1]
October 15at Indiana
L 12–2446,088
October 22at No. 17 Ohio State
L 11–2189,104
October 29Minnesotadagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 34–1076,481
November 5at Northwestern
W 9–327,463
November 12No. 12 Iowa
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 6–1272,528
November 19at Wisconsin
L 0–3254,204
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1983 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 34 Tom Robinson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 54 Carl Banks Sr
S 32 Phil Parker So
DE 93 Kelly Quinn So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P/K 2 Ralf Mojsiejenko Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Purdue
    1 234Total
    Michigan St 13 3103 29
    Purdue 3 13013 29
    • Source:
    Scoring summary
    1PURClark 42-yard field goalPUR 3-0
    1MSUButler 82-yard pass from Brown (kick failed)MSU 6-3
    1MSUTurner 44-yard pass from Brown (Mojsiejenko kick)MSU 13-3
    2MSUMojsiejenko 42-yard field goalMSU 16-3
    2PURClark 42-yard field goalMSU 16-6
    2PURCampbell 4-yard run (Clark kick)MSU 16-13
    2PURClark 22-yard field goalTied 16-16
    3MSUManley 5-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)MSU 23-16
    3MSUMojsiejenko 34-yard field goalMSU 26-16
    4PURHawthorne 10-yard pass from Campbell (kick failed)MSU 26-22
    4PURBrunner 15-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)PUR 29-26
    4MSUMojsiejenko 59-yard field goalTied 29-29

    Team players drafted into the NFL
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Carl BanksLinebacker13New York Giants
    Daryl TurnerWide receiver249Seattle Seahawks
    Scott AuerTackle9229Kansas City Chiefs

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    References
    1. Jack Saylor (October 9, 1983). "Same old Story: Bo gets No. 100 as U-M ruins Perles' MSU debut, 42-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 9H – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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