1983 Michigan State Spartans football team
American college football season
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The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach George Perles, the Spartans compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–6–1 in conference games), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 233 to 162. In four games against ranked opponents, they defeated No. 4 Notre Dame, and lost to No. 14 Michigan, No. 17 Ohio State, and No. 12 Iowa.[1][2]
- George Perles (1st season)
| 1983 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Nick Saban (1st season) |
| MVP | Carl Banks |
| Captain | Carl Banks |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Illinois $ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Iowa | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On offense, the Spartans gained an average of 102.4 rushing yards and 116.8 passing yards per game. On defense, and with Nick Saban in his first season as the Spartans' defensive coordinator, they held opponents to an average of 136.5 rushing yards and 192.5 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Clark Brown with 837 passing yards, Carl Butler with 549 rushing yards, Daryl Turner with 28 receptions and 549 receiving yards, and kicker Ralf Mojsiejenko with 46 points scored (11 of 17 field goals, 13 of 17 extra points).[3]
Linebacker Carl Banks received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP), the United Press International (UPI), NEA and Sporting News on the 1983 All-America college football team. Three Spartans were recognized by the AP and/or the UPI on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Banks (AP-1; UPI-1); defensive back Phil Parker (AP-2; UPI-1); and kicker Mojsiejenko (AP-2).[4][5] Banks was selected by his teammates as the team's most valuable player for the 1982 season.[6]
The team played its home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Colorado* | W 23–17 | 56,835 | [7] | |
| September 17 | at No. 4 Notre Dame* | W 28–23 | 59,075 | [8] | |
| September 24 | Illinois |
| L 10–20 | 75,867 | [9] |
| October 1 | at Purdue | T 29–29 | 69,203 | [10] | |
| October 8 | No. 14 Michigan |
| L 0–42 | 78,033 | [11] |
| October 15 | at Indiana | L 12–24 | 46,088 | [12] | |
| October 22 | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 11–21 | 89,104 | [13] | |
| October 29 | Minnesota |
| W 34–10 | 76,481 | [14] |
| November 5 | at Northwestern | W 9–3 | 27,463 | [15] | |
| November 12 | No. 12 Iowa |
| L 6–12 | 72,528 | [16] |
| November 19 | at Wisconsin | L 0–32 | 54,204 | [17] | |
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Game summaries
Purdue
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Michigan St | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| Purdue | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
- Date: October 1
- Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
| 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 | |
Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Carl Banks | Linebacker | 1 | 3 | New York Giants |
| Daryl Turner | Wide receiver | 2 | 49 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Scott Auer | Tackle | 9 | 229 | Kansas City Chiefs |