The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans offense scored 162 points while the defense allowed 233 points.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 10*
|
|
Colorado
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
W 23-17
|
56,835
|
| September 17*
|
|
at Notre Dame
|
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)
|
|
W 28-23
|
59,075
|
| September 24
|
|
Illinois
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
L 10-20
|
75,867
|
| October 1
|
|
at Purdue
|
|
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
|
|
T 29-29
|
69,203
|
| October 8
|
|
Michigan
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
|
|
L 0-42
|
78,033
|
| October 15
|
|
at Indiana
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)
|
|
L 12-24
|
46,088
|
| October 22
|
|
at Ohio State
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
L 11-21
|
89,104
|
| October 29†
|
|
Minnesota
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
W 34-10
|
76,481
|
| November 5
|
|
at Northwestern
|
|
Dyche Field • Evanston, IL
|
|
W 9-3
|
27,463
|
| November 12
|
|
Iowa
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
L 6-12
|
72,528
|
| November 19
|
|
at Wisconsin
|
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
|
L 0-32
|
54,204
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
|
Game notes[]
Purdue[]
| by Quarter |
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 in the NFL[]
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References[]
