The 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler . The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 10, 1983*
Washington State
#6/5
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 20–17 103,256
September 17, 1983*
at #16/16 Washington
#8/10
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
L 25–24 60,638
September 24, 1983
at Wisconsin
#17/17
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
W 38–21 77,708
October 1, 1983
Indiana
#14/14
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 43–18 104,126
October 8, 1983
at Michigan State
#14/13
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
W 42–0 78,033
October 15, 1983
Northwestern
#13/11
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 35–0 103,914
October 22, 1983†
#12/12 Iowa
#10/10
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ABC
W 16–13 104,559
October 29, 1983
at #9/9 Illinois
#8/8
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il
CBS
L 16–6 76,127
November 5, 1983
Purdue
#13/16
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 42–10 104,946
November 12, 1983
at Minnesota
#9/8
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN
W 58–10 40,945
November 19, 1983
#10/10 Ohio State
#8/8
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
Sports View
W 24–21 106,115
January 2, 1984*
vs. #3/3 Auburn
#8/8
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl )
ABC
L 9–7 77,893
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Game notes [ ] Ohio State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Ohio St
0
7
7
7
21
• Michigan
10
0
0
14
24
Date: November 19 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Scoring summary 1
MICH Bergeron 26 yard field goal MICH 3-0 1
MICH Markray 67 yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick) MICH 10-0 2
OSU Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick) MICH 10-7 3
OSU Byars 18 yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 14-10 4
MICH Smith 1 yard run (Bergeron kick) MICH 17-14 4
MICH Kattus 8 yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick) MICH 24-14 4
OSU Anderson 32 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) MICH 24-21
Players [ ] Offense [ ] Greg Armstrong, fullback, senior, Middletown, Ohio - started 4 games at fullback
Art Balourdos, center, junior, Chicago , Illinois
Vincent Bean, split end, senior, Southfield, Michigan - started all 12 games at split end
Milt Carthens , tight end, senior, Pontiac, Michigan Dan Decker, quarterback, sophomore, Roseville, Michigan
Jerry Diorio , offensive guard, senior, Youngstown, Ohio - started all 12 games at left offensive guardTom Dixon , center, senior, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started all 12 games at centerJumbo Elliott , offensive tackle, freshman, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Eddie Garrett, fullback, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 6 games at fullback
David Hall, quarterback, senior, Livonia, Michigan - started 1 game at quarterback
Mark Hammerstein, offensive line, sophomore, Wapakoneta, Ohio
Jim Harbaugh , quarterback, sophomore, Palo Alto, California Ken Higgins, wide receiver, freshman, Battle Creek, Michigan - started 1 game at flanker
Stefan Humphries , offensive guard, senior, Broward, Florida - started all 12 games at right offensive guardJerald Ingram , fullback, senior, Beaver, Pennsylvania Doug James, offensive guard, senior, Louisville, Kentucky - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
Gilvanni Johnson, wide receiver, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at flanker
Eric Kattus , tight end, junior, Cincinnati, OhioBen Logue, running back, sophomore, Atlanta, Georgia
Triando Markray, wide receiver, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at flanker
Brian Mercer, tailback, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
Clay Miller, offensive tackle, junior, Norman, Oklahoma - started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
Sim Nelson, tight end, junior, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started all 12 games at tight end
Bob Perryman , running back, sophomore, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts Dan Rice, running back, sophomore, Roxbury, Massachusetts - started 2 games at fullback
Rick Rogers, running back, junior, Inkster, Michigan - started 11 games at tailback
Kerry Smith, running back, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 1 game at tailback
Steve Smith , quarterback, senior, Grand Blanc, Michigan - started 11 games at quarterbackLarry Sweeney, center, senior, Alma, Michigan
Gerald White , running back, freshman, Titusville, Florida Thomas Wilcher , tailback, sophomore, Detroit, MichiganDan Yarano, offensive guard, senior, Zanesville, Ohio Defense [ ] Jeffery Akers, outside linebacker, junior, Lynn, Massachusetts
Timothy Anderson, inside linebacker, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 6 games at inside linebacker
Mike Boren , inside linebacker, senior, Columbus, Ohio - started 4 games at inside linebackerKevin Brooks , defensive tackle, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackleFritz Burgess, defensive back, senior, Pasadena, California
Brad Cochran , defensive back, junior, Royal Oak, Michigan - started all 12 games at strong-side cornerbackJeff Cohen, defensive back, senior, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Evan Cooper , defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started all 12 games (8 at strong safety, 4 at free safety)Vincent DeFelice, defensive tackle, senior, Trenton, Michigan - started 11 games at defensive tackle
John Ferens, defensive back, senior, Toledo, Ohio
Tony Gant, linebacker, sophomore, Fremont, Ohio - started 8 games at free safety
Joe Gray, linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan
Mike Hammerstein , defensive tackle, junior, Wapakoneta, Ohio - started 1 game at defensive tackleThomas J. Hassel, outside linebacker, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 6 games at outside linebacker
Dieter Heren, defensive back, sophomore, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jim Herrmann , inside linebacker, senior, Dearborn Heights, Michigan Rich Hewlett, defensive back, senior, Plymouth, Michigan - started 4 games at strong safety
John Lott, defensive back, senior, Masury, Ohio - started all 12 games at weak-side cornerback
Rodney Lyles, outside linebacker, senior, Miami, Florida - started 11 games at outside linebacker
Doug Mallory , defensive back, freshman, DeKalb, Illinois Mike Mallory , inside linebacker, junior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at inside linebackerDave Meredith, defensive tackle, senior, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Andy Moeller , inside linebacker, sophomore, Ann Arbor, MichiganMike Reinhold, inside linebacker, sophomore, Muskegon, Michigan - started 2 games at inside linebacker
Garland Rivers , defensive back, freshman, Canton, Ohio Nathaniel Rodgers, middle guard, senior, Warren, Ohio
Carlton Rose , outside linebacker, senior, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - started 6 games at outside linebackerJames Scarcelli, outside linebacker, junior, Warren, Michigan - started 1 game at outside linebacker
Alan Sincich, middle guard, junior, Cleveland, Ohio - started all 12 games at middle guard
Michael Wilson, defensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan Kickers [ ] Robert Bergeron, place-kicker, senior, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Don Bracken , punter , senior, Thermopolis, Wyoming Todd Schlopy , place-kicker, senior, Orchard Park, New York Awards [ ] [ ] Fourteen (14) members of the 1983 football team went on to play professional football. They are Don Bracken (Green Bay Packers 1985-90, Los Angeles Rams 1992-93), Kevin Brooks (Dallas Cowboys 1985-88, Detroit Lions 1989-90), Milt Carthens (Indianapolis Colts, 1987), Evan Cooper (Philadelphia Eagles 1984-87, Atlanta Falcons, 1988-89), Jerry Diorio (Detroit Lions, 1987), Jumbo Elliott (New York Giants, 1988-95, New York Jets, 1996-2000, 2002), Mike Hammerstein (Cincinnati Bengals 1986-90), Jim Harbaugh (Chicago Bears, 1987–1993, Indianapolis Colts 1994–1997, Baltimore Ravens 1998, San Diego Chargers 1999–2000, Carolina Panthers 2001), Stefan Humphries (Chicago Bears 1984-86, Denver Broncos 1987-88), Eric Kattus (Cincinnati Bengals 1986-91, New York Jets 1992), Bob Perryman (New England Patriots 1987-90, Denver Broncos 1991-92), Garland Rivers (Chicago Bears 1987, Albany Firebirds, 1990-91, Arizona Rattlers, 1992-93), Carlton Rose (Washington Redskins 1987), Gerald White (Dallas Cowboys 1987),
Coaching staff [ ] Head coach: Bo Schembechler
Assistant coaches: Alex Agase , Tirrel Burton , Lloyd Carr , Bob Chmiel, Jerry Hanlon , Jerry Meter , Gary Moeller , Paul Schudel , Bob Thornbladh , Elliot Uzelac , Milan Vooletich
Trainer: Russ Miller
Manager: Paul Gehkas, Douglans Ham, Kenneth Pefkins, Robert Reid References [ ]
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