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1983 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1983 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Corradini (3rd season)
MVPDuane Gunn, Steve Bradley, Len Kenebrew
CaptainJoe Fitzgerald, Scot McNabb, Mark Smythe
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1983 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by Sam Wyche in his first and only season as head coach, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Duke*W 15–1041,120[1]
September 17at Kentucky*L 13–2456,825[2]
September 24Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 8–1040,347
October 1at No. 14 MichiganL 18–43104,126[3]
October 8Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 38–3141,111
October 15Michigan Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 24–1246,088
October 22at WisconsinL 14–4578,199
October 29at No. 17 IowaL 3–4966,055
November 5No. 14 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 17–5651,176
November 12at No. 5 IllinoisL 21–4973,612
November 19Purdue
L 30–3152,038
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Purdue

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Purdue Boilermakers (2–7–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 21 3731
Indiana 0 14 01630

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 19, 1983
  • Game attendance: 52,038
  • [8]
Game information
External videos
video icon Game highlights (local news)

Personnel

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1983 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Kevin Allen
OL Mike Anderson
TE Stephen Benson
QB Steve Bradley
RB Orlando Brown
RB Jim Caldwell
QB Cam Cameron
TE Chris Cook
WR Stacy Dawsey
OL Mark Filburn
OL George Gianakpoulos
RB Alex Green
WR Duane Gunn
RB Todd Hansley
RB Bobby Howard
RB Chuck Howard
WR Len Kenebrew
TE Scot McNabb
RB Johnnie Salters
OL Tim Sakanich
OL Bob Sikora
WR Terry Smith
RB Larry Streeter
OL Tom Van Dyck
RB Jack Walsh
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Leonard Bell
DB Nate Borders
LB Mark Claahsen
LB Lou Cristofoli
DL Tim Eckert
LB Dennis Edwards
LB Joe Fitzgerald
DL Vince Fisher
DB Tom Henrickson
LB Dave Kinniry
DL Steve May
DB Jeff McBain
DL Rob Schmit
DB Chris Sigler
DL Mark Smythe
LB Van Waiters
DL Dave Zyzda
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Chuck Razmic
K Doug Smith
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1984 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Mark Smythe Defensive tackle 10 269 Arizona Cardinals

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References

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  1. ^ "Late I.U. drive downs Duke". The Indianapolis Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UK hands IU first loss". Sunday Herald-Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 2, 1983). "Michigan pummels Hoosiers, 43-18". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 11H – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1983 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "1983 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
  9. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.