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American college football season

1983 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (1st season)
MVPScott Campbell
CaptainScott Campbell, Brock Spack
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons← 19821984 →
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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 3–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 5 Notre Dame*L 6–5269,782
September 17at Miami (FL)*L 0–3556,761
September 24at MinnesotaW 32–2041,839
October 1Michigan State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
T 29–2969,203
October 8at No. 6 Ohio StateL 22–3389,384
October 15at No. 14 IowaL 14–3166,105
October 22No. 11 Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 21–3569,328
October 29Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 48–1760,134
November 5at No. 13 MichiganL 10–42104,946
November 12Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 38–4258,342
November 19at IndianaW 31–3052,038
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Butch Adler
OL Paul Alekna
RB Tim Alspaugh
TE Cliff Benson
WR Rick Brunner
QB 10 Scott Campbell Sr
RB Rodney Carter
OL Mark Drenth
QB 11 Jim Everett RSo
RB Jeff Feulner
OL John Fitzpatrick
RB Mel Gray Sr
WR Steve Griffin
RB Lloyd Hawthorne
OL Doug Isbell
WR Mark Jackson
RB Eric Jordan
RB 37 Bruce King Jr
WR Jeff Price
WR Dave Retherford
RB Tim Richardson
TE Marty Scott
OL Pat Snyder
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Don Anderson
DL Andy Gladstone
DL Kevin Holley
DL Brad Hornor
DL Derrick Hoskins
DL Jason Houston
DL Melvin Menke
DL Chris Scott
LB Brock Spack
LB Kevin Sumlin
DB Ray Wallace
DB Kennedy Wilson
DL Derek Wimberly
DB Rod Woodson
DL Bob Ziltz
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tim Clark
P Walt Drapeza
K Andrew Falender
P Matt Kinzer
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summariesf

Notre Dame

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At Miami (FL)

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At Minnesota

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Michigan State

  • Scott Campbell 30/50, 300 yards

At Ohio State

Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 0 01522
Ohio St 6 6 14733

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 8, 1983
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,384
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Paul Allen 21-yard field goal, 9:41. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11.
  • OSU – Paul Allen 41-yard field goal, 4:30. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:34.
  • PUR – Eric Jordan 40-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:27. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:00.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Keith Byars 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:23. Ohio St 12–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:59.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Garcia Lane 63-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 19–7.
  • OSU – Garcia Lane 71-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 2:51. Ohio St 26–7.

Fourth quarter

  • PUR – Tim Clark 39-yard field goal, 14:20. Ohio St 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:31.
  • OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 10:56. Ohio St 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
  • PUR – Cliff Benson 5-yard pass from Scott Campbell (pass failed), 3:50. Ohio St 33–16. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:59.
  • PUR – Mel Gray 20-yard run (pass failed), 2:58. Ohio St 33–22. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:46.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • PUR – Eric Jordan – 9 rushes, 89 yards, TD
  • OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 62 yards
  • OSU – Keith Byars – 4 receptions, 120 yards

At Iowa

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Illinois

  • Scott Campbell 30/43, 388 yards

Northwestern

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At Michigan

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (5–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 14 71442
Purdue 3 20 01538

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 12, 1983
  • Game attendance: 58,342
Game information

First quarter

  • WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rodhe kick). Wisconsin 7–0.
  • PUR – Tim Clark 20-yard field goal. Wisconsin 7–3.

Second quarter

  • WIS – Randy Wright 1-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 14–3.
  • PUR – Cliff Benson 18-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Wisconsin 14–10.
  • PUR – Cliff Benson 1-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 17–14.
  • WIS – Al Toon 73-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 21–17.
  • PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 1-yard run (kick failed). Purdue 23–21.

Third quarter

  • WIS – Randy Wright 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 28–23.

Fourth quarter

  • PUR – Bruce King 17-yard run (pass good). Purdue 31–28.
  • WIS – Randy Wright 8-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 35–31.
  • PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 3-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:35. Purdue 38–35.
  • WIS – Brett Pearson 13-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 42–35.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • WIS – Al Toon – 8 receptions, 252 yards, TD
  • PUR – Jeff Price – 3 receptions, 66 yards

External videos
video icon Game film (no sound)

At Indiana

See also: Old Oaken Bucket 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
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • PUR – Mel Gray 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 7–0.
  • IU – Orlando Brown 8-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Tie 7–7.
  • PUR – Jeff Price 13-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 14–7.
  • PUR – Scott Campbell 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 21–7.
  • IU – Len Kenebrew 22-yard pass from Steve Bradley (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 21–14.

Third quarter

  • PUR – Tim Clark 34-yard field goal. Purdue 24–14.

Fourth quarter

  • IU – Doug Smith 43-yard field goal. Purdue 24–17.
  • PUR – Mel Gray 2-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 31–17.
  • IU – Bobby Howard 7-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 31–24.
  • IU – Duane Gunn 45-yard pass from Steve Bradley (pass failed). Purdue 31–30.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • PUR – Mel Gray – 36 rushes, 176 yards, 2 TD
  • IU – Orlando Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Cliff Benson – 2 receptions, 40 yards
  • IU – Duane Gunn – 5 receptions, 140 yards, TD

External videos
video icon Game highlights (local news)

References

  1. Joe Lapointe (November 6, 1983). "U-M bowl outlook sweetens after rout". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  3. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Nov-25.
  5. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
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