1983 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1983 Indiana Hoosiers football
1983 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Sam Wyche (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Ron Corradini (3rd season)
MVP	Duane Gunn, Steve Bradley, Len Kenebrew
Captain	Joe Fitzgerald, Scot McNabb, Mark Smythe
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Duke*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 15–10	41,120	^[1]
September 17	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 13–24	56,825	^[2]
September 24	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 8–10	40,347
October 1	at No. 14 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 18–43	104,126	^[3]
October 8	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 38–31	41,111
October 15	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 24–12	46,088
October 22	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–45	78,199
October 29	at No. 17 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 3–49	66,055
November 5	No. 14 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 17–56	51,176
November 12	at No. 5 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 21–49	73,612
November 19	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 30–31	52,038
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (2–7–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	21	3	7	31
Indiana	0	14	0	16	30

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: November 19, 1983
Game attendance: 52,038
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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

PUR – Scott Campbell – 9/16, 102 yards, TD
IU – Steve Bradley – 16/30, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT

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

Personnel

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

Sam Wyche

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

1984 NFL draftees

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

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References

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

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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.

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