1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

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.

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Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 5 Notre Dame*		L 6–52	69,782
September 17	at Miami (FL)*		L 0–35	56,761
September 24	at Minnesota		W 32–20	41,839
October 1	Michigan State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 29–29	69,203
October 8	at No. 6 Ohio State		L 22–33	89,384
October 15	at No. 14 Iowa		L 14–31	66,105
October 22	No. 11 Illinois	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 21–35	69,328
October 29	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 48–17	60,134
November 5	at No. 13 Michigan		L 10–42	104,946	^[1]
November 12	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 38–42	58,342
November 19	at Indiana		W 31–30	52,038
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[edit]

1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Defense

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
Redshirt

Game summariesf[edit]

Notre Dame[edit]

At Miami (FL)[edit]

At Minnesota[edit]

Michigan State[edit]

Scott Campbell 30/50, 300 yards

At Ohio State[edit]

Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)

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[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Scott Campbell 30/43, 388 yards

Northwestern[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

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

At Indiana[edit]

Game information

First quarter

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

1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Schedule[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Game summariesf[edit]

Notre Dame[edit]

At Miami (FL)[edit]

At Minnesota[edit]

Michigan State[edit]

At Ohio State[edit]

At Iowa[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Northwestern[edit]

At Michigan[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

At Indiana[edit]

References[edit]

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