1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1983 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1983 record 74 (54 Big Ten)
Head coach Dave McClain (6th year)
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
1983 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Illinois 9 0 0     10 2 0
#8 Michigan 8 1 0     9 3 0
#14 Iowa 7 2 0     9 3 0
#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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 Northern Illinois* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 379   56,941
September 17 Missouri* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 2120   65,044
September 24 #17 Michigan Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 2138   77,708
October 1 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 490   32,180
October 8 #19 Illinois Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 1527   78,307
October 15 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) W 5617   62,689
October 22 Indianadagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 4514   78,199
October 29 at #16 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 2745   89,203
November 5 #15 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 1434   78,105
November 12 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 4238   58,342
November 19 Michigan State Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 320   54,204
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Northwestern

1 234Total
Wisconsin 7 141414 49
Northwestern 0 000 0
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
  • Source:


Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Randy Wright Quarterback 6 153 Green Bay Packers

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References