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1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1983
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	1–10
conf_record	0–9
head_coach	Joe Salem
hc_year	5th
def_coach	Chuck Dickerson
dc_year	1st
mvp	Randy Rasmussen
captain	Randy Rasmussen
stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

The 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 518 to 181.

Offensive tackle Randy Rasmussen received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while tight end Jay Carroll was named offensive MVP, and linebacker Peter Najarian was named the defensive MVP. Najarian was named All-Big Ten second team. Najarian and split end Fred Hartwig were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance for the season was 243,674, which averaged to 48,734. The season high for attendance was against Wisconsin, although the game against Nebraska drew only two people less. Attendance vs. the Badgers and Cornhuskers was buoyed by a large number of visiting fans traveling to Minneapolis.

Schedule

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Roster

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References

"1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Keiser, Jeff. (June 2017). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
(September 11, 1983). "97-yard drive rallies "U" to 21–17 win". Star Tribune.
(September 18, 1983). "Huskers rip Gophers 84–13". Grand Forks Herald.
(September 25, 1983). "Reserve, Purdue top Gophers 32–20". The Forum.
(October 2, 1983). "Ohio State, Byars rip Gophers 69–18". Grand Forks Herald.
(October 9, 1983). "Indiana outlasts Minnesota 38–31". The Forum.
(October 16, 1983). "Badgers pummel Gophers". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 23, 1983). "Rain or shine, Gophers can't win". The Duluth News Tribune.
(October 30, 1983). "Michigan State rips Gophers". The Winona Daily News.
(November 6, 1983). "Illini explode after scare". Chicago Tribune.
Joe Lapointe. (November 13, 1983). "Michigan buries Gophers, 58-10". Detroit Free Press.
(November 20, 1983). "Iowa blasts Gophers 61–10". The Albert Lea Tribune.

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