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1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1983
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	7–4
conf_record	5–4
head_coach	Dave McClain
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Bill Dudley
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Jim Hilles
dc_year	6th
def_scheme	[3–4](3-4-defense)
mvp	Al Toon
captain	Mike Herrington
captain2	Brian Marrow
captain3	Randy Wright
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1983 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dave McClain, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

On September 24, 1983, Wisconsin lost to Michigan, 38–21, before a crowd of 77,708 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

At Northwestern

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=dBzKUGQurMsC&dat=19831002&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

At Ohio State

First quarter

WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 7–0.
OSU – Thad Jemison 19-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Rich Spangler kick), 5:25. Tie 7–7.
WIS – Thad McFadden 20-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 2:50. Wisconsin 14–7. Second quarter
OSU – Mike Tomczak 28-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:19. Tie 14–14.
OSU – Keith Byars 13-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 7:16. Ohio St 21–14.
OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:07. Ohio St 28–14.
WIS – Nick Toon 22-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:57. Ohio St 28–21. Third quarter
WIS – Brett Pearson 7-yard pass from Randy Wright (kick failed), 11:36. Ohio St 28–27.
OSU – Rich Spangler 36-yard field goal, 4:41. Ohio St 31–27.
OSU – Keith Byars 3-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 1:36. Ohio St 38–27. Fourth quarter
OSU – Roman Bates 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 12:48. Ohio St 45–27. ;Top passers
WIS – Randy Wright – 23/39, 319 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 12/14, 162 yards, TD ;Top rushers
WIS – Joe Armentrout – 10 rushes, 40 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 29 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD ;Top receivers
WIS – Thad McFadden – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
OSU – Cedric Anderson – 4 receptions, 70 yards

At Purdue

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
WIS – Randy Wright – 16/33, 317 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PUR – Scott Campbell – 17/30, 181 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ;Top rushers
WIS – Gary Ellerson – 21 rushes, 93 yards, TD
PUR – Mel Gray – 24 rushes, 106 yards ;Top receivers
WIS – Al Toon – 8 receptions, 252 yards, TD
PUR – Jeff Price – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Personnel

Bill Dudley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Running Backs
Jim Hilles – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Dave Anderson – Outside Linebackers
Chuck Heater – Defensive Backs
Fred Jackson – Wide Receivers
Arnold Jeter – Defensive Line
Ron McBride – Offensive Line Tight Side/Tight Ends
Mario Russo – Offensive Line Split Side/Special Teams
Jerry Fishbain – Recruiting Coordinator

1984 NFL draft

References

(September 11, 1983). "Badgers trample Northern Illinois". The Marion Star.
(September 18, 1983). "Wisconsin wins as Missouri try after TD fails". Star Tribune.
(September 25, 1983). "U-M blasts past Badgers". Detroit Free Press.
(October 2, 1983). "Badgers romp, 49–0". The Reporter.
(October 9, 1983). "Mistakes critical for Wisconsin". The La Crosse Tribune.
(October 16, 1983). "Badgers pummel Gophers". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 23, 1983). "Badgers make believers of Indiana". The La Crosse Tribune.
(October 30, 1983). "Buckeyes, Byars bounce Badgers". The Duluth News Tribune.
(November 6, 1983). "Badgers fail to impress". Sunday News.
(November 13, 1983). "Wright leads UW in wild finish over Purdue". The Oshkosh Northwestern.
(November 20, 1983). "Badgers close season topping Spartans 32–0". Herald-Times-Reporter.
Joe Lapointe. (September 25, 1983). "U-M outlasts Badger rally". Detroit Free Press.
Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Nov-25.
"1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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