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1983 Big Ten Conference football season

1983 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I-A
Sport Football
Number of teams 10
Top draft pick Carl Banks
Champion Illinois
Runners-up Ohio State
Season MVP Don Thorp
Top scorer Keith Byars
Football seasons
← 1982
1984 →
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 Big Ten Conference football season was the 88th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The 1983 Big Ten champion was Illinois. The Illini compiled a 10-2 record (9-0 against Big Ten opponents). They were led quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,446 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 842 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 870 receiving yards.

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1983 season
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1983 season
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Four Big Ten teams played in bowl games as follows:

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following:

1. Jack Trudeau* • Illinois 62.7)
2. Chuck Long* • Iowa 61.0)
3. Scott Campbell • Purdue 60.0)
4. Sandy Schwab • Northwestern 56.3)
5. Mike Tomczak* • Ohio State 55.3

1. Chuck Long* • Iowa 160.4)
2. Jack Trudeau* • Illinois 136.4)
3. Mike Tomczak* • Ohio State 131.2)
4. Steve Smith* • Michigan 123.0)
5. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 122.4

1. Keith Byars* • Ohio State 1199)
2. Rick Rogers* • Michigan 1002)
3. Mel Gray • Purdue 849)
4. Thomas Rooks* • Illinois 842)
5. Gary Ellerson • Wisconsin 777

1. Steve Smith* • Michigan 6.5)
2. Eric Jordan • Purdue 6.4)
3. Owen Gill* • Iowa 6.0)
4. Keith Byars* • Ohio State 5.4)
5. Thomas Rooks* • Illinois 5.4

1. Dave Moritz* • Iowa 912)
2. Al Toon • Wisconsin 881)
3. David Williams* • Illinois 870)
4. Duane Gunn • Indiana 815)
5. Len Kenebrew • Indiana 687

1. Ronnie Harmon* • Iowa 22.0)
2. Cedric Anderson* • Ohio State 20.2)
3. Daryl Turner • Michigan State 19.6 4. Al Toon • Wisconsin 19.6 5. Dave Moritz* • Iowa 18.2

1. Randy Wright • Wisconsin 2418 2. Steve Bradley • Indiana 2406 3. Chuck Long* • Iowa 2404 4. Jack Trudeau* • Illinois 2353 5. Mike Tomczak* • Ohio State 2192

1. Keith Byars* • Ohio State 132 2. Tom Nichol* • Iowa 80 3. Chris White* • Illinois 78 4. Robert Bergeron* • Michigan 76 5. Gary Ellerson • Wisconsin 66 Thomas Rooks* • Illinois 66


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