1983 Michigan State Spartans football team

Conference

1983 record

4–6–1 (2–6–1 Big Ten)

Head coach

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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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	13	3	10	3	29
Purdue	3	13	0	13	29

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Clark 42-yard field goal	PUR 3-0

1	MSU	Butler 82-yard pass from Brown (kick failed)	MSU 6-3

1	MSU	Turner 44-yard pass from Brown (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 13-3

2	MSU	Mojsiejenko 42-yard field goal	MSU 16-3

2	PUR	Clark 42-yard field goal	MSU 16-6

2	PUR	Campbell 4-yard run (Clark kick)	MSU 16-13

2	PUR	Clark 22-yard field goal	Tied 16-16

3	MSU	Manley 5-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 23-16

3	MSU	Mojsiejenko 34-yard field goal	MSU 26-16

4	PUR	Hawthorne 10-yard pass from Campbell (kick failed)	MSU 26-22

4	PUR	Brunner 15-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	PUR 29-26

4	MSU	Mojsiejenko 59-yard field goal	Tied 29-29

Scoring summary

1	PUR	Clark 42-yard field goal	PUR 3-0

1	MSU	Butler 82-yard pass from Brown (kick failed)	MSU 6-3

1	MSU	Turner 44-yard pass from Brown (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 13-3

2	MSU	Mojsiejenko 42-yard field goal	MSU 16-3

2	PUR	Clark 42-yard field goal	MSU 16-6

2	PUR	Campbell 4-yard run (Clark kick)	MSU 16-13

2	PUR	Clark 22-yard field goal	Tied 16-16

3	MSU	Manley 5-yard run (Mojsiejenko kick)	MSU 23-16

3	MSU	Mojsiejenko 34-yard field goal	MSU 26-16

4	PUR	Hawthorne 10-yard pass from Campbell (kick failed)	MSU 26-22

4	PUR	Brunner 15-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	PUR 29-26

4	MSU	Mojsiejenko 59-yard field goal	Tied 29-29

The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans offense scored 162 points while the defense allowed 233 points.