1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1983 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1983 record	7–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (6th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Illinois $	9	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Michigan	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Iowa	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Northern Illinois*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–9	56,941
September 17	Missouri*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 21–20	65,044
September 24	No. 17 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 21–38	77,708
October 1	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 49–0	32,180
October 8	No. 19 Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 15–27	78,307
October 15	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 56–17	62,689
October 22	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 45–14	78,199
October 29	at No. 16 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 27–45	89,203
November 5	No. 15 Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 14–34	78,105
November 12	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 42–38	58,342
November 19	Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 32–0	54,204
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Week 3: Michigan at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 15 10 6 38 Wisconsin 7 0 0 14 21 Date: September 24 Location: Madison, WI Game attendance: 77,708

Scoring summary 1 11:41 WIS Gary Ellerson 9-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 7–0 1 1:50 MICH Rick Rogers 2-yard run (Todd Schlopy kick) TIE 7–7 2 MICH Rogers 9-yard run (kick failed) MICH 13–7 2 MICH Bob Bergeron 41-yard field goal MICH 16–7 2 1:13 MICH Sim Nelson 7-yard pass from Steve Smith (Smith run failed) MICH 22–7 3 6:53 MICH Bergeron 37-yard field goal MICH 25–7 3 MICH Dan Rice 5-yard run (Bergeron kick) MICH 32–7 4 12:17 WIS Marck Harrison 2-yard pass from Randy Wright (Rohde kick) MICH 32–14 4 7:35 WIS Mike Jones 32-yard pass from Wright (Rohde kick) MICH 32–21 4 MICH Brian Mercer 11-yard run (kick by Bergeron blocked) MICH 38–21

On September 24, 1983, Wisconsin lost to Michigan, 38–21, before a crowd of 77,708 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 7 14 14 14 49 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL Source:

Scoring summary 1 WIS Harrison 1-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 7-0 2 WIS Ellerson 8-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 14-0 2 WIS McFadden 22-yard pass from Wright (Rohde kick) WIS 21-0 3 WIS Armentrout 58-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 28-0 3 WIS Toon 7-yard pass from Wright (Rohde kick) WIS 35-0 4 WIS Armentrout 7-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 42-0 4 WIS Emery 15-yard run (Rohde kick) WIS 49-0

Roster

1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 72 Jeff Dellenbach Jr RB 41 Gary Ellerson Jr RB 24 Larry Emery So WR 20 Thad McFadden Sr QB 12 Randy Wright Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 57 Scott Stolz Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dave McClain Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1984 NFL Draft

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

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. Joe Lapointe (September 25, 1983). "U-M outlasts Badger rally". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 9H – via Newspapers.com.
3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm