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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Sam Wyche
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Sam Wyche enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Duke	15	10	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Kentucky	13	24	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Northwestern	8	10	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Michigan	18	43	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Minnesota	38	31	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Michigan State	24	12	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Wisconsin	14	45	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Iowa	3	49	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Ohio State	17	56	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Illinois	21	49	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Purdue	30	31	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	201
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	360
Defense Average	32.7
Opponents Record	63-60
Conference Record	2-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	0-5

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	10-2	347	213	Lost 9-45	9-0	303	133	Mike White
Indiana	3-8	201	360		2-7	173	326	Sam Wyche
Minnesota	1-10	181	518		0-9	147	417	Joe Salem
Michigan	9-3	355	160	Lost 7-9	8-1	304	109	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa	9-3	380	189	Lost 6-14	7-2	281	131	Hayden Fry
Ohio State	9-3	410	206	Won 28-23	6-3	327	163	Earle Bruce
Wisconsin	7-4	359	242		5-4	301	213	Dave McClain
Purdue	3-7-1	251	366		3-5-1	245	279	Leon Burtnett
Michigan State	4-6-1	162	233		2-6-1	111	193	George J. Perles
Northwestern	2-9	101	398		2-7	101	329	Dennis Green

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.