Michigan State Football Team History
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 75,005 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: George J. Perles Conference: Big 10-
1983 Season Highlights
George J. Perles enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Michigan State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Colorado
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Notre Dame
28
23
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Illinois
10
20
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Purdue
29
29
T
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Michigan
0
42
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Indiana
12
24
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Ohio State
11
21
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Minnesota
34
10
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Northwestern
9
3
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Iowa
6
12
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Wisconsin
0
32
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 14.7
Points Allowed 233
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 64-61
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-3
-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.