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Purdue Football Team History


Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 67,332
Colors: Old Gold & Black
Coach: Leon Burtnett
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1887  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Leon Burtnett enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Purdue.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Notre Dame  6   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Miami  0   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Minnesota  32   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Michigan State  29   29   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Ohio State  22   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Iowa  14   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Illinois  21   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Northwestern  48   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Michigan  10   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Wisconsin  38   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Indiana  31   30   W       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record3-7 -1
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed366
  Defense Average33.3
  Opponents Record72-54
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record1-3 -1
  Away Record2-4
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 10-2347213Lost  9-459-0303133  Mike White
Indiana 3-8201360 2-7173326  Sam Wyche
Minnesota 1-10181518 0-9147417  Joe Salem
Michigan 9-3355160Lost  7-98-1304109  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 9-3380189Lost  6-147-2281131  Hayden Fry
Ohio State 9-3410206Won  28-236-3327163  Earle Bruce
Wisconsin 7-4359242 5-4301213  Dave McClain
Purdue 3-7-1251366 3-5-1245279  Leon Burtnett
Michigan State 4-6-1162233 2-6-1111193  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9101398 2-7101329  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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.