Wisconsin Football Team History
Wisconsin Badgers
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Founded: 1849 Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium Capacity: 80,321 Colors: Cardinal & White Coach: Dave McClain Conference: Big 10-
1983 Season Highlights
Dave McClain enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Wisconsin.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Northern Illinois
37
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Missouri
21
20
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Michigan
21
38
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Northwestern
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Illinois
15
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Minnesota
56
17
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Indiana
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Ohio State
27
45
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Iowa
14
34
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Purdue
42
38
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Michigan State
32
0
W
1983 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 359
Scoring Average 32.6
Points Allowed 242
Defense Average 22.0
Opponents Record 67-58
Conference Record 5-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.