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

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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
Record	3-7 -1
Points Scored	251
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	366
Defense Average	33.3
Opponents Record	72-54
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	2-4

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	10-2	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

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.