1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1983 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dave McClain, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

1983 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Dudley (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Hilles (6th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPAl Toon
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 0 0 10 2 0
No. 8 Michigan 8 1 0 9 3 0
No. 14 Iowa 7 2 0 9 3 0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 3 0 9 3 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0 7 4 0
Purdue 3 5 1 3 7 1
Michigan State 2 6 1 4 6 1
Indiana 2 7 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 2 9 0
Minnesota 0 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Northern Illinois*W 37–956,941
September 17Missouri*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–2065,044
September 24No. 17 Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 21–3877,708
October 1at NorthwesternW 49–032,180
October 8No. 19 Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 15–2778,307
October 15at MinnesotaW 56–1762,689
October 22Indiana 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 45–1478,199
October 29at No. 16 Ohio StateL 27–4589,203
November 5No. 15 Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 14–3478,105
November 12at PurdueW 42–3858,342
November 19Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 32–054,204
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Michigan

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Week 3: Michigan at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Michigan 7 15106 38
Wisconsin 7 0014 21
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Madison, WI
  • Game attendance: 77,708

On September 24, 1983, Wisconsin lost to Michigan, 38–21, before a crowd of 77,708 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

At Northwestern

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1 234Total
Wisconsin 7 141414 49
Northwestern 0 000 0

At Ohio State

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Wisconsin Badgers (5–2) at #16 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 14 7 6027
Ohio St 7 21 10745

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 29, 1983
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,203
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information

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External videos
  Game highlights

At Purdue

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Wisconsin Badgers (5–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 14 71442
Purdue 3 20 01538

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 12, 1983
  • Game attendance: 58,342
  • [3]
Game information
External videos
  Game film (no sound)

Personnel

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1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 23 Joe Armentrout   Fr
TE 85 Dave Arneson   Jr
OT 75 Kevin Belcher   Jr
FB 31 Brian Bonner Fr
FB 32 Kemal Carr Jr
OT 72 Jeff Dellenbach Jr
RB 41 Gary Ellerson Jr
RB 24 Larry Emery   Fr
WR 47 Steve Fritz Sr
C 54 David Gaatz Jr
FB 34 Marck Harrison   Jr
QB 7 Mike Howard   Fr
WR 4 Michael Jones Jr
QB 10 Bob Kobza Sr
G 66 Bob Landsee So
C 69 Jim Lick Sr
WR 20 Thad McFadden   Jr
OT 67 David Mielke Jr
TE 88 Jeff Nault   Jr
WR 22 Marvin Neal Sr
G 78 Chris Osswald   Jr
TE 86 Bret Pearson Jr
G 57 Bill Schick   So
RB 44 Bobby Taylor Fr
WR 87 Al Toon Jr
C 51 Dan Turk Jr
QB 12 Randy Wright (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 17 Richard Baxter   So
S 37 Russ Bellford Sr
DT 92 Scott Bergold   Jr
DT 63 Michael Boykins Fr
NT 68 Lance Branaman   Fr
LB 55 Russ Fields Jr
LB 96 Brad Grabow Jr
LB 99 Rick Graf   Fr
LB 64 Mike Herrington (C) Sr
CB 29 Richard Johnson Jr
LB 95 Tim Jordan   So
LB 39 Joe Kelich Sr
DT 54 Jim Kmet   Fr
CB 15 Brian Marrow (C) Sr
LB 33 James Melka   Jr
NT 89 Brad Pierce   Jr
LB 28 Art Price   Jr
LB 53 Craig Raddatz   Fr
LB 52 Michael Reid   Fr
DT 62 Kurt Schlicht   Fr
DT 60 Darryl Sims (I) Jr
S 3 Ken Stills Jr
S 2 Averick Walker Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 6 Wendell Gladem Sr
K 11 Kevin Rohde Sr
P 5 George Winslow So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bill Dudley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Running Backs
  • Jim HillesDefensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Dave Anderson – Outside Linebackers
  • Chuck HeaterDefensive Backs
  • Fred JacksonWide Receivers
  • Arnold JeterDefensive Line
  • Ron McBrideOffensive Line Tight Side/Tight Ends
  • Mario Russo – Offensive Line Split Side/Special Teams
  • Jerry Fishbain – Recruiting Coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1984 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Randy Wright Quarterback 6 153 Green Bay Packers

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References

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  1. ^ Joe Lapointe (September 25, 1983). "U-M outlasts Badger rally". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 9H – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Nov-25.
  4. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.