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The 1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 3–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | | L 6–52 | 69,782 | [1] |
| September 17 | at Miami (FL)* | | L 0–35 | 34,557 | [2] |
| September 24 | at Minnesota | | W 32–20 | 41,839 | [3] |
| October 1 | Michigan State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| T 29–29 | 69,203 | [4] |
| October 8 | at No. 6 Ohio State | | L 22–33 | 89,384 | [5] |
| October 15 | at No. 14 Iowa | | L 14–31 | 66,105 | [6] |
| October 22 | No. 11 Illinois | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| L 21–35 | 69,328 | [7] |
| October 29 | Northwestern | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 48–17 | 60,134 | [8] |
| November 5 | at No. 13 Michigan | | L 10–42 | 104,946 | [9] |
| November 12 | Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 38–42 | 58,342 | [10] |
| November 19 | at Indiana | | W 31–30 | 52,038 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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Tim Clark
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Walt Drapeza
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Andrew Falender
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Matt Kinzer
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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- Scott Campbell 30/50, 300 yards
Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 8, 1983
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 89,384
- Referee: Tom Quinn
- Box Score
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First quarter
- OSU – Paul Allen 21-yard field goal, 9:41. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11.
- OSU – Paul Allen 41-yard field goal, 4:30. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:34.
- PUR – Eric Jordan 40-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:27. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:00.
Second quarter
- OSU – Keith Byars 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:23. Ohio St 12–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
- OSU – Garcia Lane 63-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 19–7.
- OSU – Garcia Lane 71-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 2:51. Ohio St 26–7.
Fourth quarter
- PUR – Tim Clark 39-yard field goal, 14:20. Ohio St 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:31.
- OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 10:56. Ohio St 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
- PUR – Cliff Benson 5-yard pass from Scott Campbell (pass failed), 3:50. Ohio St 33–16. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:59.
- PUR – Mel Gray 20-yard run (pass failed), 2:58. Ohio St 33–22. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:46.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- PUR – Eric Jordan – 9 rushes, 89 yards, TD
- OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
- PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 62 yards
- OSU – Keith Byars – 4 receptions, 120 yards
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- Scott Campbell 30/43, 388 yards
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| Game information
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First quarter
- WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rodhe kick). Wisconsin 7–0.
- PUR – Tim Clark 20-yard field goal. Wisconsin 7–3.
Second quarter
- WIS – Randy Wright 1-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 14–3.
- PUR – Cliff Benson 18-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Wisconsin 14–10.
- PUR – Cliff Benson 1-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 17–14.
- WIS – Al Toon 73-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 21–17.
- PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 1-yard run (kick failed). Purdue 23–21.
Third quarter
- WIS – Randy Wright 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 28–23.
Fourth quarter
- PUR – Bruce King 17-yard run (pass good). Purdue 31–28.
- WIS – Randy Wright 8-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 35–31.
- PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 3-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:35. Purdue 38–35.
- WIS – Brett Pearson 13-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 42–35.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- WIS – Al Toon – 8 receptions, 252 yards, TD
- PUR – Jeff Price – 3 receptions, 66 yards
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First quarter
Second quarter
- PUR – Mel Gray 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 7–0.
- IU – Orlando Brown 8-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Tie 7–7.
- PUR – Jeff Price 13-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 14–7.
- PUR – Scott Campbell 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 21–7.
- IU – Len Kenebrew 22-yard pass from Steve Bradley (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 21–14.
Third quarter
- PUR – Tim Clark 34-yard field goal. Purdue 24–14.
Fourth quarter
- IU – Doug Smith 43-yard field goal. Purdue 24–17.
- PUR – Mel Gray 2-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 31–17.
- IU – Bobby Howard 7-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 31–24.
- IU – Duane Gunn 45-yard pass from Steve Bradley (pass failed). Purdue 31–30.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- PUR – Mel Gray – 36 rushes, 176 yards, 2 TD
- IU – Orlando Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- PUR – Cliff Benson – 2 receptions, 40 yards
- IU – Duane Gunn – 5 receptions, 140 yards, TD
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- ^ "Notre Dame rolls over Purdue 52–6". News-Press. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes race past Purdue 35–0 behind defense, Kosar's passing". News-Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reserve, Purdue top Gophers 32–20". The Forum. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late flurry leaves Purdue in standoff". Journal and Courier. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lane's punt returns aid Ohio State victory". The Post-Crescent. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa rolls past Purdue". The Marion Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini top Purdue, eye Michigan". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue wins big over Northwestern". The Muncie Star. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Lapointe (November 6, 1983). "U-M bowl outlook sweetens after rout". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wright leads UW in wild finish over Purdue". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boilers ground Hoosiers, 31–30". The Indianapolis Star. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Nov-25.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
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