1983 Indiana
3–8 (2–7 Big Ten), coached by Sam Wyche. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 24–12Oct 15
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Duke | W 15–10 | 51% |
| Sep 17 | at Kentucky | L 13–24 | 47% |
| Sep 24 | vs Northwestern | L 8–10 | 72% |
| Oct 1 | at 14Michigan | L 18–43 | 18% |
| Oct 8 | vs Minnesota | W 38–31 | 65% |
| Oct 15 | vs Michigan State | W 24–12 | 56% |
| Oct 22 | at Wisconsin | L 14–45 | 30% |
| Oct 29 | at 17Iowa | L 3–49 | 22% |
| Nov 5 | vs 14Ohio State | L 17–56 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | at 5Illinois | L 21–49 | 12% |
| Nov 19 | vs Purdue | L 30–31 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 31–30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–7 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–360
- Coach
- Sam Wyche
- Elo
- 1389 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.7 No. 97 of 108; offense No. 71, defense No. 104
- SRS
- −11.4 No. 93 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Ron Corradini
- Captains
- Joe Fitzgerald, Scot McNabb and Mark Smythe
- Most valuable player
- Duane Gunn and Steve Bradley
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Duane GunnWRAP-1; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1983 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 9–0 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 8–1 | 9–3 | 8 |
| Iowa | 7–2 | 9–3 | 14 |
| Ohio State | 6–3 | 9–3 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 5–4 | 7–4 | |
| Purdue | 3–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Michigan State | 2–6–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–7 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Minnesota | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.