
1983 Purdue
3–7–1 (3–5–1 Big Ten), coached by Leon Burtnett. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 48–17Oct 29
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs | L 6–52 | 40% |
| Sep 17 | at | L 0–35 | 18% |
| Sep 24 | at | W 32–20 | 41% |
| Oct 1 | vs | T 29–29 | 53% |
| Oct 8 | at | L 22–33 | 16% |
| Oct 15 | at | L 14–31 | 21% |
| Oct 22 | vs | L 21–35 | 27% |
| Oct 29 | vs | W 48–17 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at | L 10–42 | 15% |
| Nov 12 | vs | L 38–42 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | at | W 31–30 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Indiana 31–30; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1983.
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 3–5–1 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 251–366
- Coach
- Leon Burtnett
- Elo
- 1408 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.7 No. 71 of 108; offense No. 29, defense No. 99
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 73 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jim Colletto
- Defensive coordinator
- Joe Tiller
- Captains
- Scott Campbell and Brock Spack
- Most valuable player
- Scott Campbell
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 3 | Chris Scott DT | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 5 | Cliff Benson TE | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 7 | Scott Campbell QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Chris ScottDLUPI-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9–0 | 10–2 | 10 | |
| 8–1 | 9–3 | 8 | |
| 7–2 | 9–3 | 14 | |
| 6–3 | 9–3 | 9 | |
| 5–4 | 7–4 | ||
| 3–5–1 | 3–7–1 | ||
| 2–6–1 | 4–6–1 | ||
| 2–7 | 3–8 | ||
| 2–7 | 2–9 | ||
| 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.

