The 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 518 to 181.[2]
| 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–9 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Chuck Dickerson[1] |
| MVP | Randy Rasmussen |
| Captain | Randy Rasmussen |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offensive tackle Randy Rasmussen received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while tight end Jay Carroll was named offensive MVP, and linebacker Peter Najarian was named the defensive MVP. Najarian was named All-Big Ten second team. Najarian and split end Fred Hartwig were named Academic All-Big Ten.[3]
Total attendance for the season was 243,674, which averaged to 48,734. The season high for attendance was against Wisconsin, although the game against Nebraska drew only two people less.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Rice* | W 21–17 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| September 17 | No. 1 Nebraska* | L 13–84 | 62,687 | ||
| September 24 | Purdue |
| L 20–32 | 41,839 | |
| October 1 | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 18–69 | 89,192 | ||
| October 8 | at Indiana | L 31–38 | 41,111 | ||
| October 15 | Wisconsin |
| L 17–56 | 62,689 | |
| October 22 | at Northwestern | L 8–19 | 21,411 | ||
| October 29 | at Michigan State | L 10–34 | 76,481 | ||
| November 5 | No. 6 Illinois |
| L 23–50 | 35,514 | |
| November 12 | No. 9 Michigan |
| L 10–58 | 40,945 | [6] |
| November 19 | at No. 11 Iowa | L 10–61 | 66,160 | ||
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Roster
edit- C Randy Rasmussen
References
edit- ^ "Vintage Clip of Marv Levy Eviscerating Coach He Fired Made For Great TV". SI. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
- ^ "97-yard drive rallies "U" to 21–17 win". Star Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Lapointe (November 13, 1983). "Michigan buries Gophers, 58-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 13C – via Newspapers.com.