Michigan State
B10 · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 4–7 | W 23–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 28–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | L 10–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7–1 | T 29–29 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 0–42 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | L 12–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 11–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 34–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 9–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 6–12 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 7–4 | L 0–32 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Notre Dame +7
- Colorado +4
- Northwestern +2
- Minnesota +1
- Purdue 0
- Illinois -2
- Michigan -3
- Ohio State -3
- Iowa -3
- Wisconsin -4
- Indiana -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.