1983 Michigan Wolverines football team

1983 Michigan Wolverines football
Sugar Bowl, L 9–7 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#8
1983 record	9–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Schembechler (15th year)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Moeller (6th year)
MVP	Steve Smith
Captain	Stefan Humphries
Captain	John Lott
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium (Capacity: 101,701)

1983 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Illinois $	9	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#14 Iowa	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10, 1983	1:00 PM	Washington State*	#6/5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 20–17	103,256
September 17, 1983	4:30 PM	at #16/16 Washington*	#8/10	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		L 24–25	60,638
September 24, 1983	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin	#17/17	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 38–21	77,708
October 1, 1983	1:00 PM	Indiana	#14/14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 43–18	104,126
October 8, 1983	1:00 PM	at Michigan State	#14/13	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 42–0	78,033
October 15, 1983	1:00 PM	Northwestern	#13/11	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 35–0	103,914
October 22, 1983	12:00 PM	#12/12 Iowa	#10/10	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 16–13	104,559
October 29, 1983	12:30 PM	at #9/9 Illinois	#8/8	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Il	CBS	L 6–16	76,127
November 5, 1983	1:00 PM	Purdue	#13/16	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		W 42–10	104,946
November 12, 1983	8:00 PM	at Minnesota	#9/8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 58–10	40,945
November 19, 1983	1:00 PM	#10/10 Ohio State	#8/8	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	SV	W 24–21	106,115
January 2, 1984	8:00 PM	vs. #3/3 Auburn*	#8/8	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 7–9	77,893
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 11 7 0 18 • Michigan 14 7 9 13 43 Date: October 1 Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Scoring summary 1 MICH Rogers 35-yard run (Bergeron kick) Michigan 7-0 1 MICH Bean 20-yard pass from S. Smith (Bergeron kick) Michigan 14-0 2 MICH K. Smith 1-yard run (Bergeron kick) Michigan 21-0 2 IND D. Smith 41-yard field goal Michigan 21-3 2 IND Gunn 5-yard pass from Bradley (Gunn pass from Bradley) Michigan 21-11 3 MICH Bergeron 37-yard field goal Michigan 24-11 3 IND Benson 30-yard pass from Bradley (D. Smith kick) Michigan 24-18 3 MICH K. Smith 12-yard run (run failed) Michigan 30-18 4 MICH K. Smith 18-yard run (pass failed) Michigan 36-18 4 MICH Perryman 3-yard run (Bergeron kick) Michigan 43-18

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 3 0 10 13 • Michigan 3 3 7 3 16 Date: October 22 Location: Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson & Frank Broyles

Scoring summary 1 MICH Bergeron 37-yard field goal Michigan 3-0 2 MICH Bergeron 20-yard field goal Michigan 6-0 2 IOWA Nichol 56-yard field goal Michigan 6-3 3 MICH Rogers 4-yard run (Bergeron kick) Michigan 13-3 4 IOWA Oljniczak 3-yard pass from Grogan (Nichol kick) Michigan 13-10 4 IOWA Nichol 27-yard field goal Tie 13-13 4 :08 MICH Bergeron 45-yard field goal Michigan 16-13

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 3 0 7 10 • Michigan 14 21 7 0 42 Date: November 5 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 104,946

Scoring summary 1 Michigan S. Smith 29-yard run (Bergeron kick) Michigan 7-0 1 Michigan Rose recovered blocked punt in end zone (Bergeron kick) Michigan 14-0 2 Michigan Markray 41-yard pass from S. Smith (Bergeron kick) Michigan 21-0 2 Purdue Clark 31-yard field goal Michigan 21-3 2 Michigan Bean 30-yard pass from S. Smith (Bergeron kick) Michigan 28-3 2 Michigan Nelson 18-yard pass from S. Smith (Bergeron kick) Michigan 35-3 3 Michigan Bean 4-yard pass from S. Smith (Bergeron kick) Michigan 42-3 4 Purdue Price 50-yard pass from Everett (Clark kick) Michigan 42-10

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 0 7 7 7 21 • Michigan 10 0 0 14 24 Date: November 19 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 MICH Bergeron 26-yard field goal MICH 3-0 1 MICH Markray 67-yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick) MICH 10-0 2 OSU Byars 1-yard run (Spangler kick) MICH 10-7 3 OSU Byars 18-yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 14-10 4 MICH Smith 1-yard run (Bergeron kick) MICH 17-14 4 MICH Kattus 8-yard pass from Smith (Bergeron kick) MICH 24-14 4 OSU Anderson 32-yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) MICH 24-21

Players

Offense

• Greg Armstrong, fullback, senior, Middletown, Ohio - started 4 games at fullback
• Art Balourdos, center, junior, Chicago, Illinois
• Vincent Bean, split end, senior, Southfield, Michigan - started all 12 games at split end
• Milt Carthens, tight end, senior, Pontiac, Michigan
• Dan Decker, quarterback, sophomore, Roseville, Michigan
• Jerry Diorio, offensive guard, senior, Youngstown, Ohio - started all 12 games at left offensive guard
• Tom Dixon, center, senior, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started all 12 games at center
• Jumbo Elliott, offensive tackle, freshman, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
• Eddie Garrett, fullback, sophomore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin - started 6 games at fullback
• David Hall, quarterback, senior, Livonia, Michigan - started 1 game at quarterback
• Mark Hammerstein, offensive line, sophomore, Wapakoneta, Ohio
• Jim Harbaugh, quarterback, sophomore, Palo Alto, California
• Ken Higgins, wide receiver, freshman, Battle Creek, Michigan - started 1 game at flanker
• Stefan Humphries, offensive guard, senior, Broward, Florida - started all 12 games at right offensive guard
• Jerald Ingram, fullback, senior, Beaver, Pennsylvania
• Doug James, offensive guard, senior, Louisville, Kentucky - started all 12 games at right offensive tackle
• Gilvanni Johnson, wide receiver, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 4 games at flanker
• Eric Kattus, tight end, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Ben Logue, running back, sophomore, Atlanta, Georgia
• Triando Markray, wide receiver, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan - started 7 games at flanker
• Brian Mercer, tailback, junior, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Clay Miller, offensive tackle, junior, Norman, Oklahoma - started all 12 games at left offensive tackle
• Sim Nelson, tight end, junior, Fort Wayne, Indiana - started all 12 games at tight end
• Bob Perryman, running back, sophomore, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
• Dan Rice, running back, sophomore, Roxbury, Massachusetts - started 2 games at fullback
• Rick Rogers, running back, junior, Inkster, Michigan - started 11 games at tailback
• Kerry Smith, running back, senior, Grand Rapids, Michigan - started 1 game at tailback
• Steve Smith, quarterback, senior, Grand Blanc, Michigan - started 11 games at quarterback
• Larry Sweeney, center, senior, Alma, Michigan
• Gerald White, running back, freshman, Titusville, Florida
• Thomas Wilcher, tailback, sophomore, Detroit, Michigan
• Dan Yarano, offensive guard, senior, Zanesville, Ohio

Defense

• Jeffery Akers, outside linebacker, junior, Lynn, Massachusetts
• Timothy Anderson, inside linebacker, junior, Ann Arbor, Michigan - started 6 games at inside linebacker
• Mike Boren, inside linebacker, senior, Columbus, Ohio - started 4 games at inside linebacker
• Kevin Brooks, defensive tackle, junior, Detroit, Michigan - started all 12 games at defensive tackle
• Fritz Burgess, defensive back, senior, Pasadena, California
• Brad Cochran, defensive back, junior, Royal Oak, Michigan - started all 12 games at strong-side cornerback
• Jeff Cohen, defensive back, senior, Farmington Hills, Michigan
• Evan Cooper, defensive back, senior, Miami, Florida - started all 12 games (8 at strong safety, 4 at free safety)
• Vincent DeFelice, defensive tackle, senior, Trenton, Michigan - started 11 games at defensive tackle
• John Ferens, defensive back, senior, Toledo, Ohio
• Tony Gant, linebacker, sophomore, Fremont, Ohio - started 8 games at free safety
• Joe Gray, linebacker, junior, Detroit, Michigan
• Mike Hammerstein, defensive tackle, junior, Wapakoneta, Ohio - started 1 game at defensive tackle
• Thomas J. Hassel, outside linebacker, senior, Cincinnati, Ohio - started 6 games at outside linebacker
• Dieter Heren, defensive back, sophomore, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Jim Herrmann, inside linebacker, senior, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
• Rich Hewlett, defensive back, senior, Plymouth, Michigan - started 4 games at strong safety
• John Lott, defensive back, senior, Masury, Ohio - started all 12 games at weak-side cornerback
• Rodney Lyles, outside linebacker, senior, Miami, Florida - started 11 games at outside linebacker
• Doug Mallory, defensive back, freshman, DeKalb, Illinois
• Mike Mallory, inside linebacker, junior, DeKalb, Illinois - started all 12 games at inside linebacker
• Dave Meredith, defensive tackle, senior, Sterling Heights, Michigan
• Andy Moeller, inside linebacker, sophomore, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Mike Reinhold, inside linebacker, sophomore, Muskegon, Michigan - started 2 games at inside linebacker
• Garland Rivers, defensive back, freshman, Canton, Ohio
• Nathaniel Rodgers, middle guard, senior, Warren, Ohio
• Carlton Rose, outside linebacker, senior, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - started 6 games at outside linebacker
• James Scarcelli, outside linebacker, junior, Warren, Michigan - started 1 game at outside linebacker
• Alan Sincich, middle guard, junior, Cleveland, Ohio - started all 12 games at middle guard
• Michael Wilson, defensive tackle, senior, Detroit, Michigan

Kickers

• Bob Bergeron, place-kicker, senior, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Don Bracken, punter, senior, Thermopolis, Wyoming
• Todd Schlopy, place-kicker, senior, Orchard Park, New York

Awards

• All-Americans: Stefan Humphries, Tom Dixon
• All-Conference: Stefan Humphries, Tom Dixon, Bob Bergeron, Kevin Brooks, Al Sincich, Evan Cooper
• Most Valuable Player: Steve Smith
• Meyer Morton Award: Steve Smith
• John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Perryman
• Frederick Matthei Award: Al Sincich
• Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Stefan Humphries
• Dick Katcher Award: Carlton Rose
• Robert P. Ufer Award: Jeff Cohen

Professional football

Fourteen (14) members of the 1983 football team went on to play professional football. They are Don Bracken (Green Bay Packers 1985-90, Los Angeles Rams 1992-93), Kevin Brooks (Dallas Cowboys 1985-88, Detroit Lions 1989-90), Milt Carthens (Indianapolis Colts, 1987), Evan Cooper (Philadelphia Eagles 1984-87, Atlanta Falcons, 1988-89), Jerry Diorio (Detroit Lions, 1987), Jumbo Elliott (New York Giants, 1988–95, New York Jets, 1996-2000, 2002), Mike Hammerstein (Cincinnati Bengals 1986-90), Jim Harbaugh (Chicago Bears, 1987–1993, Indianapolis Colts 1994–1997, Baltimore Ravens 1998, San Diego Chargers 1999–2000, Carolina Panthers 2001), Stefan Humphries (Chicago Bears 1984-86, Denver Broncos 1987-88), Eric Kattus (Cincinnati Bengals 1986-91, New York Jets 1992), Bob Perryman (New England Patriots 1987-90, Denver Broncos 1991-92), Garland Rivers (Chicago Bears 1987, Albany Firebirds, 1990-91, Arizona Rattlers, 1992–93), Carlton Rose (Washington Redskins 1987), Gerald White (Dallas Cowboys 1987),

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Bo Schembechler
• Assistant coaches: Alex Agase, Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Bob Chmiel, Jerry Hanlon, Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller, Paul Schudel, Bob Thornbladh, Elliot Uzelac, Milan Vooletich
• Trainer: Russ Miller
• Manager: Paul Gehkas, Douglans Ham, Kenneth Pefkins, Robert Reid

External links

• 1983 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History