1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1983 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1983 record	3–7–1 (3–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium (Capacity: 69,200)

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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	#5 Notre Dame*		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	L 6–52	69,782
September 17	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 0–35	56,761
September 24	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	W 32–20	41,839
October 1	Michigan State		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	T 29–29	69,203
October 8	at #6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 22–33	89,384
October 15	at #14 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 14–31	66,105
October 22	#11 Illinois		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	L 21–35	69,328
October 29	Northwestern		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 48–17	60,134
November 5	at #13 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–42	104,946
November 12	Wisconsin		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 38–42	58,342
November 19	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 31–30	52,038
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.