1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–7–1 3–5–1 Leon Burtnett 2nd Jim Colletto 2nd Joe Tiller 1st Scott Campbell Scott Campbell Brock Spack Ross–Ade Stadium The 1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 3–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Schedule 1983 AP September 10 l y Notre Dame 5 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 6–52 69,782 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-notre-dame-rolls-over-purdue/166504405/ News-Press Notre Dame rolls over Purdue 52–6 September 11, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com September 17 l y y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 0–35 34,557 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-hurricanes-race-past-purdue-3/166498091/ News-Press Hurricanes race past Purdue 35–0 behind defense, Kosar's passing September 18, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 w y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 32–20 41,839 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-reserve-purdue-top-gophers-32/166617917/ The Forum Reserve, Purdue top Gophers 32–20 September 25, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 t Michigan State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 29–29 69,203 https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier-late-flurry-leaves-p/166618047/ Journal and Courier Late flurry leaves Purdue in standoff October 2, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 l y Ohio State 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 22–33 89,384 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent-lanes-punt-returns-ai/166615187/ The Post-Crescent Lane's punt returns aid Ohio State victory October 9, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 l y Iowa 14 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA 14–31 66,105 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-iowa-rolls-past-purdue/166614291/ The Marion Star Iowa rolls past Purdue October 16, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 22 l y Illinois 11 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 21–35 69,328 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-illini-top-purdu/166613208/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Illini top Purdue, eye Michigan October 23, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 w Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 48–17 60,134 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-purdue-wins-big-over-nort/166618216/ The Muncie Star Purdue wins big over Northwestern October 30, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 5 l y Michigan 13 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 10–42 104,946 U-M bowl outlook sweetens after rout Detroit Free Press Joe Lapointe November 6, 1983 1E, 7E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42507534/um_bowl_outlook_sweetens_after_rout/ Newspapers.com November 12 l Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 38–42 58,342 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-wright-leads-uw/166616667/ The Oshkosh Northwestern Wright leads UW in wild finish over Purdue November 13, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com November 19 w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Old Oaken Bucket 31–30 52,038 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-1983-11-19-purdue/165375361/ The Indianapolis Star Boilers ground Hoosiers, 31–30 November 20, 1983 February 24, 2025 Newspapers.com College Football @ Sports-Reference.com 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 90 January 30, 2023 Game summaries Notre Dame November 2022 At Miami (FL) November 2022 At Minnesota November 2022 Michigan State Scott Campbell 30/50, 300 yards At Ohio State Purdue Boilermakers 2; text-align:center collapsed Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1) October 8, 1983 1:30 p.m. EDT Purdue 7 0 0 15 Ohio St 6 6 14 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,384 Sunny, 76 F C Tom Quinn Box Score First quarter OSU – Paul Allen 21-yard field goal, 9:41. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11. OSU – Paul Allen 41-yard field goal, 4:30. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:34. PUR – Eric Jordan 40-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:27. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:00. Second quarter OSU – Keith Byars 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:23. Ohio St 12–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:59. Third quarter OSU – Garcia Lane 63-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 19–7. OSU – Garcia Lane 71-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 2:51. Ohio St 26–7. Fourth quarter PUR – Tim Clark 39-yard field goal, 14:20. Ohio St 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:31. OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 10:56. Ohio St 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19. PUR – Cliff Benson 5-yard pass from Scott Campbell (pass failed), 3:50. Ohio St 33–16. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:59. PUR – Mel Gray 20-yard run (pass failed), 2:58. Ohio St 33–22. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:46. Top passers PUR – Scott Campbell – 23/36, 228 yards, TD OSU – Mike Tomczak – 8/17, 145 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PUR – Eric Jordan – 9 rushes, 89 yards, TD OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 62 yards OSU – Keith Byars – 4 receptions, 120 yards At Iowa November 2022 Illinois Scott Campbell 30/43, 388 yards Northwestern November 2022 At Michigan November 2022 Wisconsin Purdue Boilermakers 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers (5–4) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–6–1) November 12, 1983 Wisconsin 7 14 7 14 Purdue 3 20 0 15 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana 58,342 Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Nov-25. First quarter WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rodhe kick). Wisconsin 7–0. PUR – Tim Clark 20-yard field goal. Wisconsin 7–3. Second quarter WIS – Randy Wright 1-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 14–3. PUR – Cliff Benson 18-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Wisconsin 14–10. PUR – Cliff Benson 1-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 17–14. WIS – Al Toon 73-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 21–17. PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 1-yard run (kick failed). Purdue 23–21. Third quarter WIS – Randy Wright 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 28–23. Fourth quarter PUR – Bruce King 17-yard run (pass good). Purdue 31–28. WIS – Randy Wright 8-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick). Wisconsin 35–31. PUR – Lloyd Hawthorne 3-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:35. Purdue 38–35. WIS – Brett Pearson 13-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 42–35. Top passers WIS – Randy Wright – 16/33, 317 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT PUR – Scott Campbell – 17/30, 181 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers WIS – Gary Ellerson – 21 rushes, 93 yards, TD PUR – Mel Gray – 24 rushes, 106 yards Top receivers WIS – Al Toon – 8 receptions, 252 yards, TD PUR – Jeff Price – 3 receptions, 66 yards right Game film (no sound) At Indiana Old Oaken Bucket Purdue Boilermakers 2; text-align:center collapsed Purdue Boilermakers (2–7–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–7) November 19, 1983 Purdue 0 21 3 7 Indiana 0 14 0 16 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 52,038 Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25. First quarter No scoring Second quarter PUR – Mel Gray 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 7–0. IU – Orlando Brown 8-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Tie 7–7. PUR – Jeff Price 13-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 14–7. PUR – Scott Campbell 1-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 21–7. IU – Len Kenebrew 22-yard pass from Steve Bradley (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 21–14. Third quarter PUR – Tim Clark 34-yard field goal. Purdue 24–14. Fourth quarter IU – Doug Smith 43-yard field goal. Purdue 24–17. PUR – Mel Gray 2-yard run (Tim Clark kick). Purdue 31–17. IU – Bobby Howard 7-yard run (Doug Smith kick). Purdue 31–24. IU – Duane Gunn 45-yard pass from Steve Bradley (pass failed). Purdue 31–30. Top passers PUR – Scott Campbell – 9/16, 102 yards, TD IU – Steve Bradley – 16/30, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PUR – Mel Gray – 36 rushes, 176 yards, 2 TD IU – Orlando Brown – 16 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers PUR – Cliff Benson – 2 receptions, 40 yards IU – Duane Gunn – 5 receptions, 140 yards, TD right Game highlights (local news) Roster 1983 Purdue Boilermakers y Butch Alder OL Paul Alekna OL Tim Alspaugh RB Cliff Benson TE y Rick Brunner WR 10 Sr Scott Campbell QB y Scott Campbell (American football) Rodney Carter RB y Mark Drenth OL 11 RSo Jim Everett QB y Jeff Feulner RB John Fitzpatrick OL Sr Mel Gray RB y Mel Gray (return specialist) Steve Griffin WR y Lloyd Hawthorne RB Doug Isbell OL Mark Jackson WR y Mark Jackson (wide receiver) Eric Jordan RB 37 Jr Bruce King RB y Bruce King (American football) Jeff Price WR Dave Retherford WR Tim Richardson RB Marty Scott TE Pat Snyder OL Don Anderson DB Andy Gladstone DL Kevin Holley DL Brad Hornor DL Derrick Hoskins DL Jason Houston DL Melvin Menke DL Chris Scott DL Brock Spack LB y Kevin Sumlin LB y Ray Wallace DB Kennedy Wilson DB Derek Wimberly DL y Rod Woodson DB y Bob Ziltz DL Tim Clark K Walt Drapeza P Andrew Falender K Matt Kinzer P Leon Burtnett Bill Doba Stan Parrish Bob Spoo References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football