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1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorChuck Dickerson[1]
MVPRandy Rasmussen
CaptainRandy Rasmussen
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Rice*
W 21–1710,000[5]
September 17No. 1 Nebraska*
L 13–8462,687
September 24Purdue
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 20–3241,839
October 1at No. 8 Ohio State
L 18–6989,192
October 8at Indiana
L 31–3841,111
October 15Wisconsindagger
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 17–5662,689
October 22at Northwestern
L 8–1921,411
October 29at Michigan State
L 10–3476,481
November 5No. 6 Illinois
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 23–5035,514
November 12No. 9 Michigan
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 10–5840,945[6]
November 19at No. 11 Iowa
L 10–6166,160
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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  • C Randy Rasmussen

References

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  1. ^ "Vintage Clip of Marv Levy Eviscerating Coach He Fired Made For Great TV". SI. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "97-yard drive rallies "U" to 21–17 win". Star Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Joe Lapointe (November 13, 1983). "Michigan buries Gophers, 58-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 13C – via Newspapers.com.
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