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 |
|
[1]
Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Iowa |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
13 |
| • Michigan |
3 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
[2]
Purdue
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Purdue |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
| • Michigan |
14 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
42 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
[3]
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
|
|
| 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
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
References
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- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 2.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 23.
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 6.
