The 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

as a member of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach

George Perles George Julius Perles (July 16, 1934 – January 7, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He was a defensive line coach, defensive coordinator, and assistant head coach for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972 to ...

, the Spartans compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–6–1 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. The Spartans offense scored 162 points while the defense allowed 233 points.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Purdue

*Source:''

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Michigan State Michigan State Spartans football seasons

Michigan State Spartans football The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University (MSU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference. Michigan State claims a ...

{{Collegefootball-1980s-season-stub