The 1983 Big Ten Conference football season was the 88th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.
The 1983 Big Ten champion was Illinois. The Illini compiled a 10-2 record (9-0 against Big Ten opponents). They were led quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,446 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 842 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 870 receiving yards. The 1983 Illini are the only Big Ten team to go 9-0 in regular season conference play, until Wisconsin went 9-0 in 2017.
Season overview
Results and team statistics
Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1983 season
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1983 season
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game
Pre-season
Regular season
Bowl games
Four Big Ten teams played in bowl games as follows:
- Ohio State defeated Pittsburgh, 28-23, in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona
- Illinois lost to UCLA, 45-9, in the 1984 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
- Michigan lost to Auburn, 9-7, in the 1984 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
- Iowa lost to Florida, 14-6, in the 1983 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida.
Statistical leaders
The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following:
All-conference players
All-Americans
1984 NFL Draft
The 1984 NFL draft was held May 1–2, 1984. The following Big Ten players were selected in the first round of the draft:
References
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