| 1983Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–9 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Chuck Dickerson (1st season) |
| MVP | Randy Rasmussen |
| Captain | Randy Rasmussen |
| Home stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Illinois $ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Iowa | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Ohio 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented theUniversity of Minnesota in the1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coachJoe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 518 to 181.[1]
Offensive tackleRandy Rasmussen received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while tight end Jay Carroll was named offensive MVP, and linebackerPeter 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.[2]
Total attendance for the season was 243,674, which averaged to 48,734. The season high for attendance was againstWisconsin, although the game againstNebraska drew only two people less. Attendance vs. the Badgers and Cornhuskers was buoyed by a large number of visiting fans traveling to Minneapolis.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | atRice* | W 21–17 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| September 17 | No. 1Nebraska* | L 13–84 | 62,687 | [5] | |
| September 24 | Purdue |
| L 20–32 | 41,839 | [6] |
| October 1 | at No. 8Ohio State | L 18–69 | 89,192 | [7] | |
| October 8 | atIndiana | L 31–38 | 41,111 | [8] | |
| October 15 | Wisconsin |
| L 17–56 | 62,689 | [9] |
| October 22 | atNorthwestern | L 8–19 | 21,411 | [10] | |
| October 29 | atMichigan State | L 10–34 | 76,481 | [11] | |
| November 5 | No. 6Illinois |
| L 23–50 | 35,514 | [12] |
| November 12 | No. 9Michigan |
| L 10–58 | 40,945 | [13] |
| November 19 | at No. 11Iowa | L 10–61 | 66,160 | [14] | |
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