1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (0–9 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (1st season)
Captain	By game
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

1983 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois $	8	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Toledo	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 1–10 record (0–9 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 276 to 134. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Coulter with 1,827 passing yards, Ricky Calhoun with 871 rushing yards, and Derrin Powell with 582 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Marshall*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 7–3
September 10	Akron*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–13	5,173
September 24	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–31
October 1	Bowling Green	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 21–26
October 8	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 3–24
October 15	Northern Illinois	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 15–34
October 22	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 19–37
October 29	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	L 20–33
November 5	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–37
November 12	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 12–24
November 19	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 10–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming