Michigan State Spartans

1983 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
17	Stephen Adams S. Adams	DB	6'1"	197	FR
11	Wankeith Akin W. Akin	RB	5'9"	157	SR
59	Tom Allan T. Allan		6'3"	225	SR
13	Dean Altobelli D. Altobelli	RB	5'11"	185	FR
68	Scott Auer S. Auer	OL	6'5"	237	SR
98	Richard Babich R. Babich	LB	6'4"	213	SR
54	Carl Banks C. Banks	LB	6'6"	230	SO
27	Mark Beaudoin M. Beaudoin	LB	6'2"	210	SO
95	Veno Belk V. Belk	TE	6'3"	223	SO
51	Anthony Bell A. Bell	LB	6'4"	222	SO
39	Paul Bobbitt P. Bobbitt	DB	6'3"	195	SO
92	Steve Bogdalek S. Bogdalek		6'4"	241	SO
88	Gregory Bolte G. Bolte	TE	6'5"	210	SR
30	Kevin Bozeman K. Bozeman	RB	5'10"	175	FR
23	Clark Brown C. Brown	QB	6'3"	203	SO
58	Shane Bullough S. Bullough	LB	6'1"	215	FR
52	Derek Bunch D. Bunch	LB	6'3"	208	SR
49	Carl Butler C. Butler	FB	5'10"	208	JR
50	Kevin Butts K. Butts	OL	6'2"	256	FR
75	Dennis Childs D. Childs	OL	6'6"	267	JR
25	Brian Cochran B. Cochran	DB	6'2"	195	FR
60	William Covey W. Covey	OL	6'1"	216	SR
35	Tim Cunningham T. Cunningham	DB	6'2"	195	SR
94	Joe Curran J. Curran		5'11"	263	JR
31	Darryl Dixon D. Dixon	DB	6'2"	205	SR
24	Taylor Donavon T. Donavon	DB	5'11"	175	SO
1	Toby Fairbanks T. Fairbanks	WR	6'1"	180	FR
72	Mark Fincher M. Fincher	OL	6'6"	286	SO
26	Keith Gates K. Gates	FB	6'1"	190	SO
48	Nate Hannah N. Hannah	DB	6'1"	182	SR
74	Michael Hotrum M. Hotrum	OL	6'5"	242	FR
86	David Houle D. Houle	TE	6'5"	220	FR
16	Peter Hrisko P. Hrisko	QB	6'5"	190	FR
19	John Hurt J. Hurt	WR	5'11"	165	JR
85	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	WR	5'11"	173	FR
65	Kenneth Jackson K. Jackson	DL	6'6"	225	FR
33	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	RB	5'11"	175	JR
99	Vandelynn Jenkins V. Jenkins	DL	6'3"	228	SO
6	John Jones J. Jones	LB	6'2"	212	JR
47	Carter Kamana C. Kamana	DB	6'0"	174	SR
41	Michael Kirkling M. Kirkling	FB	6'0"	230	FR
15	Richard Kolb R. Kolb	QB	6'2"	185	SR
	Rick Kolb R. Kolb	QB
79	Jim Bob Lamb J. Bob Lamb	OL	6'4"	259	SR
91	Tim Landrum T. Landrum		6'1"	240	FR
76	Randy Lark R. Lark	OL	6'1"	250	SR
82	Warren Lester W. Lester	LB	6'6"	260	JR
10	Terry Lewis T. Lewis	DB	6'1"	190	JR
61	Bruce Lowe B. Lowe		6'5"	252	FR
9	Tony Manley T. Manley	RB	5'10"	188	JR
77	John McDonell J. McDonell	OL	6'5"	275	SO
29	Michael Messenger M. Messenger	RB	5'10"	182	FR
70	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	DL	6'6"	243	FR
2	Ralf Mojsiejenko R. Mojsiejenko	P	6'2"	201	FR
69	Allen Moore A. Moore	DL	6'5"	260	SR
42	Tim Moore T. Moore	LB	6'3"	210	FR
40	Jim Morrissey J. Morrissey	LB	6'3"	205	JR
	Bobby Morse B. Morse	RB
21	Robert Morse R. Morse	RB	5'10"	185	FR
63	Mark Napolitan M. Napolitan	OL	6'3"	245	JR
83	Mark Nichols M. Nichols		6'2"	225	FR
4	Robert O'Neill R. O'Neill	QB	6'2"	200	SO
84	John Oieksik J. Oieksik	OL	6'5"	227	JR
32	Phil Parker P. Parker	DB	5'11"	175	JR
	Rodney Parker R. Parker	WR
18	Jeffrey Paterra J. Paterra	QB	6'3"	187	FR
44	John Peries J. Peries	LB	6'1"	193	JR
12	Brian Phelps B. Phelps	QB	6'0"	187	SR
88	Edward Pobur E. Pobur	DL	6'3"	210	JR
7	James Popp J. Popp	DB	5'11"	175	FR
70	Gary Price G. Price	DL	6'3"	240	FR
93	Kelly Quinn K. Quinn	DL	6'2"	225	JR
67	Tyrone Rhodes T. Rhodes	OL	6'3"	245	FR
57	Jim Rinella J. Rinella		5'10"	200	SO
20	Aaron Roberts A. Roberts	RB	6'1"	183	JR
34	Tom Robinson T. Robinson	TE	6'1"	220	SR
71	Douglas Rogers D. Rogers	OL	6'4"	255	FR
	Butch Rolle B. Rolle	TE
89	Donald Rolle D. Rolle	TE	6'5"	235	SO
37	Ronald Rosebero R. Rosebero	WR	6'2"	185	JR
97	Leroy Shepherd L. Shepherd	DL	6'6"	246	SR
60	Patrick Shurmur P. Shurmur	LB	6'1"	218	FR
29	Charles Soltys C. Soltys	FB	6'2"	212	SR
53	kenneth Stockwell k. Stockwell	OL	6'1"	213	SR
22	Rob Stradley R. Stradley	QB	6'2"	190	FR
64	Jeff Stump J. Stump	OL	6'3"	250	FR
87	Terry Tanker T. Tanker	TE	6'3"	223	SR
96	Gregory Thornton G. Thornton	DL	6'2"	218	JR
38	Daryl Turner D. Turner	WR	6'4"	198	SR
28	Thomas Tyree T. Tyree	LB	6'2"	182	SO
62	Mitchell Wachman M. Wachman	OL	6'3"	236	SO
73	John Wojciechowski J. Wojciechowski	OL	6'5"	250	JR
56	David Wolff D. Wolff	OL	6'4"	250	FR
80	Tony Woods T. Woods	WR	6'4"	192	SR
14	Dave Yarema D. Yarema	QB	6'3"	196	SO
36	Lonnie Young L. Young	DB	6'2"	180	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,239

Mestemaker

3,169

Atkinson

3,150

Fifita

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,291

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,349

Legree

1,317

Smith

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

30

Mestemaker

29

Mensah

29

Veltkamp

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Legree

15

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.1

43.9

42.2

41.8

39.7

Opp PPG Rankings

11.7

11.9

12.0

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

526.7

520.7

520.1

518.1

512.3

499.2

Rush Yards Rankings

344.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

373.0

334.9

331.0

328.9

326.2

320.8

Sack Leaders

40.0

39.0

38.0

37.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	9	1	.900
2	San Diego State	5	5	.500
3	Texas State	6	4	.600
4	Oregon State	5	5	.500
5	Utah State	4	6	.400
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Washington State	2	8	.200
8	Colorado State	3	7	.300

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Ohio State	7	3	.700
5	Iowa	8	2	.800
6	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
7	USC	7	3	.700
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Penn State	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	5	.500
11	Northwestern	6	4	.600
12	Washington	6	4	.600
13	Nebraska	6	4	.600
14	Maryland	4	6	.400
15	Michigan	5	5	.500
16	Purdue	3	7	.300
17	Michigan State	3	7	.300
18	Rutgers	2	8	.200

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Texas	8	2	.800
4	Tennessee	8	2	.800
5	Kentucky	7	3	.700
6	Ole Miss	6	4	.600
7	South Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma	6	4	.600
9	Florida	6	4	.600
10	Auburn	6	4	.600
11	LSU	6	4	.600
12	Missouri	6	4	.600
13	Arkansas	4	6	.400
14	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
15	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
4	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
5	Delaware	5	5	.500
6	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
7	Missouri State	4	6	.400
8	Florida International	4	6	.400
9	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	8	2	.800
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	5	5	.500
6	Appalachian State	6	4	.600
7	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
10	Georgia State	5	5	.500
11	Troy	4	6	.400
12	Marshall	5	5	.500
13	Southern Miss	3	7	.300
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	7	3	.700
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Florida State	5	5	.500
8	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
9	Stanford	5	5	.500
10	Virginia Tech	6	4	.600
11	Virginia	5	5	.500
12	Syracuse	5	5	.500
13	North Carolina	5	5	.500
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	NC State	4	6	.400
16	California	3	7	.300
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	8	2	.800
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	North Texas	7	3	.700
4	UAB	6	4	.600
5	East Carolina	6	4	.600
6	Army	5	4	.556
7	Tulsa	6	4	.600
8	Florida Atlantic	6	4	.600
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	10	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	9	1	.900
3	BYU	8	2	.800
4	Houston	7	3	.700
5	Baylor	6	4	.600
6	Arizona	7	3	.700
7	Arizona State	6	4	.600
8	Oklahoma State	6	4	.600
9	UCF	5	5	.500
10	Iowa State	5	5	.500
11	TCU	5	5	.500
12	Kansas	4	6	.400
13	West Virginia	5	5	.500
14	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
15	Colorado	4	6	.400
16	Kansas State	4	6	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	Wyoming	7	3	.700
2	New Mexico	8	2	.800
3	North Dakota State	8	2	.800
4	Air Force	8	2	.800
5	UNLV	6	4	.600
6	Nevada	4	6	.400
7	San Jose State	5	6	.455
8	Hawai'i	3	7	.300
9	UTEP	1	9	.100
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000