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1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

AP
  
No. 10

Head coach
  
Mike White (4th year)

Coaches
  
No. 10

1983 record
  
10–2 (9–0 Big Ten)

MVP
  
Don Thorp

The 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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The team's offensive leaders were 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. Defensive end Don Thorp was selected as the team's most valuable player and also received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

  • Don Thorp (Defensive end)
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Football
  • All-American, (defensive end)
  • Jim Juriga, (Tackle)
  • All-American, (tackle)
  • Craig Swoope, (Defensive back)
  • All-American, (defensive back)

    • References

    1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wikipedia
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