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Washington State Cougars © |
Michigan Wolverines |
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Played September 10, 1983 at Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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| Washington State © | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Michigan | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Washington State |
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7 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
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Michigan |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
The 6th ranked Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler opened their 1983 season by welcoming the 1-0 Washington State Cougars & coach Jim Walden. Michigan played without injured QB Steve Smith but RB Rick Rogers rushed for 124 yards with a touchdown while QB Dave Hall filled in for Smith with a rushing touchdown & a passing touchdown as they Wolverines reclaimed The Belt with a 20-17 come-from-behind victory. Michigan opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Hall to WR Eddie Garrett. The Cougars tied the game at 7-7 when S Joe Taylor intercepted Hall & returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. The Wolverines regained the lead when after MG Al Sincich recovered a fumble by Washington State's QB Ricky Turner at the Cougars’ 12-yard line. Rogers scored two plays later on an 8-yard run giving Michigan a 14-7 halftime lead. Washington State's PK John Traut connected on a 33-yard field goal late in the 3rd quarter as the Cougars closed the gap to 4 points at 14-10. In the 4th quarter, the Cougars put together an 11-play, 63-yard drive with RB Reuben Mayes scoring on a 2-yard run giving Washington State a 17-14 advantage with 9:42 left in the game. The Wolverines responded with 7-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 52-yard run by Rogers. Hall carried the final 4 yards for the touchdown as Michigan regained the lead at 20-17 as PK Todd Schlopy missed the extra-point attempt wide to the right. Washington State moved into position to tie the game but Traut missed a 37-yard field goal attempt with 2:15 left in the game. Hall finished with just 50 yards passing with an interception while Turner threw for 83 yards & back-up QB Mark Rypien threw for 67 yards in the loss. The Cougars finished the season 7-4 while the Wolverines finished 9-3 & ranked 8th nationally. Washington State would play for The Belt again in 1993.
