1982 Big Ten Conference football season

1982 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I-A
Sport	Football
Teams	10
Top draft pick	Chris Hinton
Champion	Michigan
Runners-up	Ohio State
Season MVP	Anthony Carter
Top scorer	Mike Bass
Football seasons

1982 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Big Ten Conference football season was the 87th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The 1982 Big Ten champion was Michigan. The Wolverines lost two of their first three games, then won seven consecutive games before losing to Ohio State and also losing to UCLA in the 1983 Rose Bowl. Michigan wide receiver Anthony Carter received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	AP final	AP high	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG
1	Michigan	Bo Schembechler	NR	#10	8–4	8–1	28.8	17.0
2	Ohio State	Earle Bruce	#12	#12	9–3	7–1	29.0	17.3
3	Iowa	Hayden Fry	NR	NR	8–4	6–2	19.1	19.2
4	Illinois	Mike White	NR	#15	7–5	6–3	28.2	19.1
5	Wisconsin	Dave McClain	NR	NR	7–5	5–4	23.9	21.0
6	Indiana	Lee Corso	NR	NR	5–6	4–5	18.5	22.7
7	Purdue	Leon Burtnett	NR	NR	3–8	3–6	19.2	29.5
8 (tie)	Northwestern	Dennis Green	NR	NR	3–8	2–7	18.7	34.5
8 (tie)	Michigan State	Muddy Waters	NR	NR	2–9	2–7	18.4	22.0
10	Minnesota	Joe Salem	NR	NR	3–8	1–8	22.5	27.2

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1982 season ^[1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1982 season ^[1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game ^[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game ^[1]

Bowl games

Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games as follows:

• Michigan lost to UCLA, 24-14, in the 1983 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
• Ohio State defeated BYU, 47-17, in the 1982 Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
• Iowa defeated Tennessee, 28-22, in the 1982 Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
• Illinois lost to Alabama, 21-15, in the 1982 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.
• Wisconsin defeated Kansas State, 14-3, in the 1982 Independence Bowl, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following: ^[1]

Passing yards 1. Tony Eason, Illinois (3,248) 2. Sandy Schwab, Northwestern (2,735) 3. Scott Campbell, Purdue (2,626) 4. Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (2,468) 5. Mike Hohensee, Minnesota (2,380) [1] Rushing yards 1. Tim Spencer, Ohio State (1,538) 2. Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (1,388) 3. Mel Gray, Purdue (916) 4. Eddie Phillips, Iowa (772) 5. Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (688) [1] Receiving yards 1. Mike Martin, Illinois (941) 2. Anthony Carter, Michigan (844) 3. Jon Harvey, Northwestern (807) 4. Duane Gunn, Indiana (764) 5. Cliff Benson, Purdue (762) [1] Total offense 1. Tony Eason, Illinois (3,258) 2. Sandy Schwab, Northwestern (2,555) 3. Scott Campbell, Purdue (2,508) 4. Mike Hohensee, Minnesota (2,418) 5. Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (2,351) [1]

Passing efficiency rating 1. Tony Eason, Illinois (128.2) 2. Mike Tomczak, Ohio State (125.7) 3. Steve Smith, Michigan (125.1) 4. Chuck Long, Iowa (124.8) 5. Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (118.8) [1] Rushing yards per attempt 1. Troy King, Wisconsin (7.2) 2. Tony Hunter, Minnesota (5.7) 3. Tim Spencer, Ohio State (5.6) 4. Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (5.2) 5. Owen Gill, Iowa (5.1) [1] Yards per reception 1. Duane Gunn, Indiana (21.8) 2. Anthony Carter, Michigan (19.6) 3. John Boyd, Indiana (18.9) 4. Gary Williams, Ohio State (17.2) 5. Lonnie Farrow, Minnesota (16.6) [1] Points scored 1. Mike Bass, Illinois (101) 2. Tim Spencer, Ohio State (90) 3. Ali Haji-Sheikh, Michigan (77) 4. Rich Spangler, Ohio State (68) 5. Jim Gallery, Minnesota (61) [1]

All-conference players

For the complete All-Big Ten selections, see 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 1980 College Football All-America Team.

1983 NFL draft

The 1983 NFL draft was held in April 1983. The following Big Ten players were selected in the first five rounds of the draft: ^[2]

Name	Position	Team	Round	Overall pick
Chris Hinton	Guard	Northwestern	1	4
Tony Eason	Quarterback	Illinois	1	15
Rich Strenger	Tackle	Michigan	2	40
Keith Bostic	Safety	Michigan	2	42
Steve Maidlow	Linebacker	Michigan St.	4	109
Smiley Creswell	Defensive end	Michigan St.	5	118
Matt Vandenboom	Defensive back	Wisconsin	5	126
Brett Miller	Tackle	Iowa	5	129
Otis Grant	Wide receiver	Michigan St.	5	134
Jerome Foster	Defensive tackle	Ohio St.	5	139

References

1. "1982 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
2. "1983 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved December 10, 2016.