1982 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1982 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Corradini (2nd season)
MVP	Babe Laufenberg
Captain	Babe Laufenberg, Marc Longshore
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his 10th year as head coach of the Hoosiers, before being fired at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 30–0	38,595	[1]
September 18	at No. 19 USC *	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 7–28	50,724	[2]
September 25	Syracuse *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 17–10	42,020	[3]
October 2	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 10–24	104,385	[4]
October 9	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 20–24	46,212	[5]
October 16	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 40–21	61,865	[6]
October 23	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 25–49	52,040	[7]
October 30	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 14–22	38,571	[8]
November 6	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–17	65,355	[9]
November 13	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 7–48	38,471	[10]
November 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 13–7	69,745	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• WR Duane Gunn
• QB Babe Laufenberg, Sr.

1983 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Babe Laufenberg	Quarterback	6	168	Washington Redskins
Jimmy Thomas	Defensive back	10	276	Green Bay Packers

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References

1. "Brown carries Indiana over Northwestern, 30–0". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "USC rolls over Hoosiers 28–7". The Sunday Oregonian. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gunn lights up IU's win over Syracuse". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Joe Lapointe (October 3, 1982). "U-M runs down Hoosiers: Land-based offense subdues IU, 24-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 7H – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mitchell rescues Hawks from defeat". Quad-City Times. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gophers fumble to Indiana". Star Tribune. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ohio State romps past Indiana, 49–25". The Times Recorder. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "I.U. smacks rock bottom". The South Bend Tribune. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Late field goal trips up Badgers again". The Post-Crescent. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Illinois vents frustrations on stunned Hoosiers, 48–7". Journal and Courier. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "IU survives frantic finish". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1982 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
13. "1982 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
14. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
15. "1982 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
16. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.