1982 Big Ten Conference football season

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.

1982 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
SportFootball
Number of teams10
Top draft pickChris Hinton
ChampionMichigan
Runners-upOhio State
Season MVPAnthony Carter
Top scorerMike Bass
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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
1MichiganBo SchembechlerNR#108–48–128.817.0
2Ohio StateEarle Bruce#12#129–37–129.017.3
3IowaHayden FryNRNR8–46–219.119.2
4IllinoisMike WhiteNR#157–56–328.219.1
5WisconsinDave McClainNRNR7–55–423.921.0
6IndianaLee CorsoNRNR5–64–518.522.7
7PurdueLeon BurtnettNRNR3–83–619.229.5
8 (tie)NorthwesternDennis GreenNRNR3–82–718.734.5
8 (tie)Michigan StateMuddy WatersNRNR2–92–718.422.0
10MinnesotaJoe SalemNRNR3–81–822.527.2

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:

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following:[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 HintonGuardNorthwestern14
Tony EasonQuarterbackIllinois115
Rich StrengerTackleMichigan240
Keith BosticSafetyMichigan242
Steve MaidlowLinebackerMichigan St.4109
Smiley CreswellDefensive endMichigan St.5118
Matt VandenboomDefensive backWisconsin5126
Brett MillerTackleIowa5129
Otis GrantWide receiverMichigan St.5134
Jerome FosterDefensive tackleOhio St.5139

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.
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