1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Badgers won their first bowl game after going 0-4 in the previous four. The bowl game was the first live college football game televised by ESPN.
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Independence Bowl, W 14-3 vs. Kansas State | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1982 record | 7–5 (5–4 Big Ten) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Hilles (5th season) |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | at No. 12 Michigan | L 9–20 | 104,932 | |
September 18 | No. 14 UCLA* | L 26–51 | 77,974 | |
September 25 | Toledo*![]() |
| W 36–27 | 73,713 |
October 2 | at Purdue | W 35–31 | 69,132 | |
October 9 | at Ohio State | W 6–0 | 88,234 | |
October 16 | Michigan State |
| W 24–23 | 78,187 |
October 23 | Illinois |
| L 28–29 | 78,406 |
October 30 | Northwestern |
| W 54–20 | 64,388 |
November 6 | Indiana |
| L 17–20 | 65,355 |
November 13 | at Iowa | L 14–28 | 58,500 | |
November 20 | Minnesota |
| W 24–0 | 59,792 |
December 11 | vs. Kansas State* | W 14–3 | 49,523 | |
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Season summary
Ohio State
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During the opening series, the Ohio State Buckeyes marched the length of the field to the Wisconsin 8 yard line only to watch freshman Rich Spangler miss a 25-yard field goal attempt. Wisconsin responded by driving 80 yards in 14 plays for the only score of the game when Badger tailback John Williams ran the ball from the 1 yard line for the touchdown. Mark Doran's conversion attempt was blocked by Buckeye defensive tackle Jerome Foster. Key plays in the scoring drive included the following: a 15-yard run by Chucky Davis, a 12-yard run by David Keeling, and three passes from quarterback Randy Wright to Tim Stracka, Jeff Nault, and Al Toon, the last pass covering 12 yards to the Ohio State 1. Early in the second quarter, the Buckeyes moved the ball to the Wisconsin 33 only to have Spangler's 50 yard field goal attempt bounce off the crossbar. The Badgers were offside on the play. Spangler's second attempt of 45 yards then sailed wide to the left. Midway through the third quarter, the Badger offense stalled on the Ohio State 13 where Doran missed a 30-yard field goal attempt. The Buckeyes were unable to stop the Badger running backs during the final eight 8 minutes of the game resulting in a Badger shutout.
Minnesota
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team players in the 1983 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Matt Vandenboom | Defensive Back | 5 | 126 | Buffalo Bills |
Tim Stracka | Tight End | 6 | 145 | Cleveland Browns |
Bob Winckler | Tackle | 6 | 166 | Washington Redskins |
David Greenwood | Defensive Back | 8 | 206 | New Orleans Saints |
Mark Shumate | Defensive Tackle | 10 | 257 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Tim Krumrie | Defensive Tackle | 10 | 276 | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
- "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11619115/
- http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/09/26360/ohio-state-football-flashback-wisconsin-1983
- Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
- "1983 NFL Draft Listing". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.