1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1982 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Hinton[1]
  • Rich Raffin
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

On September 25, Northwestern defeated Northern Illinois, 31–6, to end the Wildcats' 34-game losing streak, which remains the longest losing streak in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history.[3]

Green was awarded Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 1982 season. While the team's record is still the worst of any winner's team, the three wins equaled the team's total over the previous six seasons.[4]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 2,735 passing yards, Ricky Edwards with 688 rushing yards, and Jon Harvey with 807 receiving yards.[5] Offensive tackle Chris Hinton received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.[6][7]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Illinois
L 13–4967,036
September 11at Indiana
L 0–3038,595
September 18Miami (OH)*
L 13–27
September 25Northern Illinois*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–6
October 2at Iowa
L 7–4559,750
October 9Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–2120,875
October 16at Purdue
L 21–3467,659
October 23Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–4934,121[8][9]
October 30at Wisconsin
L 20–5464,388
November 6at Michigan State
W 28–2453,513
November 13Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 28–4030,074
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel[edit]

1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 75 Chris Hinton Sr
QB 17 Sandy Schwab Fr
WR 6 Steve Tasker Jr
QB 11 Mike Wall So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 54 Tom Flaherty Fr
LB 35 Mike Guendling Jr
LB 26 Alex Moyer So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 4 John Kidd Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1982 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Damer, Roy (February 2, 2024). "Dream come true! NU ends 34-game nightmare". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ "Big Ten Coach of the Year Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "1982 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
  7. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
  8. ^ Roy Damer (October 24, 1982). "45-for-71! NU quarterback has a big day – but Michigan's is even bigger". Chicago Tribune. pp. IV-1, IV-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 24, 1982). "U-M whips Wildcats". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.


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