The 1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1982 college 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 .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
Result
Attendance
September 11
at #12 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 9–20
104,932
September 18*
#14 UCLA
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
L 26–51
77,974
September 25*†
Toledo
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
W 36–27
73,713
October 2
at Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
W 35–31
69,132
October 9
at Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
W 6–0
88,234
October 16
Michigan State
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
W 24–23
78,187
October 23
Illinois
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
L 28–29
78,406
October 30
Northwestern
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
W 54–20
64,388
November 6
Indiana
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
L 17–20
65,355
November 13
at Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
L 14–28
58,500
November 20
Minnesota
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe )
W 24–0
59,792
December 11*
vs. Kansas State
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl )
W 14–3
49,523
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll .
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Season summary [ ]
Minnesota [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Minnesota
0
0
0
0
0
• Wisconsin
0
3
14
7
24
Date: November 20 Location: Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Scoring summary
2
WIS Rodhe 29 yard field goal Wisconsin 3-0
3
WIS Wright 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 10-0
3
WIS Nault 28 yard pass from Wright (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 17-0
4
WIS Williams 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 24-0
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