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1982 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1982 record7–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coachDave McClain (5th season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#NR/15 Michigan 8 1 0     8 4 0
#12/12 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 / Coaches' Poll

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 StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 9–20   104,932
September 18* #14 UCLA Camp Randall StadiumMadison, 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 StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 35–31   69,132
October 9 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, 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 StadiumIowa 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 StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) W 14–3   49,523
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

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

[2]



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

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References[]

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
  3. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/draft.htm?redir. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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