1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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]

1982 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chris Hinton[1]
  • Rich Raffin
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 8 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 12 Ohio State 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Iowa 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Illinois 6 –3 –07 –5 –0
Wisconsin 5 –4 –07 –5 –0
Indiana 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 3 –6 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –03 –8 –0
Michigan State 2 –7 –02 –9 –0
Minnesota 1 –8 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

On September 25, Northwestern defeated Northern Illinois 31–6 to end the Wildcats' 34-game losing streak, which remains the longest losing streak in FBS/1-A history.[3]

Dennis 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, their three wins equaled the team's total over the past 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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4at Illinois
L 13–49
September 11at Indiana
L 0–30
September 18Miami (OH)*
L 13–27
September 25Northern Illinois*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–6
October 2at Iowa
L 7–45
October 9Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–2120,875
October 16at Purdue
L 21–34
October 23Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–49
October 30at Wisconsin
L 20–54
November 6at Michigan State
W 28–24
November 13Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 28–40
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel
1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Sandy Schwab Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References
    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. "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.


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