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1982 Big Ten Conference football season

1982 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I-A
Sport Football
Number of teams 10
Top draft pick Chris Hinton
Champion Michigan
Runners-up Ohio State
Season MVP Anthony Carter
Top scorer Mike Bass
Football seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan $ 8 1 0     8 4 0
#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 Big Ten Conference football season was the 87th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The 1982 Big Ten champion was Michigan. The Wolverines lost two of their first three games, then won seven consecutive games before losing to Ohio State and also losing to UCLA in the 1983 Rose Bowl. Michigan wide receiver Anthony Carter received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player.

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1982 season
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1982 season
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games as follows:

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following:

1. Tony Eason, Illinois (3,248)
2. Sandy Schwab, Northwestern (2,735)
3. Scott Campbell, Purdue (2,626)
4. Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (2,468)
5. Mike Hohensee, Minnesota (2,380)

1. Tony Eason, Illinois (128.2)
2. Mike Tomczak, Ohio State (125.7)
3. Steve Smith, Michigan (125.1)
4. Chuck Long, Iowa (124.8)
5. Babe Laufenberg, Indiana (118.8)

1. Tim Spencer, Ohio State (1,538)
2. Lawrence Ricks, Michigan (1,388)
3. Mel Gray, Purdue (916)
4. Eddie Phillips, Iowa (772)
5. Ricky Edwards, Northwestern (688)


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