American college football season
The 1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fourth year under head coach Joe Salem , the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 287.[1] It was the first season in the H.H.H. Metrodome .[2]
Quarterback Mike Hohensee received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while offensive lineman Randy Rasmussen was named offensive MVP, and defensive end Karl Mecklenburg was named the defensive MVP. Rasmussen, offensive lineman Bill Humphries, and Mecklenburg were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Mecklenburg, defensive lineman Fred Orgas and fullback Bob Stroup were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]
Total attendance for the season was 413,200, which averaged to 59,028. The season high for attendance was against Iowa .[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 Ohio * W 57–356,168
September 18 at Purdue CBS [5] W 36–1063,247
September 25 Washington State * Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN W 41–1150,653
October 2 Illinois No. 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN CBS L 24–4263,684
October 9 at Northwestern L 21–3120,875
October 16 Indiana Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN L 21–4061,865
October 23 Iowa Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry ) L 16–2163,872
October 30 at No. 20 Michigan L 14–52105,619 [6]
November 6 at Ohio State L 10–3587,666
November 13 Michigan State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN L 7–2657,146
November 20 at Wisconsin L 0–2459,792
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
Iowa
Iowa at Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Hawkeyes
0
7 7 7
21
Golden Gophers
3
3 3 7
16
At Michigan
Minnesota at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
7 0 7
14
• Wolverines
7
24 14 7
52
At Ohio State
Minnesota at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
3 7 0
10
• Buckeyes
7
14 14 0
35
Date: November 6Location: Ohio StadiumGame start: 2:30 CST Elapsed time: 2:50Game attendance: 87,666Game weather: Sunny; 42 °F (6 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SWReferee: John Nealon
At Wisconsin
Minnesota at Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
0 0 0
0
• Badgers
0
3 14 7
24
References
^ "1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017 .
^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF) , p. 160 [permanent dead link ]
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF) , p. 180 [permanent dead link ]
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF) , pp. 179–182 [permanent dead link ]
^ 2020 Football Media Guide https://gophersports.com/documents/2020/10/14/2020_Football_Media_Guide_WEB.pdf
^ Joe Lapointe (October 31, 1982). "U-M smells roses, buries Gophers" . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com .
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