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1982 Iowa

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Hayden Fry.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1982, game by game: lost at No. 3 Nebraska 7–42; lost vs. Iowa State 7–19; won at Arizona 17–14; won vs. Northwestern 45–7; won at Indiana 24–20; lost vs. Michigan 7–29; won at Minnesota 21–16; won vs. Illinois 14–13; lost at Purdue 7–16; won vs. Wisconsin 28–14; won at Michigan State 24–18; won vs. Tennessee 28–22+38−35Lost 7–42 at No. 3 Nebraska-35No. 3 NebraskaLost 7–19 vs. Iowa State-12Iowa StateWon 17–14 at Arizona+3ArizonaWon 45–7 vs. Northwestern+38NorthwesternWon 24–20 at Indiana+4IndianaLost 7–29 vs. Michigan-22MichiganWon 21–16 at Minnesota+5MinnesotaWon 14–13 vs. Illinois+1IllinoisLost 7–16 at Purdue-9PurdueWon 28–14 vs. Wisconsin+14WisconsinWon 24–18 at Michigan State+6Michigan StateWon 28–22 vs. Tennessee+6Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11at3NebraskaL 7–⁠4227%
Sep 18vsIowa StateL 7–⁠1967%
Sep 25atArizonaW 17–⁠1445%
Oct 2vsNorthwesternW 45–⁠782%
Oct 9atIndianaW 24–⁠2055%
Oct 16vsMichiganL 7–⁠2942%
Oct 23atMinnesotaW 21–⁠1651%
Oct 30vsIllinoisW 14–⁠1350%
Nov 6atPurdueL 7–⁠1658%
Nov 13vsWisconsinW 28–⁠1456%
Nov 20atMichigan StateW 24–⁠1855%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsTennesseePeach BowlW 28–⁠2249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 28–⁠22 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠230
Coach
Hayden Fry
Elo
1568 +19 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 41 of 109; offense No. 65, defense No. 34
SRS
6.2 No. 38 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Snyder
Defensive coordinator
Bill Brashier
Captains
Mark Bortz, Norm Granger, Mike Hufford, Brett Miller and Bob Stoops
Most valuable player
Bob Stoops

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 5Brett Miller OTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Reggie Roby PMiami Dolphins

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 5 second team

First team

  • Mark BortzDLAP-1; UPI-1
  • Bob StoopsDBAP-1
  • Reggie RobyPAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan8–⁠18–⁠4
Ohio State7–⁠19–⁠312
Iowa6–⁠28–⁠4
Illinois6–⁠37–⁠5
Wisconsin5–⁠47–⁠5
Indiana4–⁠55–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠63–⁠8
Northwestern2–⁠73–⁠8
Michigan State2–⁠72–⁠9
Minnesota1–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.