1982 Wisconsin
7–5 (5–4 Big Ten), coached by Dave McClain. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 54–20Oct 30
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at 12Michigan | L 9–20 | 23% |
| Sep 18 | vs 14UCLA | L 26–51 | 40% |
| Sep 25 | vs Toledo | W 36–27 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | at Purdue | W 35–31 | 52% |
| Oct 9 | at Ohio State | W 6–0 | 32% |
| Oct 16 | vs Michigan State | W 24–23 | 73% |
| Oct 23 | vs Illinois | L 28–29 | 54% |
| Oct 30 | vs Northwestern | W 54–20 | 84% |
| Nov 6 | vs Indiana | L 17–20 | 75% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa | L 14–28 | 44% |
| Nov 20 | vs Minnesota | W 24–0 | 74% |
| Dec 11Bowls & playoff | vs Kansas StateIndependence Bowl | W 14–3 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 14–3 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
- 7–5
- Conference
- 5–4 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 287–252
- Coach
- Dave McClain
- Elo
- 1537 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.6 No. 38 of 109; offense No. 36, defense No. 50
- SRS
- 7.0 No. 35 of 113 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Dudley
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Hilles
- Captains
- Tim Krumrie, Matt Vanden Boom and John Williams
- Most valuable player
- Randy Wright
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1983
The 1983 draft| Rd 5 | Matt Vandenboom DB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 6 | Tim Stracka TE | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 6 | Bob Winckler OT | Washington Redskins |
All-Big Ten
5 first teamFirst team
Bob WincklerOTAP-2; UPI-1
Tim KrumrieDLAP-1; UPI-1- Darryl SimsDLAP-1; UPI-1
- David GreenwoodDBAP-1; UPI-1
- Matt Vanden BoomDBAP-2; UPI-1
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–1 | 8–4 | |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Iowa | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Illinois | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 5–4 | 7–5 | |
| Indiana | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 2–7 | 3–8 | |
| Michigan State | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Minnesota | 1–8 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.