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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
Scoring summary 1 4:19 MINN Gallery 25-yard field goal MINN 3–0
2 3:49 IOWA Chuck Long 2-yard run (Nichol kick) IOWA 7–3
2 0:35 MINN Gallery 35-yard field goal IOWA 7–6
3 11:44 IOWA Long 2-yard run (Nichol kick) IOWA 14–6
3 7:28 MINN Gallery 45-yard field goal IOWA 14–9
4 12:02 IOWA Eddie Phillips 14-yard run (Nichol kick) IOWA 21–9
4 2:19 MINN Reid 2-yard run (Gallery kick) IOWA 21–16
At Michigan
Minnesota at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers
0
7 0 7
14
• Wolverines
7
24 14 7
52
Scoring summary 1 MICH Carter 29-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 7–0
2 MICH S. Smith 6-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 14–0
2 MICH Rice 1-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 21–0
2 4:14 MICH Rogers 10-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 28–0
2 1:17 MINN McMullen 13-yard pass from Hohensee (Gallery kick) Mich 28–7
2 MICH Haji-Sheikh 24-yard field goal Mich 31–7
3 9:42 MICH Dunaway 42-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 38–7
3 MICH K. Smith 6-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 45–7
4 MINN Jacobs 3-yard run (Gallery kick) Mich 45–14
4 2:40 MICH Greg Armstrong 17-yard pass from Dave Hall (Haji-Sheikh kick) Mich 52–14
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
Scoring summary 2 WIS Rodhe 29 yard field goal Wisconsin 3-0
3 WIS Wright 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 10-0
3 WIS Nault 28 yard pass from Wright (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 17-0
4 WIS Williams 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 24-0
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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