1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team information
American college football season
1982Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Dennis Green (2nd season)
Captains
Chris Hinton[1]
Rich Raffin
Home stadium
Dyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Michigan $
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
No. 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
The 1982 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
On September 25, Northwestern defeated Northern Illinois, 31–6, to end the Wildcats' 34-game losing streak, which remains the longest losing streak in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history.[3]
Green was awarded Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 1982 season. While the team's record is still the worst of any winner's team, the three wins equaled the team's total over the previous six seasons.[4]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 2,735 passing yards, Ricky Edwards with 688 rushing yards, and Jon Harvey with 807 receiving yards.[5] Offensive tackle Chris Hinton received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.[6][7]
^"Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^"1982 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^Damer, Roy (February 2, 2024). "Dream come true! NU ends 34-game nightmare". Chicago Tribune.
^"Big Ten Coach of the Year Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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