1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1982 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Cope (1st season)
MVPMark Brown
CaptainMark Brown, Chris Prince
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Stanford*
L 14–3564,381
September 18Minnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 10–3663,247
September 25at No. 10 Notre Dame*
L 14–2859,075
October 2Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 31–3569,132
October 9at No. 20 Illinois
L 34–3871,232
October 16Northwesterndagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 34–2167,659
October 23at Michigan State
W 24–2166,707
October 30at Ohio State
L 6–3889,341
November 6Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 16–767,002
November 13at No. 14 Michigan
L 21–52105,281[1][2]
November 20Indiana
L 7–1369,745
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3][4]

Roster[edit]

1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Cliff Benson Jr
QB 10 Scott Campbell Jr
QB 11 Jim Everett So
RB 32 Mel Gray Jr
RB 37 Bruce King So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 15 Don Anderson So
LB 59 Mark Brown Sr
DE Derek Wimberly
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Stanford[edit]

See also: 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team

Minnesota[edit]

At Notre Dame[edit]

Purdue at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 1400 14
• Fighting Irish 7 777 28
Scoring summary
1NDMoriarty 2-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 7-0
2NDMoriarty 3-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 14-0
2PURKing 2-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)Notre Dame 14-7
2PURBenson 5-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)Tie 14-14
3NDCarter 6-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 21-14
4NDCarter 10-yard run (Johnston kick)Notre Dame 28-14
See also: 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Wisconsin[edit]

At Illinois[edit]

Northwestern[edit]

Northwestern at Purdue
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0014 21
• Boilermakers 0 14137 34
Scoring summary
Q1NWJenkins 3 yard pass from Schwab (Jolas kick)NW 7–0
Q2PURGray 2 yard run (Clark kick)Tie 7–7
Q2PURGray 1 yard run (Clark kick)PUR 14–7
Q3PURTaylor 8 yard pass from Campbell (kick failed)PUR 20–7
Q3PURGriffin 4 yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)PUR 27–7
Q4NWJenkins 4 yard pass from Schwab (Jolas kick)PUR 27–14
Q4PURRichardson 9 yard run (Clark kick)PUR 34–14
Q4NWEdwards 2 yard run (Jolas kick)PUR 34–21

Mel Gray 25 rushes, 193 yards (career-high) [5]

At Michigan State[edit]

  • Scott Campbell 24/43, 324 yards

Iowa[edit]

See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

At Ohio State[edit]

  • Scott Campbell 28/55, 333 yards

At Michigan[edit]

  • Scott Campbell 29/49, 331 yards

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joe Lapointe (November 14, 1982). "Michigan runs to the Roses: Easy victory over Purdue clinches title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Barb Barker (November 14, 1982). "Pasadena Express: 'M' clinches title with 52-21 win". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 9 – via Bentley Historical Library.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1982 Oct 17.
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