1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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]

1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Hohensee
CaptainEd Olson
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Ohio*W 57–356,168
September 18at PurdueCBS[5]W 36–1063,247
September 25Washington State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 41–1150,653
October 2IllinoisNo. 19
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
CBSL 24–4263,684
October 9at NorthwesternL 21–3120,875
October 16Indiana 
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 21–4061,865
October 23Iowa
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 16–2163,872
October 30at No. 20 MichiganL 14–52105,619[6]
November 6at Ohio StateL 10–3587,666
November 13Michigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–2657,146
November 20at WisconsinL 0–2459,792
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Mike Hohensee Sr
C 53 Randy Rasmussen Sr
QB Tim Salem Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Iowa

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Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 777 21
Golden Gophers 3 337 16

At Michigan

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Minnesota at Michigan
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 707 14
Wolverines 7 24147 52

At Ohio State

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Minnesota at Ohio State
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 370 10
Buckeyes 7 14140 35
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 2:30 CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 87,666
  • Game weather: Sunny; 42 °F (6 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SW
  • Referee: John Nealon

At Wisconsin

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Minnesota at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 000 0
Badgers 0 3147 24

References

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  1. ^ "1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 2020 Football Media Guide https://gophersports.com/documents/2020/10/14/2020_Football_Media_Guide_WEB.pdf
  6. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 31, 1982). "U-M smells roses, buries Gophers". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.