1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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.

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

Schedule

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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 IllinoisL 34–3871,232
October 16Northwestern 
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 34–2167,659
October 23at Michigan StateW 24–2166,707
October 30at Ohio StateL 6–3889,341
November 6Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 16–767,002
November 13at No. 14 MichiganL 21–52105,281[1][2]
November 20Indiana
L 7–1369,745
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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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
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Stanford

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Minnesota

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At Notre Dame

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Purdue at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 1400 14
Fighting Irish 7 777 28

Wisconsin

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At Illinois

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Northwestern

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Northwestern at Purdue
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 0014 21
Boilermakers 0 14137 34

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

At Michigan State

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  • Scott Campbell 24/43, 324 yards

Iowa

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At Ohio State

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  • Scott Campbell 28/55, 333 yards

At Michigan

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  • Scott Campbell 29/49, 331 yards

References

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  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.