The 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hawkeyes, led by head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the season 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten), capped by a Peach Bowl victory over Tennessee.

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at No. 3 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN	L 7–42	76,013
September 18	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 7–19	59,605
September 25	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 17–14	41,353
October 2	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 45–7	59,750
October 9	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 24–20	46,212
October 16	Michigan	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 7–29	59,989
October 23	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 21–16	63,872
October 30	Illinois	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	CBS	W 14–13	59,922
November 6	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–16	67,002
November 13	Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 28–14	58,500
November 20	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 24–18	50,103
December 31	vs. Tennessee*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 28–22	50,134	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 John Alt Jr OL 69 Mike Bennett Fr WR 27 Bill Broghamer Jr RB 33 Owen Gill So FB 26 Norm Granger (C) Jr QB Tom Grogan Jr OT Mike Haight Fr G 68 Tim Hanna Jr WR 40 Bill Happel Fr RB 31 Ronnie Harmon Fr WR 87 Scott Helverson Fr C 53 Joel Hilgenberg Jr TE 86 Mike Hufford (C) Jr G 65 Tom Humphrey Fr OT 55 Joe Levelis Jr QB 16 Chuck Long  Fr OT 79 Brett Miller (C) Sr WR 5 Dave Moritz Jr TE 88 Lon Olejniczak Jr RB 22 Eddie Phillips Jr G 66 Jon Roehlk Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 63 Mark Bortz (C) Sr LB 47 Zane Corbin So CB 29 Nate Creer Fr LB 34 Jonathan Hayes Fr DL 91 Michael Hooks  So DL 64 Paul Hufford So DB 14 Keith Hunter So DT 77 George Little So DE 92 Tony Wancket So DB 21 Devon Mitchell Fr DB 45 Jay Norvell Fr DL 50 Hap Peterson Fr LB 36 Larry Station Fr LB 32 James Erb Sr DB 41 Bob Stoops (C) Sr DB Mike Stoops So DE Dave Strobel So DL 51 Bill Weires Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Tom Nichol So P 7 Reggie Roby Sr	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line Carl Jackson – Running backs Del Miller – Offensive assistant Dan McCarney – Defensive line Barry Alvarez – Linebackers Don Patterson – Defensive Backs Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning Bruce Kittle – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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Chuck Long scored on a pair of short touchdown runs and Eddie Phillips rushed for 198 yards and another score.^[5]

The Hawkeyes earned their first home win over the Fighting Illini since the 1974 season.

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The Hawkeyes recorded a school-record seven interceptions against the Badgers. Owen Gill ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns, and Chuck Long added two 1-yard touchdown runs.

This game gained attention when Iowa safety Ron Hawley knocked over the wooden goalposts while defending a play during the second quarter. The metal goalposts had been replaced with wooden ones before the game as Michigan State officials feared they would be torn down by students at the game's end. Play was delayed for several minutes and remained broken when Michigan State was about to attempt a field goal, resulting in the grounds crew holding the posts manually during the kick.^[7]

Iowa earned its first bowl victory since 1959.^[8]

• Reggie Roby - All-American (Punter), Led nation with a 48.1-yard average

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