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 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	[1]
September 18	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 7–19	59,605	[2]
September 25	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 17–14	41,353	[3]
October 2	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 45–7	59,750	[4]
October 9	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 24–20	46,212	[5]
October 16	Michigan	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 7–29	59,989	[6]
October 23	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		W 21–16	63,872	[7]
October 30	Illinois	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	CBS	W 14–13	59,922	[8]
November 6	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 7–16	67,002	[9]
November 13	Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 28–14	58,500	[10]
November 20	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 24–18	50,103	[11]
December 31	vs. Tennessee*	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	W 28–22	50,134	[12]
*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

Iowa at #3 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 • Cornhuskers 14 14 0 14 42 Date: September 11, 1982 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game start: 1:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:40 Game attendance: 76,013 Referee: McClintock TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson and Bud Wilkinson Source: Box Score and Game Story

Iowa State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Cyclones 0 3 3 13 19 Hawkeyes 7 0 0 0 7 Date: September 18 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 1:10 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2:27 Game attendance: 59,605 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Clear and sunny, Wind NW 12 mph (19 km/h) Referee: Jerry Hendrickson Source: Box Score Archived 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

Iowa at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 7 3 17 Wildcats 0 14 0 0 14 Date: September 26 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:35 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:35 Game attendance: 41,353 Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)

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Northwestern at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7 • Hawkeyes 14 14 10 7 45 Date: October 2 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 59,750 Source: Box Score and Game Story

Iowa at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 7 7 7 3 24 Hoosiers 3 14 3 0 20 Date: October 9 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game attendance: 46,212 Television network: CBS

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Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolverines 0 12 3 14 29 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 16 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 59,989

Iowa at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 7 7 21 Golden Gophers 3 3 3 7 16 Date: October 23 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis Game start: 7:08 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 63,872 Game weather: Indoors Source: Box Score Archived 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

Chuck Long scored on a pair of short touchdown runs and Eddie Phillips rushed for 198 yards and another score.^[16]

Illinois at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 10 0 0 3 13 • Hawkeyes 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 30 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 59,922 Television network: CBS Source: Box Score and Game Story

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

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Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 7 0 7 • Boilermakers 3 13 0 0 16 Date: November 6, 1982 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana Game attendance: 67,002 Source: Box Score and Game Story

Wisconsin at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 7 0 0 7 14 • Hawkeyes 7 14 7 0 28 Date: November 13 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 58,500 Source: Box Score and Game Story

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.

Iowa at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 10 14 0 0 24 Spartans 0 3 0 15 18 Date: November 20 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game start: 1:02 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 50,103 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Breezy and warm, chance of rain, Wind SSE 15 mph (24 km/h) Referee: John Nealon

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.^[18]

Iowa vs. Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 21 7 0 28 Volunteers 7 0 12 3 22 Date: December 31 Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 50,134 Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Cloudy and cool, Wind NW 8 mph (13 km/h) Referee: James Garvey TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Steve Davis

Iowa earned its first bowl victory since 1959.^[19]

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Brett Miller	Tackle	5	129	Atlanta Falcons
Reggie Roby	Punter	6	167	Miami Dolphins
Mark Bortz	Guard	8	219	Chicago Bears

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