1982 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1982 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his 10th year as head coach of the Hoosiers, before being fired at the end of the season.

1982 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Corradini (2nd season)
MVP	Babe Laufenberg
Captain	Babe Laufenberg, Marc Longshore
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 30–0	38,595
September 18		at No. 19 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 7–28	50,724
September 25		Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 17–10	42,020
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 10–24	104,385	[1]
October 9		Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 20–24	46,212
October 16		at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 40–21	61,865
October 23		Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 25–49	52,040
October 30		Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 14–22	38,571
November 6		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–17	65,355
November 13		Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 7–48	38,471
November 20		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 13–7	69,745
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

• WR Duane Gunn
• QB Babe Laufenberg, Sr.

1983 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Babe Laufenberg	Quarterback	6	168	Washington Redskins
Jimmy Thomas	Defensive back	10	276	Green Bay Packers

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References

1. Joe Lapointe (October 3, 1982). "U-M runs down Hoosiers: Land-based offense subdues IU, 24-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 7H – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1982 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1982 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1982 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
6. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.