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1982 Northwestern Wildcats football
1982 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dennis Green (2nd season);
Captains	Chris Hinton; Rich Raffin;
Home stadium	Dyche 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

The 1982 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Green, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–7 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

On September 25, Northwestern defeated Northern Illinois, 31–6, to end the Wildcats' 34-game losing streak, which remains the longest losing streak in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history.^[3]

Green was awarded Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 1982 season. While the team's record is still the worst of any winner's team, the three wins equaled the team's total over the previous six seasons.^[4]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Sandy Schwab with 2,735 passing yards, Ricky Edwards with 688 rushing yards, and Jon Harvey with 807 receiving yards.^[5] Offensive tackle Chris Hinton received first-team All-Big Ten honors from both the Associated Press and the United Press International.^[6]^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 13–49	67,036
September 11	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–30	38,595
September 18	Miami (OH)*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–27
September 25	Northern Illinois*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–6
October 2	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 7–45	59,750
October 9	Minnesota	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 31–21	20,875
October 16	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 21–34	67,659
October 23	Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 14–49	34,121	^[8]^[9]
October 30	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 20–54	64,388
November 6	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 28–24	53,513
November 13	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 28–40	30,074
*Non-conference game

Personnel

1982 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`75`	Chris Hinton	Sr
QB	`17`	Sandy Schwab	Fr
WR	`6`	Steve Tasker	Jr
QB	`11`	Mike Wall	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`54`	Tom Flaherty	Fr
LB	`35`	Mike Guendling	Jr
LB	`26`	Alex Moyer	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`4`	John Kidd	Jr

Head coach

Dennis Green

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "1982 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ Damer, Roy (February 2, 2024). "Dream come true! NU ends 34-game nightmare". Chicago Tribune.
^ "Big Ten Coach of the Year Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ "1982 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ Joe Mooshil (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade, Toledo, Ohio (AP story). p. 26.
^ Barry Minkoff (November 23, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 13.
^ Roy Damer (October 24, 1982). "45-for-71! NU quarterback has a big day – but Michigan's is even bigger". Chicago Tribune. pp. IV-1, IV-13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joe Lapointe (October 24, 1982). "U-M whips Wildcats". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.