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1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 287.[1] It was the first season in the H.H.H. Metrodome.[2]

1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–8 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Hohensee
CaptainEd Olson
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
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

Quarterback Mike Hohensee received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while offensive lineman Randy Rasmussen was named offensive MVP, and defensive end Karl Mecklenburg was named the defensive MVP. Rasmussen, offensive lineman Bill Humphries, and Mecklenburg were named All-Big Ten second team.[3] Mecklenburg, defensive lineman Fred Orgas and fullback Bob Stroup were named Academic All-Big Ten.[4]

Total attendance for the season was 413,200, which averaged to 59,028. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Ohio*
W 57–356,168
September 18at Purdue
CBS[5]W 36–1063,247
September 25Washington State*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 41–1150,653
October 2IllinoisNo. 19
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
CBSL 24–4263,684
October 9at Northwestern
L 21–3120,875
October 16Indiana 
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 21–4061,865
October 23Iowa
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
L 16–2163,872
October 30at No. 20 Michigan
L 14–52105,619[6]
November 6at Ohio State
L 10–3587,666
November 13Michigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 7–2657,146
November 20at Wisconsin
L 0–2459,792
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Mike Hohensee Sr
C 53 Randy Rasmussen Sr
QB Tim Salem Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries edit

Iowa edit

Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 777 21
Golden Gophers 3 337 16
Scoring summary
14:19MINNGallery 25-yard field goalMINN 3–0
23:49IOWAChuck Long 2-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 7–3
20:35MINNGallery 35-yard field goalIOWA 7–6
311:44IOWALong 2-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 14–6
37:28MINNGallery 45-yard field goalIOWA 14–9
412:02IOWAEddie Phillips 14-yard run (Nichol kick)IOWA 21–9
42:19MINNReid 2-yard run (Gallery kick)IOWA 21–16
See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Floyd of Rosedale

At Michigan edit

Minnesota at Michigan
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 707 14
• Wolverines 7 24147 52
Scoring summary
1MICHCarter 29-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 7–0
2MICHS. Smith 6-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 14–0
2MICHRice 1-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 21–0
24:14MICHRogers 10-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 28–0
21:17MINNMcMullen 13-yard pass from Hohensee (Gallery kick)Mich 28–7
2MICHHaji-Sheikh 24-yard field goalMich 31–7
39:42MICHDunaway 42-yard pass from S. Smith (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 38–7
3MICHK. Smith 6-yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 45–7
4MINNJacobs 3-yard run (Gallery kick)Mich 45–14
42:40MICHGreg Armstrong 17-yard pass from Dave Hall (Haji-Sheikh kick)Mich 52–14
See also: 1982 Michigan Wolverines football team and Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)

At Ohio State edit

Minnesota at Ohio State
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 370 10
• Buckeyes 7 14140 35
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 2:30 CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 87,666
  • Game weather: Sunny; 42 °F (6 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SW
  • Referee: John Nealon
See also: 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

At Wisconsin edit

Minnesota at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 000 0
• Badgers 0 3147 24
Scoring summary
2WISRodhe 29 yard field goalWisconsin 3-0
3WISWright 1 yard run (Rodhe kick)Wisconsin 10-0
3WISNault 28 yard pass from Wright (Rodhe kick)Wisconsin 17-0
4WISWilliams 1 yard run (Rodhe kick)Wisconsin 24-0
See also: 1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team

References edit

  1. ^ "1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), pp. 179–182[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 2020 Football Media Guide https://gophersports.com/documents/2020/10/14/2020_Football_Media_Guide_WEB.pdf
  6. ^ Joe Lapointe (October 31, 1982). "U-M smells roses, buries Gophers". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.
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