1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

1982 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leon Burtnett (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Cope (1st season)
MVP	Mark Brown
Captain	Mark Brown, Chris Prince
Home stadium	Ross–Ade 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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Stanford*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–35	64,381
September 18	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–36	63,247
September 25	at No. 10 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–28	59,075
October 2	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 31–35	69,132
October 9	at No. 20 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 34–38	71,232
October 16	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–21	67,659
October 23	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 24–21	66,707
October 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–38	89,341
November 6	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 16–7	67,002
November 13	at No. 14 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 21–52	105,281	^[1]^[2]
November 20	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–13	69,745
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[3]^[4]

Roster

1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`81`	Cliff Benson	Jr
QB	`10`	Scott Campbell	Jr
QB	`11`	Jim Everett	So
RB	`32`	Mel Gray	Jr
RB	`37`	Bruce King	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`15`	Don Anderson	So
LB	`59`	Mark Brown	Sr
DE		Derek Wimberly

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Leon Burtnett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Stanford

Minnesota

At Notre Dame

Purdue at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	14	0	0	14
• Fighting Irish	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 25
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Scoring summary

1	ND	Moriarty 2-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 7-0

2	ND	Moriarty 3-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 14-0

2	PUR	King 2-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	Notre Dame 14-7

2	PUR	Benson 5-yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	Tie 14-14

3	ND	Carter 6-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 21-14

4	ND	Carter 10-yard run (Johnston kick)	Notre Dame 28-14

Wisconsin

At Illinois

Northwestern

Northwestern at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	14	21
• Boilermakers	0	14	13	7	34

Date: October 17
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game attendance: 67,659

Scoring summary

Q1	NW	Jenkins 3 yard pass from Schwab (Jolas kick)	NW 7–0

Q2	PUR	Gray 2 yard run (Clark kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	PUR	Gray 1 yard run (Clark kick)	PUR 14–7

Q3	PUR	Taylor 8 yard pass from Campbell (kick failed)	PUR 20–7

Q3	PUR	Griffin 4 yard pass from Campbell (Clark kick)	PUR 27–7

Q4	NW	Jenkins 4 yard pass from Schwab (Jolas kick)	PUR 27–14

Q4	PUR	Richardson 9 yard run (Clark kick)	PUR 34–14

Q4	NW	Edwards 2 yard run (Jolas kick)	PUR 34–21

Mel Gray 25 rushes, 193 yards (career-high) ^[5]

At Michigan State

Scott Campbell 24/43, 324 yards

Iowa

At Ohio State

Scott Campbell 28/55, 333 yards

At Michigan

Scott Campbell 29/49, 331 yards

References

^ Joe Lapointe (November 14, 1982). "Michigan runs to the Roses: Easy victory over Purdue clinches title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Barb Barker (November 14, 1982). "Pasadena Express: 'M' clinches title with 52-21 win". The Michigan Daily. pp. 1, 9 – via Bentley Historical Library.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 90. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1982 Oct 17.

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