1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Badgers won their first bowl game after going 0-4 in the previous four. The bowl game was the first live college football game televised by ESPN.

1982 Wisconsin Badgers football
Independence Bowl, W 14-3 vs. Kansas State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1982 record	7–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (5th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at No. 12 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–20	104,932
September 18	No. 14 UCLA*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 26–51	77,974
September 25	Toledo*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 36–27	73,713
October 2	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 35–31	69,132
October 9	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 6–0	88,234
October 16	Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–23	78,187
October 23	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 28–29	78,406
October 30	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 54–20	64,388
November 6	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 17–20	65,355
November 13	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 14–28	58,500
November 20	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 24–0	59,792
December 11	vs. Kansas State*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 14–3	49,523
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Season summary

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 6 0 0 0 6 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 9 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH

Scoring summary 1 Wisconsin John Williams 1 yard run (kick blocked) Wisconsin 6–0

During the opening series, the Ohio State Buckeyes marched the length of the field to the Wisconsin 8 yard line only to watch freshman Rich Spangler miss a 25-yard field goal attempt. Wisconsin responded by driving 80 yards in 14 plays for the only score of the game when Badger tailback John Williams ran the ball from the 1 yard line for the touchdown. Mark Doran's conversion attempt was blocked by Buckeye defensive tackle Jerome Foster. Key plays in the scoring drive included the following: a 15-yard run by Chucky Davis, a 12-yard run by David Keeling, and three passes from quarterback Randy Wright to Tim Stracka, Jeff Nault, and Al Toon, the last pass covering 12 yards to the Ohio State 1. Early in the second quarter, the Buckeyes moved the ball to the Wisconsin 33 only to have Spangler's 50 yard field goal attempt bounce off the crossbar. The Badgers were offside on the play. Spangler's second attempt of 45 yards then sailed wide to the left. Midway through the third quarter, the Badger offense stalled on the Ohio State 13 where Doran missed a 30-yard field goal attempt. The Buckeyes were unable to stop the Badger running backs during the final eight 8 minutes of the game resulting in a Badger shutout.

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Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 • Wisconsin 0 3 14 7 24 Date: November 20 Location: Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI

Scoring summary 2 WIS Rodhe 29 yard field goal Wisconsin 3-0 3 WIS Wright 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 10-0 3 WIS Nault 28 yard pass from Wright (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 17-0 4 WIS Williams 1 yard run (Rodhe kick) Wisconsin 24-0

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Roster

1982 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Demos Argyros Jr QB 10 Jess Cole Jr T 72 Jeff Dellenbach So RB 41 Gary Ellerson So RB 24 Larry Emery Fr WR 20 Thad McFadden Jr WR 42 Tim Stracka Sr WR 87 Al Toon So RB 1 John Williams Sr QB 12 Randy Wright Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 32 Kyle Borland Sr LB 99 Rick Graf Fr S/P 31 David Greenwood Sr LB 64 Mike Herrington Sr CB 29 Richard Johnson So DT 50 Tim Krumrie Sr DT 76 Mark Shumate Sr DE 60 Darryl Sims So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Pat Hady Sr	Head coach Dave McClain Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the 1983 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Matt Vandenboom	Defensive Back	5	126	Buffalo Bills
Tim Stracka	Tight End	6	145	Cleveland Browns
Bob Winckler	Tackle	6	166	Washington Redskins
David Greenwood	Defensive Back	8	206	New Orleans Saints
Mark Shumate	Defensive Tackle	10	257	Kansas City Chiefs
Tim Krumrie	Defensive Tackle	10	276	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11619115/
3. http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2013/09/26360/ohio-state-football-flashback-wisconsin-1983
4. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
5. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.