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
Captains	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	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 30–0	38,595	[1]
September 18	at No. 19 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 7–28	50,724	[2]
September 25	Syracuse*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 17–10	42,020	[3]
October 2	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 10–24	104,385	[4]
October 9	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 20–24	46,212	[5]
October 16	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 40–21	61,865	[6]
October 23	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 25–49	52,040	[7]
October 30	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 14–22	38,571	[8]
November 6	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 20–17	65,355	[9]
November 13	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 7–48	38,471	[10]
November 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 13–7	69,745	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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