Minnesota Football Team History
Minnesota Golden Gophers
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Founded: 1851 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 50,805 Colors: Maroon & Gold Coach: Joe Salem Conference: Big 10-
1982 Season Highlights
Joe Salem enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Minnesota.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Ohio
57
7
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Purdue
36
10
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Washington State
41
11
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Illinois
24
42
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Northwestern
21
31
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Indiana
21
40
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Iowa
16
21
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Michigan
14
52
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Ohio State
10
35
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Michigan State
7
26
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Wisconsin
0
24
L
1982 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 247
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 299
Defense Average 27.2
Opponents Record 61-64
Conference Record 1-8
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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