FEATURED GAME
Beat Tennessee
28
vs
22
Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) — defining win on the season's biggest stage
Football History
Season Snapshot 1982 at a glance
1982 Iowa Football
8-4
Overall
6-2
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Won 28-22 · Peach Bowl
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+6.6
Simple Rating System — #37 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
45
vs Northwestern on Oct 2
Best defensive game
held them to 7
vs Northwestern (45-7)
Closest game
1-point win
vs Illinois (14-13)
Biggest win
by 38
vs Northwestern (45-7)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
3
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
3-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Beat Minnesota
21
vs
16
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 5
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Beat Wisconsin
28
vs
14
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 14
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Northwestern
45
vs
7
Wire-to-wire control — won by 38
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS HEROES GAME
Faced Nebraska
7
vs
42
Trophy game came up just short
VS CY-HAWK
Faced Iowa State
7
vs
19
Trophy game came up just short
Compare This Team
See how the 1982 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1982 Schedule 12 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | Away (3) Nebraska | 7–42 | L |
| Sep 18 | Home Iowa State | 7–19 | L |
| Sep 25 | Away Arizona | 17–14 | W |
| Oct 2 | Home Northwestern | 45–7 | W |
| Oct 9 | Away Indiana | 24–20 | W |
| Oct 16 | Home Michigan | 7–29 | L |
| Oct 23 | Away Minnesota | 21–16 | W |
| Oct 30 | Home Illinois | 14–13 | W |
| Nov 6 | Away Purdue | 7–16 | L |
| Nov 13 | Home Wisconsin | 28–14 | W |
| Nov 20 | Away Michigan State | 24–18 | W |
| Dec 31 | Neutral Tennessee Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) | 28–22 | W |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
19.1
vs
19.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
-0.1 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
142.6
vs
213.7
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-71.1 difference per game
Rush yards
181.0
vs
117.0
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+64.0 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
13.1
18.5
-5.4
Pass Att
21.7
33.5
-11.8
Pass Cmp %
60.3
55.4
+4.9
Pass Yds
142.6
213.7
-71.1
Pass TD
0.7
0.8
-0.1
Rush Att
46.6
34.6
+12.0
Rush Yds
181.0
117.0
+64.0
Rush Y/A
3.9
3.4
+0.5
Rush TD
1.6
1.0
+0.6
Plays
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Total Yds
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Yds/Play
—
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1st Downs
—
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Penalties
—
—
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Penalty Yds
—
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Fumbles
—
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Interceptions
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Turnovers
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Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck LongQB | 11 | 129 | 201 | 64.2 | 1,374 | 8 | 10 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 124.9 | 124.8 |
| Tom GroganQB | 11 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 71.0 |
| Eddie PhillipsRB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 36.0 | 3.3 | 201.2 |
| J.C. Love JordanWR | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 326.8 |
| Cornelius RobertsonQB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 46.4 |
| Charlie HumphriesQB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 52.9 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Eddie PhillipsRB | 11 | 156 | 772 | 4.9 | 4 | 70.2 | 25 | 193 | 7.7 | 1 | 17.5 | 181 | 965 | 5 |
| Owen GillRB | 11 | 120 | 613 | 5.1 | 7 | 55.7 | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 4.5 | 129 | 662 | 7 |
| Norm GrangerRB | 11 | 64 | 352 | 5.5 | 1 | 32.0 | 25 | 260 | 10.4 | 1 | 23.6 | 89 | 612 | 2 |
| Dave MoritzWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 437 | 13.2 | 2 | 39.7 | 33 | 437 | 2 |
| Ronnie HarmonRB | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.5 | 16 | 255 | 15.9 | 1 | 23.2 | 23 | 271 | 1 |
| Mike HuffordTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 1 | 15.1 | 12 | 166 | 1 |
| J.C. Love JordanWR | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 15 | 140 | 9.3 | 1 | 12.7 | 16 | 146 | 1 |
| Chuck LongQB | 11 | 129 | 119 | 0.9 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 119 | 4 |
| Paul McCartyRB | 11 | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | 7.5 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 | 15 | 82 | 0 |
| Cornelius RobertsonQB | 11 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Vince CampbellWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill HappelWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Fred BushRB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Glenn BuggsRB | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom GroganQB | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Jonathan HayesLB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Lon OlejniczakTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Gregg HammannWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kelly O'BrienTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bill BroghamerWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob StoopsDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 42 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Dave BrowneDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Devon MitchellDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 37 | 0 | — | — | — |
| James ErbLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Keith HunterDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Larry StationLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mike YaculloLB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Nate Creer*DB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Ron HawleyDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tony WancketDL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| J.C. Love JordanWR | 11 | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 251 |
| Glenn BuggsRB | 11 | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 110 |
| Norm GrangerRB | 11 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 696 |
| Ron HawleyDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 52 |
| Paul McCartyRB | 11 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 118 |
| Ronnie HarmonRB | 11 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 294 |
| Dave MoritzWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 454 |
| Kirk BanksOL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bob StoopsDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 42 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie RobyP | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 52 | 2,501 | 48.1 |
| Tom NicholK | 11 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 39 | 8 | 281 | 35.1 |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen GillRB | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 3.8 |
| Tom NicholK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 39 | 3.5 |
| Eddie PhillipsRB | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2.7 |
| Chuck LongQB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.2 |
| Norm GrangerRB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Dave MoritzWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Tom GroganQB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Tony WancketDL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Cornelius RobertsonQB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| J.C. Love JordanWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Kelly O'BrienTE | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Mike HuffordTE | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Ronnie HarmonRB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 11 | @ Nebraska | L 7–42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 18 | Iowa State | L 7–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25 | @ Arizona | W 17–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 2 | Northwestern | W 45–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9 | @ Indiana | W 24–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16 | Michigan | L 7–29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23 | @ Minnesota | W 21–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30 | Illinois | W 14–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 6 | @ Purdue | L 7–16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 13 | Wisconsin | W 28–14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | @ Michigan State | W 24–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 31 | vs Tennessee Peach Bowl | W 28–22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1982 Roster 36 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoops | SR | DB | |
| Devon Mitchell | — | DB | |
| Keith Hunter | — | DB | |
| Nate Creer* | — | DB | |
| Ron Hawley | — | DB | |
| Dave Browne | — | DL | |
| Tony Wancket | — | DL | |
| Tom Nichol | — | K | |
| James Erb | — | LB | |
| Jonathan Hayes | — | LB | |
| Larry Station | — | LB | |
| Mike Yacullo | — | LB | |
| Joel Hilgenberg* | — | OL | |
| John Alt* | — | OL | |
| Kirk Banks | — | OL | |
| Reggie Roby | — | P | |
| Charlie Humphries | — | QB | 1 Cmp, 3 Att, 7 Yds, 0 TD |
| Chuck Long | — | QB | 129 Cmp, 201 Att, 1374 Yds, 8 TD |
| Cornelius Robertson | — | QB | 3 Cmp, 9 Att, 14 Yds, 0 TD |
| Tom Grogan | — | QB | 9 Cmp, 23 Att, 111 Yds, 0 TD |
| Eddie Phillips | — | RB | 156 Att, 772 Yds, 4.9 Avg |
| Fred Bush | — | RB | 1 Att, 13 Yds, 13.0 Avg |
| Glenn Buggs | — | RB | 5 Att, 10 Yds, 2.0 Avg |
| Norm Granger | — | RB | 64 Att, 352 Yds, 5.5 Avg |
| Owen Gill | — | RB | 120 Att, 613 Yds, 5.1 Avg |
| Paul McCarty | — | RB | 14 Att, 83 Yds, 5.9 Avg |
| Ronnie Harmon | — | RB | 16 Rec, 255 Yds, 15.9 Avg |
| Kelly O'Brien | — | TE | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Lon Olejniczak | — | TE | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, 7.0 Avg |
| Mike Hufford | — | TE | 12 Rec, 166 Yds, 13.8 Avg |
| Bill Broghamer | — | WR | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Bill Happel | — | WR | 1 Rec, 15 Yds, 15.0 Avg |
| Dave Moritz | — | WR | 33 Rec, 437 Yds, 13.2 Avg |
| Gregg Hammann | — | WR | 1 Rec, 7 Yds, 7.0 Avg |
| J.C. Love Jordan | — | WR | 15 Rec, 140 Yds, 9.3 Avg |
| Vince Campbell | — | WR | 2 Rec, 24 Yds, 12.0 Avg |
1982 AP Poll Movement
Iowa wasn't ranked in the AP poll this season.
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