FEATURED GAME
Beat Tennessee
28
vs
22
Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) — defining win on the season's biggest stage
See how the 1982 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
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