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1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1982
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	3–8
conf_record	1–8
head_coach	Joe Salem
hc_year	4th
mvp	Mike Hohensee
captain	Ed Olson
stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

The 1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 3–8 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 287. It was the first season in the H.H.H. Metrodome.

Quarterback Mike Hohensee received the team's Most Valuable Player award, while offensive lineman Randy Rasmussen was named offensive MVP, and defensive end Karl Mecklenburg was named the defensive MVP. Rasmussen, offensive lineman Bill Humphries, and Mecklenburg were named All-Big Ten second team. Mecklenburg, defensive lineman Fred Orgas and fullback Bob Stroup were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance for the season was 413,200, which averaged to 59,028. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Iowa

At Michigan

At Ohio State

At Wisconsin

Roster

Mike Martz

References

"1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Keiser, Jeff. (June 2017). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (June 2017). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
(September 12, 1982). "'U' romps 57–3 in Dome debut". Star Tribune.
(September 19, 1982). "Hohensee passes Gophers to 36–10 win over Purdue". The Waterloo Courier.
(September 26, 1982). "Hohensee passes Gophers to 41–11 win". The Forum.
(October 3, 1982). "Illini comeback clips Minnesota". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 10, 1982). "Gophers surprised by Northwestern". The Albert Lea Tribune.
(October 17, 1982). "Gophers fumble to Indiana". Star Tribune.
(October 24, 1982). "Iowa hands Minnesota fourth straight loss, 21–16". Argus-Leader.
Joe Lapointe. (October 31, 1982). "U-M smells roses, buries Gophers". Detroit Free Press.
(November 7, 1982). "Confident Buckeyes bury Gophers 35–10". The Marion Star.
(November 14, 1982). "Spartans get kicks, top folding Gophers". Lansing State Journal.
(November 21, 1982). "Badgers blank Gophers for bowl bid". The Winona Daily News.

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