1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Stanford*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–35	64,381	[1]
September 18	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 10–36	63,247	[2]
September 25	at No. 10 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 14–28	59,075	[3]
October 2	Wisconsin	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 31–35	69,132	[4]
October 9	at No. 20 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 34–38	71,232	[5]
October 16	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 34–21	67,659	[6]
October 23	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 24–21	66,707	[7]
October 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–38	89,341	[8]
November 6	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 16–7	67,002	[9]
November 13	at No. 14 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 21–52	105,281	[10][11]
November 20	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 7–13	69,745	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Mel Gray 25 rushes, 193 yards (career-high) ^[16]

• Scott Campbell 24/43, 324 yards

• Scott Campbell 28/55, 333 yards

• Scott Campbell 29/49, 331 yards