1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl champion

Orange Bowl, W 21–20 vs. LSU

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 3
AP| No. 3
Record| 12–1 (7–0 Big Eight)
Head coach|

* Tom Osborne (10th season)

Offensive scheme| I formation
Defensive coordinator| Charlie McBride (2nd season)
Base defense| 5–2
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1981

1983 ->

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Nebraska $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 16 Oklahoma | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Oklahoma State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Kansas State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 1
Missouri | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 2
Iowa State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Kansas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 2
Colorado | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| 1:30 pm| Iowa*| No. 3|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 42–7| 76,013| [1]
September 18| 1:30 pm| New Mexico State*| No. 3|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| | W 68–0| 76,141| [2]
September 25| 2:45 pm| at No. 8 Penn State*| No. 2|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| CBS| L 24–27| 85,304| [3]
October 2| 1:30 pm| at No. 20 Auburn*| No. 8|

* Jordan-Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL

| | W 41–7| 73,900| [4]
October 9| 2:30 pm| at Colorado| No. 7|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| | W 40–14| 53,022| [5]
October 16| 1:30 pm| Kansas State| No. 6|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| | W 42–13| 76,268| [6]
October 23| 2:50 pm| Missouri| No. 5|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| ABC| W 23–19| 76,406| [7]
October 30| 1:30 pm| at Kansas| No. 6|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| | W 52–0| 51,172| [8]
November 6| 1:30 pm| Oklahoma State| No. 6|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| | W 48–10| 76,387| [9]
November 13| 1:30 pm| at Iowa State| No. 4|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA (rivalry)

| | W 48–10| 52,887| [10]
November 26| 1:45 pm| No. 11 Oklahoma| No. 3|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| CBS| W 28–24| 76,398| [11]
December 4| 11:30 pm| at Hawaii*| No. 3|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| | W 37–16| 46,876| [12]
January 1, 1983| 7:00 pm| vs. No. 13 LSU*| No. 3|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)

| NBC| W 21–20| 54,407| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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Behning, Mark #73 (So.) OT
Biggers, Kevin #13 (Jr.) CB
Bourn, Don #92 (So.) TE
Brown, Todd #29 (Sr.) SE
Brungardt, Tim #32 (Jr.) IB
Buchanan, Eric #82 (So.) DE
Burke, Dave #33 (So.) CB
Campbell, Grant #24 (Sr.) P
Clark, Bret #10 (So.) S
Craig, Roger #21 (Sr.) IB
Damkroger, Steve #35 (Sr.) LB
Daum, Mark #51 (So.) LB
Denny, Gregorio #36 (Fr.) IB
Engebritson, Monte #83 (Jr.) TE
Evans, Brent #48 (Sr.) LB
Felici, Tony #46 (Sr.) DE
Fisher, Todd #6 (So.) CB
Fryar, Irving #27 (Jr.) WB
Gdowski, Tom #93 (Sr.) DT
Gill, Turner #12 (Jr.) QB
Glathar, Kurt #69 (Sr.) OG
Graeber, Ken #52 (So.) MG
Greene, Ricky #5 (So.) CB
Grimminger, Harry #58 (So.) OG
Haase, David #4 (Jr.) S
Hagerman, Mark #9 (Sr.) PK
Harris, Neil #11 (So.) CB
Herrmann, Doug #63 (Jr.) DT
Hill, Dan #84 (Sr.) TE
Hill, Pete #41 (So.) DE
Holbrook, Tim #23 (Sr.) MON

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Huebert, Randy #31 (Sr.) WB
Johnson, Brad #55 (Sr.) C
Keeler, Mike #61 (Jr.) DT
Kimball, Scott #88 (So.) SE
Knox, Mike #44 (So.) LB
Krenk, Mitch #89 (Sr.) TE
Kwapick, Jeff #70 (Sr.) OT
Larsen, Pat #3 (Sr.) S
Lyday, Allen #18 (Sr.) CB
Mandelko, Mike #68 (Sr.) OG
Mason, Nate #8 (Jr.) QB
Mathison, Bruce #19 (Sr.) QB
McCashland, Mike #2 (So.) MON
McLaughlin, Scott #59 (So.) OG
McWhirter, Steve #45 (Sr.) LB
Merrell, Jeff #74 (Sr.) MG
Moravec, Mark #40 (Sr.) FB
Morrow, Tom #77 (So.) OT
Muehling, Brad #54 (Jr.) C
Murphy, Jim #16 (Jr.) CB
Orton, Greg #67 (So.) OG
Praeuner, Wade #85 (Jr.) DE
Raridon, Scott #72 (Jr.) OT
Rathman, Tom #26 (So.) FB
Reinhardt, John #62 (Jr.) MG
Ridder, Dave #86 (Jr.) DE
Rimington, Dave #50 (Sr.) C
Ripa, Dan #43 (So.) LB
Rozier, Mike #30 (Jr.) IB
Schellen, Mark #25 (Jr.) FB

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Schneider, Gary (Fr.) CB
Schoening, Lynn #91 (Sr.) PK
Schoettger, Scott #42 (So.) SE
Seibel, Kevin #49 (Sr.) PK
Sherlock, John #66 (Jr.) OT
Simmons, Ricky #7 (Jr.) WB
Smith, Jeff #28 (So.) IB
Steinkuhler, Dean #71 (Jr.) OG
Strasburger, Scott #90 (So.) DE
Stuckey, Rob #75 (So.) DT
Sundberg, Craig #15 (So.) QB
Swanson, Shane #17 (So.) WB
Theiss, Randy #65 (Sr.) OT
Thomas, Anthony #53 (So.) OG
Thompson, Jim #39 (So.) WB
Tramner, Mike #64 (Jr.) MG
Traynowicz, Mark #57 (So.) OT
Turner, Travis #14 (So.) QB
Van Norman, Kris #38 (Sr.) MON
Vergith, Tom #22 (Sr.) SE
Waechter, Kevin #76 (Jr.) DT
Weber, Bill #87 (So.) DE
Weed, Dan #56 (So.) C
Wilkening, Doug #34 (Jr.) FB
Williams, Jamie #80 (Sr.) TE
Williams, Toby #97 (Sr.) DT
Wingard, Dan #47 (So.) PK
Zierke, Mike (So.) DT

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### Depth chart

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Defense

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Bret Clark
Pat Larsen
Gary Schneider

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Steve McWhirter  | Steve Damkroger
Mike Knox  | Brent Evans
Kurt Whiteman  | Mark Daum
| MONSTER

Kris Van-Norman
Tim Holbrook
Mike Mccashland
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Dave Burke
Jim Murphy
Brian Pokorny

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Tony Felici  | Rob Stuckey  | Jeff Merrell  | Toby Williams  | Bill Weber
Scott Strasburger  | Jim Skow  | Mike Tramner  | Tom Gdowski  | Wade Praeuner
Dave Ridder  | Mike Zierke  | Ken Graeber  | John Reinhardt  | Eric Buchanan
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Allen Lyday
Neil Harris
Charlie Cartwright

Offense

| WR

Todd Brown
Rickey Simmons
Scott Kimball
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Randy Theiss  | Mike Mandelko  | Dave Rimington  | Dean Steinkuhler  | Jeff Kwapick
Mark Behning  | Anthony Thomas  | Brad Johnson  | Harry Grimminger  | Scott Raridon
John Sherlock  | Scott McLaughlin  | Brad Muehling  | Kurt Glather  | Mark Traynowicz
| TE

Jamie Williams
Mitch Krenk
Dan Hill
| WR

Irving Fryar
Shane Swanson
Tom Vergith
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Turner Gill
Bruce Mathison
Nate Mason
| Key reserves

Season-ending injury
DT Doug Herrman
DT Mike Keeler

| RB

Mike Rozier
Roger Craig
Jeff Smith
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Doug Wilkening
Mark Schellen
Mark Moravec
| Special teams

PK Kevin Seibel
P Grant Campbell

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## Coaching staff

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Name | Title | First year
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Tom Osborne | Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator | 1973 | 1964–1997 | Hastings College
Charlie McBride | Defensive Coordinator | 1981 | 1977–1999 | Colorado
Cletus Fischer | Offensive Line |  | 1960–1985 | Nebraska
John Melton | Linebackers | 1973 | 1962–1988 | Wyoming
Mike Corgan | Running Backs | 1962 | 1962–1982 | Notre Dame
Boyd Epley | Head Strength Coach | 1969 | 1969–2003 | Nebraska
George Darlington | Defensive Ends |  | 1973–2002 | Rutgers
Milt Tenopir | Offensive Line | 1974 | 1974–2002 | Sterling
Gene Huey | Receivers | 1977 | 1977–1986 | Wyoming
Frank Solich | Head Freshman Coach | 1979 | 1979–2003 | Nebraska
Jack Pierce |  |  | 1979–1991 |
Bob Thornton | Secondary | 1981 | 1981–1985 | Nebraska

## Game summaries

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### Iowa

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Iowa at #3 Nebraska [box score]

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Iowa | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• #3 Nebraska | 14 | 14| 0| 14 | 42

* Date: 1982-09-11
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,013
* Television network: ESPN

Defending Big Ten Champion Iowa was down 28-0 by halftime, and was only able to muster a single 4th-quarter touchdown against Nebraska reserves to avoid the shutout.

### New Mexico State

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New Mexico State at #3 Nebraska [box score]

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New Mexico State | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• #3 Nebraska | 14 | 14| 33| 7 | 68

* Date: 1982-09-18
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,141

Records fell all over as Nebraska steamrolled New Mexico State 68-0 in Lincoln. Nebraska's total of 883 offensive yards, 645 consecutive yards without going backwards, 36 rushing first downs, and 43 total first downs were all new NCAA records.

### Penn State

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#2 Nebraska at #8 Penn State [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#2 Nebraska | 0 | 7| 7| 10 | 24
• #8 Penn State | 7 | 7| 7| 6 | 27

* Date: 1982-09-25
* Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
* Game attendance: 85,304

Nebraska fought back from a 7-21 deficit and finally pulled into the lead on an 80-yard drive with 1:18 remaining, yet the Nittany Lions drove right back and handed the Cornhuskers their first and only loss of the season, keyed by a controversial Penn State completion at the sideline, leaving 9 seconds left on the clock. Sixteen years later, Penn State TE Mike McCloskey, the receiver of the controversial catch, admitted he was out of bounds on the play and should have been ruled incomplete.[17] Because the McCloskey "catch" stood, quarterback Todd Blackledge subsequently tossed the game winning catch to Kirk Bowman with 4 seconds remaining.[18]

### Auburn

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#8 Nebraska at #20 Auburn [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #8 Nebraska | 7 | 7| 7| 20 | 41
#20 Auburn | 7 | 0| 0| 0 | 7

* Date: 1982-10-02
* Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
* Game attendance: 73,900

The Cornhuskers, demoralized from the loss to Penn State a week earlier, struggled to come to life as Nebraska entered the locker room at halftime with a narrow 14-7 lead. By the end of the 3rd quarter, Nebraska had tacked on another 7 points, while Auburn had turned over the ball three times, and Nebraska finally ran off three straight scores in the 4th to put it away.

### Colorado

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#7 Nebraska at Colorado [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #7 Nebraska | 7 | 13| 0| 20 | 40
Colorado | 0 | 0| 14| 0 | 14

* Date: 1982-10-09
* Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* Game attendance: 53,022

Scoring summary

1| | NEB| Doug Wilkening 3-yard run (Kevin Seibel kick)| NEB 7-0
2| | NEB| Roger Craig 1-yard run (Kevin Seibel kick)| NEB 14-0
2| | NEB| Kevin Seibel 26-yard field goal| NEB 17-0
2| | NEB| Kevin Seibel 31-yard field goal| NEB 20-0
3| | COL| Richard Johnson 37-yard pass from Randy Essington (Tom Field kick)| NEB 20-7
3| | COL| Richard Johnson 24-yard run (Tom Field kick)| NEB 20-14
4| | NEB| Mike Rozier 6-yard pass from Turner Gill (pass failed)| NEB 26-14
4| | NEB| Mike Rozier 11-yard run (Kevin Seibel kick)| NEB 33-14
4| | NEB| Jeff Smith 1-yard run (Kevin Seibel kick)| NEB 40-14

Nebraska LB Steve Damkroger only recorded two interceptions during his Nebraska career, both in this game, as new Colorado coach Bill McCartney had his Colorado Buffaloes gunning for Nebraska through his attempt to establish the Cornhuskers as their main rival to give his squad a target by which to measure their success. At one point, Colorado came within 6 points of the lead, but Damkroger's two interceptions helped put to bed any Colorado upset hopes as Nebraska posted 20 unanswered 4th quarter points for the easy win.

### Kansas State

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Kansas State at #6 Nebraska [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Kansas State | 0 | 3| 10| 0 | 13
• #6 Nebraska | 7 | 14| 7| 14 | 42

* Date: 1982-10-16
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,268

Nebraska IB Mike Rozier became the second Nebraska back, after I.M. Hipp, to play back-to-back 200 yard games, and Cornhusker QB Turner Gill set a new Big Eight completion percentage record of 91.7%, as Nebraska had little trouble with Kansas State in Lincoln.

### Missouri

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Missouri at #5 Nebraska [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Missouri | 0 | 7| 3| 9 | 19
• #5 Nebraska | 3 | 3| 3| 14 | 23

* Date: 1982-10-23
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,406

Missouri was sniffing an upset after Nebraska QB Turner Gill was forced out by an injury in the 2nd quarter as the Tigers led 7-6, and the pressure was mounting after the Cornhuskers fell behind 9-13 in the 4th quarter, but backup QB Bruce Mathison directed two touchdown drives with help from an interception by Nebraska LB Brent Evans, and although Missouri would score again, the 10-point lead with 2:36 to go was too much for the Tigers to overcome.

### Kansas

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#6 Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #6 Nebraska | 7 | 10| 21| 14 | 52
Kansas | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0

* Date: 1982-10-30
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
* Game attendance: 50,172

Nebraska cruised to their 14th win in a row over Kansas and their 2nd shutout of the season, piling up 546 yards of offense compared to 69 for the Jayhawks and giving up only one turnover while owning the ball for 34:27. Five different players recorded touchdowns, as the Cornhuskers set out to protest their drop in the poll from #5 to #6 and prove that the previous close call in Missouri was not to be the norm.

### Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State at #6 Nebraska [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Oklahoma State | 0 | 7| 0| 3 | 10
• #6 Nebraska | 7 | 14| 14| 13 | 48

* Date: 1982-11-06
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,387

Oklahoma State runner Ernest Anderson, who later became the NCAA rushing record holder, was held to just 68 yards, while Nebraska IB Mike Rozier broke the Nebraska single season rushing record, held by Bobby Reynolds since 1950, with his 251-yard performance. The Cornhuskers jumped out to a 21-point lead, and the Cowboys only came within 14 before Nebraska left them behind.

### Iowa State

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#4 Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #4 Nebraska | 7 | 14| 14| 13 | 48
Iowa State | 7 | 0| 0| 3 | 10

* Date: 1982-11-13
* Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
* Game attendance: 52,887

Iowa State briefly held Nebraska to just a 7-point lead, long enough for the Cyclones to post a tying score at the end of the 1st quarter, but the Cornhusker offense proved to be impossible to hold back as Nebraska then ran off 28 unanswered points. Iowa State feebly posted a field goal in the 4th quarter, which Nebraska then punctuated with another 13 points to put this one away.

### Oklahoma

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#11 Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#11 Oklahoma | 7 | 3| 14| 0 | 24
• #3 Nebraska | 7 | 14| 7| 0 | 28

* Date: 1982-11-26
* Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Game attendance: 76,398

A hard-fought, statistically matched game of football powerhouses, Nebraska and Oklahoma traded the lead a few times before both offenses ground to a halt at the end of the 3rd quarter with the Cornhuskers clinging to a 4-point lead. Two 4th quarter Sooner drives crossed Nebraska's 35-yard line without producing points, yet the game remained in doubt until Nebraska DE Scott Strasburger intercepted Oklahoma with 26 seconds left to play and ended the Sooners' hopes for the upset.

### Hawaii

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#3 Nebraska at Hawaii [box score]

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #3 Nebraska | 0 | 0| 7| 30 | 37
Hawaii | 7 | 3| 6| 0 | 16

* Date: 1982-12-04
* Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Game attendance: 46,876

Few, if any, could have predicted that unranked Hawaii would lead Nebraska 10-0 by halftime and 16-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but the Cornhuskers finally found their footing late in this rare, late-season non-conference game and ripped 30 straight unanswered points in the 4th quarter, amassing 479 rushing yards on the day, to escape Honolulu with a 37-16 win.

### LSU

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#13 LSU vs #3 Nebraska [box score]

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#13 LSU | 7 | 7| 3| 3 | 20
• #3 Nebraska | 7 | 0| 7| 7 | 21

* Date: 1983-01-01
* Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
* Game attendance: 54,407

Nebraska struggled to overcome six turnovers in a game that saw them behind 7-14 at the half, behind 17-14 by the end of the 3rd, and clinging to a 1-point lead after LSU was forced to settle for a field goal in the 4th. Nebraska only punted once compared to the Tigers' six punts, had nearly double the total offensive yards, and a dominating rushing yardage lead, but the LSU ownership of the turnover battle demonstrated the importance of not giving away the ball as Nebraska barely escaped with the win.

## Rankings

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See also: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 4| 3| 3| 2| 8| 7| 6| 5| 6| 6| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 3
Coaches| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3

## Awards

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Award  | Name(s)

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Outland Trophy | Dave Rimington
Lombardi Award | Dave Rimington
National Lineman of the Year  | Dave Rimington
Big Eight Athlete of the Year  | Dave Rimington
Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year  | Mike Rozier
All-America 1st team  | Dave Rimington, Mike Rozier
All-America 3rd team  | Randy Theiss
All-America honorable mention  | Steve Damkroger, Turner Gill, Mike Mandelko, Jamie Williams, Toby Williams
All-Big Eight 1st team  | Steve Damkroger, Tony Felici, Turner Gill, Mike Mandelko, Dave Rimington, Mike Rozier, Randy Theiss, Jamie Williams
All-Big Eight 2nd team  | Irving Fryar, Jeff Merrell, Allen Lyday, Grant Campbell

## NFL and pro players

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The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1982 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[20]

Name  | Team

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Mark Behning | Pittsburgh Steelers
Todd Brown | Montreal Concordes
Bret Clark | Tampa Bay Bandits
Roger Craig | San Francisco 49ers
Irving Fryar | New England Patriots
Turner Gill | Montreal Concordes
Brad Johnson | Boston Breakers
Mike Knox | Denver Broncos
Mitch Krenk | Chicago Bears
Allen Lyday | Houston Oilers
Bruce Mathison | San Diego Chargers
Jeff Merrell | Boston Breakers
Greg Orton | Detroit Lions
Tom Rathman | San Francisco 49ers
Dave Rimington | Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Rozier | Pittsburgh Maulers
Mark Schellen | New Orleans Breakers
Kevin Seibel | Chicago Blitz
Ricky Simmons | Washington Federals
Jeff Smith | Kansas City Chiefs
Dean Steinkuhler | Houston Oilers
Swanson, Shane | Denver Broncos
Mark Traynowicz | Buffalo Bills
Jamie Williams | St. Louis Cardinals
Toby Williams | New England Patriots

## References

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1. ^ "Huskers roll in steel-belted style". Omaha World-Herald. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Nebraska puts on offensive show in 68–0 romp". Democrat and Chronicle. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Penn State comeback kills Huskers' hopes". The Sioux City Journal. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Huskers plow through Auburn country". The Dothan Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Huskers hold off 'game' Buffaloes". The Daily Nonpareil. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Nebraska romps". Tulsa World. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Huskers overcome Missouri challenge". The Sioux City Journal. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cornhuskers live up to billing, smash KU". The Kansas City Star. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Everything comes up Rozier for Huskers". Omaha World-Herald. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Huskers breath easy with Gill, OU next up". The Grand Island Independent. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Nebraska returns to Orange Bowl, 28–24". The Des Moines Register. November 27, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "No. 3 Huskers wake up in 4th quarter". The Grand Island Independent. December 6, 1982. Retrieved February 21, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "NU air game pops LSU balloon". Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1983. Retrieved November 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ Nebraska 1982 Roster
15. ^ "Nebraska 1982 Commitments". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
16. ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). October 29, 1982. p. 18.
17. ^ "McCloskey: Catch was out of bounds". McCook Daily Gazette. May 7, 1998. p. 19. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
18. ^ "1982 Penn State football".
19. ^ 1982 Husker Honors
20. ^ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.

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Big Eight Conference football champions

MVIAA|

* Iowa & Nebraska (1907)
* Kansas (1908)
* Missouri (1909)
* Nebraska (1910)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1911)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1912)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1913)
* Nebraska (1914)
* Nebraska (1915)
* Nebraska (1916)
* Nebraska (1917)
* Missouri (1919)
* Oklahoma (1920)
* Nebraska (1921)
* Drake & Nebraska (1922)
* Kansas & Nebraska (1923)
* Missouri (1924)
* Missouri (1925)
* Oklahoma A&M (1926)
* Missouri (1927)
* Nebraska (1928)
* Nebraska (1929)
* Kansas (1930)
* Nebraska (1931)
* Nebraska (1932)
* Nebraska (1933)
* Kansas State (1934)
* Nebraska (1935)
* Nebraska (1936)
* Nebraska (1937)
* Oklahoma (1938)
* Missouri (1939)
* Nebraska (1940)
* Missouri (1941)
* Missouri (1942)
* Oklahoma (1943)
* Oklahoma (1944)
* Missouri (1945)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1946)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)
* Oklahoma (1948)
* Oklahoma (1949)
* Oklahoma (1950)
* Oklahoma (1951)
* Oklahoma (1952)
* Oklahoma (1953)
* Oklahoma (1954)
* Oklahoma (1955)
* Oklahoma (1956)
* Oklahoma (1957)
* Oklahoma (1958)
* Oklahoma (1959)
* Missouri (1960)
* Colorado (1961)
* Oklahoma (1962)
* Nebraska (1963)

Big Eight|

* Nebraska (1964)
* Nebraska (1965)
* Nebraska (1966)
* Oklahoma (1967)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1968)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1969)
* Nebraska (1970)
* Nebraska (1971)
* Nebraska (1972)
* Oklahoma (1973)
* Oklahoma (1974)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975)
* Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976)
* Oklahoma (1977)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978)
* Oklahoma (1979)
* Oklahoma (1980)
* Nebraska (1981)
* Nebraska (1982)
* Nebraska (1983)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984)
* Oklahoma (1985)
* Oklahoma (1986)
* Oklahoma (1987)
* Nebraska (1988)
* Colorado (1989)
* Colorado (1990)
* Colorado & Nebraska (1991)
* Nebraska (1992)
* Nebraska (1993)
* Nebraska (1994)
* Nebraska (1995)

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