1982 Big Ten Conference football season

1982 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
SportFootball
Number of teams10
Top draft pickChris Hinton
ChampionMichigan
  Runners-upOhio State
Season MVPAnthony Carter
Top scorerMike Bass
Football seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 8 1 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Ohio State 7 1 0 9 3 0
Iowa 6 2 0 8 4 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 5 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0 7 5 0
Indiana 4 5 0 5 6 0
Purdue 3 6 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 2 7 0 2 9 0
Minnesota 1 8 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Big Ten Conference football season was the 87th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The 1982 Big Ten champion was Michigan. The Wolverines lost two of their first three games, then won seven consecutive games before losing to Ohio State and also losing to UCLA in the 1983 Rose Bowl. Michigan wide receiver Anthony Carter received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy as the conference's most valuable player.