1982 Football Team

Overall Record: 8-4 Conference Record: 8-1
Conference Finish: 1st place
National Ranking: UPI - No. 15
Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler
Captain: Anthony Carter, Paul Girgash, Robert Thompson
All-Americans: Anthony Carter
All-Conference: Anthony Carter, Lawrence Ricks, Stefan Humphries, Tom Dixon, Rich Strenger, Robert Thompson, Paul Girgash, Keith Bostic
Most Valuable Player: Anthony Carter
Meyer Morton Award: Stefan Humphries
John Maulbetsch Award: Mark Hammerstein
Frederick Matthaei Award: Steve Smith
Arthur Robinson Scholarship Award: Craig Dunaway
Dick Katcher Award: Robert Thompson
Robert P. Ufer Award: Jerry Bergei
Trainer: Russ Miller
Assistant coaches: Tirrel Burton, Lloyd Carr, Bob Chmiel, Jerry Hanlon, Jerry Meter, Gary Moeller, Paul Schudel, Bob Thornbladh, Elliot Uzelac, Milan Vooletich
Managers: Charles Fromm, Douglas Ham, Daniel Horning, Greg Pearlman, Robert Reid

OpponentRankDateSiteResult Attend.
Wisconsin 12/- 09/11 H W 20-9 104,932
Notre Dame 10/20 09/18 A L 17-23 59,075
UCLA 20/12- 09/25 H L 27-31 105,413
Indiana   -/- 10/02 H W 24-10 104,38
Michigan State   -/- 10/09 H W 31-17 106,113
Iowa   -/- 10/16 A W 29-7 59,989
Northwestern   -/- 10/23 A W 49-14 34,121
Minnesota (HC) 20/- 10/30 H W 2-14 105,619
Illinois 1/- 11/06 A W 16-10 75,256
Purdue 14/- 11/13 H W 52-21 105,281
Ohio State 13/- 11/20 A L 14-24 90,252
UCLA 19/- 01/01 1 L 14-24 104,991
Totals 345-204 1,055,427

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1 - Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Starting Lineups Offense         
PositionPlayer
split end Vince Bean (12)
left tackle Rich Strenger (12)
left guard Stefan Humphries (12)
center Tom Dixon (12)
right guard Jerry Diorio (6)
Doug James (5)
Art Balourdos
right tackle Doug James (6)
Tom Garrity (5)
Clay Miller
tight end Craig Dunaway (12)
flanker Anthony Carter (12)
quarterback Steve Smith (12)
fullback Dan Rice (9)
Greg Armstrong (2)
Eddie Garrett
tailback Lawrence Ricks (12)
Starting Lineups Defense         
PositionPlayer
defensive tackle Winfred Carraway (12)
middle guard Al Sincich (12)
defensive tackle Kevin Brooks (7)
Dave Meredith (4)
Mike Hammerstein
outside linebacker Robert Thompson (12)
outside linebacker Carlton Rose (11)
Tom Hassel
inside linebacker Paul Girgash (12)
inside linebacker Mike Boren (12)
ws cornerback Marion Brody (5)
John Lott (3)
Bradley Cochran (2)
Jerry Burgei
Tony Gant
ss cornerback Jerry Burgei (11)
John Lott
strong safety Keith Bostic (12)
free safety Evan Cooper (12)

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Back Row
Fritz Seyferth, Bob Chmiel, Alex Agase, Jerry Meter, Elliot Uzelac, Paul Schudel, Jerry Hanlon, Gary Moeller, Tirrell Burton, Milan Vooletich, Lloyd Carr, Bob Thornbladh, Dennis Doornbos, Mike Gittleson
9th Row
Chuck Ritter, Jon Falk, Ken Gear, Bob Kimball, Ed Hood, Camp Fellin, Marc Shevrin, Joe Mosketti, Charlie Fromm, Russ Miller
8th Row
Pat Moons, Derek Woodmore, Greg Randall, Triando Markray, Andy Moeller, Mike Krauss, Dan Decker, Jerry Quaerna, Rick Frazer, Dieter Heren, Ben Logue, Keith Cowan, Robert Harris
7th Row
Tony Gant, Steve Johnson, Thomas Wilcher, Eddie Garrett, Paul Schmerge, Mike Reinhold, Marty Shimko, John Mihic, Mark Hammerstein, Jim Harbaugh, Dan Rice, Bob Perryman, Gilvanni Johnson, Ivan Hicks
6th Row
Joe English, Todd Schlopy, Mike Melnyk, John Ferens, Mike Sessa, John Ghindia, Sim Nelson, Gil Zimmerman, Eric Kempthorn, Bruce Brown, Dave Simon, Sylvester Ogletree, John Paciorek, Bob Bergeron
5th Row
Tom Knoebel, Mike Odioso, Phil Lewandowski, Bob Popowski, Clay Miller, Jeff Akers, Kevin Brooks, Art Balourdos, Mike Hammerstein, Brian Mercer, Bob Tabachino, Joe Gray, Jim Scarcelli, Riley McPhee
4th Row
Greg Powell, Brad Cochran, Al Sincinch, Mike Mallory, Eric Kattus, Vince DeFelice, Tim Anderson, Dave Meredith, Larry Sweeney, Mike Wilson, Nate Rodgers, Robert Dana, Rick Rogers, Fritz Burgess
3rdX Row
Evan Cooper, Greg Armstrong, Don Bracken, Carlton Rose, Tom Hassell, Kerry Smith, Dave Hall, Jerry Diorio, Ron Prusa, Milt Carthens, Doug James, Rodney Lyles, Mickey Hanlon, Lou Kovacs
2nd Row
Vince Bean, Stefan Humphries, Nate Davis, Ricky Davis, John Lott, Scott Roberts, Todd Triplett, Dan Yarano, Rich Hewlett, Jeff Cohen, Jim Herrman, Steve Smith, Mike Boren, Tom Dixon
Front Row
Marion Body, Jerald Ingram, Mike Lemirande, Winfred Carraway, Craig Dunaway, Keith Bostic, Rich Strenger, Robert Thompson, Anthony Carter, Lawrence Ricks, Paul Girgash, Tom Garrity, Jerry Burgei, Ali Haji-Sheikh, "Bo" Schembechler