The 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hawkeyes, led by head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the season 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten), capped by a Peach Bowl victory over Tennessee.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

At Nebraska

Iowa State

At Arizona

Northwestern

At Indiana

Michigan

At Minnesota

Chuck Long scored on a pair of short touchdown runs and Eddie Phillips rushed for 198 yards and another score.

Illinois

The Hawkeyes earned their first home win over the Fighting Illini since the 1974 season.

At Purdue

Wisconsin

The Hawkeyes recorded a school-record seven interceptions against the Badgers. Owen Gill ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns, and Chuck Long added two 1-yard touchdown runs.

At Michigan State

This game gained widespread attention when Iowa safety Ron Hawley knocked over the wooden goalposts while defending a play during the second quarter. The metal goalposts had been replaced with wooden ones before the game as Michigan State officials feared they would be torn down by students at the game's end. Play was delayed for several minutes and remained broken when Michigan State was about to attempt a field goal, resulting in the grounds crew holding the posts manually during the kick.

Vs. Tennessee (Peach Bowl)

Iowa earned its first bowl victory since 1959.

Postseason Awards

Team players in the 1983 NFL Draft