The Northwestern Wildcats were 3-8 in 1982.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-5 | 5-6 | ||
1-8 | 3-8 | ||
2-7 | 3-8 | ||
3-6 | 3-8 | ||
2-7 | 2-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 206 | 3,614 | 786 | 4.6 | 735 | 346 | 2.1 | 2,879 | 440 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 75th | 71st | 71st | 66th | 104th | 104th | 102nd | 12th | 7th | 55th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 379 | 4,630 | 5.6 | 2,893 | 586 | 4.9 | 1,737 | 235 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 112th | 99th | 98th | 100th | 98th | 103rd | 26th | 8th | 92nd | ||||||||||
Net | -173 | -1,016 | +786 | -1.0 | -2,158 | -240 | -2.8 | +1,142 | +205 | -0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 110th | 96th | 71st | 95th | 104th | 103rd | 105th | 2nd | 1st | 77th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |