AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/6 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 20 | 15 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 18, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Syracuse | Ind | W | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 25, 1982 | Sat | (19) Illinois | (3) Pitt | Ind | L | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | @ | (19) Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 42 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 9, 1982 | Sat | (20) Illinois | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 38 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 16, 1982 | Sat | (15) Illinois | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 21 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Oct 23, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 29 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Oct 30, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 6, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | (15) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Nov 13, 1982 | Sat | Illinois | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 48 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Dec 29, 1982 | Wed | Illinois | N | Alabama | SEC | L | 15 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
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