| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–6 |
| Head Coach: | Leon Burtnett |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Jim Colletto |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Bob Cope |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Mark Brown |
| Captain: | Mark Brown, Chris Prince |
The 1982 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Leon Burtnett, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
See also: 1982 Stanford Cardinal football team.
See also: 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
Mel Gray 25 rushes, 193 yards (career-high) [3]
See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.