1982 BYU Cougars football team
The 1982 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 7–1 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.
| 1982 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 17–47 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger French (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (8th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| BYU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | at UNLV* | W 27–0 | 26,769 | |
| September 11 | at No. 6 Georgia* | L 14–17 | 80,207 | |
| September 25 | Air Force | L 38–39 | 64,253 | |
| October 2 | at UTEP | W 51–3 | 34,108 | |
| October 9 | at New Mexico | W 40–12 | 31,002 | |
| October 16 | Hawaii |
| W 39–25 | 65,172 |
| October 23 | Colorado State |
| W 34–18 | 64,739 |
| October 30 | at Utah State* | L 17–20 | 25,688 | |
| November 6 | Wyoming |
| W 23–13 | 64,819 |
| November 13 | San Diego State |
| W 58–8 | 36,250 |
| November 20 | at Utah | W 17–12 | 36,250 | |
| December 17 | vs. No. 17 Ohio State* | L 17–47 | 52,533 | |
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Game summaries
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Roster
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Awards and honors
- Neil Balholm: Second-team All-WAC[2]
- Chuck Ehin: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Lloyd Eldredge: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Tom Holmoe: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[2]
- Mike Mees: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Mike Morgan: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Bart Oates: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Todd Shell: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Vince Stroth: First-team All-WAC[2]
- Casey Tiumalu: Second-team All-WAC[2]
- Steve Young: First-team All-WAC[2]
References
- BYU Office of Sports Information. "1982 Results" (PDF). 1983 BYU Football Media Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- "10 Cougars Earn All-WAC Grid Honors". The Daily Herald. Provo Utah. November 26, 1982. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2007. p. 221. ISSN 0735-5475. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
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