1982 BYU Cougars football team

1982 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 17–47 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1982 record	8–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards
Offensive coordinator	Roger French
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1982 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at UNLV*		Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Whitney, Nevada	W 27–0	26,769
September 11	at No. 6 Georgia*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	L 14–17	80,207
September 25	Air Force		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	L 38–39	64,253
October 2	at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, Texas	W 51–3	34,108
October 9	at New Mexico		University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico	W 40–12	31,002
October 16	Hawaii		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	W 39–25	65,172
October 23	Colorado State		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	W 34–18	64,739
October 30	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah (Old Wagon Wheel)	L 17–20	25,688
November 6	Wyoming		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	W 23–13	64,819
November 13	San Diego State		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	W 58–8	36,250
November 20	at Utah		Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City (Holy War)	W 17–12	36,250
December 17	vs. No. 17 Ohio State*		Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego	L 17–47	52,533
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • BYU 7 3 7 0 17 Utah 0 6 0 6 12 Date: November 20 Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah Source:

Scoring summary 1 BYU Eddo 6 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick) BYU 7-0 2 UTAH Monroe 3 yard run (kick failed) BYU 7-6 2 BYU Gunther 32 yard field goal BYU 10-6 3 BYU Tiumalu 16 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick) BYU 17-6 4 UTAH Monroe 4 yard run (pass failed) BYU 17-12

References

1. BYU Office of Sports Information. "1982 Results" (PDF). 1983 BYU Football Media Guide. Retrieved October 15, 2012.