1982 Washington State Cougars football team

Conference

1982 record

3–7–1 (2–4–1 Pac-10)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

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	Conf					Overall
1982 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 UCLA †	5	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
#7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#15 USC	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Washington State Cougars football team represented the Washington State University in the 1982 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Idaho*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 34–14	25,321
September 18	Colorado*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 12–0	30,923
September 25	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	L 41–11	50,653
October 2	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 10–3	91,744
October 9	Oregon State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	T 14–14	22,937
October 16	at #12 UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	L 42–17	41,732
October 23	Stanford	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 31–26	26,806
October 30	Arizona	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 34–17	27,412
November 6	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 10–3	20,178
November 13	at California	Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	L 34–14	34,060
November 20	#5 Washington	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 24–20	40,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Head Coach: Jim Walden

Assistants: Jim Burrow, Dave Elliott, Jon Fabris, Gary Gagnon, Lindsay Hughes, Steve Morton, Melvin Sanders, Harold Wheeler, Del Wight, Ken Woody

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1892–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1970–1971) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Apple Cup (Washington) Battle of the Palouse (Idaho)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Washington State University Fight Song" Washington State University Cougar Marching Band

People	Head coaches

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