1982 BYU Cougars football team

1982 BYU Cougars football
WAC Champions
Holiday Bowl vs. Ohio State, L 17–47
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^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl • Whitney, NV	W 27–0	26,769
September 11	at #6 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 14–17	80,207
September 25	Air Force	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 38–39	64,253
October 2	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 51–3	34,108
October 9	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 40–12	31,002
October 16	Hawaii	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 39–25	65,172
October 23	Colorado State	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 34–18	64,739
October 30	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	L 17–20	25,688
November 6	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 23–13	64,819
November 13	San Diego State	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 58–8	36,250
November 20	at Utah	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	W 17–12	36,250
December 17	vs. #17 Ohio State*	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA	L 17–47	52,533
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Reference:^[1]

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

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

BYU Cougars football

Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games San Diego State Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Miami Beach Brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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