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1982 BYU

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1982, game by game: won at UNLV 27–0; lost at No. 6 Georgia 14–17; lost vs. Air Force 38–39; won at UTEP 51–3; won at New Mexico 40–12; won vs. Hawai’i 39–25; won vs. Colorado State 34–18; lost at Utah State 17–20; won vs. Wyoming 23–13; won vs. San Diego State 58–8; won at Utah 17–12; lost vs. No. 17 Ohio State 17–47+50−30Won 27–0 at UNLV+27UNLVLost 14–17 at No. 6 Georgia-3No. 6 GeorgiaLost 38–39 vs. Air Force-1Air ForceWon 51–3 at UTEP+48UTEPWon 40–12 at New Mexico+28New MexicoWon 39–25 vs. Hawai’i+14Hawai’iWon 34–18 vs. Colorado State+16Colorado StateLost 17–20 at Utah State-3Utah StateWon 23–13 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingWon 58–8 vs. San Diego State+50San Diego StateWon 17–12 at Utah+5UtahLost 17–47 vs. No. 17 Ohio State-30No. 17 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUNLVW 27–⁠071%
Sep 11at6GeorgiaL 14–⁠1744%
Sep 25vsAir ForceL 38–⁠3985%
Oct 2atUTEPW 51–⁠385%
Oct 9atNew MexicoW 40–⁠1258%
Oct 16vsHawai’iW 39–⁠2575%
Oct 23vsColorado StateW 34–⁠1890%
Oct 30atUtah StateL 17–⁠2073%
Nov 6vsWyomingW 23–⁠1381%
Nov 13vsSan Diego StateW 58–⁠882%
Nov 20atUtahW 17–⁠1265%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvs17Ohio StateHoliday BowlL 17–⁠4758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 47–⁠17 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanGordon Hudson, TE

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
375–⁠214
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1684 +18 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 23 of 109; offense No. 11, defense No. 42
SRS
11.2 No. 30 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 4Tom Holmoe DBSan Francisco 49ers

1982 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠18–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠110–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠37–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠46–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠7
Utah2–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠65–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠62–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.