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1982 Colorado State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Leon Fuller.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1982, game by game: lost at Missouri 14–28; won vs. Wyoming 9–3; lost vs. Hawai’i 13–23; won vs. New Mexico State 28–17; lost at Utah 14–35; won at Air Force 21–11; lost at BYU 18–34; won vs. UTEP 38–13; lost vs. UNLV 31–36; lost at New Mexico 24–29; lost at San Diego State 10–38+25−28Lost 14–28 at Missouri-14MissouriWon 9–3 vs. Wyoming+6WyomingLost 13–23 vs. Hawai’i-10Hawai’iWon 28–17 vs. New Mexico State+11New Mexico StateLost 14–35 at Utah-21UtahWon 21–11 at Air Force+10Air ForceLost 18–34 at BYU-16BYUWon 38–13 vs. UTEP+25UTEPLost 31–36 vs. UNLV-5UNLVLost 24–29 at New Mexico-5New MexicoLost 10–38 at San Diego State-28San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atMissouriL 14–⁠2816%
Sep 11vsWyomingW 9–⁠334%
Sep 18vsHawai’iL 13–⁠2329%
Sep 25vsNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠1761%
Oct 1atUtahL 14–⁠3522%
Oct 16atAir ForceW 21–⁠1132%
Oct 23atBYUL 18–⁠3410%
Oct 30vsUTEPW 38–⁠1375%
Nov 6vsUNLVL 31–⁠3662%
Nov 13atNew MexicoL 24–⁠2919%
Nov 20atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠3828%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 38–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠267
Coach
Leon Fuller
Elo
1354 +11 this season
SP+ rating
-4.6 No. 70 of 109; offense No. 66, defense No. 80
SRS
−6.1 No. 71 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Sonny Lubick
Defensive coordinator
Gary Sloan

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.