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1982 Florida State

9–⁠3, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1982, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 38–31; lost vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh 17–37; won at Southern Miss 24–17; won at Ohio State 34–17; won vs. Southern Illinois 59–8; won vs. East Carolina 56–17; won at No. 16 Miami 24–7; won at South Carolina 56–26; won vs. Louisville 49–14; lost at No. 12 LSU 21–55; lost vs. Florida 10–13; won vs. No. 10 West Virginia 31–12+51−34Won 38–31 vs. Cincinnati+7CincinnatiLost 17–37 vs. No. 2 Pittsburgh-20No. 2 PittsburghWon 24–17 at Southern Miss+7Southern MissWon 34–17 at Ohio State+17Ohio StateWon 59–8 vs. Southern Illinois+51Southern Illino…Won 56–17 vs. East Carolina+39East CarolinaWon 24–7 at No. 16 Miami+17No. 16 MiamiWon 56–26 at South Carolina+30South CarolinaWon 49–14 vs. Louisville+35LouisvilleLost 21–55 at No. 12 LSU-34No. 12 LSULost 10–13 vs. Florida-3FloridaWon 31–12 vs. No. 10 West Virginia+19No. 10 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠3169%
Sep 18vs2PittsburghL 17–⁠3742%
Sep 25atSouthern MissW 24–⁠1738%
Oct 2atOhio StateW 34–⁠1736%
Oct 9vsSouthern IllinoisW 59–⁠874%
Oct 16vsEast CarolinaW 56–⁠1777%
Oct 30at16MiamiW 24–⁠738%
Nov 6atSouth CarolinaW 56–⁠2672%
Nov 13vsLouisvilleW 49–⁠1487%
Nov 20at12LSUL 21–⁠5557%
Dec 4vsFloridaL 10–⁠1367%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10West VirginiaGator BowlW 31–⁠1245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 31–⁠12 in the Gator Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 19
  2. Wk 8: 17
  3. Wk 9: 14
  4. Wk 10: 12
  5. Wk 11: 9
  6. Wk 12: 7
  7. Wk 13: 15
  8. Wk 14: 15
  9. Final: 13

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.

Led the nationGreg Allen: rushing touchdowns (20 TD), points (126 pts), points per game (11.5)

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 7
Points
419–⁠254
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1690 +124 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 4 of 109; offense No. 1, defense No. 41
SRS
19.2 No. 8 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Henshaw
Defensive coordinator
Jack Stanton
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3