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1982 Fresno State

11–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1982, game by game: won vs. Cal Poly 26–6; won at Oregon 10–4; won vs. Weber State 25–9; won vs. Utah State 31–6; won vs. Pacific 49–30; lost at Nevada 26–40; won at San José State 39–27; won vs. Long Beach State 40–22; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 31–14; won vs. Montana State 45–14; won at UNLV 30–28; won vs. Bowling Green 29–28+31−14Won 26–6 vs. Cal Poly+20Cal PolyWon 10–4 at Oregon+6OregonWon 25–9 vs. Weber State+16Weber StateWon 31–6 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateWon 49–30 vs. Pacific+19PacificLost 26–40 at Nevada-14NevadaWon 39–27 at San José State+12San José StateWon 40–22 vs. Long Beach State+18Long Beach StateWon 31–14 vs. Cal State Fullerton+17Cal State Fulle…Won 45–14 vs. Montana State+31Montana StateWon 30–28 at UNLV+2UNLVWon 29–28 vs. Bowling Green+1Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsCal PolyW 26–⁠688%
Sep 18atOregonW 10–⁠451%
Sep 25vsWeber StateW 25–⁠983%
Oct 2vsUtah StateW 31–⁠657%
Oct 9vsPacificW 49–⁠3077%
Oct 16atNevadaL 26–⁠4073%
Oct 23atSan José StateW 39–⁠2731%
Oct 30vsLong Beach StateW 40–⁠2275%
Nov 6vsCal State FullertonW 31–⁠1483%
Nov 13vsMontana StateW 45–⁠1486%
Nov 20atUNLVW 30–⁠2867%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsBowling GreenCalifornia BowlW 29–⁠2857%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 29–⁠28 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 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.

Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationHenry Ellard: receiving yards (1,510 yds), receiving touchdowns (15 TD)

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
381–⁠228
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1563 +113 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 34 of 109; offense No. 15, defense No. 70
SRS
4.0 No. 44 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Henry Ellard WRLos Angeles Rams

1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State6–⁠011–⁠1
Long Beach State5–⁠16–⁠5
San José State4–⁠28–⁠3
Utah State2–⁠35–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠42–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠63–⁠9

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