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1982 LSU

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Stovall, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1982, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 45–7; won vs. Rice 52–13; won at No. 4 Florida 24–13; tied vs. Tennessee 24–24; won at Kentucky 34–10; won vs. South Carolina 14–6; won vs. Ole Miss 45–8; won at No. 8 Alabama 20–10; lost at Mississippi State 24–27; won vs. No. 7 Florida State 55–21; lost vs. Tulane 28–31; lost vs. No. 3 Nebraska 20–21+39−3Won 45–7 vs. Oregon State+38Oregon StateWon 52–13 vs. Rice+39RiceWon 24–13 at No. 4 Florida+11No. 4 FloridaTied 24–24 vs. Tennessee0TennesseeWon 34–10 at Kentucky+24KentuckyWon 14–6 vs. South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 45–8 vs. Ole Miss+37Ole MissWon 20–10 at No. 8 Alabama+10No. 8 AlabamaLost 24–27 at Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 55–21 vs. No. 7 Florida State+34No. 7 Florida StateLost 28–31 vs. Tulane-3TulaneLost 20–21 vs. No. 3 Nebraska-1No. 3 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsOregon StateW 45–⁠778%
Sep 25vsRiceW 52–⁠1368%
Oct 2at4FloridaW 24–⁠1326%
Oct 9vsTennesseeT 24–⁠2459%
Oct 16atKentuckyW 34–⁠1064%
Oct 23vsSouth CarolinaW 14–⁠664%
Oct 30vsOle MissW 45–⁠871%
Nov 6at8AlabamaW 20–⁠1023%
Nov 13atMississippi StateL 24–⁠2759%
Nov 20vs7Florida StateW 55–⁠2143%
Nov 27vsTulaneL 28–⁠3184%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3NebraskaOrange BowlL 20–⁠2127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 21–⁠20 in the Orange Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18
  2. Wk 7: 16
  3. Wk 8: 14
  4. Wk 9: 13
  5. Wk 10: 11
  6. Wk 11: 6
  7. Wk 12: 12
  8. Wk 13: 7
  9. Wk 14: 13
  10. Wk 15: 13
  11. Final: 11

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.

Walter Camp Coach of the YearJerry Stovall, coach

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 6
Points
385–⁠191
Coach
Jerry Stovall
Elo
1627 +167 this season
SP+ rating
19.3 No. 14 of 109; offense No. 8, defense No. 34
SRS
21.3 No. 5 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Belu
Defensive coordinator
Pete Jenkins

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 2Leonard Marshall DENew York Giants
Rd 2James Britt DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Tim Joiner LBHouston Oilers
Rd 3Ramsey Dardar DTSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 5Malcolm Scott TENew York Giants
Rd 7Bill Elko DTSan Diego Chargers

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠011–⁠14
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠111
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠314
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Florida3–⁠38–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠38–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠60–⁠10–⁠1

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