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1982 North Texas

2–⁠9, coached by Corky Nelson.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1982, game by game: lost at Baylor 17–21; lost at Oklahoma State 6–27; lost vs. UL Monroe 15–38; lost vs. Louisiana 14–31; lost at No. 7 SMU 10–38; won at Texas–Arlington 17–3; lost at West Texas 22–24; lost vs. New Mexico 17–20; lost at New Mexico State 19–30; won at Richmond 22–13; lost vs. No. 20 Tulsa 20–38+14−28Lost 17–21 at Baylor-4BaylorLost 6–27 at Oklahoma State-21Oklahoma StateLost 15–38 vs. UL Monroe-23UL MonroeLost 14–31 vs. Louisiana-17LouisianaLost 10–38 at No. 7 SMU-28No. 7 SMUWon 17–3 at Texas–Arlington+14Texas–ArlingtonLost 22–24 at West Texas-2West TexasLost 17–20 vs. New Mexico-3New MexicoLost 19–30 at New Mexico State-11New Mexico StateWon 22–13 at Richmond+9RichmondLost 20–38 vs. No. 20 Tulsa-18No. 20 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atBaylorL 17–⁠2128%
Sep 11atOklahoma StateL 6–⁠2731%
Sep 18vsUL MonroeL 15–⁠3855%
Sep 25vsLouisianaL 14–⁠3147%
Oct 2at7SMUL 10–⁠389%
Oct 9atTexas–ArlingtonW 17–⁠328%
Oct 23atWest TexasL 22–⁠2438%
Oct 30vsNew MexicoL 17–⁠2032%
Nov 6atNew Mexico StateL 19–⁠3051%
Nov 13atRichmondW 22–⁠1350%
Nov 20vs20TulsaL 20–⁠3821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 38–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠283
Coach
Corky Nelson
Elo
1350 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-14.6 No. 99 of 109; offense No. 84, defense No. 91
SRS
−15.1 No. 98 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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