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1982 San Diego State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Doug Scovil.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1982, game by game: lost at Air Force 32–44; lost at California 0–28; won vs. UNLV 26–23; lost at No. 1 Washington 25–46; won at Wyoming 24–21; lost vs. New Mexico 17–22; won vs. Long Beach State 51–17; won vs. Utah 21–17; won at Hawai’i 31–28; lost at BYU 8–58; won vs. Colorado State 38–10; won vs. Oklahoma State 35–6+34−50Lost 32–44 at Air Force-12Air ForceLost 0–28 at California-28CaliforniaWon 26–23 vs. UNLV+3UNLVLost 25–46 at No. 1 Washington-21No. 1 WashingtonWon 24–21 at Wyoming+3WyomingLost 17–22 vs. New Mexico-5New MexicoWon 51–17 vs. Long Beach State+34Long Beach StateWon 21–17 vs. Utah+4UtahWon 31–28 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iLost 8–58 at BYU-50BYUWon 38–10 vs. Colorado State+28Colorado StateWon 35–6 vs. Oklahoma State+29Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atAir ForceL 32–⁠4453%
Sep 18atCaliforniaL 0–⁠2842%
Sep 25vsUNLVW 26–⁠2359%
Oct 2at1WashingtonL 25–⁠4617%
Oct 9atWyomingW 24–⁠2125%
Oct 16vsNew MexicoL 17–⁠2246%
Oct 23vsLong Beach StateW 51–⁠1761%
Oct 30vsUtahW 21–⁠1747%
Nov 6atHawai’iW 31–⁠2832%
Nov 13atBYUL 8–⁠5819%
Nov 20vsColorado StateW 38–⁠1072%
Nov 27vsOklahoma StateW 35–⁠653%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 35–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 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.

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠320
Coach
Doug Scovil
Elo
1533 +52 this season
SP+ rating
5.7 No. 43 of 109; offense No. 24, defense No. 84
SRS
1.3 No. 53 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 3Clinton Sampson WRDenver Broncos
Rd 3Todd Seabaugh LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Phil Smith WRBaltimore Colts
Rd 4Doug Reed DELos Angeles Rams

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.