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1982 SMU

11–⁠0–⁠1 (7–⁠0–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bobby Collins, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1982, game by game: won vs. Tulane 51–7; won at UTEP 31–10; won vs. TCU 16–13; won vs. North Texas 38–10; won at Baylor 22–19; won vs. Houston 20–14; won at No. 19 Texas 30–17; won vs. Texas A&M 47–9; won at Rice 41–14; won at Texas Tech 34–27; tied vs. No. 9 Arkansas 17–17; won vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh 7–3+44Won 51–7 vs. Tulane+44TulaneWon 31–10 at UTEP+21UTEPWon 16–13 vs. TCU+3TCUWon 38–10 vs. North Texas+28North TexasWon 22–19 at Baylor+3BaylorWon 20–14 vs. Houston+6HoustonWon 30–17 at No. 19 Texas+13No. 19 TexasWon 47–9 vs. Texas A&M+38Texas A&MWon 41–14 at Rice+27RiceWon 34–27 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechTied 17–17 vs. No. 9 Arkansas0No. 9 ArkansasWon 7–3 vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh+4No. 6 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsTulaneW 51–⁠777%
Sep 18atUTEPW 31–⁠1086%
Sep 25vsTCUW 16–⁠1387%
Oct 2vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠1091%
Oct 9atBaylorW 22–⁠1964%
Oct 16vsHoustonW 20–⁠1476%
Oct 23at19TexasW 30–⁠1751%
Oct 30vsTexas A&MW 47–⁠982%
Nov 6atRiceW 41–⁠1490%
Nov 13atTexas TechW 34–⁠2783%
Nov 20vs9ArkansasT 17–⁠1770%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6PittsburghCotton BowlW 7–⁠355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 7–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

National championsa title the school claims

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteEric Dickerson, third

Consensus All-AmericanEric Dickerson, RB

Record
11–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
354–⁠160
Coach
Bobby Collins
Elo
1775 +110 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 28 of 109; offense No. 28, defense No. 26
SRS
14.2 No. 22 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Captains
Craig James and Gary Moten
Offense
No-huddle option
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 1Eric Dickerson RBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Wes Hopkins DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Gary Moten LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Craig James RBNew England Patriots

All-Southwest Conference

9 first team, 3 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 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU7–⁠0–⁠111–⁠0–⁠12
Texas7–⁠19–⁠317
Arkansas5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠2–⁠19
Houston4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Texas A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU2–⁠63–⁠8
Rice0–⁠80–⁠11

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