1982 Utah State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bruce Snyder.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1982, game by game: lost at TCU 9–24; won vs. Weber State 31–10; won at Cal State Fullerton 19–0; lost at Fresno State 6–31; won vs. Idaho State 30–3; won vs. Pacific 14–12; won vs. BYU 20–17; lost at Utah 10–42; lost at Boise State 10–30; lost at San José State 26–49; lost at Long Beach State 17–44+27−32Lost 9–24 at TCU-15TCUWon 31–10 vs. Weber State+21Weber StateWon 19–0 at Cal State Fullerton+19Cal State Fulle…Lost 6–31 at Fresno State-25Fresno StateWon 30–3 vs. Idaho State+27Idaho StateWon 14–12 vs. Pacific+2PacificWon 20–17 vs. BYU+3BYULost 10–42 at Utah-32UtahLost 10–30 at Boise State-20Boise StateLost 26–49 at San José State-23San José StateLost 17–44 at Long Beach State-27Long Beach State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 44–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠262
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1405 −80 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 98 of 109; offense No. 88, defense No. 89
SRS
−13.8 No. 95 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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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.