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1982 Utah

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1982, game by game: won vs. Montana State 30–12; lost at No. 15 Arizona State 10–23; lost at No. 18 Texas 12–21; won vs. Colorado State 35–14; lost at Hawai’i 7–10; won vs. UNLV 24–14; lost at Wyoming 13–16; lost at San Diego State 17–21; won vs. Utah State 42–10; won at UTEP 45–30; lost vs. BYU 12–17+32−13Won 30–12 vs. Montana State+18Montana StateLost 10–23 at No. 15 Arizona State-13No. 15 Arizona StateLost 12–21 at No. 18 Texas-9No. 18 TexasWon 35–14 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 7–10 at Hawai’i-3Hawai’iWon 24–14 vs. UNLV+10UNLVLost 13–16 at Wyoming-3WyomingLost 17–21 at San Diego State-4San Diego StateWon 42–10 vs. Utah State+32Utah StateWon 45–30 at UTEP+15UTEPLost 12–17 vs. BYU-5BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMontana StateW 30–⁠1286%
Sep 11at15Arizona StateL 10–⁠2332%
Sep 18at18TexasL 12–⁠2131%
Oct 1vsColorado StateW 35–⁠1478%
Oct 9atHawai’iL 7–⁠1042%
Oct 16vsUNLVW 24–⁠1474%
Oct 23atWyomingL 13–⁠1648%
Oct 30atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2153%
Nov 6vsUtah StateW 42–⁠1059%
Nov 13atUTEPW 45–⁠3082%
Nov 20vsBYUL 12–⁠1735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationCarl Monroe: kickoff return average (30.1)

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠188
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1541 −15 this season
SP+ rating
7.8 No. 36 of 109; offense No. 50, defense No. 32
SRS
4.1 No. 42 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ron McBride
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd

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.