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1982 Vanderbilt

8–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by George MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1982, game by game: won at Memphis 24–14; lost at No. 11 North Carolina 10–34; lost at No. 4 Alabama 21–24; won vs. Tulane 24–21; won vs. No. 14 Florida 31–29; lost at No. 4 Georgia 13–27; won vs. Ole Miss 19–10; won at Kentucky 23–10; won vs. Virginia Tech 45–0; won vs. Chattanooga 27–16; won vs. Tennessee 28–21; lost vs. Air Force 28–36+45−24Won 24–14 at Memphis+10MemphisLost 10–34 at No. 11 North Carolina-24No. 11 North CarolinaLost 21–24 at No. 4 Alabama-3No. 4 AlabamaWon 24–21 vs. Tulane+3TulaneWon 31–29 vs. No. 14 Florida+2No. 14 FloridaLost 13–27 at No. 4 Georgia-14No. 4 GeorgiaWon 19–10 vs. Ole Miss+9Ole MissWon 23–10 at Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 45–0 vs. Virginia Tech+45Virginia TechWon 27–16 vs. Chattanooga+11ChattanoogaWon 28–21 vs. Tennessee+7TennesseeLost 28–36 vs. Air Force-8Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMemphisW 24–⁠1454%
Sep 18at11North CarolinaL 10–⁠3419%
Sep 25at4AlabamaL 21–⁠2413%
Oct 2vsTulaneW 24–⁠2147%
Oct 9vs14FloridaW 31–⁠2939%
Oct 16at4GeorgiaL 13–⁠2714%
Oct 23vsOle MissW 19–⁠1053%
Nov 6atKentuckyW 23–⁠1062%
Nov 13vsVirginia TechW 45–⁠051%
Nov 20vsChattanoogaW 27–⁠1663%
Nov 27vsTennesseeW 28–⁠2155%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceHall of Fame ClassicL 28–⁠3661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 36–⁠28 in the Hall of Fame Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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.

Consensus All-AmericanJim Arnold, P

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearGeorge MacIntyre, coach

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠242
Coach
George MacIntyre
Elo
1543 +117 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 39 of 109; offense No. 37, defense No. 50
SRS
8.7 No. 32 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Watson Brown
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 5Jim Arnold PKansas City Chiefs

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Allama MatthewsTEAP-1; UPI
  • Whit TaylorQBAP-1; UPI
  • Jim ArnoldPAP-1; UPI

Second team

  • Steve BeardenDEAP-2
  • Manuel YoungDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠011–⁠14
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠111
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠314
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Florida3–⁠38–⁠4
Alabama3–⁠38–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠60–⁠10–⁠1

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