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1982 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 17–47 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Air Force 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 7–1 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at UNLV*
W 27–026,769[1]
September 11at No. 6 Georgia*
L 14–1780,207[2]
September 25Air Force
L 38–3964,253[3]
October 2at UTEP
W 51–334,108[4]
October 9at New Mexico
W 40–1231,002[5]
October 16Hawaiidagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 39–2565,172[6]
October 23Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 34–1864,739[7]
October 30at Utah State*
L 17–2025,688[8]
November 6Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 23–1364,819[9]
November 13San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 58–864,471[10]
November 20at Utah
W 17–1236,250[11]
December 17vs. No. 17 Ohio State*
L 17–4752,533[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Utah

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1 234Total
• BYU 7 370 17
Utah 0 606 12
Scoring summary
1BYUEddo 6 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick)BYU 7-0
2UTAHMonroe 3 yard run (kick failed)BYU 7-6
2BYUGunther 32 yard field goalBYU 10-6
3BYUTiumalu 16 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick)BYU 17-6
4UTAHMonroe 4 yard run (pass failed)BYU 17-12

Roster

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1982 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G, C 57 Robert Anae  So
QB 6 Robbie Bosco  Fr
TE 95 Gordon Hudson Jr
C 50 Trevor Matich  So
RB 20 Casey Tiumalu Jr
QB 8 Steve Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 78 Chuck Ehin Sr
DE 92 Jim Herrmann So
DE 77 Mike Morgan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P/K 10 Lee Johnson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "BYU defense halts UNLV, offense rolls". The Daily Spectrum. September 3, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia survives BYU scare". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Air Force soars over BYU 39–38". The State. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cougars roll past Miners 51–3". The Daily Herald. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "BYU shatters Lobos, 40–12". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars top Hawaii 39–25". The Daily Spectrum. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cougars slip past CSU, 34–18". The Daily Herald. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah State stuns BYU". The Idaho Statesman. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming rally falls short". The Billings Gazette. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Television jinx prevails as BYU dominates Aztecs". Daily Times-Advocate. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Mediocre' BYU claims 7th crown". The Times-News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ohio State takes a Holiday, 47–17". The News and Observer. December 18, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ BYU Office of Sports Information. "1982 Results" (PDF). 1983 BYU Football Media Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "10 Cougars Earn All-WAC Grid Honors". The Daily Herald. Provo Utah. November 26, 1982. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2007. p. 221. ISSN 0735-5475. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.


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