1982 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

1982 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 17–47 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • LaVell Edwards (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (8th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at UNLV*W 27–026,769
September 11at No. 6 Georgia*L 14–1780,207
September 25Air Force
L 38–3964,253
October 2at UTEPW 51–334,108
October 9at New Mexico
W 40–1231,002
October 16Hawaiidagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 39–2565,172
October 23Colorado State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 34–1864,739
October 30at Utah State*L 17–2025,688
November 6Wyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 23–1364,819
November 13San Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 58–836,250
November 20at Utah
W 17–1236,250
December 17vs. No. 17 Ohio State*L 17–4752,533
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Utah

1 234Total
BYU 7 370 17
Utah 0 606 12
  • Source: [1]
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

1982 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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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