1982 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1982 BYU Cougars football Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–4 7–1 LaVell Edwards 11th Roger French 2nd West Coast Dick Felt 8th 4–3 Cougar Stadium WAC champion Holiday Bowl L 17–47 vs. Ohio State 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 1982 AP Mountain September 2, 1982 w y y UNLV Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV 27–0 26,769 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-byu-defense-halts-unl/166209845/ The Daily Spectrum BYU defense halts UNLV, offense rolls September 3, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 11 l y y Georgia 6 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 14–17 80,207 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-georgia-surviv/166211283/ Anderson Independent-Mail Georgia survives BYU scare September 12, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 1:30 p.m. l Air Force Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 38–39 64,253 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-air-force-soars-over-byu-3938/166211385/ The State Air Force soars over BYU 39–38 September 26, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 w y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 51–3 34,108 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-cougars-roll-past-miner/166211580/ The Daily Herald Cougars roll past Miners 51–3 October 3, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 40–12 31,002 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-byu-shatters-lobos/166211787/ The Salt Lake Tribune BYU shatters Lobos, 40–12 October 10, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 w y Hawaii Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 39–25 65,172 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-cougars-top-hawaii-39/166211920/ The Daily Spectrum Cougars top Hawaii 39–25 October 17, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 w Colorado State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 34–18 64,739 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-cougars-slip-past-csu/166212094/ The Daily Herald Cougars slip past CSU, 34–18 October 24, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 l y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT rivalry 17–20 25,688 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-utah-state-stuns-byu/166200576/ The Idaho Statesman Utah State stuns BYU October 31, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 w Wyoming Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 23–13 64,819 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-wyoming-rally-falls/166212229/ The Billings Gazette Wyoming rally falls short November 7, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 w San Diego State Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 58–8 64,471 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-television-jinx-pre/166212362/ Daily Times-Advocate Television jinx prevails as BYU dominates Aztecs November 14, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 w y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War 17–12 36,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-mediocre-byu-claims-7th/166212498/ The Times-News 'Mediocre' BYU claims 7th crown November 21, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com December 17, 1982 l y y Ohio State 17 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl 17–47 52,533 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-ohio-state-takes-a/166212599/ The News and Observer Ohio State takes a Holiday, 47–17 December 18, 1982 February 19, 2025 Newspapers.com http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/pdf/MG_FB_1983.pdf 1982 Results BYU Office of Sports Information 1983 BYU Football Media Guide October 15, 2012 PDF June 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130604200828/http://byucougars.com/files/media_guides/m-football/pdf/MG_FB_1983.pdf dead Game summaries At Utah 1982 Utah Utes football team Cougars 7 3 7 0 Utes 0 6 0 6 November 20 Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah 36,250 Source: yes 1 5:21 BYU Mike Eddo 6-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick) Cougars 7–0 2 8:42 UTAH Carl Monroe 3-yard run (kick failed) Cougars 7–6 2 0:02 BYU Kurt Gunther 32-yard field goal Cougars 10–6 3 9:14 BYU Casey Tiumalu 16-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick) Cougars 17–6 4 7:12 UTAH Carl Monroe 4-yard run (pass failed) Cougars 17–12 yes Statistics BYUUTAH First downs 11 24 Plays–yards 53–300 84–468 Rushes–yards 19–46 60–313 Passing yards 254 155 Passing: comp Completions–att Attempts–int Interceptions 24–34–0 15–24–1 Turnovers 0 4 Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Steve Young 24/34, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing Casey Tiumalu 9 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Gordon Hudson 5 receptions, 88 yards Utah Passing Ken Vierra 14/22, 150 yards, INT Rushing Carl Monroe 39 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD Receiving Roderick Wise 5 receptions, 59 yards Vs. No. 17 Ohio State (Holiday Bowl) 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team 1982 Holiday Bowl No. 17 Buckeyes 3 14 17 13 Cougars 0 10 0 7 December 17, 1982 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 52,533 Fred White and Irv Brown(Mizlou): Ray Scott and Johnny Unitas ESPN yes 1 6:54 OSU Rick Spangler 47-yard field goal Buckeyes 3–0 2 13:56 BYU Neil Balholm 7-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick) Cougars 7–3 2 12:55 OSU Tim Spencer 61-yard run (Rick Spangler kick) Buckeyes 10–7 2 11:14 OSU Mike Tomczak 3-yard run (Rick Spangler kick) Buckeyes 17–7 2 1:43 BYU Kurt Gunther 39-yard field goal Buckeyes 17–10 3 8:57 OSU Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick) Buckeyes 24–10 3 7:58 OSU Tim Spencer 18-yard run (Rick Spangler kick) Buckeyes 31–10 3 6:00 OSU Rick Spangler 37-yard field goal Buckeyes 34–10 4 12:58 OSU Jimmy Gayle 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick) Buckeyes 41–10 4 7:09 BYU Gordon Hudson 13-yard pass from Steve Young (Kurt Gunther kick) Buckeyes 41–17 4 2:05 OSU Jimmy Gayle 5-yard run (kick failed) Buckeyes 47–17 yes Statistics OSUBYU First downs 24 21 Plays–yards 85–461 64–371 Rushes–yards 66–329 18–19 Passing yards 132 352 Passing: comp Completions–att Attempts–int Interceptions 11–19–0 28–46–1 Turnovers 1 2 Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Mike Tomczak 11/19, 132 yards Rushing Tim Spencer 21 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD Receiving Gary Williams 5 receptions, 63 yards BYU Passing Steve Young 27/45, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Waymon Hamilton 3 rushes, 14 yards Receiving Gordon Hudson 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD Roster 1982 BYU Cougars f 57 So y Robert Anae OG C y 6 Fr Robbie Bosco QB y yes 95 Jr Gordon Hudson TE y 50 So Trevor Matich C y y 20 Jr Casey Tiumalu RB y 8 Jr Steve Young QB y 78 Sr Chuck Ehin DT y 92 So Jim Herrmann DE y Jim Herrmann (defensive end) 77 Sr Mike Morgan DE 10 So Lee Johnson P/K y Lee Johnson (punter) https://byucougars.com/sports/football/roster/season/1982 *LaVell Edwards Gary Crowton(Graduate assistant) Jim Paronto(Graduate assistant) Andy Reid(Graduate assistant) Awards and honors Neil Balholm: Second-team All-WAC Chuck Ehin: First-team All-WAC Lloyd Eldredge: First-team All-WAC Tom Holmoe: First-team All-WAC Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American,Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book National Collegiate Athletic Association 2007 0735-5475 221 http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070930220759/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf September 30, 2007 first-team All-WAC10 Cougars Earn All-WAC Grid Honors November 26, 1982 The Daily Herald Provo Utah 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93794077/ Newspapers.com January 30, 2022 Mike Mees: First-team All-WAC Mike Morgan: First-team All-WAC Bart Oates: First-team All-WAC Todd Shell: First-team All-WAC Vince Stroth: First-team All-WAC Casey Tiumalu: Second-team All-WAC Steve Young: First-team All-WAC References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons BYU Cougars football Category:Long stubs with short prose