1982 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1982 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football Lone Star Conference LSC 14–0 7–0 Jim Wacker 4th I formation Tom Mueller 4th 5–2 Bobcat Stadium NCAA Division II championLSC champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 34–9 vs. UC Davis The 1982 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Wacker, Southwest Texas State compiled an overall record of 14–0 and claimed the LSC title with a conference mark of 7–0. They won their second consecutive NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over UC Davis, 34–9, in the Palm Bowl.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/texas_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php 1980-1984 - Southwest Texas St. Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2015 September 7, 2015 September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905184453/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/texas_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 1982 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee Central September 4 w y Lamar Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 30–0 11,000 September 11 w y Prairie View A&M Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 35–7 11,700 September 18 w y Nicholls State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX rivalry 14–7 9,000 October 2 w y y Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA 34–21 4,000 October 9 w 1 1982 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 31–3 11,600 October 16 w y 1 Sam Houston State Houston Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry 52–21 12,500–13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118593575/swt-bombards-sam-houston-5221/ The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise SWT bombards Sam Houston, 52–21 October 17, 1982 February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com February 14, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230214021037/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118593575/swt-bombards-sam-houston-5221/ live Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sam Houston State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/624/stats/12716 National Collegiate Athletic Association February 14, 2023 February 14, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230214050256/https://stats.ncaa.org/team/624/stats/12716 live October 23 w 1 1982 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 31–21 11,530 October 30 w y 1 East Texas State Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 38–34 7,500 November 6 w 1 1982 Angelo State Rams Angelo State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 42–16 16,200 November 13 w y 1 1982 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX 14–13 11,758 November 20 w y 1 1982 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX 45–27 13,500 November 27 w y 1 1982 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State 7 Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 27–6 December 4 w y 1 Jacksonville State 5 Bobcat Stadium NCAA Division II Semifinal San Marcos, TX 19–14 7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113906685/swt-earns-palm-bowl-trip-1914/ New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung SWT earns Palm Bowl trip, 19–14 December 5, 1982 November 30, 2022 Newspapers.com December 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201001154/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113906685/swt-earns-palm-bowl-trip-1914/ live December 11 w y y 1 UC Davis 3 McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX NCAA Division II Championship—Palm Bowl 34–9 Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwest Texas State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/670/stats/12716 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 4, 2022 November 19, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221119225323/https://stats.ncaa.org/team/670/stats/12716 live References Southwest Texas Category:Texas State Bobcats football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Southwest