1982 BYU Cougars football team

1982 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl, L 17–47 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		at UNLV *	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 27–0	26,769	[1]
September 11		at No. 6 Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–17	80,207	[2]
September 25	1:30 p.m.	Air Force	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 38–39	64,253	[3]
October 2		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 51–3	34,108	[4]
October 9		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 40–12	31,002	[5]
October 16		Hawaii	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 39–25	65,172	[6]
October 23		Colorado State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 34–18	64,739	[7]
October 30		at Utah State *	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 17–20	25,688	[8]
November 6		Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 23–13	64,819	[9]
November 13		San Diego State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 58–8	64,471	[10]
November 20		at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	W 17–12	36,250	[11]
December 17		vs. No. 17 Ohio State *	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	L 17–47	52,533	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total •BYU 7 3 7 0 17 Utah 0 6 0 6 12 Date: November 20 Location: Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah Source:

Scoring summary 1 BYU Eddo 6 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick) BYU 7-0 2 UTAH Monroe 3 yard run (kick failed) BYU 7-6 2 BYU Gunther 32 yard field goal BYU 10-6 3 BYU Tiumalu 16 yard pass from Young (Gunther kick) BYU 17-6 4 UTAH Monroe 4 yard run (pass failed) BYU 17-12

Roster

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 LaVell Edwards Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Crowton (Graduate assistant) Jim Paronto (Graduate assistant) Andy Reid (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Awards and honors

• Neil Balholm: Second-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Chuck Ehin: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Lloyd Eldredge: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Tom Holmoe: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Mike Mees: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Mike Morgan: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Bart Oates: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Todd Shell: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Vince Stroth: First-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Casey Tiumalu: Second-team All-WAC ^[14]
• Steve Young: First-team All-WAC ^[14]

References

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. "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.