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Boston College

FBSI · 1982 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6W 38–16
3Week 3 · Sep 14Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–1–1T 17–17
5Week 5 · Sep 28Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 31–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 17–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 13–20
8Week 8 · Oct 19Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 14–13
9Week 9 · Oct 26Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 32–17
10Week 10 · Nov 2Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 17–52
11Week 11 · Nov 9MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 34–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 23HOLY CROSSUnranked—W 35–10
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 21Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–3L 26–33

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.179
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-7+26
  • Navy +6
  • Texas A&M +5
  • Rutgers +5
  • Temple +4
  • Army +4
  • Syracuse +2
  • Clemson 0
  • Penn State -1
  • West Virginia -3
  • Auburn -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.708 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
0
+31
+10
-7
+1
+15
-35
+13
+7
+25
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#781977#1381978#841979#351980#681981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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