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Iowa State

B8 · 1982 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–6–1
0.409 Win %
Conference
6th
1–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC6–5–1L 21–23
4Week 4 · Sep 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4W 19–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28DRAKEUnranked—W 35–10
6Week 6 · Oct 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–4L 3–13
7Week 7 · Oct 12Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC0–11W 44–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–4–2T 17–17
9Week 9 · Oct 26Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B82–8–1W 31–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B86–5–1L 3–9
11Week 11 · Nov 9Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–7–2L 17–24
12Week 12 · Nov 16Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B812–1L 10–48
13Week 13 · Nov 23Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–5–2L 13–49

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
4.951
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-27+10
  • Iowa +8
  • Colorado +2
  • Kent State 0
  • Missouri 0
  • Nebraska -1
  • Oklahoma -4
  • Tennessee -5
  • Kansas State -5
  • Oklahoma State -5
  • Kansas -7

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 #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 73rdBetter than 47%

0.409 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-2
+12
+25
-10
+37
0
+17
-6
-7
-38
-36

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

Final Rank by Season
#421977#421978#1121979#551980#631981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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