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Miami

FBSI · 1982 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 14–17
3Week 3 · Sep 14Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC5–5–1W 31–12
4Week 4 · Sep 21Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 14–8
5Week 5 · Sep 28Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB102–9W 25–22
6Week 6 · Oct 5Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 28–6
7Week 7 · Oct 12Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–4–1L 14–16
8Week 8 · Oct 19Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 31–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 7–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 17–18
13Week 13 · Nov 23NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 41–3
14Week 14 · Nov 30Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 19–13

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
2.201
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-15+36
  • Virginia Tech +7
  • NC State +6
  • Cincinnati +6
  • Houston +5
  • Louisville +5
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Michigan State +2
  • Florida State -3
  • Florida -4
  • Notre Dame -4
  • Maryland -4

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 34thBetter than 76%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

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

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+19
+6
+3
+22
-2
+17
-17
-1
+38
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#1061977#631978#821979#141980#51981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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