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Mississippi State

SEC · 1982 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
2–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 30–21
3Week 3 · Sep 14ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 31–10
4Week 4 · Sep 21Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 41–17
5Week 5 · Sep 28Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 17–27
6Week 6 · Oct 5Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–1L 22–29
7Week 7 · Oct 12Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–20
8Week 8 · Oct 19Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–31
9Week 9 · Oct 26Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–3L 17–35
10Week 10 · Nov 2Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–4L 12–20
12Week 12 · Nov 16LSUH2HSEC8–3–1W 27–24
13Week 13 · Nov 23Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC4–7W 27–10

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
3.557
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-20+17
  • LSU +8
  • Tulane +4
  • Ole Miss +4
  • Memphis +1
  • Georgia -1
  • Auburn -3
  • Florida -4
  • Southern Miss -4
  • Miami -4
  • Alabama -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 #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#55Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+21
+24
-10
-7
-6
-17
-18
-8
+3
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#571977#481978#1041979#181980#311981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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