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SWC · 1982 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1982 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 51–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 2–10 | W 31–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 16–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 38–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6–1 | W 22–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | W 20–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | W 30–17 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 47–9 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 0–11 | W 41–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 34–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2–1 | T 17–17 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 4 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 7–3 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas +9
- Pittsburgh +9
- Houston +5
- Texas A&M +5
- Tulane +4
- Baylor +4
- Texas Tech +4
- TCU +3
- UTEP +2
- North Texas +2
- Rice 0
- Arkansas 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.958 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.