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Utah

WAC · 1982 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1905–2026
All-Time Record
707–468–30
0.599 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1928
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7MONTANA STATEUnranked—W 30–12
3Week 3 · Sep 14Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC10–2L 10–23
4Week 4 · Sep 21Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–3L 12–21
6Week 6 · Oct 5Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 35–14
7Week 7 · Oct 12Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC6–5L 7–10
8Week 8 · Oct 19UNLVH2HIND PCAA3–8W 24–14
9Week 9 · Oct 26Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC5–7L 13–16
10Week 10 · Nov 2San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 17–21
11Week 11 · Nov 9Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 42–10
12Week 12 · Nov 16UTEPH2HIND WAC2–10W 45–30
13Week 13 · Nov 23BYUH2HIND WAC8–4L 12–17

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
4.036
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-26+14
  • Utah State +5
  • Colorado State +4
  • UNLV +3
  • UTEP +2
  • Arizona State -2
  • Texas -3
  • BYU -4
  • Hawai'i -5
  • San Diego State -5
  • Wyoming -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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65Regular Season Final#65Post-Season W1#65Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-13
-9
+21
-3
+10
-3
-4
+32
+15
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1161977#371978#531979#791980#221981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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