1982 Independent Year Summary
Record: 139-137-3, .504 W-L% (7th of 11) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 0.61 (7th of 11) ▪ SOS: 0.67 (7th of 11)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Penn State and Pittsburgh)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Florida State, Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 32.9 | 16.3 | 23.10 | 10.27 | |||||
| Florida State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 34.9 | 21.2 | 15.57 | 6.23 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 17.30 | 6.97 | |||||
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 23.7 | 15.2 | 13.25 | 5.67 | |||||
| Boston College | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 24.5 | 18.3 | 8.56 | 1.56 | |||||
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 22.5 | 17.9 | -7.66 | -12.84 | |||||
| East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 23.5 | 20.7 | -1.69 | -5.87 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 21.9 | 13.9 | 11.83 | 5.92 | |||||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 27.6 | 16.4 | 7.41 | -0.23 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 0.53 | -4.93 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 12.58 | 9.76 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 25.5 | 18.7 | 1.09 | -1.55 | |||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 21.7 | 26.0 | 0.58 | 3.30 | |||||
| Navy | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 20.9 | 17.8 | 1.60 | -0.76 | |||||
| Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 20.0 | 32.3 | -6.84 | -0.66 | |||||
| Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 16.4 | 25.3 | -4.62 | 1.11 | |||||
| Army | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 14.9 | 24.6 | -8.88 | -1.52 | |||||
| South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 20.4 | 23.5 | -1.09 | 2.09 | |||||
| Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 0.90 | 1.63 | |||||
| Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 18.3 | 24.6 | -0.39 | 3.61 | |||||
| William & Mary | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 18.5 | 30.3 | -18.08 | -9.90 | |||||
| North Texas | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 16.3 | 25.7 | -16.01 | -5.83 | |||||
| Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 14.5 | 22.2 | -1.16 | 6.75 | |||||
| Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 11.7 | 25.8 | -11.02 | 2.53 | |||||
| Richmond | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 10.1 | 27.0 | -21.51 | -6.51 | |||||
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/6 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Florida State | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |||||||
| West Virginia | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Boston College | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| Notre Dame | 18 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
4 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Southern Methodist | 7 | Pittsburgh | 3 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1983-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Penn State | 27 | Georgia | 23 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 1982-12-30 | Gator Bowl | Florida State | 31 | West Virginia | 12 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 1982-12-18 | Tangerine Bowl | Auburn | 33 | Boston College | 26 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
Conference Leaders
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