Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| SMU | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 29.5 | 13.3 | 13.36 | -0.39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Texas | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 29.8 | 14.2 | 14.94 | 3.36 | 17 | 8 | 17 | |
| Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 25.3 | 11.6 | 12.89 | 2.31 | 13 | 5 | 9 | |
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 19.5 | 23.8 | 0.59 | 2.95 | ||||
| Baylor | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 21.2 | 23.7 | -0.65 | 1.63 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 26.0 | 28.5 | -2.32 | -0.14 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 14.3 | 21.3 | -1.49 | 4.32 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 18.5 | 24.2 | -5.06 | 0.76 | ||||
| Rice | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 12.5 | 32.8 | -13.59 | 3.59 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Southern Methodist (4) | 7 | Pittsburgh (6) | 3 | Dallas, TX |
| 1982-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Arkansas (14) | 28 | Florida | 24 | Houston, TX |
| 1982-12-25 | Sun Bowl | North Carolina | 26 | Texas (8) | 10 | El Paso, TX |
1982 Conference Leaders