Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (13th of 113) ▪ Rank: 13th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Bowden (9-3)
PS/G: 34.9 (2nd of 113) ▪ PA/G: 21.2 (60th of 113)
SRS: 15.56 (11th of 113) ▪ SOS: 6.23 (24th of 113)
Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 31-12 versus West Virginia
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 1982 | Sat | Florida State | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 38 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 18, 1982 | Sat | Florida State | (2) Pittsburgh | Ind | L | 17 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 25, 1982 | Sat | Florida State | @ | Southern Mississippi | Ind | W | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 2, 1982 | Sat | Florida State | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 9, 1982 | Sat | Florida State | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 59 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Oct 16, 1982 | Sat | (19) Florida State | East Carolina | Ind | W | 56 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 7 | Oct 30, 1982 | Sat | (14) Florida State | @ | (16) Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 8 | Nov 6, 1982 | Sat | (12) Florida State | @ | South Carolina | Ind | W | 56 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 9 | Nov 13, 1982 | Sat | (9) Florida State | Louisville | Ind | W | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 10 | Nov 20, 1982 | Sat | (7) Florida State | @ | (12) Louisiana State | SEC | L | 21 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Dec 4, 1982 | Sat | (15) Florida State | Florida | SEC | L | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Dec 30, 1982 | Thu | Florida State | N | (10) West Virginia | Ind | W | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |