1982 Utah Utes football team

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1982 Utah Utes football
1982 Utah Utes football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1982 record	5–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron McBride (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (6th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Head coach Bill Meek led the team to a 2–4 mark in the WAC and 5–6 overall.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 pm	Montana State*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 30–12	27,623^[2]
September 11	8:30 pm	at No. 15 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	L 10–23	59,723^[2]
September 18	6:00 pm	at No. 18 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	L 12–21	70,158^[2]
October 1	7:30 pm	Colorado State	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 35–14	28,603^[2]
October 9	11:30 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 7–10	43,381^[2]
October 16	1:30 pm	UNLV*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City	W 24–14	26,182^[2]
October 23	1:30 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	L 13–16	18,382^[2]
October 30	8:30 pm	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego	L 17–21	15,272^[2]
November 6	1:30 pm	Utah State*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City (Battle of the Brothers)	W 42–10	30,625^[2]
November 13	7:30 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas	W 45–30	9,594^[2]
November 20	12:00 pm	BYU	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City (Holy War)	L 12–17	36,250^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

No players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.

^ ^a ^b "1982 Utah Football Media Guide: Coaching Staff". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "1983 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
^ "1982 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-10-21.

v t Utah Utes football
Venues	Robert Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)
Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah Utah pass
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion