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1982 LSU Tigers football team

The 1982 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Stovall, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[1]

1982 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Belu (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Jenkins (1st season)
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 11 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18Oregon State*
W 45–778,425[2]
September 25Rice*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 52–1375,040[3]
October 2at No. 4 Florida
W 24–1373,152[4]
October 9TennesseeNo. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
T 24–2477,448[5]
October 15at KentuckyNo. 16
W 34–1055,107[6]
October 23South Carolina* No. 14
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–678,944[7]
October 31Ole MissNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 45–874,404[8]
November 6at No. 11 AlabamaNo. 8
W 20–1077,230[9]
November 13at Mississippi StateNo. 6
ABCL 24–2731,556[10]
November 20No. 7 Florida State*No. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 55–2176,637[11]
November 27Tulane*No. 7
L 28–3176,114[12]
January 1, 1983vs. No. 3 Nebraska*No. 13
NBCL 20–2154,407[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1982 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 83 Mitch Andrews
RB Terry Baxter
RB Karl Bernard
OL Clint Berry
QB Timmy Byrd
OL Tommy Campbell
TE Earl Curtis
WR Junius Dural
WR Eric Ellington
WR Herman Fontenot
OL Mike Gambrell
OL John Harrell
RB 21 Dalton Hilliard Fr
RB 33 Garry James Fr
RB Gene Lang
OL Kevin Langford
WR 41 Eric Martin So
RB Mike Montz
RB Jesse Myles Sr
QB 7 Alan Risher Sr
TE Malcolm Scott
OL Lance Smith So
OL Mike Turner
QB 5 Jeff Wickersham Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Greg Bowser
DB James Britt
DB 4 Jeffrey Dale So
CB 35 Eugene Daniel Jr
DL 98 Ramsey Darbar Sr
LB Gregg Dubroc
DL Bill Elko
DB Liffort Hobley
LB Tim Joiner
LB Rydell Malancon
DL 70 Leonard Marshall Sr
LB 28 Sean Moore Sr
LB 51 Albert Richardson Jr
LB Lawrence Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Juan Betanzos
P Clay Parker
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • George Belu – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Mack Brown – Quarterbacks
  • Darrel Moody – Running backs
  • Stephen Regan – Wide receivers
  • Charlie Butler – Offensive line
  • Pete Jenkins – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Bishop Harris – Outside linebackers
  • Buddy Nix – Inside linebackers
  • Sam Nader – Recruiting coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "1982 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "LSU flattens Beavers, 45–7". The Columbian. September 19, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU wallops Rice, 52–13". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 26, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers stun Gators". Hattiesburg American. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU, Vols fight to 24-all tie". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU turns Kentucky turnovers into easy victory over Wildcats". Messenger-Inquirer. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU topples South Carolina 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU scatters Ole Miss, 45–8". Daily World. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU's agony ends, 'Bama's begins". Daily World. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No 'Moore' major bowl hope for LSU". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU puts an Orange crush on FSU". St. Petersburg Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wave turns LSU's oranges to lemons". The Shreveport Times. November 28, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "NU air game pops LSU balloon". Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1983. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1982 LSU Football Schedule/Results | TigerDroppings.com". www.tigerdroppings.com.
 

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