1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 8–3 record.

1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 0 10 3 0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 1 0 8 3 0
Arkansas State 2 3 0 5 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 0 4 6 1
Lamar 1 4 0 4 7 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 0 3 8 0
North Texas State 0 0 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southern Miss*L 27–45[1]
September 11at Nicholls State*W 29–14[2]
September 18at North Texas State*W 38–15[3]
September 25Texas–ArlingtonW 33–1618,250[4]
October 2McNeese StateNo. 10
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 35–2117,950[5]
October 9No. 10 Louisiana TechNo. 7
L 10–1723,940[6]
October 16at No. 13 Arkansas StateNo. 16W 31–2118,228[7]
October 23Southeastern Louisiana*No. 11
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 42–0[8]
October 30at LamarNo. 5W 14–08,106[9]
November 6at Southwestern Louisiana*No. 5L 26–4025,133[10]
November 20Northwestern State*No. 15
W 28–27[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Dejarnette carries load in USM's 45–27 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 1982. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Defense leads NLU by Nicholls, 29–14". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1982. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NE Louisiana embarrasses NTSU, 38–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NE Louisiana rips Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. p. 5B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northeast whips McNeese Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech holds off NLU, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1982. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NLU nails ASU". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1982. p. 36. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Holman leads NLU to 42–0 romp". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1982. p. 8D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NE Louisiana 14, Lamar 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1982. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ "Prodigious Prudhomme propels pulsating victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1982. p. 33. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northeast holds off Northwestern, 28–27". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1982. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.