1982 Florida Gators football team

1982 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1982 record 8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Charley Pell (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Kines (2nd season)
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 72,000)[1]
1982 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The 1982 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the fourth for Charley Pell as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's 1982 Florida Gators posted an 8–4 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, tying for sixth place in the ten-team SEC.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 No. 15 Miami (FL)* No. 16 Florida FieldGainesville, Florida W 17–14   71,864
September 11 No. 10 USC* No. 11 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 17–9   73,238
September 25 Mississippi State No. 5 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 27–17   71,544
October 2 LSU No. 4 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 13–24   73,152
October 9 at Vanderbilt No. 14 Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, Tennessee L 29–31   39,726
October 16 West Texas State*dagger Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 77–14   72,885
October 30 No. 19 Auburn Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 19–17   73,532
November 6 vs. No. 3 Georgia No. 20 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida CBS L 0–44   80,749
November 13 at Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, Kentucky W 39–13   53,245
November 20 at Tulane* Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana W 21–14   27,795
December 4 at No. 15 Florida State* Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida W 13–10   57,369
December 31 vs. No. 14 Arkansas* AstrodomeHouston, Texas (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) MTN L 24–28   31,557
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]


References

  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1982 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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