1982 LSU Tigers football team

1982 LSU Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stovall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

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

The 1982 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result
September 18	Oregon State*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 45–7
September 25	at Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 52–13
October 2	at No. 4 Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 24–13
October 9	Tennessee	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		T 24–24
October 15	at Kentucky	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 34–10
October 23	South Carolina	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 14–6
October 31	Ole Miss	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)		W 45–8
November 6	at No. 11 Alabama	No. 8	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		W 20–10
November 13	at Mississippi State	No. 6	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–27
November 20	No. 7 Florida State*	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 55–21
November 27	Tulane*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)		L 28–31
January 1, 1983	vs. No. 3 Nebraska*	No. 13	Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 20–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Alan Risher Sr RB 21 Dalton Hilliard Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 28 Sean Moore Sr CB 35 Eugene Daniel Jr LB 51 Albert Richardson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Stovall Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster