The 1982 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 7–1 WAC), as WAC Champions and with a loss against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.
Schedule
Game summaries
At Utah
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Statistics BYUUTAH First downs 11 24 Plays–yards 53–300 84–468 Rushes–yards 19–46 60–313 Passing yards 254 155 Passing: –– 24–34–0 15–24–1 Turnovers 0 4 Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Steve Young 24/34, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing Casey Tiumalu 9 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Gordon Hudson 5 receptions, 88 yards Utah Passing Ken Vierra 14/22, 150 yards, INT Rushing Carl Monroe 39 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD Receiving Roderick Wise 5 receptions, 59 yards
Vs. No. 17 Ohio State (Holiday Bowl)
Statistics OSUBYU First downs 24 21 Plays–yards 85–461 64–371 Rushes–yards 66–329 18–19 Passing yards 132 352 Passing: –– 11–19–0 28–46–1 Turnovers 1 2 Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Mike Tomczak 11/19, 132 yards Rushing Tim Spencer 21 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD Receiving Gary Williams 5 receptions, 63 yards BYU Passing Steve Young 27/45, 341 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Waymon Hamilton 3 rushes, 14 yards Receiving Gordon Hudson 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Roster
Awards and honors Neil Balholm: Second-team All-WAC Chuck Ehin: First-team All-WAC Lloyd Eldredge: First-team All-WAC Tom Holmoe: First-team All-WAC Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American, first-team All-WAC Mike Mees: First-team All-WAC Mike Morgan: First-team All-WAC Bart Oates: First-team All-WAC Todd Shell: First-team All-WAC Vince Stroth: First-team All-WAC Casey Tiumalu: Second-team All-WAC Steve Young: First-team All-WAC
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