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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Jerry Stovall
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Jerry Stovall enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Oregon State	45	7	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Rice	52	13	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Florida	24	13	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Tennessee	24	24	T
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Kentucky	34	10	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. South Carolina	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Mississippi	45	8	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Alabama	20	10	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Mississippi State	24	27	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Florida State	55	21	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Tulane	28	31	L
Sat., Jan. 1	Nebraska	20	21	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1982 Season Totals
Record	8-3 -1
Points Scored	385
Scoring Average	32.1
Points Allowed	191
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	61-74
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-1 -1
Away Record	3-1

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	8-3-1	AP
11	8-3-1	Coaches
11	8-3-1	UPI
11	8-3-1	USA Today/CNN

1982 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	11-1	338	160	Lost 23-27	6-0	179	73	Vince Dooley
Auburn	9-3	274	197	Won 33-26	4-2	131	94	Pat Dye
Louisiana State	8-3-1	385	191	Lost 20-21	4-1-1	171	92	Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt	8-4	293	242	Lost 28-36	4-2	135	121	George MacIntyre
Alabama	8-4	338	216	Won 21-15	3-3	146	125	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida	8-4	296	228	Lost 24-28	3-3	127	146	Charley Pell
Tennessee	6-5-1	281	239	Lost 22-28	3-2-1	152	128	Johnny Majors
Mississippi State	5-6	252	244		2-4	122	145	Emory Bellard
Mississippi	4-7	208	262		0-6	69	196	Steve Sloan
Kentucky	0-10-1	96	287		0-6	57	169	Jerry Claiborne

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).