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Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Charley Pell
Conference: Southeastern-

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1906 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Charley Pell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Miami	17	14	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Southern California	17	9	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Mississippi State	27	17	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Louisiana State	13	24	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Vanderbilt	29	31	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. West Texas A&M	77	14	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Auburn	19	17	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Georgia	0	44	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Kentucky	39	13	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Tulane	21	7	W
Sat., Dec. 4	@ Florida State	13	10	W
Fri., Dec. 31	Arkansas	24	28	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1982 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	24.7
Points Allowed	228
Defense Average	19.0
Opponents Record	78-46
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-2

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
25	8-4-0	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).