The 1982 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Wacker, Southwest Texas State compiled an overall record of 14–0 and claimed the LSC title with a conference mark of 7–0. They won their second consecutive NCAA Division II Football Championship with a win over UC Davis, 34–9, in the Palm Bowl.[1]
| 1982 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division II champion LSC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 34–9 vs. UC Davis | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (7–0 LSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Mueller (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southwest Texas State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Lamar* | W 30–0 | 11,000 | |||
| September 11 | Prairie View A&M* |
| W 35–7 | 11,700 | ||
| September 18 | Nicholls State* |
| W 14–7 | 9,000 | ||
| October 2 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | W 34–21 | 4,000 | |||
| October 9 | Howard Payne | No. 1 |
| W 31–3 | 11,600 | |
| October 16 | vs. Sam Houston State | No. 1 | W 52–21 | 12,500–13,500 | [2][3] | |
| October 23 | Stephen F. Austin | No. 1 |
| W 31–21 | 11,530 | |
| October 30 | at East Texas State | No. 1 | W 38–34 | 7,500 | ||
| November 6 | Angelo State | No. 1 |
| W 42–16 | 16,200 | |
| November 13 | at Abilene Christian | No. 1 |
| W 14–13 | 11,758 | |
| November 20 | at Texas A&I | No. 1 | W 45–27 | 13,500 | ||
| November 27 | No. 7 Fort Valley State* | No. 1 |
| W 27–6 | ||
| December 4 | No. 5 Jacksonville State* | No. 1 |
| W 19–14 | 7,500 | [4] |
| December 11 | vs. No. 3 UC Davis* | No. 1 |
| W 34–9 | ||
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