1982 Florida Gators football team
The 1982 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the fourth for Charley Pell as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's 1982 Florida Gators posted an 8–4 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, tying for sixth place in the ten-team SEC.[2]
| 1982 Florida Gators football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 24–28 vs. Arkansas | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1982 record | 8–4 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Shanahan (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Kines (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Florida Field (Capacity: 72,000)[1] |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The highlight of the season was a nationally televised September victory over Southern Cal in the Trojans' only visit to Florida Field. Gator linebacker Wilber Marshall had 14 tackles and 4 sacks in the 17–9 victory and was named national defensive player of the week on his way to All-American honors at the end of the season.[3] On offense, the team was led by quarterback Wayne Peace, who set an NCAA record for completion percentage in a season (70.7%) running offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan's short passing attack.[4]
Florida played six of their first seven games at home and rode their early season success into a #4 ranking in early October, which matched the highest AP poll placement in program history up to that time. However, close losses to LSU and Vanderbilt and a blow-out loss to arch rival Georgia knocked them out of the polls, and the Gators finished the season 8–4 after a loss in the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | No. 15 Miami (FL)* | No. 16 | USA | W 17–14 | 71,864 | |
| September 11 | No. 10 USC* | No. 11 |
| ABC | W 17–9 | 73,238 |
| September 25 | Mississippi State | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 27–17 | 71,544 |
| October 2 | LSU | No. 4 |
| USA | L 13–24 | 73,152 |
| October 9 | at Vanderbilt | No. 14 | L 29–31 | 39,726 | ||
| October 16 | West Texas State* |
| W 77–14 | 72,885 | ||
| October 30 | No. 19 Auburn |
| W 19–17 | 73,532 | ||
| November 6 | vs. No. 3 Georgia | No. 20 | CBS | L 0–44 | 80,749 | |
| November 13 | at Kentucky | W 39–13 | 53,245 | |||
| November 20 | at Tulane* | W 21–14 | 27,795 | |||
| December 4 | at No. 15 Florida State* | W 13–10 | 57,369 | |||
| December 31 | vs. No. 14 Arkansas* | MTN | L 24–28 | 31,557 | ||
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Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]
Personnel
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References
- University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1982 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- "Wilber Marshall - A Tradition of Honor". Florida Gators. University of Florida Athletic Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Andreu, Robbie (July 31, 2010). "Where are they now? Wayne Peace". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2019.