1982 Texas A&M Aggies football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1982

| team = Texas A&M Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Jackie Sherrill

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Pat Ruel

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = R. C. Slocum

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Kyle Field

}}

{{1982 Southwest Conference football standings}}

The 1982 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jackie Sherrill in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1982

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 16–38

| attend = 55,177

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-monitor-flutie-directs-boston-colleg/166129180/|work=The Monitor|title=Flutie directs Boston College to wrecking of Sherrill debut|date=September 5, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UT Arlington

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 61–22

| attend = 54,098

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67263508/texas-am-humiliates-texas-arlington/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=Texas A&M humiliates Texas-Arlington, 61–22|date=September 19, 1982|accessdate=January 9, 2021|page=D1|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 38–27

| attend = 53,214

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80671630/aggies-win-air-battle/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Aggies win air battle|date=September 26, 1982|accessdate=July 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CBS

| score = 15–24

| attend = 59,416

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-red-raiders/166291050/|newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Red Raiders shock Aggies|date=October 3, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 20–24

| attend = 46,302

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-cougars-score-wi/166287835/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Cougars score wild win over Texas Aggies|date=October 10, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 28–23

| attend = 64,017

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-texas-ags-trip-baylor/166290148/|newspaper=Tulsa World|title=Texas Ags trip Baylor|date=October 17, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| score = 49–7

| attend = 53,767

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-texas-am-wallop/166292064/|newspaper=The Tyler Courier-Times|title=Texas A&M wallops Rice|date=October 24, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = SMU

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Texas Stadium

| site_cityst = Irving, TX

| score = 9–47

| attend = 50,008

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-mustangs-ove/166260729/|newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Mustangs overwhelm Texas A&M, 47–9|date=October 31, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–35

| attend = 53,410

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-seguin-gazette-enterprise-hogs-blank/166287148/|newspaper=The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise|title=Hogs blank Aggies, 35–0|date=November 14, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Kyle Field

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–14

| attend = 51,892

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news-kubiak-passes-a/166292325/|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|title=Kubiak passes A&M past TCU|date=November 21, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 14

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 16–53

| attend = 72,368

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-longhorns-make-joke-of-aggies/166285625/|newspaper=The Shreveport Times|title=Longhorns make joke of Aggies, 53–16|date=November 26, 1982|accessdate=February 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=1982 Texas A&M Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=January 13, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1982-schedule.html}}

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