The Houston Cougars were 5-5-1 in 1982.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 215 | 4,130 | 841 | 4.9 | 2,510 | 621 | 4.0 | 1,620 | 220 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 68th | 38th | 16th | 46th | 23rd | 12th | 30th | 73rd | 87th | 28th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 262 | 3,586 | 4.6 | 1,903 | 518 | 3.7 | 1,683 | 256 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 34th | 47th | 62nd | 66th | 59th | 22nd | 17th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | -47 | +544 | +841 | +0.3 | +607 | +103 | +0.4 | -63 | -36 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 72nd | 36th | 16th | 48th | 37th | 29th | 43rd | 59th | 70th | 35th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |