The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 11-1 in 1982. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 21 to 20, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 12-1 | |
6-1 | 8-4 | ||
2-3-2 | 5-4-2 | ||
3-3-1 | 6-5-1 | ||
3-2-2 | 4-5-2 |
| 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 | 12 | 493 | 6,223 | 976 | 6.4 | 4,732 | 762 | 6.2 | 1,491 | 214 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 85th | 92nd | 38th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 147 | 3,487 | 4.3 | 1,506 | 470 | 3.2 | 1,981 | 337 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 12th | 31st | 22nd | 31st | 44th | 30th | 56th | 79th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +346 | +2,736 | +976 | +2.1 | +3,226 | +292 | +3.0 | -490 | -123 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 82nd | 91st | 27th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |