The LSU Tigers were 8-2-1 in 1982. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21 to 20, in the Orange Bowl.
| 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 | 365 | 4,536 | 839 | 5.4 | 2,526 | 584 | 4.3 | 2,010 | 255 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 20th | 18th | 26th | 22nd | 21st | 25th | 44th | 72nd | 16th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 170 | 2,707 | 3.8 | 1,004 | 406 | 2.5 | 1,703 | 298 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 23rd | 51st | 13th | ||||||||||
Net | +195 | +1,829 | +839 | +1.6 | +1,522 | +178 | +1.9 | +307 | -43 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 18th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 31st | 73rd | 9th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |