1982 Colorado State Rams football team

1982 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Leon Fuller (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Sloan (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1982 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 14–28	50,015
September 11	Wyoming	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 9–3	28,652
September 18	Hawaii	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–23	24,290
September 25	New Mexico State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 28–17	23,129
October 1	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–35	28,603
October 16	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 21–11	25,326
October 23	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 18–34	64,739
October 30	UTEP	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 38–13	24,074
November 6	UNLV*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 31–36	19,108
November 13	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 24–29	19,937
November 20	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 10–38	18,244
*Non-conference game