1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 8–3 record.

1982 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
1982 record	8–3 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Pat Collins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

1982 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 27–45		[1]
September 11	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 29–14		[2]
September 18	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 38–15		[3]
September 25	Texas–Arlington	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 33–16	18,250	[4]
October 2	McNeese State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 35–21	17,950	[5]
October 9	Louisiana Tech	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 10–17	23,940	[6]
October 16	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 31–21	18,228	[7]
October 23	Southeastern Louisiana*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 42–0		[8]
October 30	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 14–0	8,106	[9]
November 6	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 26–40	25,133	[10]
November 20	Northwestern State*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	W 28–27		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Dejarnette carries load in USM's 45–27 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 1982. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Defense leads NLU by Nicholls, 29–14". The Shreveport Times. September 12, 1982. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "NE Louisiana embarrasses NTSU, 38–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "NE Louisiana rips Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. p. 5B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Northeast whips McNeese Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tech holds off NLU, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1982. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "NLU nails ASU". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1982. p. 36. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holman leads NLU to 42–0 romp". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1982. p. 8D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "NE Louisiana 14, Lamar 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1982. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Prodigious Prudhomme propels pulsating victory". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1982. p. 33. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Northeast holds off Northwestern, 28–27". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1982. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.