1982 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The 1982 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team was an American football team that represented Southeastern Louisiana University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Oscar Lofton, the Lions compiled an 4–7 record.

1982 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Oscar Lofton (3rd season)
Home stadium	Strawberry Stadium

1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Delaware ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Holy Cross			–					8	–	3	–	0
James Madison			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Colgate ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Lafayette			–					7	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Northwestern State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					5	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Alabama State			–					2	–	6	–	1
William & Mary			–					3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Richmond			–					0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 17–7	19,756
September 18	at UCF	Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	W 24–14	8,196
September 25	Stephen F. Austin	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–30	9,000
October 2	Southwest Texas State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 21–34	4,000
October 9	Troy State	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–7	7,200
October 16	Texas Southern	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 31–0	4,000
October 23	at No. 11 Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–42	17,950
October 30	at No. 10 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 13–30	14,578
November 6	Southern	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 19–26	10,000
November 13	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 3–31	4,000
November 20	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	4,600
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game