The 1982 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Doug Scovil, in his second year, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium^{[note 1]} in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5, 4–3 WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 32–44	23,000	[1]
September 18	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–28	35,000
September 25	UNLV*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 26–23	24,207	[2]
October 2	at No. 1 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 25–46	55,528
October 9	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	W 24–21	16,895	[3]
October 16	New Mexico	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 17–22	22,679	[4]
October 23	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 51–17	24,938	[5]
October 30	Utah	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 21–17	15,272	[6]
November 6	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–28	42,050	[7]
November 13	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 8–58	36,250
November 20	Colorado State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 38–10	18,244	[8]
November 27	Oklahoma State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 35–6	17,210	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.^[12]

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[13]

Team awards

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