The1982 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known asMissouri State University) as a member of theAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities (Mid-Con) during the1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coachRich Johanningmeier, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Mid-Con.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	atNorth Alabama*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 3–17	8,000	[1]
September 11	atNorthern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–10	11,715	[2]
September 18	atHarding*	Alumni Stadium Searcy, AR	W 10–7	4,200	[3]
September 25	Lincoln (MO)*	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 51–3	7,200	[4]
October 2	atSoutheast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 44–26	8,500	[5]
October 9	Central Missouri State*	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 21–3	7,200	[6]
October 16	Western Illinois	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	W 35–16	4,100	[7]
October 23	atMurray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 17–21	6,500	[8]
October 30	No. 15Nicholls State*	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 19–30	3,900	[9]
November 6	No. 6Eastern Illinois	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 7–36	3,200	[10]
November 13	atSouthern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–28	5,200	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromNCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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