1982 Northeastern Huskies football team

1982 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

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
William & Mary			–					3	–	8	–	0
Richmond			–					0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

The 1982 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–24	5,678
September 25	C. W. Post	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 14–10	3,200
October 2	at Springfield	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	L 14–21	1,302
October 9	Rhode Island	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 13–14	1,200
October 16	American International	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 30–10	2,100
October 23	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 22–24	9,225
October 30	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–31	7,200
November 6	Central Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 59–0	5,750
November 13	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–15	2,700