| 1982 Results | | Date | Opponent | USC | Opp | City | St | Top Rusher | Top Passer | Top Receiver | Comment |
1982-09-04 | Pacific | 41 | 6 | Columbia | SC | Blasingame ( 58 ) | Bradshaw ( 73 ) | Berry ( 33 ) | Skipper has 100 yard TD, Bell gets 1st win | 1982-09-11 | Richmond | 30 | 10 | Columbia | SC | Dendy ( 90 ) | Bradshaw ( 83 ) | Hillary ( 38 ) | | 1982-09-18 | Duke | 17 | 30 | Columbia | SC | Lewis ( 59 ) | Bradshaw ( 165 ) | Hillary ( 56 ) | Turnovers cost Gamecocks in second half | 1982-09-25 | Georgia | 18 | 34 | Columbia | SC | Berry ( 101 ) | Beckham ( 138 ) | Wade ( 104 ) | | 1982-10-02 | Cincinnati | 37 | 10 | Columbia | SC | Dendy ( 124 ) | Beckham ( 117 ) | Wade ( 60 ) | | 1982-10-16 | Furman | 23 | 28 | Columbia | SC | Dendy ( 105 ) | Beckham ( 147 ) | Bishop ( 52 ) | | 1982-10-23 | LSU | 6 | 14 | Baton Rouge | LA | Dendy ( 97 ) | Beckham ( 118 ) | Hillary ( 82 ) | | 1982-10-30 | N.C. State | 3 | 33 | Raleigh | NC | Dendy ( 104 ) | Beckham ( 85 ) | Hillary ( 36 ) | | 1982-11-06 | Florida State | 26 | 56 | Columbia | SC | Blasingame ( 62 ) | Bradshaw ( 49 ) | Poole ( 17 ) | | 1982-11-13 | Navy | 17 | 14 | Columbia | SC | Dendy ( 155 ) | Bradshaw ( 8 ) | Dendy ( 12 ) | | 1982-11-20 | Clemson | 6 | 24 | Clemson | SC | Dendy ( 106 ) | Bradshaw ( 50 ) | Corley ( 25 ) | |