The 1982 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^{[note 1]} The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his fourth year at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1982 season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 PCAA).

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 18–13	17,629
September 18	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 35–31	57,027
September 25	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 17–13	22,000	[1]
October 2	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 7–26	37,000
October 9	at Cal State Fullerton	Titan Field Fullerton, CA		W 38–15	6,000	[2]
October 16	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 21–22	17,147	[3]
October 23	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)		L 27–39	21,302	[4]
October 30	at UNLV	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV		W 48–14	13,487	[5]
November 6	Santa Clara*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 40–0
November 13	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA		W 30–0
November 20	Utah State	Spartan CA San Jose, CA		W 49–26	14,359	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The following were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.^[9]

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[10]