| Number: | 18 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 20, 1982 |
| Stadium: | Varsity Stadium |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | UBC Thunderbirds |
| Home Name: | Western Mustangs |
| Visitor Coach: | Frank Smith |
| Home Coach: | Darwin Semotiuk |
| Visitor Record: | 7–1 |
| Home Record: | 5–2 |
| Visitor1: | 0 |
| Visitor2: | 0 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 39 |
| Home1: | 0 |
| Home2: | 0 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 14 |
| Mvp: | Glenn Steele, UBC |
| Attendance: | 14,759 |
The 18th Vanier Cup was played on November 20, 1982, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1982 season. The UBC Thunderbirds won their first ever championship by defeating the Western Mustangs by a score of 39-14.[1] [2]