| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Moore |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Def Coach: | Jim Bates[1] |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
The 1982 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 234 to 157, and finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference.[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.