1982 Houston Oilers season

1982 Houston Oilers season
1982 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Ladd Herzeg
Head coach	Ed Biles
Home field	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	1–8
Conference place	13th AFC
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Robert Brazile
	← 1981; Oilers seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 Houston Oilers season was the franchise’s 23rd overall and the 13th in the National Football League (NFL). After losing their season opener, the Oilers beat the Seattle Seahawks at the Astrodome 23–21. The Oilers were 1–1 before the two-month players’ strike. When the season resumed the Oilers struggled, losing all seven games. Earl Campbell was held to just 536 yards, as the Oilers finished the season with a 1–8 record.

The last remaining active member of the 1982 Houston Oilers was offensive lineman Mike Munchak, who retired after the 1993 season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1982 Houston Oilers draft
1	8	Mike Munchak * ^†	Guard	Penn State
2	44	Oliver Luck	Quarterback	West Virginia
3	72	Stan Edwards	Running back	Michigan
3	77	Robert Abraham	Linebacker	North Carolina State
4	94	Steve Bryant	Wide receiver	Purdue
5	121	Malcolm Taylor	Defensive end	Tennessee State
6	148	Gary Allen	Running back	Hawaii
9	234	Matt Bradley	Defensive back	Penn State
10	261	Ron Reeves	Quarterback	Texas Tech
11	287	Jim Campbell	Tight end	Kentucky
12	314	Donnie Craft	Running back	Louisville
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

**1982 Houston Oilers staff**

	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coaches Head coach – Ed Biles Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Shofner Offensive Backs – Elijah Pitts Receivers – Andy Bourgeois Offensive line – Ray Callahan			Defensive coaches Defensive line – Ralph Staub Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs – Bob Gambold Defensive assistant – Ken Houston Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Roster

**1982 Houston Oilers roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Archie Manning 10 Oliver Luck 14 Gifford Nielsen Running backs 31 Gary Allen 39 Adger Armstrong 34 Earl Campbell 40 Donnie Craft 35 Stan Edwards 45 Tim Wilson FB Wide receivers 80 Harold Bailey 81 Steve Bryant 84 Mike Holston 82 Mike Renfro 85 Carl Roaches 83 Tim Smith Tight ends 86 Walt Arnold 87 Dave Casper		Offensive linemen 58 David Carter C/G 66 Greg Davidson C 60 Ed Fisher G 72 Mark Koncar T 63 Mike Munchak G 62 John Schuhmacher G 76 Morris Towns T 68 Ralph Williams G Defensive linemen 75 Jesse Baker DE 65 Elvin Bethea DE 71 Ken Kennard NT 90 Daryle Skaugstad DT 67 Mike Stensrud DE 70 Malcolm Taylor DE		Linebackers 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 57 John Corker OLB 50 Daryl Hunt ILB 53 Avon Riley OLB 51 Ted Thompson ILB 59 Ted Washington OLB Defensive backs 36 Carter Hartwig CB/FS 22 Bill Kay 32 Vernon Perry SS 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS 27 Greg Stemrick CB 33 J. C. Wilson CB Special teams 6 John James P 4 Florian Kempf K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 6–27	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–21	1–1	Astrodome	Recap
Players’ strike
3	November 21	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–24	1–2	Astrodome	Recap
4	November 28	at New England Patriots	L 21–29	1–3	Schaefer Stadium	Recap
5	December 5	at New York Giants	L 14–17	1–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
6	December 13	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–37	1–5	Astrodome	Recap
7	December 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–35	1–6	Veterans Stadium	Recap
8	December 26	Cleveland Browns	L 14–20	1–7	Astrodome	Recap
9	January 2	Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–35	1–8	Astrodome	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals⁽³⁾	7	2	0	.778	3–1	6–2	232	177	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers⁽⁴⁾	6	3	0	.667	3–1	5–3	204	146	W2
Cleveland Browns⁽⁸⁾	4	5	0	.444	2–2	4–3	140	182	L1
Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	0–4	1–5	136	245	L7

AFC v t e
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1	Los Angeles Raiders	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
2^[a]	Miami Dolphins	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
3^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
4^[b]^[c]	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
5^[b]^[c]	San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
6^[c]	New York Jets	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
7	New England Patriots	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
8^[d]	Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9^[d]	Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
10^[d]	Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	127	147	W1
11	Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	176	184	W1
12	Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	148	226	L3
13	Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	136	245	L7
14	Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	113	236	L2
Tiebreakers
^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). ^ ^a ^b Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets. ^ ^a ^b ^c Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3) ^ ^a ^b ^c Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).