1982 Buffalo Bills season

The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, and the 23rd overall. Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC, therefore eliminating the Bills from the playoffs in the 16-team tournament format.

1982 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerRalph Wilson
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldRich Stadium
Results
Record4–5
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The Bills led the league in rushing in 1982, with 1,371 yards (152.3 per game) on the ground.[1][2]

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1982 NFL Draft

Linebacker Eugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. Placekicker Gary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,[3] as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo.

1982 Buffalo Bills Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 19 Perry Tuttle WR Clemson
2 48 Matt Kofler QB San Diego State
3 59 Eugene Marve LB Saginaw Valley State
4 93 Van Williams RB Carson-Newman
6 160 DeWayne Chivers TE South Carolina
7 171 Gary Anderson K Syracuse
8 218 Luc Tousignant QB Fairmont State
9 245 Dennis Edwards DE USC
10 272 Vic James DB Colorado
11 298 Frank Kalil G Arizona
12 329 Tony Suber DT Gardner–Webb

Personnel

Staff/Coaches
1982 Buffalo Bills staff
Front Office

Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach – Chuck Knox
  • Assistant Head Coach - - Tom Caitlin

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line - Ray Proschaska
  • Running Backs Coach - Chick Harris
  • Quarterbacks Coach - Kay Stephenson
  • Wide Receivers Coach - Jack Donaldson

Defensive/Special Teams Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach - Tom Caitlin
  • Defensive Line – Jim Carmody
  • Defensive Backs – Ralph Hawkins
  • Special Teams - Steve Moore

Special Assignments

  • Special Assignments Coach - Miller McCalmon

Roster
1982 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 14– 9 1–0 Rich Stadium Recap
2 September 16 Minnesota Vikings W 23–22 2–0 Rich Stadium Recap
Players' strike
3 November 21 Miami Dolphins L 7–9 2–1 Rich Stadium Recap
4 November 28 Baltimore Colts W 20–0 3–1 Rich Stadium Recap
5 December 5 at Green Bay Packers L 21–33 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap
6 December 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13– 0 4–2 Rich Stadium Recap
7 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–24 4–3 Tampa Stadium Recap
8 December 27 at Miami Dolphins L 10–27 4–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
9 January 2 at New England Patriots L 19–30 4–5 Schaefer Stadium Recap

Week 1
1 234Total
Chiefs 3 303 9
• Bills 7 700 14
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C) • Wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)

[4]

Week 2
1 234Total
Vikings 2 1730 22
• Bills 0 7610 23
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • Television network: ABC

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Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 6–1 6–1 198 131 W3
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 2–2 2–3 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–3 143 157 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 150 154 L3
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 0–5–0 0–7–0 113 236 L2
American Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
Cincinnati Bengals(3) 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers(4) 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
San Diego Chargers(5) 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
Cleveland Browns(8) 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2

Awards and honors

All-Pros

First Team

Second Team

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  2. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-buf
  3. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee
  4. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com


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