1982 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League, which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.
1982 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Head coach | Jack Patera Mike McCormack |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 4–5 |
Division place | T-8th AFC (would have been 3rd in the AFC West) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | SS Kenny Easley |
AP All-Pros | none |
The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of the season.[1][2]
After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record at 2–2, then lost a close game to the Los Angeles Raiders. After beating the Bears the next week, the team was upset 16–0 in the Kingdome by the New England Patriots.[3] Seattle finished at 4–5 and missed the expanded playoffs as the second team out in the tiebreaker.
Offseason
1982 draft class
Round | Choice | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 6 | Jeff Bryant | Defensive end | Clemson |
2 | 33 | Bruce Scholtz | Linebacker | Texas |
3 | 75 | Pete Metzelaars | Tight end | Wabash |
6 | 144 | Jack Campbell | Offensive tackle | Utah |
7 | 174 | Eugene Williams | Defensive back | Tulsa |
8 | 201 | Chester Cooper | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
9 | 228 | David Jefferson | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
10 | 258 | Craig Austin | Linebacker | South Dakota |
11 | 284 | Sam Clancy | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
12 | 311 | Frank Naylor | Center | Rutgers |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 14-0 | 1–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | August 21 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3-7 | 1–1 | Metrodome | Recap |
3 | August 28 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 13-23 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 3 | San Francisco 49ers | L 13-17 | 1–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
Regular season
By finishing in fifth place in 1981, Seattle plays the two NFC fifth-place finishers, the Cardinals and Bears, and two games against the other AFC fifth-place finisher, the Patriots.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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1 | September 12 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–21 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap | ||
2 | September 19 | at Houston Oilers | L 21–23 | 0–2 | Astrodome | Recap | ||
3 | N/A | at New England Patriots | Cancelled due to players’ strike | |||||
4 | N/A | Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
5 | N/A | at San Diego Chargers | ||||||
6 | N/A | Los Angeles Raiders | ||||||
7 | N/A | San Diego Chargers | ||||||
8 | N/A | at Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
9 | N/A | Denver Broncos | Rescheduled to January 2 | |||||
10 | N/A | at St. Louis Cardinals | Cancelled due to players’ strike | |||||
11 | November 21 | at Denver Broncos | W 17–10 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | Recap | ||
12 | November 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–0 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap | ||
13 | December 5 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 23–28 | 2–3 | Memorial Coliseum | Recap | ||
14 | December 12 | Chicago Bears | W 20–14 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap | ||
15 | December 19 | New England Patriots | L 0–16 | 3–4 | Kingdome | Recap | ||
16 | December 26 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–24 | 3–5 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | ||
17 | January 2 | Denver Broncos | W 13–11 | 4–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1982 NFL season results [7]
Standings
Playoff teams were determined by the top eight conference teams.
American Football Conference | |||||||||
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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 |
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders(1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 260 | 200 | W5 |
San Diego Chargers(5) | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 288 | 221 | L1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 127 | 147 | W1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 176 | 184 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 148 | 226 | L3 |
Game Summaries
Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: August 13
- Game time: 7:30pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,525
- Referee: Fred Silva
- Gamebook
Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: August 21
- Game time: 7:30pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 57,880
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Rams | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
- Date: August 28
- Game time: 7:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 75% humidity, wind E 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,537
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV: KING
- Gamebook
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 3
- Game time: 7:35pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 57,839
- Referee: Gene Barth
- Gamebook
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
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Week 2: at Houston Oilers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Oilers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 3:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,117
- Referee: Tom Dooley
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 11: at Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 2:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 30% humidity, wind E 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 73,996
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
- Gamebook
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Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 55,553
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
- Gamebook
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Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Raiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 75% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 42,170
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 52,826
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
- Gamebook
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Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Patriots | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 53,457
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 26
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: showers, 43 °F (6 °C), 79% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 55,330
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Bob Griese
- Gamebook
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Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 43,145
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
- Gamebook
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References
- Cour, Jim (October 14, 1982). "Patera fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 29.
- "Do Seahawks want James?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 14, 1982. p. 1C.
- Cour, Jim (December 20, 1982). "Patriots steal the Seahawks blind". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com
- 1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1982 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.