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
Head coachJack Patera
Mike McCormack
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record4–5
Division placeT-8th AFC (would have been 3rd in the AFC West)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersSS Kenny Easley
AP All-Prosnone

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

RoundChoicePlayerPositionCollege
16 Jeff BryantDefensive endClemson
233 Bruce ScholtzLinebackerTexas
375 Pete MetzelaarsTight endWabash
6144 Jack CampbellOffensive tackleUtah
7174 Eugene WilliamsDefensive backTulsa
8201 Chester CooperWide receiverMinnesota
9228 David JeffersonLinebackerMiami (FL)
10258 Craig AustinLinebackerSouth Dakota
11284 Sam ClancyDefensive endPittsburgh
12311 Frank NaylorCenterRutgers

Personnel

Staff

1982 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
  • Managing General Partner – Elmer Nordstrom
  • General Manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant General Manager – Mark Duncan
  • Director of Football Operations – Mike McCormack
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Chuck Allen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant Trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1982 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
51 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

[4]

  • 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
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
Source: Seahawks Media Guides [5][6]

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
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
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
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

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Seahawks 7 7 0014

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 003
Vikings 0 0 707

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7613
Rams 7 6 3723

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

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 3 14 0017
Seahawks 0 0 6713

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 7 14 0021
Seahawks 0 0 707

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 1:02pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,907
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 2: at Houston Oilers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 01421
Oilers 0 7 10623

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • 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
Game information

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 71017
Broncos 0 7 3010

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 000
Seahawks 3 6 7016

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
Game information

Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 01623
Raiders 7 21 0028

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
Game information

Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 0714
Seahawks 3 14 0320

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 7 3316
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Bengals 0 14 01024

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
Game information

Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 2 0 7211
Seahawks 3 0 01013

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
Game information

References

  1. Cour, Jim (October 14, 1982). "Patera fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 29.
  2. "Do Seahawks want James?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 14, 1982. p. 1C.
  3. Cour, Jim (December 20, 1982). "Patriots steal the Seahawks blind". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com
  5. 1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. 1982 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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