1982 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head Coach | Sam Rutigliano |
Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–5–0 |
Place | 8th AFC |
Playoff Finish | Lost First Round Playoffs |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1981 | 1983 |
The 1982 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 33rd season with the National Football League.
The Browns were among 8 teams that qualified for the playoffs during this strike shorted season, and became one of only three teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record.[1][2] The Browns and the Detroit Lions from the same year are the only two teams with a losing record to qualify as wildcards. In 2010, the Seattle Seahawks became the third team with a losing record to qualify for the playoffs and the first team to win a division title with a losing record.[2] In 1982, the Los Angeles Raiders eliminated the Browns from the playoffs for a second consecutive season, 27–10.
The Browns' first round draft pick, rookie sensation linebacker Chip Banks earned 6.5 sacks in just nine games.
Personnel[]
Staff / Coaches[]
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Roster[]
1982 Cleveland Browns roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Tight ends
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Offensive Linemen
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Linebackers
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NFL Draft[]
The following were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.
Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
1 | 3 | Chip Banks | Linebacker | USC |
2 | 31 | Keith Baldwin | Defensive End | Texas A&M |
4 | 87 | Dwight Walker | Running Back | Nicholls State |
5 | 115 | Mike Baab | Center | Texas |
6 | 162 | Mike Whitwell | Defensive Back | Texas A&M |
8 | 199 | Mark Kafentzis | Defensive Back | Hawaii |
8 | 204 | Van Heflin | Tight End | Vanderbilt |
8 | 211 | Bill Jackson | Defensive Back | North Carolina |
9 | 227 | Milton Baker | Tight End | West Texas A&M |
10 | 255 | Ricky Floyd | Running Back | Southern Miss |
11 | 282 | Steve Michuta | Quarterback | Grand Valley State |
12 | 310 | Scott Nicolas | Linebacker | Miami |
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 12, 1982 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 21–7 | |
2 | September 19, 1982 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–21 | |
3 | November 21, 1982 | New England Patriots | W 10–7 | |
4 | November 25, 1982 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–14 | |
5 | December 5, 1982 | San Diego Chargers | L 30–13 | |
6 | December 12, 1982 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 23–10 | |
7 | December 19, 1982 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 10–9 | |
8 | December 26, 1982 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–14 | |
9 | January 2, 1983 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 37–21 |
Playoffs[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Wildcard | January 8, 1983 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 27–10 |
Standings[]
AFC | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 |
Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 |
San Diego Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 |
New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 |
New England Patriots | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 |
Cleveland Browns | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 147 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 176 | 184 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 148 | 226 |
Houston Oilers | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 136 | 245 |
Baltimore Colts | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 113 | 236 |
Qualified for playoffs |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 294
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [citation needed]
- ↑ 1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved on 2009-07-24.
External links[]
- Season summary and statistics at Cleveland Browns.com
- 1982 Cleveland Browns season article at Wikipedia
- 1982 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference
- 1982 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1982 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1982 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com