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1982 Cleveland Browns

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1982 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach Sam Rutigliano
Home Field Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record 4–5–0
Place 8th AFC
Playoff Finish Lost First Round Playoffs
Timeline
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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[]

1982 Cleveland Browns final staff
Front Office
  • President and Owner – Art Modell
  • Assistant to the President – Peter Hadhazy

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Quarterbacks – Paul Hackett
  • Running Backs – Jim Garrett
  • Receivers – Rich Kotite
  • Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik
   Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Marty Schottenheimer
  • Defensive Line – Tom Pratt
  • Linebackers – Dave Adolph
  • Defensive Backs - Len Fontes

Special Teams Coaches

  • Special Teams – John Petercuskie
  • Special Assistant - Darvin Wallis


Roster[]

1982 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 25 Charles White
  • 30 Cleo Miller
  • 34 David Green
  • 38 Johnny Davis FB
  • 42 Dwight Walker KR/PR
  • 43 Mike Pruitt FB


Wide receivers

  • 33 Reggie Rucker
  • 80 Willis Adams
  • 81 Mike Whitwell DB
  • 83 Ricky Feacher
  • 85 Dave Logan
  • 86 Danny Fulton
  • 88 James Troutner


Tight ends

Offensive Linemen
  • 54 Tom DeLeone C
  • 61 Mike Baab C
  • 63 Cody Risien T
  • 64 Joe DeLamielleure G
  • 68 Robert E. Jackson G
  • 70 Andy Frederick T
  • 71 Matt Miller T
  • 73 Doug Dieken T


Defensive Linemen

  • 75 Mark Buben NT
  • 79 Bob Golic NT
  • 90 Marshall Harris DE
  • 91 Henry Bradley NT
  • 92 Mike Robinson DE
  • 94 Elvis Franks DE
  • 99 Keith Baldwin DE
 Linebackers
  • 50 Tom Cousineau ILB
  • 51 Eddie Johnson ILB
  • 52 Dick Ambrose ILB
  • 53 Bill Cowher OLB
  • 55 Curtis Weathers OLB
  • 56 Chip Banks OLB
  • 57 Clay Matthews OLB
  • 58 Scott Nicolas ILB
  • 59 Kevin Turner ILB


Defensive backs

  • 12 Rick Trocano S/QB
  • 20 Judson Flint CB
  • 22 Clarence Scott FS
  • 23 Mark Kafentzis S
  • 28 Ron Bolton CB
  • 29 Hanford Dixon CB
  • 36 Bill Jackson CB
  • 47 Larry Braziel CB
  • 48 Lawrence Johnson CB
  • 49 Clinton Burrell SS


Special Teams

  •  9 Matt Bahr K
  • 15 Steve Cox P
  • 26 Dino Hall KR/PR


Rookies in italics

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 Hawai'i
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 (FL)

[3]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 12 at Seattle W 21–7 1-0
55,907
2 September 19 Philadelphia L 24–21 1-1
78,830
3 November 21 New England W 10–7 2-1
51,781
4 November 25 at Dallas L 31–14 2-2
46,267
5 December 5 San Diego L 30–13 2-3
54,064
6 December 12 at Cincinnati L 23–10 2-4
54,305
7 December 19 Pittsburgh W 10–9 3-4
67,139
8 December 26 at Houston W 20–14 4-4
36,559
9 January 2 at Pittsburgh L 37–21 4-5
52,312

Playoffs[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wildcard January 8 at LA Raiders L 27–10
56,555

Standings[]

AFC
Team W L T PCT PF PA
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

[1]

Qualified for playoffs

References[]

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [citation needed]
  3. ↑ 1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved on 2009-07-24.

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