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1982 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Ed Biles
Home Field Astrodome
Results
Record 1–8
Place 13th AFC
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1981 1983

The 1982 Houston Oilers season was the franchise’s 23rd overall and the 13th in the National Football League (NFL). After losing their season opener, the Oilers beat the Seattle Seahawks at the Astrodome 23–21. The Oilers were 1–1 before the two-month player's strike. When the season resumed the Oilers struggled, losing all seven games. Earl Campbell was held to just 536 yards, as the Oilers finished the season with a 1–8 record.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School
1

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 1982 at Cincinnati Bengals L 27–6
52,268
2 September 19, 1982 Seattle Seahawks W 23–21
43,117
3 November 21, 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–10
42,338
4 November 28, 1982 at New England Patriots L 29–21
33,602
5 December 5, 1982 at New York Giants L 17–14
71,184
6 December 13, 1982 Dallas Cowboys L 37–7
51,808
7 December 19, 1982 at Philadelphia Eagles L 35–14
44,119
8 December 26, 1982 Cleveland Browns L 20–14
36,559
9 January 2, 1983 Cincinnati Bengals L 35–27
26,522

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

Roster[]

1982 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 31 Gary Allen
  • 39 Adger Armstrong
  • 34 Earl Campbell
  • 40 Donnie Craft
  • 35 Stan Edwards
  • 45 Tim Wilson FB

Wide Receivers

  • 80 Harold Bailey
  • 81 Steve Bryant
  • 84 Mike Holston
  • 82 Mike Renfro
  • 85 Carl Roaches
  • 83 Tim Smith

Tight Ends

  • 86 Walt Arnold
  • 87 Dave Casper
Offensive Linemen
  • 58 David Carter C/G
  • 66 Greg Davidson C
  • 60 Ed Fisher G
  • 72 Mark Koncar T
  • 63 Mike Munchak G
  • 62 John Schuhmacher G
  • 76 Morris Towns T
  • 68 Ralph Williams G

Defensive Linemen

  • 75 Jesse Baker DE
  • 65 Elvin Bethea DE
  • 71 Ken Kennard NT
  • 90 Daryle Skaugstad DT
  • 67 Mike Stensrud DE
  • 70 Malcolm Taylor DE
Linebackers
  • 54 Gregg Bingham ILB
  • 52 Robert Brazile OLB
  • 57 John Corker OLB
  • 50 Daryl Hunt ILB
  • 53 Avon Riley OLB
  • 51 Ted Thompson ILB
  • 59 Ted Washington OLB

Defensive Backs

  • 36 Carter Hartwig CB/FS
  • 22 Bill Kay
  • 32 Vernon Perry SS
  • 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS
  • 27 Greg Stemrick CB
  • 33 J. C. Wilson CB

Special Teams

  •  6 John James P
  •  4 Florian Kempf K


Reserve Lists
  • Vacant

Practice Squad

  • Vacant

Rookies in italics

Postseason[]

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 294

External links[]

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