1982 Houston Oilers

1982 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Ed Biles
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	1–8
Place	13th AFC
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
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[]

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC
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

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Qualified for playoffs

Roster[]

1982 Houston Oilers roster

Quarterbacks

8 Archie Manning
14 Gifford Nielsen

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[]

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

External links[]

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

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