1982 New England Patriots season

1982 New England Patriots season
Head coach Ron Meyer
General manager Bucko Kilroy
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field Schaefer Stadium
Results
Record 5–4
Division place 7th AFC
Playoff finish Lost First Round (Dolphins) 28–13
Pro Bowlers G John Hannah
CB Mike Haynes
AP All-Pros G John Hannah (2nd team)
CB Mike Haynes (2nd team)
Uniform

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's strike-shortened 1982 season with a record of five wins and four losses, and finished seventh in the American Football Conference.

The 1982 season was shortened from 16 regular season games to 9 due to the 57-day players strike.

Staff

New England Patriots 1982 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Lew Erber
  • Offensive Backfield – Cleve Bryant
  • Receivers – Steve Endicott
  • Offensive Line – Bill Muir
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers

Regular season

Schedule

Week Original week Opponent Result Score Record Venue Attendance
1 1 at Baltimore Colts W 24–13 1–0 Memorial Stadium
39,055
2 2 New York Jets L 7–31 1–1 Schaefer Stadium
53,515
* 3 Seattle Seahawks Canceled Schaefer Stadium
* 4 at Buffalo Bills Canceled Rich Stadium
* 5 Cincinnati Bengals Canceled Schaefer Stadium
* 6 at Miami Dolphins Canceled Miami Orange Bowl
* 7 St. Louis Cardinals Canceled Schaefer Stadium
* 8 at New York Jets Canceled Shea Stadium
* 9 Baltimore Colts Canceled Schaefer Stadium
* 10 Buffalo Bills Canceled (played Jan 2, 1983) Schaefer Stadium
11 3 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 1–2 Cleveland Stadium
51,781
12 4 Houston Oilers W 29–21 2–2 Schaefer Stadium
33,602
13 5 at Chicago Bears L 13–26 2–3 Soldier Field
36,973
14 6 Miami Dolphins W 3–0 (Snowplow Game) 3–3 Schaefer Stadium
25,716
15 7 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–0 4–3 Kingdome
53,457
16 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium
51,515
17 9 Buffalo Bills W 30–19 5–4 Schaefer Stadium
36,218

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 6–1 6–1 198 131 W3
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 2–2 2–3 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–3 143 157 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 150 154 L3
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 0–5–0 0–7–0 113 236 L2
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 Super Bowl Tournament

Round Opponent Result Score Venue Attendance
AFC First Round at Miami Dolphins L 13–28 Miami Orange Bowl
68,842

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1982 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also

References


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