1982 Buffalo Bills season

1982 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach Chuck Knox
Owner Ralph Wilson
Home field Rich Stadium
Results
Record 4–5
Division place 4th AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the 23rd season for the club and its 13th in the National Football League. Due to the 1982 NFL strike, the season was shortened to only nine games; the Bills' 4–5 record left them in the 9th spot in the AFC, thereby eliminating the Bills from the playoffs in the 16-team tournament format.

The Bills led the league in rushing in 1982, with 1,371 yards (152.3 per game) on the ground.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Linebacker Eugene Marve played linebacker for Buffalo for six seasons. Placekicker Gary Anderson went on to become the second-leading scorer in NFL history, although he did so with five other NFL teams,[2] as he never played a regular season game for Buffalo.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
119Perry TuttleWide receiverClemson
248Matt KoflerQuarterbackSan Diego State
359Eugene MarveLinebackerSaginaw Valley State
493Van WilliamsRunning backCarson-Newman
6160DeWayne ChiversTight endSouth Carolina
7171Gary AndersonKickerSyracuse
8218Luc TousignantQuarterbackFairmont State
9245Dennis EdwardsDefensive endUSC
10272Vic JamesDefensive backColorado
11298Frank KalilGuardArizona
12329Tony SuberDefensive tackleGardner–Webb

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1982 Buffalo Bills staff
Front Office

Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach – Chuck Knox
  • Assistant Head Coach - - Tom Caitlin

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line - Ray Proschaska
  • Running Backs Coach - Chick Harris
  • Quarterbacks Coach - Kay Stephenson
  • Wide Receivers Coach - Jack Donaldson

Defensive/Special Teams Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach - Tom Caitlin
  • Defensive Line – Jim Carmody
  • Defensive Backs – Raloh Hawkins
  • Special Teams - Steve Moore

Special Assignments

  • Special Assignments Coach - Miller McCalmon

Roster

1982 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultBills pointsOpponentsRecordAttendance
1Sep 12Kansas City ChiefsWin1491–0
76,383
2Sep 16Minnesota VikingsWin23222–0
77,753
Players' strike
3Nov 21Miami DolphinsLoss792–1
52,945
4Nov 28Baltimore ColtsWin2003–1
33,985
5Dec 5at Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee)Loss21333–2
46,655
6Dec 12Pittsburgh SteelersWin1304–2
58,391
7Dec 19at Tampa Bay BuccaneersLoss23244–3
42,510
8Dec 27at Miami DolphinsLoss10274–4
73,924
9Jan 2at New England PatriotsLoss19304–5
36,218

[3]

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Chiefs 3 303 9
• Bills 7 700 14
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C) • Wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)

[4]

Week 2

1 234Total
Vikings 2 1730 22
• Bills 0 7610 23

[5]

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

Awards and honors

All-Pros

First Team

Second Team

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  2. ↑ Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee
  3. ↑ http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-buf
  4. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com


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