1982 Houston Oilers season

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.

1982 Houston Oilers season
OwnerBud Adams
Head coachEd Biles
General managerLadd Herzeg
Home fieldHouston Astrodome
Results
Record1–8
Conference place13th AFC
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersLB Robert Brazile

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1982 NFL draft
1982 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Mike Munchak * †  Guard Penn State
2 44 Oliver Luck  Quarterback West Virginia
3 72 Stan Edwards  Running back Michigan
3 77 Robert Abraham  Linebacker North Carolina State
4 94 Steve Bryant  Wide receiver Purdue
5 121 Malcolm Taylor  Defensive end Tennessee State
6 148 Gary Allen  Running back Hawaii
9 234 Matt Bradley  Defensive back Penn State
10 261 Ron Reeves  Quarterback Texas Tech
11 287 Jim Campbell  Tight end Kentucky
12 314 Donnie Craft  Running back Louisville
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1982 Houston Oilers staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Roster
1982 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 at Cincinnati Bengals L 6–27 0–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap
2 September 19 Seattle Seahawks W 23–21 1–1 Astrodome Recap
Players’ strike
3 November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–24 1–2 Astrodome Recap
4 November 28 at New England Patriots L 21–29 1–3 Schaefer Stadium Recap
5 December 5 at New York Giants L 14–17 1–4 Giants Stadium Recap
6 December 13 Dallas Cowboys L 7–37 1–5 Astrodome Recap
7 December 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–35 1–6 Veterans Stadium Recap
8 December 26 Cleveland Browns L 14–20 1–7 Astrodome Recap
9 January 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 27–35 1–8 Astrodome Recap

Standings
AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals(3) 7 2 0 .778 3–1 6–2 232 177 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers(4) 6 3 0 .667 3–1 5–3 204 146 W2
Cleveland Browns(8) 4 5 0 .444 2–2 4–3 140 182 L1
Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 0–4 1–5 136 245 L7
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

References
  1. "1982 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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