1982 New York Jets season

1982 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1982 6–3 6th AFC Walt Michaels Joe Walton Joe Gardi Leon Hess Shea Stadium Won Wild card playoffs(at Bengals) 44–17Won Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 17–14Lost AFC Championship(at Dolphins) 0–14 C Joe FieldsT Marvin PowellWR Wesley WalkerRB Freeman McNeilDE Mark Gastineau Jets seasons The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels. The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 and sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 44–17 and Los Angeles Raiders 17–14 in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0. Offseason Draft 1982 NFL draft 1982 New York Jets 1 23 Bob Crable LB Notre Dame yes 2 51 Reggie McElroy OT West Texas State yes 3 79 Dwayne Crutchfield RB Iowa State yes 4 107 George Floyd DB Eastern Kentucky yes 5 135 Mark Jerue LB Washington 6 163 Lonell Phea WR Houston 7 191 Tom Coombs TE Idaho yes 8 219 Lawrence Texada RB Henderson State 9 247 Rocky Klever RB Montana 10 275 Darryl Hemphill DB West Texas State 11 302 Perry Parmelee WR Santa Clara 12 330 Tom Carlstrom G Nebraska Undrafted free agents + 1982 undrafted free agents of note Player Position CollegeDan DeLiaDefensive backBoston University Roster 1982 New York Jets 10 Pat Ryan American football 14 Richard Todd American football 35 Mike Augustyniak 31 Marion Barber Jr. 45 Dwayne Crutchfield y 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 24 Freeman McNeil 44 Tom Newton 81 Derrick Gaffney 86 Bobby Jones wide receiver 80 Lam Jones 87 Kurt Sohn 85 Wesley Walker 83 Jerome Barkum 88 Tom Coombs y 82 Mickey Shuler 60 Dan Alexander offensive lineman G 64 Guy Bingham C/G 65 Joe Fields C 71 Jim Luscinski T 62 Joe Pellegrini C/G 79 Marvin Powell T 61 John Roman T 70 Stan Waldemore G 72 Chris Ward American football T 78 Barry Bennett DT 99 Mark Gastineau DE 94 Rusty Guilbeau y DE 93 Marty Lyons DT 77 Kenny Neil DE 76 Ben Rudolph DT 74 Abdul Salaam American football DT 54 Stan Blinka MLB 51 Greg Buttle OLB 50 Bob Crable y OLB 55 Ron Crosby OLB 56 Lance Mehl OLB 57 John Woodring MLB 38 George Floyd y American football FS 47 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson cornerback CB 27 Jesse Johnson American football SS 29 Johnny Lynn CB 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy SS 21 Kirk Springs CB/S  5 Pat Leahy American football K 15 Chuck Ramsey P 91 Charles Cook no DT IR 58 Mark Jerue y LB IR 73 Joe Klecko DE IR 30 Rocky Klever RB y IR 68 Reggie McElroy y G IR 34 John Nitti no RB IR Schedule Regular season Week Originalweek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 1 September 12 Miami Dolphins L 28–45 0–1 Shea Stadium 53,360 2 2 September 19 at New England Patriots W 31–7 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 53,515 — 3 September 26 at Baltimore Colts https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj1982.htm 1982 NFL schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com October 8, 2015 Memorial Stadium Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike—4 October 3 Houston Oilers Shea Stadium — 5 October 10 Denver Broncos Shea Stadium — 6 October 18 Buffalo Bills Shea Stadium — 7 October 24 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead StadiumPostponed — 8 October 31 New England Patriots Shea StadiumCancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike — 9 November 7 at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium — 10 November 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium 3 11 November 21 Baltimore Colts W 37–0 2–1 Shea Stadium 46,970 4 12 November 28 Green Bay Packers W 15–13 3–1 Shea Stadium 53,872 5 13 December 6, 1982 at Detroit Lions W 28–13 4–1 Pontiac Silverdome 79,361 6 14 December 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–17 5–1 Shea Stadium 28,147 7 15 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 19–20 5–2 Miami Orange Bowl 67,702 8 16 December 26 at Minnesota Vikings W 42–14 6–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,672 9 17 January 2, 1983 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–37 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 11,902 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Miami Dolphins (0–0) at New York Jets (0–0) September 12 4:00 p.m. EDT Dolphins 14 10 21 0 Jets 7 7 0 14 Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York 53,360 75 F C 1 • Wind 9 mph km/h knot Dick Jorgensen NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Dolphins David Woodley 14/22, 98 Yds, INT Andra Franklin29 Rush, 103 Yds, 2 TD Jimmy Cefalo2 Rec, 25 Yds Jets Richard Todd18/30, 233 Yds, 3 TD, 3 INT Freeman McNeil13 Rush, 116 Yds Jerome Barkum4 Rec, 71 Yds, TD MIA NYJ collapsed 1 Dolphins RushTD Andra Franklin 1 good Uwe von Schamann 7 0 1 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 29 good Pat Leahy 7 7 1 Dolphins PuntTD Tommy Vigorito 59 good Uwe von Schamann 14 7 2 Dolphins RushTD Andra Franklin 1 good Uwe von Schamann 21 7 2 Dolphins FG 25 Uwe von Schamann 24 7 2 Jets RushTD Mike Augustyniak 2 good Pat Leahy 24 14 3 Dolphins RecTD David Woodley Tony Nathan 15 good Uwe von Schamann 31 14 3 Dolphins IntTD Glenn Blackwood 35 good Uwe von Schamann run/pass good/failed/incomplete 38 14 3 Dolphins IntTD Don McNeal 19 good Uwe von Schamann run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 14 4 Jets RecTD Jerome Barkum Richard Todd 7 good Pat Leahy run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 21 4 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 5 good Pat Leahy run/pass good/failed/incomplete 45 28 45 28 Week 2: at New England Patriots New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Two: New York Jets (0–1) at New England Patriots (1–0) collapsed Jets 0 10 7 14 Patriots 0 0 7 0 September 19, 1982 Schaefer Stadium 62 F C 1, relative humidity 60%, wind 14 mph km/h knots https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982091906 The Football Database February 2, 2018 New York Jets vs New England Patriots Red Cashion Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy NBC Jets Richard Todd17/27, 165 Yds, TD Freeman McNeil19 Rush, 106 Yds, TD Wesley Walker6 Rec, 64 Yds, TD Patriots Matt Cavanaugh 6/17, 64 Yds, 3 INT Tony Collins13 Rush, 41 Yds Robert Weathers3 Rec, 24 Yds NYJ NWE collapsed 2 Jets FG 17 Pat Leahy 3 0 2 Jets RushTD Richard Todd 7 good Pat Leahy 10 0 3 Jets RushTD Mike Augustyniak 6 good Pat Leahy 17 0 3 Patriots KickTD Ricky Smith 98 good Rex Robinson 17 7 4 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 1 good Pat Leahy 24 7 4 Jets RecTD Scott Dierking Richard Todd 13 good Pat Leahy 31 7 31 7 Week 3: vs. Baltimore Colts New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Three: Baltimore Colts (0–2) at New York Jets (1–1) collapsed Colts 0 0 0 0 Jets 10 17 7 3 November 21, 1982 Shea Stadium 50 F C, relative humidity 90%, wind 9 mph km/h knots Fred Wyant https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982112104 The Football Database February 2, 2018 Baltimore Colts vs New York Jets Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy NBC Colts Mike Pagel 17/34, 230 Yds, 2 INT Zachary Dixon10 Rush, 37 Yds Tim Sherwin5 Rec, 92 Yds Jets Richard Todd17/27, 165 Yds, TD Freeman McNeil19 Rush, 106 Yds, TD Wesley Walker6 Rec, 64 Yds, TD BAL NYJ collapsed 1 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 34 good Pat Leahy 0 7 1 Jets FG 43 Pat Leahy 0 10 2 Jets RushTD Mike Augustyniak 1 good Pat Leahy 0 17 2 Jets RecTD Lam Jones Richard Todd 23 good Pat Leahy 0 24 2 Jets FG 37 Pat Leahy 0 27 3 Jets RecTD Freeman McNeil Richard Todd 32 good Pat Leahy 0 34 4 Jets FG 19 Pat Leahy 0 37 0 37 Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Four: Green Bay Packers (2–1) at New York Jets (2–1) collapsed Packers 6 7 0 0 Jets 6 0 9 0 November 28, 1982 Shea Stadium 1:00 p.m. 53,872 32 F C, relative humidity 56%, wind 11 mph km/h knots, wind chill 24 F C 1 https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982112809 The Football Database February 2, 2018 Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets Gordon McCarter Jack Buck, Hank Stram CBS Packers Lyn Dickey 19/30, 225 Yds, 2 TD Eddie Lee Ivery9 Rush, 29 Yds Phil Epps3 Rec, 64 Yds, 2 TD Jets Richard Todd20/36, 240 Yds, TD, INT Freeman McNeil16 Rush, 85 Yds, TD Lam Jones4 Rec, 56 Yds, TD GNB NYJ collapsed 1 Packers RecTD Phil Epps Lynn Dickey 24 no good Jan Stenerud 6 0 1 Jets RecTD Lam Jones Richard Todd 23 no good Pat Leahy 6 6 2 Packers RecTD Phil Epps Lynn Dickey 23 good Jan Stenerud 13 6 3 Jets RushTD Mike Augustyniak 4 no good Pat Leahy 13 12 3 Jets FG 25 Pat Leahy 13 15 13 15 Week 5: at Detroit Lions New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Five: New York Jets (3–1) at Detroit Lions (2–2) collapsed Jets 7 14 0 7 Lions 3 0 7 3 December 6, 1983 Pontiac Silverdome Indoors (dome) Chuck Heberling https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982120601 The Football Database February 2, 2018 New York Jets vs Detroit Lions Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith ABC Jets Richard Todd23/32, 384 Yds, 3 TD, INT Freeman McNeil16 Rush, 49 Yds Wesley Walker5 Rec, 164 Yds, 3 TD Lions Gary Danielson 14/37, 222 Yds, TD, 3 INT Billy Sims12 Rush, 43 Yds Billy Sims6 Rec, 85 Yds NYJ DET collapsed 1 Lions FG 31 Eddie Murray 0 3 1 Jets RushTD Dwayne Crutchfield 1 good Pat Leahy 7 3 2 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 56 good Pat Leahy 14 3 2 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 41 good Pat Leahy 21 3 3 Lions RecTD Mark Nichols Gary Danielson 48 good Eddie Murray 21 10 4 Lions FG 22 Eddie Murray 21 13 4 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 19 good Pat Leahy 28 13 28 13 Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Six: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2–3) at New York Jets (4–1) collapsed Buccaneers 0 3 7 7 Jets 14 0 9 9 December 12, 1982 Shea Stadium 23 F C, cloudy Ben Dreith https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982121207 The Football Database February 2, 2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets John Madden and Pat Summeral CBS Buccaneers Doug Williams18/38, 204 Yds, TD, 2 INT Doug Williams3 Rush, 19 Yds James Wilder Sr.11 Rec, 116 Yds, TD Jets Richard Todd23/32, 384 Yds, TD, INT Freeman McNeil14 Rush, 53 Yds, 2 TD Wesley Walker4 Rec, 54 Yds TAM NYJ collapsed 1 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 4 good Pat Leahy 0 7 1 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 5 good Pat Leahy 0 14 2 Buccaneers FG 32 Bill Capece 3 14 3 Jets FG 34 Pat Leahy 3 17 3 Buccaneers RushTD James Wilder Sr. 1 good Bill Capece 10 17 3 Jets RecTD Mickey Shuler Richard Todd 1 no good Pat Leahy 10 23 4 Jets RushTD Scott Dierking 1 no good Pat Leahy 10 29 4 Jets FG 29 Pat Leahy 10 32 4 Buccaneers RecTD James Wilder Sr. Doug Williams 15 good Bill Capece 17 32 17 32 Week 7: at Miami Dolphins New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: New York Jets (5–1) at Miami Dolphins (4–1) December 18, 1982 12:30 p.m. EDT Jets 6 10 0 3 Dolphins 10 7 0 3 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 67,702 Sunny, 56 F C 1 Bob McElwee NBC Box Score left New York Jets Jets Miami Dolphins Dolphins Richard Todd 16/29, 174 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Freeman McNeil 21 Rush, 89 Yds Wesley Walker 7 Rec, 96 Yds, TD David Woodley 12/25, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT Andra Franklin 17 Rush, 75 Yds, TD Duriel Harris 4 Rec, 74 Yds, TD NYJ MIA collapsed 1 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 22 no good (wide left) Pat Leahy run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 0 1 Dolphins FG 47 Uwe von Schamann 6 3 1 Dolphins RushTD Andra Franklin 25 good Uwe von Schamann 6 10 2 Jets RecTD Derrick Gaffney Richard Todd 45 good Pat Leahy 13 10 2 Dolphins RecTD Duriel Harris David Woodley 36 good Uwe von Schamann 13 17 2 Jets FG 40 Pat Leahy 16 17 4 Jets FG 49 Pat Leahy 19 17 4 0:03 Dolphins FG 47 Uwe von Schamann 19 20 19 20 Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Eight: New York Jets (5–2) at Minnesota Vikings (4–3) collapsed Jets 7 14 7 14 Vikings 0 7 0 7 December 26, 1982 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Indoors (dome) Gene Barth https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1982122602 The Football Database February 2, 2018 New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings NBC Jets Richard Todd15/22, 236 Yds, TD Freeman McNeil18 Rush, 82 Yds, 2 TD Mickey Shuler3 Rec, 80 Yds, TD Vikings Tommy Kramer32/56, 328 Yds, TD, 3 INT Ted Brown15 Rush, 57 Yds Joe Senser10 Rec, 115 Yds MIN NYJ collapsed 1 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 2 good Pat Leahy 7 0 2 Jets FumbleTD Bobby Jackson 80 good Pat Leahy 14 0 2 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 1 good Pat Leahy 21 0 2 Vikings RushTD Tommy Kramer 1 good Rick Danmeier 21 7 3 Jets RecTD Mickey Shuler Pat Ryan 20 good Pat Leahy 28 7 4 Vikings RecTD Ted Brown Tommy Kramer 16 good Rick Danmeier 28 14 4 Jets RecTD Bruce Harper Richard Todd 39 good Pat Leahy 35 14 4 Jets IntTD Bobby Jackson 77 good Pat Leahy 42 14 42 14 Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Week Nine: New York Jets (6–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (2–6) collapsed Jets 6 0 0 7 Chiefs 7 20 0 10 January 2, 1983 Arrowhead Stadium 1:00 p.m. 28 F C 1, relative humidity 83%, wind 12 mph km/h knots, wind chill 18 F C 1 Pat Haggerty NBC https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1983010204 The Football Database February 2, 2018 New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs Jets Richard Todd14/29, 109 Yds, INT Freeman McNeil12 Rush, 83 Yds Wesley Walker4 Rec, 56 Yds Chiefs Bill Kenney18/27, 223 Yds, 3 TD, INT James Hadnot10 Rush, 58 Yds Carlos Carson4 Rec, 95 Yds, TD NYJ KC collapsed 1 Jets FG 30 Pat Leahy 3 0 1 Jets FG 20 Pat Leahy 6 0 1 Chiefs RecTD Carlos Carson Bill Kenney 28 good Nick Lowery 6 7 2 Chiefs RecTD Henry Marshall Bill Kenney 13 good Nick Lowery 6 14 2 Chiefs IntTD Gary Green 42 good Nick Lowery 6 21 2 Chiefs FG 44 Nick Lowery 6 24 2 Chiefs FG 43 Nick Lowery 6 27 3 Chiefs RecTD Henry Marshall Bill Kenney 5 good Nick Lowery 6 34 3 Chiefs FG 44 Nick Lowery 6 37 3 Jets RecTD Mickey Shuler Pat Ryan 10 good Pat Leahy 13 37 13 37 Postseason 1982–83 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 9 at Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 44–17 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 57,560 Divisional January 15, 1983 at Los Angeles Raiders (1) W 17–14 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,038 AFC Championship Game January 23 at Miami Dolphins (2) L 0–14 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 67,396 Wild card: at Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Wild Card: New York Jets (6–3) at Cincinnati Bengals (7–2) collapsed Jets 3 17 3 21 Bengals 14 0 3 0 January 9, 1983 Riverfront Stadium 12:30 p.m. 33 F C 1, relative humidity 75%, wind 11 mph km/h knots, wind chill 24 F C 1 Chuck Heberling 1982 AFC Wild Card Game: New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1983010904 The Football Database February 2, 2018 Jets Richard Todd20/28, 269 Yds, TD, INT Freeman McNeil21 Rush, 202 Yds, TD Wesley Walker8 Rec, 145 Yds, TD Bengals Ken Anderson26/35, 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Pete Johnson9 Rush, 26 Yds Cris Collinsworth7 Rec, 103 Yds NYJ CIN collapsed 1 Bengals RecTD Isaac Curtis Ken Anderson 32 good Jim Breech run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 Jets FG 33 Pat Leahy 3 7 1 Bengals RecTD Dan Ross Ken Anderson 2 good Jim Breech 3 14 2 Jets RecTD Derrick Gaffney Freeman McNeil 14 good Pat Leahy 10 14 2 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 4 good Pat Leahy 17 14 2 Jets FG 24 Pat Leahy 20 14 3 Jets FG 47 Pat Leahy 23 14 3 Bengals FG 20 Jim Breech 23 17 4 Jets RushTD Freeman McNeil 20 good Pat Leahy 30 17 4 Jets IntTD Darrol Ray 98 good Pat Leahy 37 17 4 Jets RushTD Dwayne Crutchfield 1 good Pat Leahy 44 17 44 17 Divisional: at Los Angeles Raiders New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center Divsional: New York Jets (7–3) at Los Angeles Raiders (9–1) collapsed Jets 7 3 0 7 Raiders 0 0 14 0 January 15, 1983 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 1:00 p.m., PST 66 °F °C 1; wind 6 mph km/h knot Ben Dreith https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198301150rai.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com Divisional Round — New York Jets at Los Angeles Raiders — January 15th, 1983 Jets Richard Todd15/24, 277 Yds, TD, 2 INT Freeman McNeil23 Rush, 101 Yds Wesley Walker7 Rec, 169 Yds, TD Raiders Jim Plunkett21/33, 266 Yds, TD, 3 INT Marcus Allen16 Rush, 36 Yds Malcom Barnwell2 Rec, 82 Yds, TD NYJ LARd collapsed 1 Jets RecTD Wesley Walker Richard Todd 20 good Pat Leahy 7 0 2 Jets FG 30 Pat Leahy 10 0 3 Raiders RushTD Marcus Allen 3 good Chris Bahr 10 7 3 Raiders RecTD Malcolm Barnwell Jim Plunkett 57 good Chris Bahr 10 14 4 Jets RushTD Scott Dierking 1 good Pat Leahy 17 14 17 14 AFC Championship: at Miami Dolphins New York Jets 1982 2; text-align:center AFC Championship: New York Jets (8–3) at Miami Dolphins (9–2) collapsed Jets 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 0 0 7 7 January 23, 1983 Miami Orange Bowl 69 °F °C 1, relative humidity 97%, wind 10 mph km/h knots https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1983012301 The Football Database February 2, 2018 1982 AFC Championship Game: New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins Pat Haggerty Jets Richard Todd15/37, 103 Yds, 5 INT Freeman McNeil17 Rush, 46 Yds Lam Jones3 Rec, 35 Yds Dolphins David Woodley9/21, 87 Yds, 3 INT David Woodley8 Rush, 46 Yds Tommy Vigorito3 Rec, 29 Yds NYJ MIA collapsed 3 Dolphins RushTD Woody Bennett 7 good Uwe von Schamann 0 7 4 Dolphins IntTD A. J. Duhe 35 good Uwe von Schamann 0 14 0 14 The "Mud Bowl", in which the Jets were angered by the condition of the Orange Bowl’s grass field, which was not covered and was inundated with a huge amount of rainfall from a series of storms that swept through South Florida the week preceding the game (it was still overcast on the Sunday of the game but only had a minor drizzle). Don Shula responded by stating that he hadn't checked the weather reports because he was focused on getting the Dolphins ready for the game, and that both teams would face the same conditions in any case. A. J. Duhe intecepted three passes, returning the last for the game-sealing touchdown. Standings Awards and honors Freeman McNeil, NFL rushing leader References Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:1980s in Queens