1982 Buffalo Bills season

23rd season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 1982 4–5 4th AFC East Chuck Knox Ralph Wilson Rich Stadium Did not qualify Bills seasons DT Fred SmerlasDE Ben Williams The 1982 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, and the 23rd overall. 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 (one spot away from the last playoff seed), therefore 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.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1982 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statisticshttps://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1982-buf 1982 Buffalo Bills This was the last season with Chuck Knox as head coach, as negotiations for a new contract with ownership failed, which led him to leave Buffalo for the Seattle Seahawks in January 1983. Offseason NFL draft 1982 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,Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Minnesota, Tennessee as he never played a regular-season game for Buffalo. 1982 Buffalo Bills 1 19 Perry Tuttle Wide receiver Clemson yes 2 48 Matt Kofler Quarterback San Diego State yes 3 59 Eugene Marve Linebacker Saginaw Valley State yes 4 93 Van Williams Running back Carson–Newman yes 6 160 DeWayne Chivers Tight end South Carolina no 7 171 Gary Anderson Kicker Syracuse yes No no 8 218 Luc Tousignant Quarterback Fairmont State no 9 245 Dennis Edwards Defensive end USC no 10 272 Vic James Defensive back Colorado no 11 298 Frank Kalil Guard Arizona no 12 329 Tony Suber Defensive tackle Gardner–Webb no yes yes Undrafted free agents + 1982 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill GompfLinebackerUtah Personnel Staff/coaches 1982 Buffalo Bills staff Front office Majority owner/team president – Ralph Wilson General manager – Stew Barber Vice president/minority owner – Pat McGroder 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 – Ralph Hawkins Special teams – Steve Moore Special assignments Special assignments coach – Miller McCalmon Roster 1982 Buffalo Bills 12 Joe Ferguson 10 Matt Kofler y 17 Matt Robinson American football 47 Curtis Brown running back, born 1954 20 Joe Cribbs 25 Roland Hooks 48 Roosevelt Leaks 34 Booker Moore 80 Jerry Butler American football 87 Robert Holt American football 82 Frank Lewis American football 88 Mike Mosley American football KR/WR 89 Lou Piccone 81 Perry Tuttle y 86 Mark Brammer 84 Buster Barnett 73 Jon Borchardt G 78 Justin Cross T 70 Joe Devlin American football T 53 Will Grant C 72 Ken Jones American football T 61 Tom Lynch American football G 67 Reggie McKenzie guard G 51 Jim Ritcher G 65 Tim Vogler C/G 97 Darrell Irvin DE 91 Ken Johnson defensive end, born 1955 DE 99 Mark Roopenian NT 76 Fred Smerlas NT 83 Sherman White American football DE 77 Ben Williams American football, born 1954 DE 55 Jim Haslett ILB 52 Chris Keating ILB 60 Joey Lumpkin y ILB 54 Eugene Marve ILB y 62 Ervin Parker OLB 58 Isiah Robertson OLB 57 Lucius Sanford OLB 41 Phil Villapiano OLB 29 Mario Clark CB 22 Steve Freeman American football SS 42 Rod Kush SS 24 Lemar Parrish CB 38 Jeff Nixon FS 26 Charles Romes CB 45 Bill Simpson American football FS 27 Chris Williams defensive back CB  7 Greg Cater P  1 Efrén Herrera K 92 DeWayne Chivers no y TE NF-Inj. 85 Byron Franklin WR IR -- Greg Jackson no y S NF-Inj. 33 Ted McKnight RB IR 59 Shane Nelson American football LB IR 40 Robb Riddick RB IR 23 Van Williams American football y RB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–9 1–0 Rich Stadium Recap 2 September 16 Minnesota Vikings W 23–22 2–0 Rich StadiumRecap Players' strike 3 November 21 Miami Dolphins L 7–9 2–1 Rich Stadium Recap 4 November 28 Baltimore Colts W 20–0 3–1 Rich Stadium Recap 5 December 5 at Green Bay Packers L 21–33 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 6 December 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–0 4–2 Rich Stadium Recap 7 December 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–24 4–3 Tampa Stadium Recap 8 December 27 at Miami Dolphins L 10–27 4–4 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 9 January 2 at New England Patriots L 19–30 4–5 Schaefer Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Chiefs 3 3 0 3 Bills 7 7 0 0 September 12 Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York 1:00 p.m. 73 °F 1 • Wind 6 mph km/h knots Jerry Seeman yes 1 KC Nick Lowery 39 yard field goal Chiefs 3–0 1 BUF Frank Lewis 20 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 7–3 2 KC Nick Lowery 47 yard field goal Bills 7–6 2 BUF Jerry Butler 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 14–6 4 KC Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal Bills 14–9 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2 Vikings 2 17 3 0 Bills 0 7 6 10 Thursday September 16 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 8:30 p.m. EST 60 °F 1, wind 11 mph km/h knots Fred Wyant Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, and Fran Tarkenton ABC yes 1 MIN Safety, Moore tackled by Mullaney in end zone Vikings 2–0 2 MIN Bob Bruer 27 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) Vikings 9–0 2 MIN Bob Bruer 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) Vikings 16–0 2 MIN Rick Danmeier 43 yard field goal Vikings 19–0 2 BUF Frank Lewis 6 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Vikings 19–7 3 BUF Jerry Butler 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (kick failed) Vikings 19–13 3 MIN Rick Danmeier 42 yard field goal Vikings 22–13 4 BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 21 yard field goal Vikings 22–16 4 BUF Jerry Butler 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) Bills 23–22 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5 Bills 0 7 0 14 Packers 6 7 7 13 December 5 Milwaukee County Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 42 °F 1 • Wind 12 mph km/h knots Ben Dreith Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy NBC https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198212050gnb.htm Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers - December 5th, 1982 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 Terry Bradshaws worst game in NFL Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) at Buffalo Bills (3-2) Steelers 0 0 0 0 Bills 0 10 3 0 December 12 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 12:00 p.m. EST 58,391 20 °F 1 • Wind 12 mph km/h knots; snow Pat Haggerty Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 2 BUF Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Efrén Herrera kick) Bills 7–0 2 BUF Efrén Herrera 34 yard field goal Bills 10–0 3 BUF Efrén Herrera 19 yard field goal Bills 13–0 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198212120buf.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills - December 12th, 1982 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Buffalo Bills (4-3) at Miami Dolphins (5-2) Bills 10 0 0 0 Dolphins 0 7 13 7 December 27 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 9:00 p.m. EST 76 °F 1 • Wind 16 mph km/h knots Dick Jorgensen Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Don Meredith ABC Monday Night Football https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198212270mia.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - December 27th, 1982 Standings Awards and honors All-Pros First Team Fred Smerlas, Nose tackle Second Team Ben Williams, Defensive end References Bills on Pro Football Reference Bills on jt-sw.com Bills Stats on jt-sw.com Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo Bills Buffalo Category:Long stubs with short prose