1982 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1982 4–5 9th NFC (would have been 2nd in the NFC West) Bum Phillips Bum Phillips John Mecom, Jr. Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify RB George Rogers Saints seasons The 1982 New Orleans Saints season saw the team nearly qualify for the NFL playoffs, missing it by a tiebreaker. The Saints finished with a 4–5 record, and narrowly missed the playoffs in a complicated labyrinth of tie-breakers. Offseason NFL draft 1982 NFL draft 1982 New Orleans Saints 1 13 Lindsay Scott Wide receiver Georgia yes 2 30 Brad Edelman Guard Missouri yes yes 3 58 Rodney Lewis Defensive back Nebraska yes 3 66 Eugene Goodlow Wide receiver Kansas State yes 3 68 Kenny Duckett Wide receiver Wake Forest yes 3 76 John Krimm Defensive back Notre Dame yes 4 86 Morten Andersen Placekicker Michigan State yes yes yes 5 114 Tony Elliott Defensive tackle North Texas yes 6 142 Marvin Lewis Running back Tulane yes 8 198 Chuck Slaughter Offensive tackle South Carolina yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1982_draft.htm 1982 New Orleans Saints draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1982 New Orleans Saints Owner – John Mecom, Jr. President – Eddie Jones Director of Football Operations – Harry Hulmes Director of player personnel – Pat Peppler Head coach/General Manager – Bum Phillips Offensive coordinator – King Hill Offensive backfield – John Levra Receivers – Lamar McHan Offensive line – Joe Spencer Assistant Offensive Line – Carl Mauck Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive line – Willie Zapalac Linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive backfield – Lance Van Zandt Special teams – Harold Richardson Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro Roster 1982 New Orleans Saints 19 Guido Merkens 12 Bobby Scott American football 16 Ken Stabler 46 Hokie Gajan 45 Jack Holmes American football 24 Marvin Lewis no y 38 George Rogers American football 41 Jimmy Rogers running back 42 Toussaint Tyler 30 Wayne Wilson American football 83 Kenny Duckett y 86 Jeff Groth American football 84 Rich Mauti 80 Lindsay Scott y 89 Aundra Thompson 87 Larry Hardy American football 67 Stan Brock American football T 78 Kelvin Clark G 63 Brad Edelman y G 72 Leon Gray T 62 John Hill American football C 64 Dave Lafary T 66 Louis Oubre G 76 Jim Pietrzak C 79 Chuck Slaughter no y T 75 Bruce Clark gridiron football DE 99 Tony Elliott defensive lineman y NT 98 Reggie Lewis defensive lineman DE 74 Derland Moore NT 73 Frank Warren American football DE 94 Jim Wilks DE 50 Ken Bordelon OLB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 52 Jim Kovach ILB 55 Rob Nairne OLB 51 Whitney Paul OLB 53 Scott Pelluer ILB 54 Ed Simonini ILB 56 Dennis Winston ILB 20 Russell Gary SS 33 Kevin Gray no CB 28 Bill Hurley SS 21 John Krimm y FS 29 Rodney Lewis American football y CB 25 Johnnie Poe CB 49 Frank Wattelet FS 44 Dave Waymer CB  7 Morten Andersen y K 14 Russell Erxleben P 85 Hoby Brenner TE IR 65 Calvin Close no y G IR -- Marvin Dumas no y WR IR 37 Tom Myers safety S IR 58 Glen Redd LB IR 18 Dave Wilson American football QB IR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1982_roster.htm 1982 New Orleans Saints starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 5, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–21 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,673 2 September 19 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 1–1 Soldier Field 56,600 – September 26 Denver Broncos canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 1982 NFL players strike – October 3 at Los Angeles Raiders canceled 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – October 10 San Francisco 49ers canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – October 17 at Minnesota Vikings canceled 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome – October 24 at Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Anaheim Stadium – October 31 Atlanta Falcons postponed 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – November 7 Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome – November 14 at San Diego Chargers canceled 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 3 November 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 39,341 4 November 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–20 3–1 Candlestick Park 51,611 5 December 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–13 3–2 Louisiana Superdome 61,709 6 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–35 3–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,535 7 December 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 3–4 Texas Stadium 64,506 8 December 26 Washington Redskins L 10–27 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 48,667 9 January 2, 1983 Atlanta Falcons W 35–6 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 47,336 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1982 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com New Orleans Saints Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New